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Only way this happens is if Popovich Bob Hill's himself and Budenholzer takes the reigns Monday night...
That loss definitely stings but this isn't the time for the Spurs to fold. It's now a best of three series with the Spurs having two of those games at home. Not exactly the end of the world.
Are the Spurs the better team? I don't know; these Thunder are damn good. I think OKC has a higher ceiling but the Spurs have the lower floor. We'll see which matters more in these last two games. Hopefully having two games in San Antonio will make a difference. I believe it will.
Here are some bright spots heading into Game 5:
-Parker and Ginobili aren't going to play worse. Parker was missing in action and Ginobili had six of the team's ten turnovers while not being assertive enough in his touches. Game 5 is going to be better for both.
-Kawhi Leonard is not afraid. The kid is a beast. He was 0.1 seconds away from having 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting.
-Neal and Jackson have the needed nvts to play in this situation.
-Matt Vaginner is hopefully out of the rotation for good.
-After a slow start, Duncan looked more like Duncan later in Game 4. You gotta think the best of his series is yet to come.
-Diaw is getting more assertive. The Spurs need even more of that going forward.
-Pop may have found something with Blair. The Spurs need toughness and is there anybody tougher than a 6-foot-5 guy with no ACLs who made it all the way to the NBA as a center? I'm not sure there is.
-Splitter should be given another shot but I wouldn't hesitate to go back to Blair if Splitter can't gain position in the low block against guards.
-Green shoots better at home and his stroke looked better tonight. Let's hope he has a hot streak left in him this season. He's been hot and cold all year.
-I know the Spurs aren't an elite defensive team or anything close to that but you gotta think they can muster up a better effort than we've seen lately.
Championships aren't easy.
This will make winning it all even more satisfying.
Believe.
Only way this happens is if Popovich Bob Hill's himself and Budenholzer takes the reigns Monday night...
Ain't skeered, yet..
Is Duncan tired
Is Parker tired
Why didit take so long for teams to figure out you can guard splitter with a shooting guard?
Good points, timvp. I'm still not worried. The Thunder arena is a difficult place to win. I do hope Bonner has kicked himself out of the rotation for good.
Our guys have to regroup back home.
Believe. Go Spurs Go!!!
our depth is gone bonner ,splitter and green were all thought to play key roles and r no shows.
n yes tony needs to figure out thabo asap
Spurs in 7. It was my gut feeling and my first prediction from the beginning. Looks as if it will come to pass.
the goal tending call that was not called was stupid parker
had Kawhi Leonard 3 point before half counted
total different outcome
thunder went on the roll as SOON AS booner stepped on the court and never looked back
I don't think Pop will play Blair and Tiago together. I think we may see a lineup change and Blair can start with TD and Tiago and Boris off the bench. I don't know why but Pop loves Bonner but after today I think it's the end of the line for the choker
Keep starting Green. See how he does in the 1st 6 minutes and decide his minutes after that.
Manu and Tony need to play better.
Well said LJ!
Silver lining is I may come to San Antonio sooner and be there for game 7! :p
GO SPURS GO
maybe the remaining games won't be giftwrapped by referees! we'll have to wait and find out
I think greens last second buzzer beater 3 is a defining moment for playoff version of danny
I said spurs in 5 and it could of been if OKC bigs didn't go god mode on us in game 4, I really dont know why so many people are worried about game 5 spurs have a very good chance at taking that game and our role players play better at home OKC's dont. Another factor is that blair tonight has put himself in the seat to get bonners mins in game 5 which will help us out huge having both him and Jax on the floor.
duncan figured out perkins
he was fine in second half
I doubt ibaka will go 11 for 11 again.
Maybe we can get a goaltend at home.
Not switching a small guard onto durant should be an easy adjustment to make.
Spurs had a chance to steal this one but...Nothing really happening, jus home teams winning!!
The elephant in the room for me, aside from Bonner's annual playoff choking, has been the continued poor play of Manu. From an array of ill-advised shots, unforced turnovers and the killer - his utterly careless passing.
We've all watched Manu for years and somehow his compe iveness, his skill level, and sheer will have always somehow exceeded his costly turnovers. I love the guy like everybody else, but now that he's older and his skills have declined a bit, his careless turnovers are killing this team. It's unforgivable for a player of his status to be so damn careless with the ball.
I still believe Spurs will prevail, but Manu, and many others, have got to get their act together. Of course, let's give OKC some credit because they are forcing the Spurs into these offensive droughts.
Spurs in 6
Believe
but that is the manu u live with. i guess like u said the eroding skillset is just magnifying it
Why talking about bright spots?
I was waiting for Durant to get going after frontcourt of OKC dominated.
We were down and I said - we are screwed cause Durant will take over.
He did.
Big Picture: Their bigs go 22-for-25 from the field. You lose by six points.
*loosens the noose*
We're good. OKC didn't lead the West for most of the season for nothing, they're a damn good squad. There's also a reason, we've won most of the matchups between the two teams. We have HCA, game five will be huge, and we'll see what our team is made of! It's funny, just three days ago, all the posts were saying how they love this team and now it's we can't beat OKC! Things change quickly around here!
After checking the boxscore:
- If TP scored 20-25 pts, we should have won. TP was soft tonight, he'll bring his A game for next game
- Bonner has been useless in the playoffs, once again, and his +/- minutes of -8 was brutal for this close game
- KD and Ibaka (11/11 FG!!!!) were in "God mode", won't happend for Ibaka in San Antonio
Believe Spurs fans, We got this!!
And Jeez LJ
Even tough Bonner played few minutes you need to put a grade on him.
And it definitely need to be an F
That was the worst Bonner possible
But again harden and Westbrook were not that great
Pick the poison
Timvp, now that we're headed to game 5, what adjustments do you think Pop will make? Do you think fatigue is starting to catch up to TD and TP? I won't give up on gino but this isn't definetly his year. How much is it in Tony to win the series?
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