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How the San Antonio Spurs are Destroying the Oklahoma City Thunder
Game 1 of the Western Conference Final didn’t have me completely sold on the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder are a bit out of their league in terms of running plays and executing on both ends of the floor. After Game 2? It looks like the San Antonio Spurs are better in each and every way.
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San Antonio Spurs, The Better Team in the Western Conference Finals
Team Basketball beat individual ability; Old Guard beating New Guard. The San Antonio Spurs simply played better as a team, with Manu Ginobili stepping up to carry them when it got rough, while the Oklahoma City Thunder simply lost the game because they played like a group of guys with nothing in common but the jersey.
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Manu Ginobili Produces Fourth Quarter Magic (Thunder vs Spurs)
Manu Ginobili rested for two series, not needing to show off his brilliance too much during two sweeps. Down by 9, with Tony Parker struggling and Tim Duncan needing someone to create for him, Popovich turned to Ginobili, who came through with his best game in the 2012 NBA postseason, leading the Spurs to a 101-98 win over the Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
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Kobe Bryant Can’t Beat Durant & Westbrook in a Duel
Kobe Bryant scoring 38 points and the rest of the starting five in double figures. Sounds awfully familiar to Game 3. On the other side, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 68 points, the Thunder’s defense clamped up in crunch time and Durant showed Bryant how it’s done when the game’s on the line.
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Thunder That Good; Lakers This Bad?
No one was surprised that the Oklahoma City Thunder won Game 1, at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. But by 29 points? Without anything too special from Durant, Westbrook, Harden or anyone else? Is that really the gulf between the two teams.
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Heat & LeBron James Settle Score With Thunder & Durant
LeBron James and the Miami Heat had something to prove. As little as some regular season games mean in the long run, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder and outplaying Kevin Durant seemed like a must for a team that unlike the criticism around them, didn’t seem to buy in to the apocalyptic prophecies.
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Russell Westbrook Destroys Asik as Thunder Destroy Bulls
Russell Westbrook enjoyed not having Derrick Rose face him, just as the Oklahoma City Thunder in general enjoyed playing the Chicago Bulls without their best player. More than anything, Westbrook probably enjoyed posterizing Omer Asik in one of the most impressive dunks of the season, as the Thunder notched an equally impressive win, showing they are currently the number one team in the NBA.
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Who Has the Better Big Three – The Oklahoma City Thunder or The Miami Heat
The Thunder beating the Miami Heat sent the Heat into another bad loss against the Indiana Pacers, and the questions regarding their ability to win the NBA title is put into question once again. Having LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh put the Heat immediatly in contender territory for the second straight year. Having Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden? Took some time, but they’re finally there.
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When Kevin Love Looks Like The Best Big Man in the NBA
Kevin Love isn’t the best big man in the league, and he might not even be the best power forward. His numbers tell a slightly different story, and after scoring 51 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder, enough to push the Western conference leaders to a double overtime, 149-140 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who can argue?
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Kevin Durant and Thunder are More Than Statistical Juggernauts
Kevin Durant finished with 31 points, but that’s only a third of the story. James Harden finished with 30, and so did Russell Westbrook. The most impressive offensive unit in the NBA scored 90 of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 115-104 win over the Phoenix suns, showing once again why they’re the best in the West.