Game Thread Spurs (18-7) vs Knicks (18-7) (Tue 12/16/25) [7:30PM CDT]

[rascal]

OG keeping the Knicks in the game

 

[JBAllDay]

Knicks getting some lucky breaks. We’re missing a lot of open 3s. Expecting a W

 

[BatManu20]

Spurs shot a disgusting 30% from 3 that half. Not gonna cut it. Guys are going to have to make some open looks if they want to win this game. Otherwise this will be an L tbh.

 

[LeBowen]

Knicks getting some lucky breaks. We’re missing a lot of open 3s. Expecting a W

They're just taking what we give them, they haven't made many bs shots.

Both Barnes and Champ disappearing is a big issue. If just one of them made his shots, we'd be up double digits.
And obviously Wemby needs to win the game for us in the second half.

 

[Guru of Nothing]

Feel like we should be up by a lot.

 

[Ice009]

The only guy on the Spurs that is putting 100% in is Steph. His teammates need to play with the same heart if they're to win this game. Knicks are bringing it. I feel their guys are putting in more effort. Grabbing offensive rebounds is killing us.
I feel we've outplayed them, but they've hustled harder to stay in the game and take what they've been given.

Fucking OG. He should have been a Spur. The Spurs are crazy to not have demanded they include him in the Kawhi trade.

 

[kjhip1]

OG wont keep this up, he'll gas out. but we need to hit our open 3s. Looking for a run where Wemby and co take over with D. Good thing is Castle is not in foul trouble and brunson will be getting hounded all 2nd half.

 

[Raven_]

Spurs shot a disgusting 30% from the field that half. Not gonna cut it. Guys are going to have to make some shots if they want to win this game. Otherwise this will be an L.

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[Trainwreck2100]

Bridges on Christmas, OG today. Knicks being saved by their scrubs twice

 

[Spurminator]

Spurs shot a disgusting 30% from the field that half. Not gonna cut it. Guys are going to have to make some shots if they want to win this game. Otherwise this will be an L.

Here's the good news, they are not going to shoot 30% for the full game. Numbers are in our favor. Just stick to the plan.

 

[NotRobDiaz21]

Knicks hitting all sorts of bullshit. Gonna be a frustrating 2nd half

 

[ffadicted]

Barnes officially hates Vegas or big stakes games… I hope it’s the former lol

 

[frenchfred]

Spurs shot a disgusting 30% from the field that half. Not gonna cut it. Guys are going to have to make some shots if they want to win this game. Otherwise this will be an L.

the Knicks shoot 33%, not much better

 

[LeBowen]

Knicks starters are all on pace for 40 minutes played.
Just keep it physical, we'll have the advantage at the end, especially when Fox comes in fresh with 4 minutes left.

 

[Raven_]

The only guy on the Spurs that is putting 100% in is Steph. His teammates need to play with the same heart if they're to win this game. Knicks are bringing it. I feel their guys are putting in more effort. Grabbing offensive rebounds is killing us.
I feel we've outplayed them, but they've hustled harder to stay in the game and take what they've been given.

Fucking OG. He should have been a Spur. The Spurs are crazy to not have demanded they include him in the Kawhi trade.

meh, he's having quite the tunnel vision tbh, only passing at the last moment.

 

[Ice009]

he famously went 5/32 FG (3/15 3PT) in games 5, 6 and 7 of the 2016 finals

Alright, that's not what I wanted to hear. I thought he must have been bad for the Warriors to reach out to Durant.

Spurs are going to have to upgrade his spot if they're going to do anything in the playoffs. I like Scott's suggestion of MBIII as a trade target. I wonder if the Wizards would be willing to trade him.

 

[pope]

Keep it up. Process and execution are there

 

[mexpurs21]

We gotta embrace the mundane!

 

[Raven_]

Here's the good news, they are not going to shoot 30% for the full game. Numbers are in our favor. Just stick to the plan.

they didn't in the first place lol

 

[BatManu20]

Barnes officially hates Vegas or big stakes games… I hope it’s the former lol

His 3PT attempts aren't even close. Think it's mental at this point. 0-10 from 3 now the past 2 games on almost all wide open looks. Pretty brutal. Kills our offense when he sucks tbh.

 

[Felipe Saidel]

Fox, Castle and Kornet carried us on the 1st half. Gameplay looks good, just newd to make the shots and avoid silly mistakes. Wemby was a little too much

 

[Snake Eyes]

Fox, Castle, Vassell, and Kornet have been great. Dylan has been good sans silly fouls. Disappointed in Barnes & Julian. You can’t get more wide open as those two guys. As echoed earlier in the thread we’re going to have to hit some treys. I expect Wemby to be under control in the second half and put up good numbers. For the second game in a row, where is that energy off the bench from Keldon?

 

[Ice009]

meh, he's having quite the tunnel vision tbh, only passing at the last moment.

He may not be playing a perfect game, but he's playing with intensity. When shots aren't falling, you gotta rely on your defense and turn up the pressure, really lean on your defense to wear these guys down and keep that pressure up the whole game. Steph's playing like a player on the old TD teams with that defensive first mentality. Dylan's been good too in stretches. D-Fox had a good burst at the end of the first, but sloppy with the ball to finish the second quarter. May have gotten fouled on one of those drives, though. Dev has played decent too. Needs to be sharper on defense and not lose his man like when OG got that easy layup earlier in the game.

Barnes, I'm real disappointed in so far. I hope he can turn it around. He was a bit of a weak link in that starting 5 and I'm starting to wonder if he's going to cost the Spurs in the playoffs. if he can't hit shots

 

[NASpurs]

We win if Wemby ends up with at least 20.

 

[CGD]

Slugfest of a half, but pretty even honestly. KAT is a dirty mf’er. Wemby needs to settle down. Hope Spurs come out hard in the 3rd like they have been.