The Thunder defeated the Spurs 109-103 Saturday night to tie the Western Conference Finals at 2-2. Coming off a 20 point demolition of the Spurs on Thursday, the Thunder once again took care of business at home, surprising most pundits who considered the team all but eliminated after the Spurs raced out to a 2-0 series lead. Kevin Durant continued to establish himself as the greatest closer in the NBA, scoring 18 of his 36 points in the final 7 minutes of the decisive 4th quarter. Durant scored 16 straight points for the Thunder and showed off his full arsenal of moves, including a floater, 3-pointer, turnaround shot off a post up, a dunk off an alley-oop from James Harden and several midrange jumpers off the dribble on which he demonstrated his beautiful shooting stroke. Durant played well in all facets of the game, finishing with 8 assists, 6 rebounds and excellent defense with the help of his 7'5" wingspan. Durant received plenty of help from his front court teammates Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins and Nick Collison who finished with a combined 49 points on 22-25 shooting, including 26 for Ibaka on perfect 11-11 shooting from the field. Sunday, June 3, 2012
Thunder tie series win Spurs behind monster 4th quarter by Durant
The Thunder defeated the Spurs 109-103 Saturday night to tie the Western Conference Finals at 2-2. Coming off a 20 point demolition of the Spurs on Thursday, the Thunder once again took care of business at home, surprising most pundits who considered the team all but eliminated after the Spurs raced out to a 2-0 series lead. Kevin Durant continued to establish himself as the greatest closer in the NBA, scoring 18 of his 36 points in the final 7 minutes of the decisive 4th quarter. Durant scored 16 straight points for the Thunder and showed off his full arsenal of moves, including a floater, 3-pointer, turnaround shot off a post up, a dunk off an alley-oop from James Harden and several midrange jumpers off the dribble on which he demonstrated his beautiful shooting stroke. Durant played well in all facets of the game, finishing with 8 assists, 6 rebounds and excellent defense with the help of his 7'5" wingspan. Durant received plenty of help from his front court teammates Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins and Nick Collison who finished with a combined 49 points on 22-25 shooting, including 26 for Ibaka on perfect 11-11 shooting from the field. 
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I seems like the Spurs are running out of gas. I still think that the spurs will win this series in 7 games because I think home court will decide this series.
ReplyDeleteThe Thunder's offensive explosion came from a stunningly Spurs-like propensity to look for the best shot, not the best player.
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