Spurs v Portland - Western Conference Semi-Finals: The Complete Chronicles

[DMC]

Predictions, predictions...

I predict you won't be around to quote that when it becomes a close game.

[ElNono]

I thought the Rockets defense was awful...

[Calispursfan11]

It's not going to be a blowout.

[DMC]

8 pt game in the 4th, hardly a blowout.

[Calispursfan11]

I predict you won't be around to quote that when it becomes a close game.

Expert

[ElNono]

solid win... 3rd quarter was flaky all around (including Manu, tbh)... missed a lot of wide open shots, and the Spurs really need to get their together with the freethrows... this is an area where you can't give such a large advantage...

[DMC]

I expect the Spurs to come out the same. I expect Portland to attack more in the first quarter with a little less deer in the headlight.

I still expect a 20 point lead at some point in the game for SA

Spot on prediction. Well done.

[DMC]

Expert

I was right. You didn't quote when the difference was at 8. Front running vanilla got par per VC tbh.

[Mugen]

Glad they got tested in the 2nd half tbh. They started running through the motions in the 3rd and the Blazers capitalized. Good motivation to tighten things up in Hipster City...

[ElNono]

Portland did win the 3rd quarter this game... something for Matthews to build on...

[Calispursfan11]

I was right. You didn't quote when the difference was at 8. Front running vanilla got par per VC tbh.

Lol, you have an answer for everything don't you. The Spurs were never remotely in trouble and they end up winning by 17 and that's not a blowout. You're stretching it this time yo. Pathetic.

[Chinook]

Coach Nick is doing a postgame show on YouTube. It's live now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxQB-USdUmQ

[Blake]

I'm not sure they win by 20, I'm just saying I fully expect a Spur run at some point in the game that gives them a 20 point lead.

Spurs 111
Tlongers 97

Seems about right.

who made that extra 3 to up my prediction

[Blake]

Spot on prediction. Well done.

thanks. It was hours of intense research.

I just think this Portland team is too young to know what they're doing.

[ElNono]

I feel the guys are going to relax a bit for Game 3, tbh... hopefully Danny, Mills pick up the slack on scoring... it's time to get greedy and getting one in Portland would be huge...

[Aztecfan03]

who made that extra 3 to up my prediction

manu made last 3 but beli made 2 free throws and ayres made a layup after that.

[ElNono]

At least we got Batum bull scoring game out of the way...

[Aztecfan03]

At least we got Batum bull scoring game out of the way...

and Will Barton's, whoever he is.

[Blake]

I feel the guys are going to relax a bit for Game 3, tbh... hopefully Danny, Mills pick up the slack on scoring... it's time to get greedy and getting one in Portland would be huge...

Getting one in Portland would for all practical purposes mean the series is over.

i think the spurs do get at least one for sure, but at this point, i don't see why the spurs won't sweep.

[Nathan89]

This thread was a failure at replacing the game threads tbh. There will be game 3 thread as well. As there should be imo.

[ElNono]

Getting one in Portland would for all practical purposes mean the series is over.

i think the spurs do get at least one for sure, but at this point, i don't see why the spurs won't sweep.

I'm not looking forward to it, but the Spurs are due for a poor shooting game...

[HI-FI]

I feel the guys are going to relax a bit for Game 3, tbh... hopefully Danny, Mills pick up the slack on scoring... it's time to get greedy and getting one in Portland would be huge...

I think they'll play it by ear. If the refs are calling everything tight, with Hipsters screaming and spilling microbrewed beer all over the place, Spurs might say it and refocus for Game 4.

I do think they can take one up there though, but I expect at least one game to be totally bull calling, to the point the announcers won't be sure how to spin it. Then the second game's officiating will still be ty but Spurs might get red hot and it won't matter.

[ElNono]

I think they'll play it by ear. If the refs are calling everything tight, with Hipsters screaming and spilling microbrewed beer all over the place, Spurs might say it and refocus for Game 4.

I do think they can take one up there though, but I expect at least one game to be totally bull calling, to the point the announcers won't be sure how to spin it. Then the second game's officiating will still be ty but Spurs might get red hot and it won't matter.

Their defense is generally so bad, it's just a matter of knocking down shots, IMO... but yeah, I can see them dropping 130 pts on us if we get some key guys in foul trouble

[Mugen]

If they're going to let Parker get away with guarding Lillard then they are gonna have a tough time scoring tbh. He's their biggest matchup issue for the Spurs and if TP, whose been terrible all season long defensively, can continue to run him off the 3, then they are going to be taking a lot of contested shots.

The Spurs could have easily scored a 125+ this game. I saw maybe two or three possessions where the Spurs didn't get at least a decent look tbh...

[will_spurs]

Parker is a unique specimen he is very self confident, he is not very French tbh

That and 12 years of Pop screaming in his ear to be aggressive.

BTW Jon Barry should be banned from commenting on Spurs games (even though he had to swallow it by the end of the game).