Game Thread: Spurs vs Rockets — Jan. 16, 2021 - 4:00pm CT

[duncan2k5]

I already busted this myth of yours that DJ is some ballhog yet you still insist on spitting this lie.

Seriously...DJ has been one of our best and most consistent players, but some ppl wanna keep up old narratives

[SPURt]

Why is KJ not helping in the lane on D, he’s not cutting off the drive

[AusSpur]

Keep those vets off the court please

[duncan2k5]

Murray!

[Barfunk]

We're much better when we move the ball. Shocking.

[spurs10]

Let's close this mofo out!

[8sy21vd]

Murray looks so much better as a spot up shooter and slasher than a ballhander.

[Sugus]

Why is KJ not helping in the lane on D, he’s not cutting off the drive

I've found this season, through watching him closely, that KJ's help defense particularly isn't very good. Of course, he's still very young and a great on-ball defender, so there's a lot of room for growth, but he makes a lot of mistakes off-ball on D.

[spurs10]

Murray!!

[Sugus]

DJ dunking all over my guy Chino

[PhantomDashCam]

You put DJ’s 4th quarter today with first 3 quarters of the previous game... of a 48 mins

[spurraider21]

might be missing something, but can somebody explain to me why in the last few years, seemingly every lazy/soft screen thats set even like 10 feet above the arc always seems to force a switch?

[Thomas82]

Looks like the Rockets ran out of gas.

[ace3g]

Better end game with more than 102 points...

2:25 - 4th

NBATV	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	23	19	15	87
SA	21	29	25	25	100

[SPURt]

I've found this season, through watching him closely, that KJ's help defense particularly isn't very good. Of course, he's still very young and a great on-ball defender, so there's a lot of room for growth, but he makes a lot of mistakes off-ball on D.

Around the 6 min mark in the 4th there are two or three defensive possessions in a row where he does exactly what you’re describing

[Sugus]

Who would've thought that playing the youngings to close out the game and compliment the vets would make for winning basketball?

[Uriel]

Lol Rockets, playing only 8 players, are completely exhausted.

[Dejounte]

Seriously...DJ has been one of our best and most consistent players, but some ppl wanna keep up old narratives

Funny how we agree on only this one thing

DJ is third (almost fourth) in USG%

Facts don't care about your feelings, Chinook

[timtonymanu]

Lmao, I feel the same ing way, but it's even worse. My girlfriend occasionally watches Spurs games with me, and for some reason, she's really attached to Chucky Mills, and gets hyped every time he's on the court or makes a shot. It was endearing at first, but I've really grown to resent that man and his negative impact to the team - and of course it's impossible to explain just how detrimental he is, to a casual fan, that just goes "but he's making shots when no one else is, see?". Just infuriating tbh.

I remember reading on the Spurs subreddit that people were defending his 50 million contract cause he bought coffee for the players that one time. Just wtf all around haha

[EasyMoney]

No patty, lamarcus, or rudy and they're actually closing out with the Yong guys.

[timtonymanu]

Yak’s best game of the season so far and Murray bounced back after that bad start.

[Sugus]

Sigh... DeMar that last possession is exactly why I think he cannot run a half-court offense. He started off getting a pick from Lonnie, who rolled out to the 3pt line whilst DeMar drew a double team as he dribbled to the corner - yet instead of making the obvious pass to an open Lonnie for the easy 3, he flings it half-court to a contested DJ 3, which irrelevantly didn't go in. He's too set in his ISO and ball-hoggling ways to truly seek the good, efficient passes; he spends most of the possession looking only for his own shot. Disgusting

[MannyIsGod]

Benching LMA won the game.

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

Levert is out indefinitely due to a small mass being found in his kidney. Hopefully it isn’t anything too crazy or cancerous

[MoSpur02]

Feel sort of bad for Aldridge, but the guy hasn’t shown much effort or enthusiasm. He’s got to go!