Pounding The Rock - Full Coverage: San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland CavaliersFor all your Manu Ginobili loving and San Antonio Spurs newshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/12497/ptr-fv.jpg2014-11-21T08:00:06-06:00http://www.poundingtherock.com/rss/stream/70140582014-11-21T08:00:06-06:002014-11-21T08:00:06-06:00How SA's game-winning play worked against Cavs
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<p>Although it's not easy to get an uncontested shot against an NBA defense, San Antonio often makes it look as if it is. With Wednesday's game on the line, the Spurs sprung Manu Ginobili for a point-blank layup. Find out what made the play work.</p>
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<p>When the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/">Spurs</a> played the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthesword.com/">Cavaliers</a> on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.poundingtherock.com/2014/11/19/7252529/recap-spurs-win-cavaliers-92-90">Wednesday</a>, they clung to a miniscule lead with less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter. Cleveland had just failed to inbounds the ball successfully, and San Antonio had a chance to put some distance between them and the home team. They ran a play that was good for the final margin of victory:</p>
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<p>I knew it was a thing of beauty when I posted the video, but Lee Dresie and I got to talking about it and found that there was even more going on here than you can see even with the first several viewings. <span>Manu Ginobili</span>, <span>Tony Parker</span>, and <span>Tim Duncan</span> have worked together for so long that they could run this kind of set in their sleep. But this one still stands out in more ways than one. Come join us as we dig into the play and find out all of the factors that made this play work.</p>
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https://www.poundingtherock.com/2014/11/21/7258597/spurs-game-winning-play-cavaliersJ.R. WilcoLee Dresie2014-11-20T10:31:26-06:002014-11-20T10:31:26-06:00Morning Rehash: Learning from mistakes
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<p>The matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers was billed as a possible NBA Finals preview. This gives us an opportunity to look at the Spurs' past successes and failures, and how both teams can build off of them.</p>
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<p>Before the game on Wednesday, <a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11901128/spurs-2014-title-run-started-game-7-2013-finals">J.A. Adande wrote an excellent piece on ESPN.com</a> chronicling Gregg Popovich's thoughts about the end of the 2013 season, the ensuing championship run in 2014, and how to understand and appreciate success in general. Popvich had so many gem quotes in this piece that I highly encourage you to read the full article. A bit that stood out to me was when Popovich explained how he and the team moved on from the devastating Finals loss in 2013:</p>
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<p><span>"What we didn't want to do is have them have the notion that the basketball gods got us. 'Ah, jeez, that one bounce here or we missed a free throw or we didn't get that offensive rebound. It's just the way it was supposed to be.' Well, no, it's got nothing to do with the basketball gods. You're in charge of yourself. There are always things you can do better.</span></p>
<p><span><span>"It's a game of mistakes. That's why people score, because you make mistakes. So let's figure out what we could have done, and that makes us a better team. We went through every single play of Game 6 and Game 7. We made them sit through it. We didn't yell and scream at 'em or berate 'em or anything. We were very businesslike. 'Here's where we didn't give help. Here's where we didn't rebound or put five men on the board.' So we understand it's on us. And now you can move forward. It's on us to see what we can do to get back into that same position. Can we or can't we?"</span></span></p>
<br>-- Gregg Popovich on his approach to getting over the loss of the 2013 Finals</blockquote>
<p>We know that Popovich used that series as a match to ignite the flame for 2014. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/">Spurs</a>, like the self-aware machine people like to compare them to, recognized their own mistakes, adapted, and improved. There were no excuses made; no crutches to rely on. San Antonio knew that their own errors had caused their pain, and they worked hard to prevent that from happening again. In 2014, as a result of this work; they played more crisply, more efficiently, and with more purpose. In the postseason, they ran through the teams that stood in the way of them claiming the 2014 title.</p>
<p><span>LeBron James</span> was a member of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hothothoops.com/">Miami Heat</a> team that thwarted the Spurs' hopes in 2013, and then yielded to San Antonio's will in 2014. Through his wins and losses in those Finals series, he knows how much it means for a team to have a collective willingness to admit and resolve their faults. Now, he is trying to take that knowledge and apply it in his return to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthesword.com/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.</p>
<p>Like any team, the Cavaliers have faults. They are young, mostly inexperienced, and have lots of new pieces to try and fit together. They have a coach that had major success in Europe, but will have to get used to the NBA game. They have all the makings of an offensive juggernaut, they will have to figure out ways to stop opponents as well. Unlike the Spurs last year, the Cavaliers do not have some sort of heart-breaking loss to put their pursuit of a title into overdrive this year. However, if they follow LeBron's guidance, they'll be in a good place.</p>
<p>Wednesday's game looked nothing like the Finals preview it was hyped as. Both teams are far removed from what they could be, and each needs to grow in different ways. But if both squads can find ways to minimize their weaknesses and maximize their strengths, I couldn't be surprised to see them meet up again in the summer.</p>
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<span>Boris Diaw</span> - 19 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block</h4>
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<p>Diaw was everywhere on the floor for San Antonio. This is the best he's loooked looked since last year's playoffs. He scored on slower defenders, spaced the floor well, made smart cuts, and engineered some ball movement that was reminiscent of the last time the Spurs matched up against James. It was an exceptional performance.</p>
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<li> <b>50:</b> Points in the paint for Cleveland. (Still miss you, Tiago.)</li>
<li> <b>34:</b> The combined shooting percentage from LeBron James and <span>Kevin Love</span>. </li>
<li> <b>23:</b> Points scored by Anderson Varejao. In a game with LeBron James, Kevin Love, <span>Kyrie Irving</span>, <span>Tim Duncan</span>, <span>Tony Parker</span>, Manu Ginobili, and <span>Kawhi Leonard</span>; Varejao had the game-high. Sure. Makes sense.</li>
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<li><span>The ball movement that we became accustomed to seeing from the Spurs in the 2014 Playoffs made an appearance on Wednesday. There were <a href="https://vine.co/u/1060778396168364032" target="_blank">multiple plays</a> where San Antonio was able to whip the ball around at their discretion, catching Cleveland off-guard for easy buckets. With that being said...</span></li>
<li>The Cavs defense looked a lot better than it has for a bulk of the season. Yes, they got caught out of position on multiple plays, but they did play a physical style that especially worked in the post. Whenever the Spurs went to Duncan down low in the second half, either Varejao or Love would make the possession difficult for him, often resulting in a tough shot or a turnover. It's one bright spot in an area where the Cavs haven't had many.</li>
<li>Poor, poor <span>Joe Harris</span> was not ready to defend that final Spurs ATO (After Time Out) play that lead to <span>Manu Ginobili's</span> basket that put San Antonio ahead by four. The play began with Ginobili passing to Parker on the right wing, and then seeming to clear out down the key as Harris trailed. But, as Parker passed to Duncan on the right elbow, Ginobili sealed Harris behind, leaving him wide open for a Duncan pass and layup under the basket.</li>
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https://www.poundingtherock.com/2014/11/20/7252519/morning-rehash-learning-from-mistakesIan Dougherty2014-11-20T08:00:06-06:002014-11-20T08:00:06-06:00Spurs Infographic: San Antonio at Cleveland
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<p>Your infographic and game links for the Spurs' win over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night. </p> <p>Here's you infographic, click to enlarge.</p>
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<p>And your game links:</p>
<p><a style="font-size: 12px;" href="http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Div.html?ls=iref:nba:gnav" target="_blank">Standings</a>: Well, the toughest division in all of sports keeps on doing its thing. The southwest division is still on pace to average 60 wins. As a division! It certainly won't hold, but that's crazy over 12% of the season. Right now all five teams would make the playoffs. That really might hold. Probably not, but the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thebirdwrites.com/">Pelicans</a> can play.</p>
<p>48 Minutes of Hell put out their grades for the game in <a href="http://www.48minutesofhell.com/el-conclusion-duncan-diaw-lead-way-to-big-road-win" target="_blank">El Conclusion</a>. Trevor Zickgraf gave <span>Tim Duncan</span> and <span>Boris Diaw</span> an A+ each for their efforts. Of Diaw he wrote, "<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/">Spurs</a> don't win if he doesn't have this kind of all-around game. He was really active on offense and did another really good job keeping <span>Kevin Love</span> in check."</p>
<p>48 Minutes of Hell also does a fun recap of the game in Tweets. Our friend Caleb Saenz drew the "<a href="http://www.48minutesofhell.com/whats-the-story-bigs-lead-a-nice-win-in-cleveland" target="_blank">What's the Story</a>" assignment in this one and he picked out some fun ones. Give it a look.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fearthesword.com/">Fear The Sword's</a> David Zavac handled <a href="http://www.fearthesword.com/2014/11/19/7251919/final-score-lebron-james-fumbles-ball-cleveland-cavaliers-lose-to" target="_blank">their recap.</a> He wrote that, "The Cavaliers got sub-par offensive output from <span>LeBron James</span> and Kevin Love. They lost by two points and had a shot to win. They defended at a higher level than we are used to seeing. Time will tell what it means." He also noted that the Spurs and Cavs are struggling but didn't mention that the Spurs are missing three of their eight best players or that the Spurs have played seven of their eleven games on the road. Two of those guys missing accounted for 37% of San Antonio's made threes last year. The Spurs are 4-1 over their last five and four of those games were against teams over .500. Seems pretty good to me. They don't look like the Spurs in the Finals, but it's November. They're fine.</p>
<p>SB Nation didn't have much coverage out when I wrote this, but they did provide an article with a look at <a style="font-size: 12px;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/11/19/7251993/lebron-james-cavs-spurs-turnover/in/7015174" target="_blank">LeBron's game ending turnover.</a></p>
<p>At The ESPN, Dave McMenamin writes that <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/cleveland-cavaliers/post/_/id/79/love-still-finding-way-but-lebron-positive" target="_blank">Kevin Love is still finding his way with the Cavs offensively</a>. I assume they've just given up on the idea of him playing defense. Sorry, couldn't resist. Really, there are some good quotes in there. Give it a look if you're curious about these new Cavs.</p>
<p><a style="font-size: 12px;" href="http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/98914/top-stats-to-know-spurs-edge-cavs" target="_blank">Another ESPN article</a> noted that this was the 10th straight loss to the Spurs for Cleveland. It's a short piece filled with stats. Here's a good one, "It was the first time James had a turnover in the final five seconds of a one-possession game since January 4, 2009 against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/">Wizards</a>."</p>
<p>Jesus Gomez wrote<a href="http://www.poundingtherock.com/2014/11/19/7252529/recap-spurs-win-cavaliers-92-90" target="_blank"> PtR's recap</a> and thought that Boris Diaw was the key and played "the best half [of his] career in San Antonio to turn things around. Boris exploited every seam in the porous Cleveland D for easy floaters or assists to the open man."</p>
<p><a style="font-size: 12px;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/11/19/7251993/lebron-james-cavs-spurs-turnover/in/7015174" target="_blank"></a><span>Finally, and it's not exactly game related, but you may have seen my post about the SB Nation fantasy tournament that took place last night. In the end our own </span><a style="font-size: 12px;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Galfusica" target="_blank">Galfusica</a><span> won the whole thing with his GM skills. A big congratulations to him!</span></p>
https://www.poundingtherock.com/2014/11/20/7252513/spurs-infographic-san-antonio-at-clevelandChris Itz2014-11-19T02:00:03-06:002014-11-19T02:00:03-06:00Game Preview: Spurs at Cavs
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<p>Following a blowout victory over the Sixers, the Spurs visit the new-look Cavs Wednesday night in what many still consider a potential Finals preview. How will San Antonio fare against the league's latest 'Big Three'? </p> <div style="height: 300px; border-top-left-radius: 15px; border-top-right-radius: 15px; border-bottom-right-radius: 15px; border-bottom-left-radius: 15px; background-image: url(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/836193/spurs-background.jpg); background-position: 50% -40px;" id="preview-wrapper">
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<p>It's a strange thing, a fan's adoration. At first glance it can seem an undying, fire-proof entity -- resistant to all the jealousy, scorn and ill-conceived Jordan comparisons that you could muster with a thousand Internets. It endures postseason disappointment and awkward <span>Delonte West</span> rumors, keeping a doting crown rested firmly on its subject's depilated brow.</p>
<p>Then a shift in the basketball winds occurs and that loving feeling is scorched beyond recognition, leaving behind only the stench of burnt jerseys (<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5365704" target="_blank">and bridges</a>) wafting in the stale air of four failed seasons. But resentment, like NBA contracts, has an expiration date--which also sometimes comes with a hometown discount.</p>
<p>In a flash of pyrotechnics and a plume of powdered chalk, Cleveland's love for LeBron James has returned to form, like the Phoenix. Or, perhaps more aptly, Voldemort. The horcruxes look <a target="_blank" href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsSsR0kCUAABTAT.png:large">slightly different</a>, but there is clearly some sort of sorcery going on here, right?</p>
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<p>With the arrival of LeBron and Kevin Love (who, despite his absence in the commercial, does indeed play on the same team) the Cavaliers became preseason Vegas favorites to win it the title. While they've shown flashes of the potential brilliance to come, there have been plenty of early struggles for a team few expected to start 1-3. They continued Monday night, with a 106-97 home loss to the struggling <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Denver Nuggets</a>.</p>
<p>Not surprisingly, Cleveland has lived up to much of the hype surrounding its ability to score the ball. With three elite talents at or near the primes of their respective careers, they're able to stretch and bend defenses, and have somehow led to many an NBA writer's fetishizing of the old outlet pass.</p>
<p>Even with Kyrie Irving still learning how to share the ball, the Cavs are so talented that they will find ways to score. They're near the top in Off Rtg so far, which is especially remarkable given the slower pace they're currently playing at. Depending on the opponent, their starting lineup can pose a mismatch at every position -- at least on the offensive end of the court.</p>
<p>Their concerns lie on defense, however, with a Def Rtg of 108.3, which is good for fifth-worst in the league. Jason Patt recently wrote <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/11/18/7241939/cleveland-cavaliers-defense-problem-denver-nuggets" style="background-color: #ffffff;">a piece on the team's defensive struggles (specifically against the pick and roll</a>), which lays out what's going wrong with David Blatt's squad. Indeed it starts with Irving and Waiters getting beaten off the dribble, but the defense continues to unravel from there, with poor rim protection and wings who are too old (Shawn Marion and Mike Miller) to recover and get a hand in the face of the open three-point shooter.</p>
<p>Meanwhile the Spurs' issues thus far have been in their own offensive execution, with turnovers and cold shooting being typical bugaboos. It just looks like guys are not where they need to be on the floor and aren't catching the ball in rhythm yet. The team's 25-point win against Philly didn't serve to allay these concerns, as last year's Spurs would've probably won that game by 50.</p>
<p>The Spurs will likely be without Marco Belinelli and Tiago Splitter tonight. We'll know closer to gametime who suits up, but both guys have been involved in drills and are <a href="https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN/status/534391818234781696" target="_blank">expected to return soon</a>. Splitter's absence, especially, makes it difficult for San Antonio, who faces a number of talented Cavs big men and slashers who can feast around the hoop.</p>
<p>Tonight will be a true challenge in the midst of a relatively easy stretch for San Antonio. It's the type of game where Tristan Thompson or Anderson Varejao could go for a gritty 17 and 10, and nullify an otherwise-well-thought-out scouting report of limiting Cleveland's transition points, pick-and-rolling them into oblivion, and forcing Kyrie Irving to shoulder too much of the offensive load. But give me the Spurs by a hair. Or an Aron Baynes throwdown over Kevin Love. Either one will do.</p>
<p>Matchup to watch: Kawhi Leonard versus <span>LeBron James</span>. What Kawhi does guarding James off the ball might be just as important as when he's in possession of it. If he can deny him enough and force Irving and Waiters into hero ball, the game gets a bit easier for the Spurs. Plus, any chance for Leonard to further his Kingslayer legacy, the better.</p>
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<p>Prediction: Spurs by 2</p>
<p>For the Cavaliers' perspective, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fearthesword.com/">Fear the Sword</a>.</p>
<p>As always Tony must dominate Fisher, and you can get your San Antonio Spurs tickets from Daniel Farias with Spurs Sports & Entertainment: Tel: 210-444-5607 | dfarias@attcenter.com</p>
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