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NBA Playoff Roundup – Spurs Quiet Thunder

Game two of the Western Conference Finals was very well played by both teams, but San Antonio showed Oklahoma City that they're going to have bring their A++ game if they want to win in the Spurs' house.

San Antonio 120 - Oklahoma City 111

I'm sure that if OKC coach Scott Brooks knew his big three were going to score 88 points combined, he'd feel pretty good going into the game. Kevin Durant had 31, James Harden dropped 30 and Russell Westbrook had 27, but it wasn't enough as San Antonio dominated throughout the game.

Tony Parker led the Spurs with 34 points, shooting a ridiculous 16-21 from the floor. Manu Ginobili had 20 off the bench, including a rainbow three late in the fourth to effectively end the Thunder's comeback hopes. The other scary stat for OKC was that Tim Duncan only shot 2-11 for 11 points, and the Spurs still owned the game. Is the Series Over? »

San Antonio Spurs Make it 20 in a Row (VIDEO)

Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs slams on Thunder's Serge Ibaka
Tim Duncan is Getting it Done!

You have to think that it is going to end for the San Antonio Spurs eventually. Conventional wisdom would have said that Kevin Durant and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder would be the ones to do it. So far they are not.

The Spurs simply can’t be beat.

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Spurs and Thunder Game Two Preview and Predicition

The San Antonio Spurs erased a nine point, fourth quarter deficit in about 3 and a half minutes to derail the Thunder's hopes of stealing game one. Tonight, OKC looks to even the series, but can they do it?

San Antonio doesn't rely on Tim Duncan anymore to be the man every game, so when he gets 16 points and 11 boards, the other team has to hope he's leading the team that night. In game one, Manu Ginobili had 26 and Tony Parker had 18. If the Spurs' big three go off like that, it's tough for anyone to beat them.

OKC will have to try to control the tempo, which they did for three quarters in game one. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden did what they normally do, but it wasn't enough. The Thunder need more than 17 combined points from the other starters. Kendrick Perkins needs to be a beast on the offensive glass. So Who's Going to Win? »

San Antonio Keeps Rolling; Wins Game One Western Conference Finals (VIDEO)

Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs
Manu? Manu? Where did he go?

If there is anyone that can stop the roll that the San Antonio Spurs are on this post season it is the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, fans will have to wait until Game Two Tuesday night to see if the Thunder will be able to.

Kevin Durant and company appeared to have the game in hand late, but Manu Ginobili and the rest of the Spurs had another idea. Down by nine early in the final period, the Spurs offense absolutely exploded going on a 13-1 run to overtake the lead for good with just over six minutes to play.

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NBA Playoff Roundup – Spurs Sweep Again, Heat Even Series

Two games yesterday in the NBA Playoffs, with one series ending as the Spurs move on to the Western Conference Finals after sweeping the Clippers and the Heat show they aren't quite finished with a strong road win in Indiana.

Miami 101 - Indiana 93

LeBron James had a playoff performance like we rarely ever see (and haven't since 1961 when Elgin Baylor did it). 40 points, 18 boards and 9 assists in leading the Heat to the win and tying the series at two games apiece. Dwyane Wade added 30, with 22 in the second half, and Miami showed that maybe all the announcements of their demise were a little premature. Two of the final three games are in Miami, so the Heat have their home court advantage back. There's not much else to say about this game, but I do find it funny that after the Heat lost game three, the conversation was about how the team needs to be broken up and that Wade needed to be traded. Now the talk is about how the Heat are back, and they're on fire. I'm not saying the Heat are for sure going to win the series now, but I do think they have the edge. I just don't want to hear how they need to revamp the roster three games into a seven game series. Spurs Win 18th Straight »

Spurs Sweep the Clippers to Advance to the Western Conference Finals

Tiaggo Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs
It's Pretty! It's so Pretty!

The Clippers are a talented group of individuals. Chris Paul and Blake Griffin look ready to become the most dangerous tandem in basketball since Shaq/Kobe, Malone/Stockton, or Duncan/Parker to name a few. However, they are not there just yet.

Paul led the way for the Clippers with 23; Griffin chimed in 21, but in the end they were no match for the depth and talent of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Gregg Popovich Doesn’t Want to Talk About his Team’s Success (VIDEO)

Gregg Popovich doesn't like question about win streak
Grouchy Much?

Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich is legendary for his curmudgeonly ways. He doesn't care for the spotlight, he doesn't like talking to the media; he's about as chappy of a coach as you can find.

Popovich is also a professional and does what he's supposed to do. One of those things is of course, talk to the media after games. He just doesn't hide the fact that he hates it. So when a reporter asked about the team's 16 game winning streak and beating the Clippers by an average of 17.5 points in each of the first two games, Gregg gave a typical Popovich answer. Luckily, birthday boy Tony Parker brought some humor into the room after Gregg was done.

Article by Eric Gray

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