Game 21: Spurs 108 - Celtics 105

Spurs improved to 11 - 0 on Saturday night and sweep the Celtics on a 108 to 105 victory...  A game I actually tuned out on after three quarters so that I could focus on the two College Football games that were on Saturday night.   

I have a couple of quick take-aways from what I watched...   with roughly 5:30 seconds remaining in the 2nd quarter the Spurs had 50 points.  Up to that point they were shooting 60% from the field and I wondered if they could score over 62 points in the first half.  The Spurs went on to only score another 8 points, ending the half with 58.  In my simple head, I always like to see the Spurs get at least 25 per quarter in the first half before they traditionally unpack it all in the 3rd.  I believe they had a lead get up to 17 points when I decided to alter the two television set up I had at home so I could watch both college games.   I was convinced they would simply put them away in the 4th.   Little did I know that the Celtics would drop 34 in the fourth and make it interesting...   I missed out on that last 12 minutes of basketball and I'm kinda kicking myself for it. 

Spurs and Celts on the little TV

Game 3: Spurs 95 - Celtics 87

STARTING LINE UP

  1. PG - Parker - 6 points
  2. SG - Green - 4 points 
  3. SF - Kawhi - 19 points
  4. PF - LaMarcus - Season High 24 points/14 Rebounds/6 assists
  5. C - Duncan - 7 points

Game 3 Observations

This game was tough to watch for a variety of reasons...  tip off was at 2:30 central, smack dab in the middle of NFL Sunday Action.  If I didn't commit to watching every game this season, I would have avoided tuning in all together.

LaMarcus killed it from the left side of the court.  He should get some good looks against the Knicks tomorrow

I was looking forward to seeing the Celtics today but they decided to shoot 35 of 98 (.357) from the field...  They completely stunk up the joint and allowed the Spurs to get away with a Win despite going 36 of 83 (.434) from the field.

The only highlight was seeing LaMarcus get a season high 24 points and 14 rebounds.  It was nice to see him become a focal point of the offensive end.  Manu and Diaw came up big off the bench, contributing a combined 23 points off the bench...

Spurs will have a back 2 back game tomorrow against Knicks tomorrow...  while no one had more than 35 minutes - you can't help but think how much Duncan/Parker will play in MSG.

A win is a win I guess...  the Spurs have now won 8 straight games against the Celtics.  A team that's pretty young and flushed with draft picks in 2016.  They also have a great Coach whose doing wonders with a roster full of B players.