Game Blog: Spurs @ Nuggets - Dec. 16

[duncan228]

Timmy had a HUGE game tonight!!! 28 and 16 with 4 assists and 4 blocks.

And no turnovers. Oh, and a steal.

[jestersmash]

I am...literally shaking..still. I think I need to go run a mile or something and run this off.

[jimo2305]

mcdyess threw a hard pass but don't blame him for the TO..

manu got fouled.. he would've caught that pass had he not been shoved in the back..

[DPG21920]

Tim: 33 minutes

Manu: 30 minutes

TP: 37 minutes

I just don't understand how the Spurs can rack up wins with their best players playing so little compared to everyone else.

Melo: 42 minutes

plus two other guys at over 38 minutes.

I still can't figure it out.

[Darkwaters]

I want to see Melo's comments after the game. Are they up on the internet yet?

[Johnny RIngo]

Nuggets had no business coming back in the first place. It was a combination of bad shots by the Spurs(too much stupid threes) and awful officiating bailing out the Nuggets. Thankfully they made the right call at the end of the game.

[spurs10]

mcdyess threw a hard pass but don't blame him for the TO..

manu got fouled.. he would've caught that pass had he not been shoved in the back..

That's the way it looked to me.

[TampaDude]

Tim: 33 minutes

Manu: 30 minutes

TP: 37 minutes

I just don't understand how the Spurs can rack up wins with their best players playing so little compared to everyone else.

Melo: 42 minutes

plus two other guys at over 38 minutes.

I still can't figure it out.

Magnets, dude...it's the magnets...

[Darkwaters]

mcdyess threw a hard pass but don't blame him for the TO..

manu got fouled.. he would've caught that pass had he not been shoved in the back..

Oh absolutely. JR Smith, the gangsta from the burbs, absolutely shoved him.

[still.focused]

I don't want to start a fight over it or anything, but seriously - who was he supposed to pass to? Letting the 5 seconds run out there would have been just about as bad.

Either run the baseline for better angles or call the timeout

[Capt Bringdown]

Anyways, this was a championship-level win for the Spurs, one of many they have had this year..

Not sure about that, the Nuggets were short-handed, without 3 significant pieces, Birdman, Billups and what's his name.

But anytime the Spurs win a b2b is big, very satisfying. And Manu's heroics were special.

A memorable, somewhat weird game. Remember Duncan's strange shot/turnover that banked in?
I wouldn't mind sitting down and watching this one again.

[TampaDude]

I want to see Melo's comments after the game. Are they up on the internet yet?

Here you go...

[it's me]

Where the IS DUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ????

[Darkwaters]

I'm just happy to get a win. Honestly, after the grind it out match-up to end the Bucks game I figured this game was a loss. We all knew Denver was going to bring their A game and that the Spurs would be tired from the night before. It was a great opportunity for Denver to nab a huge win against the league's best team and put themselves on the map.

Instead, the Spurs showed up on the back-end of the back-to-back and snagged a solid win on even more clutch play.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Party on Spurs fans!

It's 6pm Friday, my favourite world-class DJ Jaytech (also a mate) is back in town and playing in 4 hours, and I'm going out to celebrate life, the Spurs and EVERYTHING!

[Pauleta14]

Crazy game! After all these years, Manu still amazes me.

Now I can't sleep. This kind of games It's like drinking a ton of coffe.

Same for me!

I think I might be able to use that adrenaline for the whole coming day! (it's 8.00 AM here) ...

[SAtown]

Party on Spurs fans!

It's 6pm Friday, my favourite world-class DJ Jaytech (also a mate) is back in town and playing in 4 hours, and I'm going out to celebrate life, the Spurs and EVERYTHING!

[HarlemHeat37]

Not sure about that, the Nuggets were short-handed, without 3 significant pieces, Birdman, Billups and what's his name.

But anytime the Spurs win a b2b is big, very satisfying. And Manu's heroics were special.

A memorable, somewhat weird game. Remember Duncan's strange shot/turnover that banked in?
I wouldn't mind sitting down and watching this one again.

I didn't mean based on the quality of the opponent, I meant based on the adversity and cir stances..

When you see teams like the Lakers and the Celtics, the teams that are undoubtedly in the elite, they have many games like these, against much inferior teams, where they struggle for most of the game and come back to win a game that they had no business of winning..

The Spurs have done this multiple times this season..

For example, last year's Lakers, where Kobe needed to make 5-6 game winners to win last year, mostly against average teams, IIRC..

[Kuestmaster]

goddamit I woke up at 4.30 am here in spain to watch the game, and it was worth it!!!

[crc21209]

I didn't mean based on the quality of the opponent, I meant based on the adversity and cir stances..

When you see teams like the Lakers and the Celtics, the teams that are undoubtedly in the elite, they have many games like these, against much inferior teams, where they struggle for most of the game and come back to win a game that they had no business of winning..

The Spurs have done this multiple times this season..

For example, last year's Lakers, where Kobe needed to make 5-6 game winners to win last year, mostly against average teams, IIRC..

+1. Great, gritty win for the Spurs. Denver is up there as one of the toughest places to play just like Utah. The atmosphere, the al ude, and the crowd all affect road teams who go in there. Especially this being the 2nd end of a back to back, GREAT win for the Spurs. The big 3 and RJ stepped up their games big time....

[TampaDude]

Great road win on the B2B, guys!!! Time to head back home and smash the Grizzlies on Saturday night!!!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[Johnny RIngo]

Tim: 33 minutes

Manu: 30 minutes

TP: 37 minutes

I just don't understand how the Spurs can rack up wins with their best players playing so little compared to everyone else.

Melo: 42 minutes

plus two other guys at over 38 minutes.

I still can't figure it out.

After going through about a hundred different lineups last season, it looks like Pop's tweaked the rotation to near perfection this year(except for the times when he goes with the Bonner-Blair frontcourt). There's also the potential for Manu to get some rest when Andersons comes back in the next two months.

[ElNono]

Manu .... again. Unbelievable.

http://twitter.com/johnhollinger/sta...54167360045056

[TampaDude]

LMFAO at the buffoonery on TNT right now...

[Spurologist]

LMFAO at the buffoonery on TNT right now...

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