Game Thread Playoffs Round 2, Game 1: Spurs vs Timberwolves (0-0) (Mon 05/04/2026) [8:30 CDT]

DaSlicer said:
I think people overestimate Donte in the sense that he was not a great slasher like Ayo is and not even as good as Shannon is. They might be better off without Donte in this series since he would have taken minutes away from a guy like Shannon.
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Shannon is sloppy on defense. Donte has a quick release and deep range. Different players for sure.
 
I’m more pissed off at the idiots talking about a sweep which jinxed us to hell and back than I am the team.

So help me god if you people start talking about a 4-1 series I will lose my shit.
 
LeBowen said:
We don't.
Our defense was fine.

We couldn't get anything going on offense even with our strongest lineup on paper, how the hell would we score with someone like Cissoko on the floor?
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D was fine.

But I dont like Wemby playing those many minutes. Its clear he wasn’t ready to play 40 mins a game.. It is what it is..

I need some bigs to take some load of basic rebounding etc so that he will get some rest…
 
If Edwards goes into god mode on offense and Gobert is in, I really think we should hack-a-Rudy. We need to keep ANT off his heater.
 
Mugen said:
We have a better version of Sidy on the roster tbh. Unfortunately, he was hurt last night. Hopefully CB can play Game 2, would be a nice player to have in this series.
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Yeah, we need his size…

Never thought he will be out. Thought he was on injury report out of caution…
 
DaSlicer said:
I have no problems with Keldon talking back to Edwards since Edwards was talking shit from the beginning of the game. You gotta show some resistance towards Edwards. Being submissive to a guy like Edwards is not going to work. I rather go down swinging then be passive when dealing with him.
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Right after Edwards took him the hoop twice? Poor timing on his part.
 
BacktoBasics said:
I’m more pissed off at the idiots talking about a sweep which jinxed us to hell and back than I am the team.

So help me god if you people start talking about a 4-1 series I will lose my shit.
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Next game is a must win not only to tie the series but also to start another dynamic going into Minnesota. A loss and it would be pretty much impossible to come back
 
DaSlicer said:
I have no problems with Keldon talking back to Edwards since Edwards was talking shit from the beginning of the game. You gotta show some resistance towards Edwards. Being submissive to a guy like Edwards is not going to work. I rather go down swinging then be passive when dealing with him.
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Should have put him on his ass, chirping after getting smoked isn’t resistance it’s stupidity
 
frenchfred said:
Next game is a must win not only to tie the series but also to start another dynamic going into Minnesota. A loss and it would be pretty much impossible to come back
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Atleast one good thing about Spurs is they are good road team.

Lets see… If we win next game, we can still pull it off.

Thought MIN showed us lot of tape yesterday.
 
100%Duncan said:
Idk, losing to a hobbled Wolves is inexcusable.

To a healthy one though, is fine by me. But Ant is like 70%, and theyre missing their best shooter…
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Minnesota is an awesome team that creates horrible mismatches thanks to the Spurs not having a single PF so I never took this as a series the Spurs absolutely have to win or they're a choking disgrace. But last night was a game they had to have. In addition to Ant still not looking anything close to right the Wolves were blowing free throws, their offense looked like shit, and they tried to give the game away at the end. If Fox goes out there looking like Jon Sunvold or Chris Whitney again stick a fork in this series. If he showed up at all last night would have been a comfortable win. I don't wanna hear the Jaden McDaniels excuse because he was in foul trouble all first half and Fox wasn't doing shit to Conley's old ass. Either had zero or two whole points by the half.
 
Kick-Stand said:
Minnesota is an awesome team that creates horrible mismatches thanks to the Spurs not having a single PF so I never took this as a series the Spurs absolutely have to win or they're a choking disgrace. But last night was a game they had to have. In addition to Ant still not looking anything close to right the Wolves were blowing free throws, their offense looked like shit, and they tried to give the game away at the end. If Fox goes out there looking like Jon Sunvold or Chris Whitney again stick a fork in this series. If he showed up at all last night would have been a comfortable win. I don't wanna hear the Jaden McDaniels excuse because he was in foul trouble all first half and Fox wasn't doing shit to Conley's old ass. Either had zero or two whole points by the half.
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yup if fox or wemby play a lil better.We win this game for sure.Damn shame they chose to be terrible at offense in the same game.
 
spursparker9 said:
I think is definitely by design that they went aggressively to the rim, especially coming off the Denver series.

And replays show that there are some goaltending/fouls by Vic which were credited as block. Finch has sound out to the media and I think there should be more or less some effect going into the next game for the refs to be more cautious on the block/goaltend call on Vic
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Denver series was obvious going to the rim to expose Jokic. I'd be pretty nervous if Finch figured what the heck let's see if San Antonio has rim protection. But it did seem to be deliberate. Maybe to try to keep the guards honest and back up? Idk why.
 
amans said:
He can continue to do the things he does, and he needs to mix it in with other stuff in order to have go to moves and be an elite player. If he doesn't plan on being one of the best players in NBA history then he can continue doing what he's doing, but eventually he has to evolve and develop more moves and be able to create more offense for himself when the defenses get tight and focus on him and denying him the ball.
I am not saying he's going to turn into a purely low post player and to forget everything else, but he needs to have much more low post moves and post ups in his arsenal. Even the midrange game ala Duncan he needs to use more of that in games I feel.
This kind of development is much needed for his offensive progression, turning him into an elite offensive weapon that can play in the half court without relying only on lobs and dribble drives and threes.
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I agree 100%.
 
man we are getting clowned on twitter rn lol....Fucking spurs better fucking rebound and show sum heart next game.Especially fox
 
I thought the Spurs offense was crap, the help defense on the baseline drives was crap, the refs were crap and they still were 6 inches from winning the game.

I think they win game 2 by 15 points and then win game 3 with the series coming back here tied at 2.
 
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