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FINAL: Spurs crush Thunder 112-77
4th 1:00 left: score update: 110-77 Spurs lead
4th 1:52 left: Jeremy Lamb with the and 1!
4th 3:00 left: score update: 104-72 Spurs lead
4th 4:00 left: Score update: 102-72 Spurs lead
4th 6:25 left: I guess the Thunder didnt get the memo that Adam Silver is at the game tonight
4th 7:45 left: This is just garbage time now, both teams playing half heartedly with their benches
4th 8:00 left: score update: 98-69 Spurs lead
4th 8:46 left: Thunder with another turnover
4th 9:00 left: Thunder take a full timeout
4th 9:00 left: score update: 96-68 Spurs lead
4th 10:00 left: the Spurs defense is absolutely smothering. Danny Green with another three!
4th 11:00 left: Thunder starting to find their shot, but the Spurs arent letting up
4th 12:00 left: player of the game so far: Tony Parker (22 points, 5 assists)
4th 12:00 left: The Thunder just cant find their shot, and the spurs cant miss. This game is over.
3rd 0:00: Score update: 91-62 Spurs up
3rd 1:00 left: The Spurs just cant miss!
3rd 1:47 left: Kawhi Leonard makes circus layup! Timeout called by Thunder
3rd 2:00 left: score update: 85-58 Spurs lead
3rd 2:31 left: Thunder turnover again. Travel called
3rd 3:00 left: score update: 83-58 Spurs lead
3rd 4:00 left: score update: 79-54 Spurs lead
3rd 4:52 left: Boris Diaw with the three!
3rd 5:20 left: Thunder finally score. Westbrook with the layup
3rd 5:41 left: As i said before this game, the Thunder cant play a 2 on 5 battle like they did last game. Now it is a 2 on 5 game, and Durant and Westbrook have also lost their shots.
3rd 5:41 left: Oklahoma with another turnover, they call timeout
3rd 6:00 left: score update 76-50 Spurs lead. Oklahoma cant seem to score at all
3rd 6:20 left: Durant and Westbrook are now 12/36 combined
3rd 6:56 left: score update: 74-50 Spurs lead
3rd 7:12 left: Danny Green with another three!!
3rd 7:33 left: The only two thunder players to score in the last 15 minutes are Westbrook and Durant.
3rd 8:15 left: another turnover for the Thunder, but they are saved by Kawhi Leonard, who commits the offensive foul (his 3rd)
3rd 8:53 left: Thunder call timeout
3rd 8:53 left: Danny Green for 3!!
3rd 9:00 left: Thunder are having an extremey hard time scoring early in this quarter
3rd 9:30 left: Off-ball offensive foul called on Thunder.
3rd 10:00 left: score update: 64-48 Spurs lead
3rd 12:00 left: 3rd quarter has started
HALFTIME: Player of the game so far: Tony Parker (15 points 5 assists)
HALFTIME: The Thunder absolutely have to pick up their perimiter defense in this game. Sefolosha might be a good option at small forward for the second half
HALFTIME: The Spurs are shooting very well from the three point line right now. If they can keep this up, the game is theirs for the taking
2nd 0:00: Score: 58-44 Spurs lead. Spurs ended the half on a 8-0 run. spurs are ahead because of their three point shooting
2nd 29.4 left: Westbrook offensive foul
2nd 33.3 left: after a number of Spurs offensive rebounds Manu Ginobili hits a three!!!
2nd 1:09 left: Danny Green with another three!
2nd 1:30 left: score update: 52-44 Spurs lead!
2nd 2:00 left: Danny Green hits a three, and is now 3/5 from thre point range
2nd 2:30 left: score update 47-42 Spurs lead. Both teams playing well now. Right now the game is reliant on turnovers. There have been a few controversial calls going the Spurs way
2nd 4:00 left: Score update: 43-38 Spurs lead
2nd 4:19 left: The Spurs are on a 10-0 run
2nd 4:22 left: Kevin Durant picks up his second foul of the game
2nd 5:00 left: Score update: 41-36 Spurs lead
2nd 5:33 left: Steven Adams is playing much better than anyone expected him to. He may be the only thing keeping the Thunder in this game
2nd 6:00 left: score update: 37-36 Spurs lead
2nd 7:30 left: Tony Parker with the amazing spin move toward the basket and the score!
2nd 8:00 left: The Spurs need to get Tim Duncan going in this game
2nd 8:30 left: score update: 34-31 Thunder lead
2nd 9:10 left: Steven Adams tips in an inbounds pass from 5 feet away with .1 seconds left on the shot clock!
2nd 9:37 left: Kendrick Perkins has picked up his second foul of the game. He will check out for Nick Collison
2nd 9:41 left: call downgraded to a common foul
2nd 9:48 left: Flagrant Foul called on Kendrick Perkins. Refs will review it
2nd 10:00: score update: 28-27 Thunder lead
2nd 11:00 left: Steven Adams is playing very well. He has 7 points in 8 minutes
2nd 11:40 left: Thunder start the quarter with a turnover leading to a Danny Green three
1st 0:00: Score: 26-24 Thunder lead. The Spurs need to start playing better on the perimiter. Defensive rebounds have also been a problem for them
1st 1:00 left: Steven Adams with the Jam! Thunder lead 24-21
1st 2:00 left: The Spurs are 1/10 from the perimeter. They need to pick up their shooting
1st 2:00 left: Score update: 22-21 Thunder lead.
1st 2:34 left: Reggie Jackson with the incredible spin move towards the basket!
1st 3:00 left: Score update: 20-17 Spurs lead
1st 4:20 left: Both teams are playing well, but the Thunder's post players are missing shots that they should be making. Score update: 18-13
1st 5:00 left: Tim Duncan Technical foul! he was complaining after a foul called on Danny Green
1st 5:00 left: score update: 16-9 Spurs lead
1st 6:24 left: Leonard picks up his second foul early
1st 7:00 left: Thunder are not doing a good job guarding the paint early in this game
1st 7:00 left: Thunder are not doing well guarding Parker. He has 4 already
1st 7:00 left: Score update: 11-7 Spurs lead
1st 7:30 left: Steven Adams has checked in for the Thunder
1st 7:30 left: Tiago Splitter and one! score update: 7-8 Spurs lead
1st 8:40 left: Spurs scored 4 quick points. Score is now 7-4
1st 10:47 left: Thunder out to a 5-0 start behind Durant and Westbrook
1st 11:26 left: Kevin Durant hits the first points of the game
8:00: Steve Kerr (new GSW coach) is commentating on this game as well.
8:00: Spurs win the opening tip
7:57: Game Starts soon! Time to see whether the Spurs will take a 2-0 lead, or if the Thunder will take home court advantage
7:45: Im looking for Westbrook to have a huge game tonight. He needs to dominate Parker and he knows it. He'll pull through for the Thunder
7:38: Kendrick Perkins also needs to pick up his game in this series. Not on the offensive end, but he needs to help on covering Duncan
7:30: Magic Johnson: "Im looking forward to seeing the adjustments the Thunder make against the Spurs tonight".
7:30: Game starts in 30 minutes!
7:00: Ginobili will also be huge for the Spurs in this matchup. His points off of the bench were huge for them last game
7:00: Other NBA news: The Pacers are really going to struggle in game 3 if Paul George isnt back, which is very likely
7:00: Popovich still doesnt believe that Ibaka will be out for the whole series
7:00: interesting fact: all of Manu Ginobili's 18 points in game 1 were in the second half
7:00: Tonights game will be extremely pivotal for the Thunder, as they will attempt to avoid the 2-0 hole, and take home home court advantage
7:00: The Spurs will need to keep up their scoring and defense, inside the paint. They will need to address the issue of Russell Westbrook on the defensive end as well.
7:00: In tonight’s game, the Thunder will need balanced scoring, bench points, and well-timed runs to win the game.
7:00: The player to look for tonight’s game is Tony Parker. Parker played extremely well in the first game, registering a double-double. Tim Duncan will also be interesting to look, as he will be guarded by Collison.
7:00: Spurs players are going to be much more rested for this game than Thunder players. Brooks has relied heavily upon his starters throughout their postseason journey, however the Spurs coasted through the second round, and blew out the Blazers in 4 of their 5 games.
7:00: The Spurs are ranked number 1 in the league in three-point percentage in the playoffs, at 40%. Their three point shooting may be the key to winning this series.
7:00: One overlooked problem for the Spurs in the playoffs is their costless throw shooting. They are shooting 78% from the line, which is ranked 4th in the playoffs. The Thunder, however, are ranked 2nd at 81%.
7:00: Other NBA news: Lance Stephenson has been fined for flopping, and Paul George is out with a concussion. He will not be allowed to play until his symptoms are gone, per NBA policy.
7:00: Other Thunder News: The Knicks are going to hold off on hiring a coach until Phil Jackson gets a chance to talk to Derek Fisher after the playoffs.
7:00: Scott Brooks tried to beat the Spurs with a small lineup, and it didn’t work at all. Brooks is going to have to go with a bigger lineup throughout this game.
7:00: Spurs’ coach Gregg Popovich made a statement about game two: “They’re not going to be stopped but if those kinds of players can be made to work hard and just take something away, it can work to your advantage.”
7:00: Westbrook also had something to say about the Thunder’s performance: “I don’t necessarily say we have to be perfect, just get it done. Whatever we need to do to get it done. There will be times when they’re going to make plays. They’re a great team. There will be times we’re going to make plays. But we’re just going to continue and stay with it.”
7:00: In a post-game interview Durant talked about how the Thunder couldn’t put together a run in the fourth quarter to keep them in the game: “We turned the ball over a little too much but we’ve got to continue to trust whether guys are hitting shots or not. We’ve got to keep playing within our offense and playing with the pass. We’ll be fine. We do a good job of attacking, not just ourselves, but for our teammates. We’ve just got to continue to trust”
7:00: If the Spurs can keep up their game one play, it is almost a guaranteed win. When the Spurs play this well, they win with ease.
7:00: The Thunder can’t play two-on-five basketball in this game. They will have to work together as a team.
7:00: In this game, the Thunder are going to need more production from Sefolosha and Collison, with the bench keeping up their production. The Thunder are going to have to focus more of their energy on the defensive end in this game as well. The Thunder are an extremely capable offensive team. The Thunder don’t need to focus on the offense, it will come to them. They absolutely have to stop Tony Parker and Tim Duncan on the defensive end.
7:00: As usual, the Spurs had balanced scoring in game 1. Each of the starters scoring 14 points or more except for Tiago Splitter, who scored 6. Tony Parker finished the game with 14 points and 12 assists. Ginobili was also notable off of the bench, scoring 18. The Thunder defense is going to have to do a better job guarding Tony Parker if they want to take home court.
7:00: The Thunder went on to lose game 1 in a 122-105 blowout. As usual, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook produced, scoring 28 and 25 respectively. Nick Collison and Thabo Sefolosha, however, combined for a total of 0 points, 1 assist, and 4 rebounds in 32 total minutes of play. Derek Fisher came up huge for the Thunder off of the bench, scoring 16 points. Reggie Jackson also added 13 off of the bench. Caron Butler had 9 points in 25 minutes.
7:00: Collison on the lineup change: “The lineups, there’s no magic. I don’t think there’s any magic lineups if we’re not going to have the effort and concentration. That’s our job as players, and then coach will figure out what works for us. But for us we’ve got to be really engaged and ready to go when the game starts.
7:00: Durant talked about Ibaka’s absence after the game: “Look, Serge is not going to be here. He’s injured for the rest of the post season, so we’ve got to move past that and just keep playing as a team".
7:00: Before game 1, the Thunder announced that power forward Serge Ibaka would be out for the remainder of the post-season. They also announced that Nick Collison would be starting in his place, and not Steven Adams as most assumed.
7:00: Tonight the Thunder look to steal a game in San Antonio, and go home with home court advantage.
7:00: The San Antonio Spurs will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at home. Tip-off is at 9:00 EST (6:00 PST). The Spurs crushed the Thunder in game 1 of the series, which was also in San Antonio.