[Western Conference Semifinals] (2)San Antonio vs. (3)Oklahoma City

I got Thunder in 6. Eventually this will be a physical series where the Thunder can ware down the older Spurs team.

 

Supporting cast is going to have to step up in order to beat the Spurs in a series. The Spurs are going to make the rest of the team beat them. KD/WB isnt enough.

 

I think it will go to 7 and old man Duncan will be the X factor. Does he still have enough left in the tank?

 

if OKC had harden off the bench, I'd say it would be a seven game showdown. As it is, Spurs take it in five or six.

 

Spurs in 6

 

KD & Westbrick are megastars, but you really can't trust guys like Roberson, Waiters, Foyle, Kanter, Adams to be outstanding supporting casts in the post season. Even Ibaka seems lost nowadays, taken further & further to the perimeter by Donovan.

But this series will be good, and the Spurs advantage is not an overwhelming one, the margin of error is not insurmountable.

 

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I think Kanter is going to be the X-factor for the Thunder.

 

OKC ineffectiveness in close games will do them in. Spurs in 6.

 

And just like that

 

did donovan forget he has timeouts? lets it get all the way to 17-6 before using one.

also, duncan looked like he's learned something from draymond on that pick for the green 3. maybe they're prepping for playing the warriors.

 

Look at how smart Pop is. Westbrook abuses their PGs so why put a PG on him? Just put Claw on him and be done with it.

 

spurs impossibly hot to start this game.

what's crazy about kawhi now is that he doesn't even necessarily take easy shots to get his percentages. that 3 against the zone was just a small window of daylight early in the shotclock and he just let it fly and made it. and he takes very difficult post up jumpers and makes them. his improvement in shooting in just one year has been crazy to watch.

 

Spurs look impossible right now, they are making the Thunder look like the Rockets...well, almost.

 

aldridge is 6-8 and he's holding the spurs' shooting percentage down.

 

ya....sorry OKC. gsw or spurs are going to win the championship.

 

That improvement really started a year ago and has carried over to who he is now. Nothing really new

 

what happened to durant? he used to be so clutch. and an mvp. now every time things like this happen to okc he just starts firing up jumpers seemingly completely out of control. i know that's what people always think okc does, but it wasn't always like this, especially for durant. he was the guy who hit the huge 3 to stem a run by the opponent. now he gets blocked by danny green straight up because he just forces it instead of being calm (i realize the shotclock was a little low).

people talk about westbrook being out of control but these days durant is just as bad when things start breaking down for okc. and then adds a stupid foul on ginobili to it.