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

[bksballer89]

Are there ANY Heat fans or Lebroniacs (aside from turnup) who don't cry about the refs?

Welcome to the 21st Century

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Durant is the center right now.

OKC guards need to play better on the ball defense. You can't allow easy penetration

It's also all Durant and Westbrook for there offense... There gonna wear themselves out trying to do it all...

 

[bksballer89]

If I'm OKC I'm encouraged by my offensive performance from my role players. I'll just be more focused on defense.

 

[bksballer89]

It's also all Durant and Westbrook for there offense... There gonna wear themselves out trying to do it all...

Jackson with 11 and Fisher with 13 while Butler chipped in with 8. Need more from Thabo though

 

[trojanfan12]

Welcome to the 21st Century

I think turnup and I are roughly the same age. Probably why he doesn't cry about the refs either. You know how set in our ways us old guys can get.

 

[bksballer89]

Crucial turnover

 

[Pariah]

Another 'what if' series.

Can barely stand to watch another one.

 

[MarkOU]

Westbrook is high.

 

[thunderc]

wave the flag, get em out.

 

[bksballer89]

Another 'what if' series.

Can barely stand to watch another one.

You lost one road game.....Big deal

OKC defense will be much better in game 2

 

[bksballer89]

I agree with Kerr. Thunder has to stay big for most of the game

 

[MarkOU]

 

[Demonjoe93]

That's game.

 

[thunderc]

You lost one road game.....Big deal

OKC defense will be much better in game 2

No joke, all about getting a split.

 

[trojanfan12]

Thunder have lost their composure.

 

[bksballer89]

Am I really suppose to believe that without Ibaka OKC would allow 120 PPG? I'm sorry you can't use the Ibaka excuse tonight because you should be able to hold a team under 120 points. OKC scored enough to win tonight even without Ibaka

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I think turnup and I are roughly the same age. Probably why he doesn't cry about the refs either. You know how set in our ways us old guys can get.

I'll be 53 later this month.

And to be clear, I think NBA refs often influence the results of games because in general they make so many bad calls. Historically, the home team gets more of the 50/50 calls, hence the importance of home court when 2 good teams are competing in a series.

Example. Inaccurately calling a 2 nd foul on a key player early in the 1st qtr can force a coach to make game altering changes from that point.

Yesterday, the refs were not even close to being the reason the Heat lost.
They were out-everythinged for basically the entire game.

 

[MarkOU]

Am I really suppose to believe that without Ibaka OKC would allow 120 PPG? I'm sorry you can't use the Ibaka excuse tonight because you should be able to hold a team under 120 points. OKC scored enough to win tonight even without Ibaka

For sure and I don't see anyone immediatly blaming. What i see and feel is sour grapes thinking if only they were healthy.

Is what it is but for sure the spurs scoring 120 makes me sick yet the grizzles and clips did the same to us and the thunder overcame that.

Not flipping my lid over game one. It's a long series.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

SPURS are dropping 20 point beatdowns on everyone these days


That offense might be the offense that I have ever seen from the Popovich era.


it is not some "gimmicky" run and gun offense. It is just a precision well oiled passing machine.


They simply don't take any bad shots.


All the shot don't always go in. They don't always win, but the offense just seems to always generate the best possible shot for each circumstance.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Thunder have lost their composure.

Spurs have consistently looked like the best team in the league for quite some time this season.
I like there chances ( especially with HCA) against whoever comes out of the East.