Game Thread: Western Conference Finals: OKC Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs

[bksballer89]

I guess the Ibaka factor only impacts games played in Oklahoma City

 

[Logicallylethal]

This series has been terrible to watch. Nothing but blow outs. I miss the first round competition

 

[podsox]

What is Steve Kerr talking about? This series has been god awful

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

all I got to say is, Russ Westbrook is cant miss basketball. He's like a one-man army, and when he's on, like last night (very few turnovers) he is electric.


Not saying he's the best this or that; he gets lost at times, fails to pass, and shoots too much.


However, he is often just amazing to watch.

He get's to the rack faster than any player I"ve ever seen.. Sadly though he get's cheesy foul call's way to dam much... He's learned to play the dumb officials...

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

Damn I did not expect a blow out.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

IBAKA IBAKA IBAKA IBAKA IBAKA IBAKA.

I have said 100,000 times on this thread that the IBAKA factor is a bit overblown.
OKC fans thought I was just being some crazy homer.

Healthy Home Court is far more important than 100 Ibakas.
It doesn't matter one iota what the visiting team brings.
It is blowout, blowout, blowout, blowout, over and over again for the home team when healthy.

It has been like that for 4 years in a row now.
The HEALTHY HOME TEAM is a staggering 20-2 in the last 22 games.

The road team can of course finally break through.....maybe game 6/game 7
Anything can happen. But, it has been almost a guaranteed money-line bet the last 4 years.

Lets hope it doesn't happen in game 7. That would totally suck for the trend to break in that game.

 

[trojanfan12]

I'm too lazy to look for it, but I'm pretty sure someone posted something earlier this thread about the Spurs not scoring 120 if Ibaka is playing.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Idiots never paid attention to the last 4 years of the rivalry.
They made some asinine statement that OKC has the Spurs number.


They focused entirely on the fact that OKC is 10-1 in their last 11 healthy home games.

They forgot that SA is 10-1 in their last 11 healthy home games.

I don't know how that is domination....other than homecourt domination.
But we are used to being forgotten by the star power team worship.

 

[BOTSLAYER]

 

[bksballer89]

I'm too lazy to look for it, but I'm pretty sure someone posted something earlier this thread about the Spurs not scoring 120 if Ibaka is playing.

I wonder who that idiot was

 

[bksballer89]

This series has been terrible to watch. Nothing but blow outs. I miss the first round competition

This is just as bad as the 2009 heat/hawks series. It went 7 games but all the games were double digit blowouts.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

The SPURS set an NBA record for the most consecutive home playoff wins by 15+ points.


Now if they can just get a little better on the road.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

I guess we will back here again.....after the Thunder beat the Spurs at home again

 

[bksballer89]

I'm going to take a wild guess that OKC destroys SAS on Saturday and we'll have our first competitive game in G7

 

[Hambombs]

Let's go Pop!

 

[RobToxin]

Home teams are now a combined 9-1 in the two Conference Championships.

Spurs these playoffs are 9-1 at home and 2-5 on the road.

 

[Nooone]

He get's to the rack faster than any player I"ve ever seen.. Sadly though he get's cheesy foul call's way to dam much... He's learned to play the dumb officials...

All of the former big three of OKC learned that. Harden works the refs like no one i've ever seen as far as getting to the line with no contact. KD is so skinny and weak that if you touch him his body flails half way across the court. and russ is just so quick and knows how to embellish contact

 

[Pariah]

Wouldn't hurt OKC to spend some money on a SG.

Thabo and Lamb have to be the worst combo in the NBA at the position.

 

[charlie42s]

Wouldn't hurt OKC to spend some money on a SG.

Thabo and Lamb have to be the worst combo in the NBA at the position.

OKC's payroll is $7 million more than the Spurs.
HoopsHype - NBA Salaries - San Antonio Spurs
HoopsHype - NBA Salaries - Oklahoma City Thunder

3 OKC players would make more than every Spur, except that Parker makes $250k more than Ibaka.

 

[bksballer89]

Maybe they can acquire James harden?