Tag: Thunder vs Spurs

  • NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 4 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 4 Predictions

    Entering game 5 of the Western conference semifinals series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs, one has to wonder whether the momentum in this series has finally shifted, all because of Kevin Durant finally playing like someone good enough to be an MVP.

  • San Antonio Spurs – Destroying Russell Westbrook is Always Fun

    San Antonio Spurs – Destroying Russell Westbrook is Always Fun

    There’s no team the San Antonio Spurs enjoy beating more than the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are 100% reliant on how well Russell Westbrook does.

  • NBA – Thunder vs Spurs Predictions

    NBA – Thunder vs Spurs Predictions

    The freight train known as Russell Westbrook is coming to play the San Antonio Spurs in his attempt to single-handedly secure a playoff spot for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

  • Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Isn’t Alone on Christmas

    Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Isn’t Alone on Christmas

    For the first time since Kevin Durant went down with an injury (again), it wasn’t just Russell Westbrook carrying the offensive torch for the Oklahoma City Thunder, getting plenty of help, especially in the dramatic finish, to lead his team to a 114-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

  • NBA on Christmas – Thunder vs Spurs Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Thunder vs Spurs Predictions

    The Western conference has been decided between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs in the last three years, meeting twice in the conference finals. Russell Westbrook will be playing once again without Kevin Durant, while the defending NBA champions have the trio of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker taking care of business without Kawhi Leonard.

  • 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 – 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.

  • NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Look Deadly, Oklahoma City Thunder Look Scared

    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.

  • NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 2 Predictions

    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.

  • NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs in Control, Oklahoma City Thunder in Trouble

    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.