All times are CENTRAL<BR><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5><tr style='color:#ffffff;background-color:#000099;font-size: 14px;font-family: Arial;text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,1);'><td colspan=2 align=center><b>Visitor</b></td><td colspan=2 align=center style='border-left:1px solid #9999FF;'><b>Home</b></td><td align=center><b><nobr> Time </nobr></b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(59-16) SAN ANTONIO<br><b>SPURS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(54-19) OKLAHOMA CITY<br><b>THUNDER</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 pm<BR><b>(TNT)</b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(44-31) DALLAS<br><b>MAVERICKS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(54-22) LOS ANGELES<br><b>CLIPPERS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>9:30 pm<BR><b>(TNT)</b></td></tr></table>
Wow, two great games, can Spurs win the game again? If they can, just handle the NBA trophy to them after the game.
I thought OKC looked quite strong in the 1st half. Despite a bad start, KD and Ibaka both shooting the ball with stone hands and all kinds of bad luck, they only trail by 3. Interesting to see how this finishes up. One page that looks like it's finally turned is Ibaka can now guard TD. Therefore, if they meet in the playoffs, there is no excuse for Bonehead to give Perkins a lot of minutes.
If OKC can't beat the Spurs at home with 4 days rest and Spurs with no Ginobili coming off a B2B...it will hurt them psychologically if they do meet at WCF.
I think they'll be able to take solace in no thabo, a freshly returned perkins, and being 3-1 on the spurts if that happens.