Hi all,
I've uploaded a full recap of a classic regular season game. In Nov. 6 2003, where the spurs though lost to the Lakers that game it was a fantastic one.
Very tough, no Tim, no TP. Just Manu in his sop re year, Bruce, Rasho Nesterovic and Malik.
Manu was fantastic in that game. To this day, having seen probably 90% of his carreer I'd say this performance was by far his best overall. I remember finding out the next game and watching the box score with 33 points and going WOOOW
33 pts 13 rebs 9 assist.
Remember, no TD nor TP. The Lakers had the fantastic four those days (Malone, Payton, Kobe and prime Shaq). And Manu was a nobody in those days, nobody knew him that much. Even during the broadcast Doug Collins finds himself saying "the more I watch this Ginobli, the more I fall in love with as a player".
Altough we lost I think it has a great value remember it and how tough it really was. Two OT's.
Don't be scared if you see some rare players in the Spurs jersey.
1. Jason Hart
2. Shane Heal
3. Anthony Carter
4. Hedo Turkoglu (WTF I almost forgot he was a spur back then it seems so rare)
5. Ron Mercer ??? Wow..
And the missed ones
1. Bruce
2. Malik
3. Rasho (He had a great start of the game then cooled off, altough he provided some great presence in the paint compared to some of late spur centers)
This is not the full game, it's a recap of the whole game divided in 4 parts. Most of the best it's in there, so have fun!
Part 4 is up!
Last edited by MmP; 10-24-2010 at 10:16 AM.
My 1st game ever at the then SBC Center. What an awesome game to witness. If only Manu made that last second 3 but...what a game!!!!
My 2nd game was their next one against the Mavs, that was a loss too, but like the LAL game, it was hotly contested. Thanks Manu AND Malik.
Lucky you to be in that game. Manu had plenty of chances of finishing the Lakers that day. I think he ran out of gas.
I remember this game forever Manu missed that jumper at the end which would have won it right? That game was a classic!!!!!!!!
Thanks for this.
Manu has always played well when healthy against LA. it's 1-1 in the playoffs when that guy is healthy.
no doubt, it's not like LA was down 2 starters in the 2008-09 playoffs or anything...
As to the thread topic, I have no recollection of this game--and that sucks, cause this looked like a gem--but I hardly remember any regular season games now, outside of a handful of notable ones.
Manu was/is an incredible player. Basketball HOFer.
hahahaha shane heal, aussie bloke. dad and his basketball mates all hated him
I remember that game
Manu had a nice between Kobe's legs assist for Horry
Wednesday....
One the funniest moments of the game:
Gary Payton trashtalking Manu. Gary had to start the trashtalk weapon in order to slow Manu down. Lame gary, lame.
Manu is kinda enjoying it. I remember asking Manu why did he keep talking with Payton knowing that he was going to be get a technical and he said that it made him feel important.
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Buck Harvey...
Man, I was so hyped up for this game and so disappointed when they didn't close it out. Going up against the Fab Four without Duncan and Parker, Manu really made a statement about his place on the team. I think this was definitely one of Ginobili's coming out parties, all leading up to the Super Manu that we would know and love in 2005.
DAMN travel
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...311060SAS.html
nobody mentioned that Rasho stepped up in his 39 minutes. He didn't slow down Shaq, but he almost got a double-double.
Thats a Spurs/Lakers classic for sure...
Thanks for the upload
Manu was killin the Lakers by himself btw One of his best performances
yeah but he kinda disappeared after the first q. he started off great with 8 points and in the second half he kinda went francisco elson type of game.
if you see the whole game though he made a great job in the paint. he was a great presence back then. too bad he was useless in the offense.
Nice highlights, I remember that game.
Notice how hard it is to beat the lakers-always a couple of gifts from the refs-like the kobe obvious travel and the right elbow across his body and to the face of rasho from Shaq. You always have to play perfect and be able to mentally ignore bad calls.
Malik seemed to always get under someone's skin -either Shaq or Malone in this game and , man, Bruce is just in' irreplaceable.
i have never seen this game and as a hugh spur/manu fan i would like to see the whole game.. you dont have the whole game?
That was when the fans really really began to love Manu Ginobili.
The entire SBC center was applauding his efforts.
Just one more proof of how god jacks off to the Lakers: At the end of regulation Manu had a baseline mid-range jumper that went in and out....woulda been a game winner. Gay ass phil jackson was right behind Manu with a look of disgust.
Manu ran out of gas that game really bad in the 2nd OT.
But what a heroic legendary performance by Manu.
Also IIRC jason ing hart walked the ball up the court and got a violation for not bringin it past half court in OT. Pop was completely flabbergasted, never quite trusted Hart again after that game.
im watching this right now for the first time and WOW! dude is just all over the place, and this is his second year in the league noone knows who he is and he is just making HOFers look foolish.
does this change the fact that when Manu is healthy the Lakers are 1-1 with the Spurs in the playoffs? no, it doesn't.
this is just one of the many great performances that Manu has had against LA. he was a monster in the last meeting of the season b/w these two teams last season.
I do, but I don't know if it's legal but you can download it with torrents. Otherwise just PM and we'll see.
That 2004 Lakers team was such a ing joke too.
The bull Lakers-biased refs let Karl Malone practically punch and kick Duncan when defending him, they needed 0.4 to beat us, and had Troy Hudson not got hurt in the second round the Timberwolves would have obliterated that Lakers team.
Minnesota was the best team in the west that year IMO, and a healthy wolves team vs that pistons squad would have been an AWESOME finals.
Course I still think we could have given Minny a run for their money, they wouldn't have got pampered by the refs like LA.
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