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NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder Giving up on Thabo Sefolosha, Raising Reggie Jackson
It seems Scott Brooks is finally making adjustments, something he’s always been criticized for not doing and relying on the talent of his players to make up for tactical ability from their head coach. Not that he’s not still putting the ball in the hands of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, but he has made changes to his lineup that weren’t doomed to fail from the beginning, as the return of Serge Ibaka enabled him to give up on Thabo Sefolosha and insert Reggie Jackson into the starting lineup.
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NBA Playoffs – Spurs vs Thunder Game 4 Predictions
Game 4 of the Western Conference finals will tell us if the return of Serge Ibaka has completely changed the series, making the Oklahoma City Thunder suddenly favorites against the suddenly slightly stunned San Antonio Spurs, or was his recovery mostly about a one-game impact that isn’t going to last once Gregg Popovich makes the proper adjustments.
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15 Best Memes of Serge Ibaka & the Oklahoma City Thunder Finally Beating the San Antonio Spurs
With one lineup tweak, the return of Serge Ibaka completely changes the series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs, with results in plenty of jokes and memes about Derrick Rose still being injured and as always, the referees helping out Kevin Durant and co. when they were in dire need.
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NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder a New Team, San Antonio Spurs Need to Adjust
Don’t believe what people tell you. Serge Ibaka out for the playoffs? He looked fine and more than that, providing offensive and defensive help to the Oklahoma City Thunder with their backs to the wall, winning their first game in the 2014 Western conference finals thanks to an overall improvement and a lot of officiating help, beating the San Antonio Spurs 106-97 who still hold a 2-1 lead in the series, but have a lot of adjusting to do.
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NBA Playoffs – Spurs vs Thunder Game 3 Predictions
If there’s a game that’s going to decide this series, it’s game 3. The San Antonio Spurs have the Oklahoma City Thunder on the edge of a cliff, and now it remains to be seen if they follow through with the shove, or watch a team that’s 0-2 down but getting back Serge Ibaka after what seemed to be a playoff-ending injury has what it takes to get back into this series.
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16 Best Memes of the Oklahoma City Thunder Humiliated by the San Antonio Spurs
While watching the San Antonio Spurs take a 2-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals isn’t that surprising, having seen it done with such incredible disparity, including 35 points between the teams in game 2, resulted in jokes and memes at the expense of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and a lot of ‘Real MVP’ references.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Look Deadly, Oklahoma City Thunder Look Scared
There’s something very familiar about the San Antonio Spurs taking a 2-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. However, winning 112-77 and looking so dominant through the first two games with big nights from Tony Parker and Danny Green while making Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook look ordinary gives this series a different kind of vibe.
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NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 2 Predictions
The Western conference finals move on to game 2 as the San Antonio Spurs feel pretty confident about their 1-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder, who seem like a two-man team going up against a well oiled machine, and no matter how good Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook will be; without a huge defensive improvement and at least one more player that helps them offensively, this might be a shorter than expect series.
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10 Best Memes of the San Antonio Spurs Destroying the Oklahoma City Thunder
Things were going to be hard for the Oklahoma City Thunder without Serge Ibaka, but the San Antonio Spurs didn’t go easy on them, and the referees didn’t stretch out a helping hand, resulting in a 17-point loss to open the Western conference finals, and obviously a lot of memes and jokes at the Thunder’s expense.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs in Control, Oklahoma City Thunder in Trouble
This was the kind of offensive display the San Antonio Spurs were hoping to get against a weakened Oklahoma City Thunder defense, helping Tim Duncan early on and Manu Ginobili later in game 1 to dominate and find points with ease in a dominating 122-105 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals over a team that has only one lineup that works defensively and a Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook duo that need plenty of help.