Western Finals(2013): SPURS(2) vs GRIZZLIES(5)

i gotta say, oakland fans are the most loyal fans, they still cheer for the raiders and warriors no matter how much they suck

boston got some damn good fans too. not so long ago boston as a whole was in one massive championship drought. still feel bad for cubs fan though

Tony Allen's been hit with a fine for flopping. Fair call given the embellishment but I will certainly concede that it was worthy of a flagrant one. It is good that the league is looking out for its players like that, though once again I think that a flagrant one is sufficient.

Also, let's enjoy the Best Jumpball In NBA History one more time:

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Tony Allen's been hit with a fine for flopping. Fair call given the embellishment but I will certainly concede that it was worthy of a flagrant one. It is good that the league is looking out for its players like that, though once again I think that a flagrant one is sufficient.

Also, let's enjoy the Best Jumpball In NBA History one more time:

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In my opinion flops should be fined in bigger amounts, because this type of acting is destroying fair basketball and if this continues then don't be surprised seeing majority of NBA players flying above the court.

On a side note, Mahinmi's foul against LeBron in game 1 also has been upgraded to a Flagrant 1. Though it's somewhat unnecessary and meaningless now, they at least are trying to be consistent in dealing with such fouls. All in all, it's a good reference the refs can refer to in the future.

Is anyone else watching? LoL

First Quarter: All Grizzlies. Spurs down by 16. Clippers series dejavu?

EDIT: Great game. So close. Why is Crawford officiating this game tho?

EDIT: OT once again.

EDIT: The Spurs killing it... wow. Scary.

EDIT: Just like that Spurs trio killed the teddy bears. Puts Miami trio to a shame. Are these the same team that looked shaky against the Warriors?

Mentally draining game for the Grizzlies. They had a huge lead and let the game slip away. What they did against the Thunder in a critical game, now they got to taste their own medicine.

"Folks folks, please wait until the train comes to a complete stop before departing! Stop jumping out the windows!"

That train's not gonna stop, but gonna crash n burn. Might as well jump out the windows. And get lucky you might catch a Spurs wagon.

Pop's sideline interview with Doris Burke was just awesome.

Well the Grizz are fucked now. They could have won both games but they let it slip away from them and the Spurs proved to be much stronger than them in the end. Well at least we have the East Finals which looks very exciting.

Grizzlies have had their chances. They blew it partly with their shot selection (Jerryd Bayless seems to be some sort of J. Crawford from time to time) and partly with their interior defense (too many easy points for the Spurs inside).

Since the Bulls and Warriors got knocked out, I've been rooting for the Spurs. I'm not from that area but I've always liked to watch Timmy play. How many rings does Timmy have now, 4?

Surprised how the Memphis frontcourt were contained so well by Bonner(exceptional!), Diaw, and Splitter. Their size and tenacity seem to bother them a lot.

Spurs will have a long vacation while Heat & Pacers are battling til the end.

Turnovers.
Turnovers.


The Grizz deserve to lose for playing Bayless.

Surprised how the Memphis frontcourt were contained so well by Bonner(exceptional!), Diaw, and Splitter. Their size and tenacity seem to bother them a lot.

Team defense.

What's that you say? Teams with decent opposing defensive bigs can give other teams bigs trouble?

Timmy D is always a pleasure to watch, even with his old ass he's out there kicking ass and taking names.

Duncan and his wife are getting divorced.
No wonder Duncan is pissed so the Grizz are down 0-3.

Spurs are off to a strong start in Game 4, looking good to sweep early on.

The Spurs did take the broom out after all, sweep.

It's not fair. Spurs are so OP.

I predicted the series will go far. But Congratulations to the Spurs. An odd numbered year and unbeatable in the Finals. I smell championship.

I certainly hope Timmy can snatch another one, do you think he might retire afterwards - win or lose?

I certainly hope Timmy can snatch another one, do you think he might retire afterwards - win or lose?

He has still gas left in his tank. I thought he was declining fast 3 years ago, but he always finds a way to remain a solid contributor to his team.

T-Mac finally get's his chance of winning a ring. Great effort by the Spurs. They look much better compared to last year. Just one sweep to go.

Cheatpurs fans(or disappointed Griz fans/bandwagoners), Wait till you play against the real team in the Finals! Peace out!