Game Thread Spurs (17-7) vs Thunder (24-1) (Sat 12/13/25) [8:00PM CDT]

[RC_Drunkford]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000081106503082034

 

[RC_Drunkford]

Don’t forget that San Antonian and Wagner High School alum Jordan Clarkson always has huge games against his hometown team. Also OG may eat up our UNC. Dude is a Unit.

the Knicks starting 5 is tough, but there bench is trash. We are a much deeper team and should tire them out somewhat.

 

[wemvp]

A trap game....can't let Towns and Brunson go nuclear

Given all the attention the NBA puts on this tournament, and the extra hundred thousand $$$, I don't think it's a trap game. Neither team is going to overlook it.

The NBA has $billions. They should up the stakes and pay every player and coach on the winning team $4 million each. That shit would make it absolutely must see.

 

[RC_Drunkford]

Next season we need a Barnes alternative. You could see last night that Mitch wanted to sub him out because he was cold, but he couldn’t since there was no better alternative.

yeah ideally we need somebody who can replace him in the starting line up and have Barnes come off the bench. Would make this team even more lethal.

 

[frenchfred]

funny how we thought that we could compete with OKC, we are so far from them

man, was I wrong. Great win. Next game against OKC is going to be tougher because they know that we can beat them, they'll be prepared. Barnes and Champagnie better bring their A game

 

[Raven_]

Why pay any attention to Skip Bayless? That's what he wants. His sports takes are terrible, intentionally or not. He's bad, but you give (get) him money by paying attention, just let him die silently. Please.

i'm conflicted on this.. He correctly identifies a trend in time that is interesting to talk about, it's just that those trends are relatively irrelevant to talent or character and usually is simply variance at play. Better than those who make stuff up or are extra predictable, but still not informative

 

[Raven_]

this was reviewed for a flagrant

still pissed bitch didn't lose his shit there.. challenge or throw a jacket or something.. obvious offensive foul

 

[RC_Drunkford]

Blake Griffin got his Luke Kornet shirt

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000037761470906626

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000068837874512319

our boy Mamu was watching

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000064034222096460

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000055321146900742

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000051374118379978

 

[jeebus]

lol Grandpa Barnes and Biyombo trying hard to blend in

Gen Z CB, DJG, Champ enjoying themselves. Even Sochan joined in.

They were both teenagers when it came out, of course they love it. I'm in my 40s, you can bet your ass I'd be screaming "Hit Me Baby One More Time" if it was the team anthem.

 

[Shmurs]

It’s really hard to imagine 2 bigger bitches than Caruso and Hartenstein.

Whining about something that’s less significant than their typical defensive possession in a game that didn’t even impact the standings in a year where you’ve pretty much clinched another chip already. The babies didn’t get their bottle, I guess. Hartenstein was the same on the Knicks. Only generally aware of reality but not living in it.

 

[RC_Drunkford]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000097696695071215

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000027979959984267

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000068682450624677

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Why pay any attention to Skip Bayless? That's what he wants. His sports takes are terrible, intentionally or not. He's bad, but you give (get) him money by paying attention, just let him die silently. Please.

He’s still stewing over getting shit canned by Fox Sports. He’s an irrelevant joke now.

 

[Raven_]

A trap game....can't let Towns and Brunson go nuclear

steph finally gets a good assignment, i'm quite confident he'll have the advantage. KAT though, we have nobody to guard him.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

A trap game....can't let Towns and Brunson go nuclear

KAT is one of the softest bigs in the league. He can’t guard anybody. He typically plays like garbage in big games like this. So just go right at him.

 

[spursparker9]

KAT is one of the softest bigs in the league. He can’t guard anybody. He typically plays like garbage in big games like this. So just go right at him.

Barnes would be the primary defender. Maybe KJ as the secondary option.

Not sure if Mitch would risk putting Sochan on KAT .

 

[spursparker9]

Blake Griffin got his Luke Kornet shirt

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000037761470906626

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000068837874512319

our boy Mamu was watching

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000064034222096460

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000055321146900742

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000051374118379978

lol Fox delivered his promise to BG from the LAL game to give him the Korndog shirt

Waters putting DJG's gun gesture down

CP3 and TP look ageless

 

[Bill Brasky]

Waking up and remembering that we handed OKC that L last night....

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Barnes would be the primary defender. Maybe KJ as the secondary option.

Not sure if Mitch would risk putting Sochan on KAT .

Any chance Wemby has to go at him he needs to do it and NOT settle.. KAT is allergic to D..

 

[Raven_]

Barnes would be the primary defender. Maybe KJ as the secondary option.

Not sure if Mitch would risk putting Sochan on KAT .

..... i guess that would be the one game to play the atrocious french vanilla in..

 

[Quentin_Compson]

By the way, did van Gundy and Co. really say after the end of the game that the Spurs have won the NBA Cup? Or did I mishear?

 

[inagra]

We on track for our first 2000 post thread

 

[Shmurs]

This was a bigger win than the Knicks game would be. Mission accomplished. It’ll be nice to win a trophy but you can’t take away this shit from last night.

 

[Spurs Homer]

That shot wemby made where he got fouled several times by Kunt-ruso - was epic...

Wemby turns to his right and goes up - kunt-ruso hacks wemby arm hard - ball comes loose (1st foul) (no call)

Wemby retrieves ball in one motion and goes up again = kunt-ruso hacks even harder (2nd foul) (no call)

wemby releases shot over kunt-ruso as he gets fould hard (3rd foul) and makes the shot (no call)

wemby talks smack at the dirty player on the way back down the court...

 

[Strategic]

It was pretty obvious that neither team had faced the quality of defense that they were up against last night. Thunder looked just as puzzled as the Spurs did on the perimeter. Be interesting to see how both teams adjust going forward. The problem will be that no other teams can guard like these two, so good schemes may be hard to maintain. Go Spurs Go!!

 

[John B]

Extra spice for sure. I don't know what it is, but I fucking hate Chet. That's rare for me, never hated anyone on the Mavs/Suns/Lakers. I kinda love the rest of OKC.
But I want Charles Oakley to come out of retirement for one fucking game to change the idea Chet is "tough". That dude is a fucking bitch and only exists because no contact is allowed.
Wish Harper's (non-foul) spinning layup elbow had broken his nose. That dude fucking sucks. Just one game against any pre-2000 big, or Rasheed or Ben Wallace, KMart, fuck even Kurt Thomas. Just one game, so he realizes what a pussy, stick figure cunt he is. Fuck, even Caruso would bend him over. I want Wemby to make it a career goal to humiliate that (fake) guy.

You mentioned everyone but

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000074955594039752

that sounds a lot like Timmy