Tag: Oklahoma City Thunder

  • 19 Best Memes of the San Antonio Spurs Knocking Out Kevin Durant & the Oklahoma City Thunder

    While we have ourselves a rematch in the NBA finals, it’s time not only to praise the San Antonio Spurs, but as memes and jokes tend to do, make fun of the losers, which happen to be the Oklahoma City Thunder, with Kevin Durant taking a lot of heat for not being able to be like LeBron James, despite that MVP he won in the regular season.

  • NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder Fall Short, San Antonio Spurs Finalists Again

    NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder Fall Short, San Antonio Spurs Finalists Again

    For the first time in the Western Conference Finals, we got ourselves a close game, ending in another first – a road win. The San Antonio Spurs finished the job in six games with a 112-107 overtime win thanks to some great basketball from Tim Duncan in the clutch, Manu Ginobili hitting some big shots and Boris Diaw proving his value once more. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook gave it their best shot, but without a decent head coach, system or depth, there’s always going to be a ceiling on this team.

  • NBA Playoffs – Spurs vs Thunder Game 6 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Spurs vs Thunder Game 6 Predictions

    It’s a whole new ball game as the saying goes. In a series that can be split into before and after the return of Serge Ibaka, we might be entering a new phase as the San Antonio Spurs take a one game lead to play on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder, feeling they have that defense figured out, which means Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook need to hope home court gives them enough of a boost in game 6.

  • NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder Can’t Adjust; Gregg Popovich Finally Understands

    NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder Can’t Adjust; Gregg Popovich Finally Understands

    After the San Antonio Spurs lost two games in a row to the Oklahoma City Thunder, it seemed like the veteran team striving to make another NBA finals was on the verge of reaching a breaking point. But Gregg Popovich understood he needs to change his thought process and approach. He decided to go smaller, which means Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter not on the court together, resulting in more minutes for Boris Diaw and Matt Bonner, resulting in their best performance of the series.

  • NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Figure it Out, Oklahoma City Thunder Look Exhausted

    NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Figure it Out, Oklahoma City Thunder Look Exhausted

    Sometimes the solution is simple, but takes a while to find. Using Matt Bonner in the lineup and giving Boris Diaw an extended time on the floor opened up so many things on offense for the San Antonio Spurs, getting to run all over the Oklahoma City Thunder with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili leading the way to a 117-89 win, taking a 3-2 lead in the series.

  • NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder Depend More on Russell Westbrook Than on Kevin Durant

    NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder Depend More on Russell Westbrook Than on Kevin Durant

    Pure scorers don’t win championships. Guy who can do more than just one thing are usually more important to contenders. Kevin Durant might be the biggest name and best player on the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has the MVP to show for it. But the most important player in whatever remains of their playoffs and title hopes is Russell Westbrook.

  • NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 5 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 5 Predictions

    It’s now or never for the San Antonio Spurs to stop the landslide that began with Serge Iabaka returning and has caught everyone on the Oklahoma City Thunder on fire, including Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, as the 2-2 tie in the Western Conference Finals will be broken, with the winner very likely to take the series eventually.

  • 11 Best Memes of the Oklahoma City Thunder Running Over the San Antonio Spurs

    Time to panic? Probably. The San Antonio Spurs have now lost two consecutive games to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it doesn’t seem like they’re handling the return of Serge Ibaka very well, which has also made Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook play like the superstars they are., resulting in too many memes making fun of how old they are.

  • NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Need Gregg Popovich to Improve

    NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Need Gregg Popovich to Improve

    After every loss we usually hear the same thing: The San Antonio Spurs will be fine because Gregg Popovich will figure out what’s wrong. But in this playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder that seems to be quickly slipping away from him and his team, it’s time to point some fingers at the head coach and not just the players who are obviously more than slightly overwhelmed by what’s going on.

  • NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Without Answers, Oklahoma City Thunder Oozing Confidence

    NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Without Answers, Oklahoma City Thunder Oozing Confidence

    It’s no longer just Serge Ibaka that’s scaring the San Antonio Spurs. The entire Oklahoma City Thunder team played like it knows it is the best of the two in the Western Conference Finals, winning game 4 at home 105-92, making it a 2-2 series, as Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant couldn’t be stopped, while no one on the Spurs, from Tony Parker to Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard, put in an even respectable game.