Spurs vs. Cavaliers Nov. 3 -- Game Blog

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Spurs miss 16 FTs and lose by 7. Memo to Pop: you can't have a low post offense if you're only going to convert on 52% of the FTs.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bah.

Next time.

Worst thing was, not only did we lose, but it was an awful game to watch.

[RC's Boss]

happens. Who's next?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

happens. Who's next?

Thank you.

[Tek_XX]

And the bandwagon jumping shall begin....

Who's jumping? It is what it is, they sucked tonight.

[Nikos]

ty offense throughout. Duncan was nice when drawing fouls, but you have to make them when your trying to come back and your defense is so-so. The offense just flat out sucked overall. Team wise, individual wise, FT wise.

[RC's Boss]

It was good to see Tim back to form in the 2nd half and if we could just maintain that intensity on defense for at least 1-2 thirds of the game rather than the last quarter like we did the 1st 2 games the Spurs will be okay

[Budkin]

I hope Pop rips them a new one. They think cause they got a big win at Dallas they can just walk over the Cavs. Pathetic.

[wolf754life]

HORRY is all used up, the day he retires the better off the SPURS will be

[Spurologist]

happens. Who's next?

yes Happens but it's good to know why you lost.

Someone made some ed up decisions. Very Simple.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

SA 23.0 Manu Ginobili missed 3-pt. Jump Shot
CLE 17.0 Defensive Rebound by Donyell Marshall
CLE 17.0 Larry Hughes made Slam Dunk, Assist LeBron James
SA 17.0 Manu Ginobili missed Layup

clearly not the night for Manu

he started off really well. Pop then ed up his rhythm when he kept taking him in and out.


those plays were already when the game was decided.

[objective]

does Horry do anything anymore except miss shots and commit fouls?

yes, he gives up offensive rebounds

[milkyway21]

offensive rbds 9-4 Cavs
def rbds 41-35 Cavs

5-14 3pt from 66% @ halftime down to 35%

TO 11-10 Spurs

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I hope Pop rips them a new one. They think cause they got a big win at Dallas they can just walk over the Cavs. Pathetic.

Is he going to rip himself too? The subs ution patterns and play calling at the offensive end left a lot to be desired tonight.

Mike Brown leaves Lebron in when he's hot, and he goes off in the first half. Manu gets hot, and it's time to sit him and hope he can warm up again later in the game

[boutons_]

"does Horry do anything anymore except miss shots and commit fouls?"

he got 8 RBs tonight

[Budkin]

Is he going to rip himself too? The subs ution patterns and play calling at the offensive end left a lot to be desired tonight.

Mike Brown leaves Lebron in when he's hot, and he goes off in the first half. Manu gets hot, and it's time to sit him and hope he can warm up again later in the game

Yes he should rip himself too. Pop seems to do this quite often. I don't get it.

[td4mvp21]

We had chances, we blew them. I think a lot of us kind of knew we were going to lose. But oh well, hopefully we start lookin better.

[judaspriestess]

Congrats to Cleveland for FINALLY beating the Spurs on their homecourt in 18 years.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Spurs miss 16 FTs and lose by 7. Memo to Pop: you can't have a low post offense if you're only going to convert on 52% of the FTs.

I don't know why he did that, we had Tony and Manu penetrating really well at the beginning, when we were attacking the basket. It took too long for Tim to get into a rhythm and by then it was too late. We had a scoring drought in the 2nd, 3rd quarter because Pop couldn't read his players right.

[mother]

now they're gonna ride lebrons even HARDERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. i can hear it now on espn.
"lebron dunks over duncan"
"lebron defeats the spurs on their home court"
"lebron is soo good im gonna ride his even moreeeeeeeeeeeee yummmmmmy"

[Spurs Dynasty]

Well, there goes our undefeated season !! LOL Seriously, only one game... but YUCK !!

I want to see FIRE, PASSION... this was only the second game !!!

[Budkin]

The NBA has been desperate for another Jordan since he left. LeBron is that guy now.

[unnosy]

i really didn't need this tonight. we have a 6 hour differential so i watched the game at 1am.
the only good thing i can take away from the game is the fact that we got more than 50 points and also that tim got for than 7 points.
for a while there i thought both were impossible with the way we were playing

[Budkin]

BTW how many layups did we miss in that game? That probably would have won us the game right there. At least we're playing Toronto and New York next.

[milkyway21]

Tim lost the game with his missed FTs alone.

Been there, done that, many, many times.

what are you trying to say Duncan was the reason the Spurs lost this game?

25-12-5 and limited his fouls to 2 to stay in the game not good enough?

IMO the Cavs done a great job in choking Manu after halftime...