Golden State Of Mind Apr 17, 2018
The Warriors take a 2-0 series lead, defeating the Spurs 116-101
Durant and Klay combine for 63 points to help lead the Warriors to a win in Game 2 of this playoff series. The Golden State Warriors took a 2-0 series lead against the San Antonio Spurs with a 116-101 win. Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson lead the charge for the team, scoring 32 and 31 points respectively. Despite playing a more competitive game this time around and getting great games from LaMarcus Aldridge and Patty Mills, the Warriors continued to demonstrate that they just have too much firepower for the Spurs to keep up with for four quarters. Next game will be in San Antonio however...
Pounding The Rock Apr 17, 2018
San Antonio at Golden State- Game Two, Final Score: Spurs play better but still slip in the end, 101-116
Spurs simply couldn’t stop Klay Thompson “Playoff” Spurs start the game The Spurs came out with a sense of urgency and a line-up adjustment. Rudy Gay joined LaMarcus Aldridge, Danny Green, Patty Mills, and Dejounte Murray. The alteration immediately took some pressure off LMA, which allowed the big man to go at the Warriors bigs and put David West and JaVale McGee in foul trouble during the first half. In addition, there was a sliver of time during the second quarter when Pop had Aldridge and Gay on the floor alongside Pau Gasol. The big line-up allowed Gasol to feed both Aldridge and...
Pounding The Rock Apr 9, 2018
San Antonio vs. Sacramento, Final Score: Spurs rally past Kings to clinch playoff birth, 98-85
It was a nail biter, but the role players came through to clinch the Spurs 21st straight playoff appearance. You can breath again, Spurs fans. It took more than two-and-a-half quarters for the Spurs to realize it was desperation time, but after a horrid showing in the first half they managed to overcome a rare off night from LaMarcus Aldridge, who shot just 6-19 from the floor, and beat the Sacramento Kings to clinch their 21st straight playoff appearance. Tremendous second-half efforts from Manu Ginobili (17), Rudy Gay (18), Bryn Forbes (15)and Patty Mills (15) brought the Spurs back from...
Blazer's Edge Apr 9, 2018
Wade Baldwin Has a Future with the Blazers
Portland will probably be looking for a new reserve point guard next season. He may already be on the roster. Banging the drum for a deep reserve to get more playing time is one of sports fans’ favorite hobbies. “If only he got more minutes.” “His per-36 production is off the charts.” “He’s gonna be a baller someday, but he needs floor time to develop.” Portland Trail Blazers fans are just as guilty of it as anyone. Of course, having seen low-minute guys like Will Barton, Patty Mills, and Jermaine O’Neal go off to be difference-makers in other uniforms tends to make you...
ClutchPoints Apr 5, 2018
Austin Rivers joked that he wanted to choke Patty Mills for running around so much
Tuesday night’s 113-110 win by the L.A. Clippers over the San Antonio Spurs was an absolute wild one, to say the least. The Clippers (42-36) managed to vigorously claw their way back against legendary head coach Gregg Popovich’s squad to keep their playoff hopes alive in the Western Conference playoff race. “Probably one of my favorite wins […] The post Austin Rivers joked that he wanted to choke Patty Mills for running around so much appeared first on ClutchPoints.
ClutchPoints Apr 2, 2018
Patrick Beverley responds to Skip Bayless praising Spurs’ Patty Mills
Skip Bayless of Fox Sports 1 is always head over heels in love with his own teams. His admiration of the Dallas Cowboys and the San Antonio Spurs stands permanently on the positive end of his love-hate sports spectrum regardless of how those teams perform. Of course, it goes without saying that Bayless also has […] The post Patrick Beverley responds to Skip Bayless praising Spurs’ Patty Mills appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Pounding The Rock Apr 1, 2018
Houston at San Antonio, Final Score: Spurs overpower the Rockets on Easter 100-83
LaMarcus got help from Rudy Gay as the Spurs dominate James Harden and the Rockets. The Spurs played their best defensive game of the season, with LaMarcus Aldridge showing his usual dominance inside, but today he had help on offense with Rudy Gay and Patty Mills providing scoring and key defensive plays. The Rockets, with Chris Paul sitting out, had trouble scoring over the stout defense of the Silver and Black, and were dominated by the Spurs big 3. The Spurs won easily over the team with the best record in the league as they got closer to locking up a playoff spot. NOTE: There is a coded...
