Egotastic
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? »
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? »