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You got it wrong. Nobody is scared of OKC.
Everybody is scared of the refs, and for good reason.
I feel like I'm in the minority here. Durant has been playing very bad as of late and Westbrook has too. They have looked very beatable. We didn't have Kawhi for two of our matches, and Ginobili was sitting out in the other one.
Once people realize this isn't 2012 anymore, the better.
You got it wrong. Nobody is scared of OKC.
Everybody is scared of the refs, and for good reason.
Okc is a very mediocre team by themsleves. The refs make them a top 3 team.
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Refs are a huge part of their team but the Spurs turn into complete when they face the Thunder. They have a huge mental edge on the Spurs.
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If it's the Thunder team from these first two rounds, then I like the Spurs' chances.
Unfortunately, dem 's faces light up like they just spotted the Mason-Dixon line whenever San Antonio comes to town tbh.
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More concerned with which Spurs team shows up to play them... I said all season I'm not worried about the Thunder matchup-wise, but the Spurs can't be laying eggs against them.
The whole refs thing is outside the Spurs control, tbh... that's how I have to approach it.
Ultimately, the reality also is that if the Clippers made a few shots yesterday, they win that game. Much like OKC wins game 4 if they make some shots at the end.
How can you not be concerned with how the Spurs match up with OKC? Perkins does a great job negating Duncan, Reggie Jackson goes nuts on the Spurs seemingly every time they match up, Durant and Westbrook will keep everyone in foul trouble, and they do a great job getting back to contest the three point shooters.
OKC is the worst matchup of the Duncan era.
Everyone on that shows up against the Spurs and they know how to force the Spurs to play iso ball and get crushed.
The Spurs will show up tbh. If they advance past Portland, I don't have much worry that we'll see a great effort out of them against the Thunder.
It's just that OKC has a higher ceiling IMO and they have a level of mental comfort against the Spurs that no other team has, that's undeniable at this point tbh.
I think it'll be a great series if it happens and if the Thunder can't elevate their play from what we've seen these first couple of rounds, San Antonio has a very good chance of eliminating them...
Spurs will play them with everything they've got and come out on top.
It's likely Rivers was right in saying that was a 'series deciding call' last night. At least it didn't happen to the Spurs. If I was a Clippers fan I'd be extremely pissed. It was obvious to the everybody on the planet. Hopefully the Clips play them tough and put them on their asses. I know 'it's just a game' but that is the only language the Thunderefs will understand.
More like if the Clippers didn't pull a choke for the ages..
Not worried—just resigned. After last night, everyone realizes the fix is in, but Miami will destroy meth tbh. No way Westbrick or Beta get those whistles against the LeBrons.
I don't put a lot of stock on regular season games against these teams, and while they're not a favorable matchup, I also think we match up better than we did with 2012 OKC... I think we have better players and defense than then, and overall, they're less talented than they were back then. Reggie will get his due if he explodes in every game against us when it matters. This offseason so far he basically had about 3 solid games for them, including only one in the first round. That's about the same amount of good games Marco has had for us.
The Spurs are a team that doesn't foul a lot, and that's one of their main strengths. Now it's possible they get the ref treatment, and then it doesn't matter, but there's nothing the Spurs can do about that, so I won't factor that in a face value analysis.
I think the Spurs have a worse Parker and a much worse Ginobili. It is nice there is no Bonner+Blair like in Game 5 though.
I don't doubt the Spurs effort, but at the same time, things like schedule matters for an old team like ours, tbh... I thought the last game against Portland, the effort was mostly there, but there were some tired legs too...
It's difficult to play 5 games in 10 nights at max intensity for a team like ours, especially when it's physical out there. Let's just hope we can close the Blazers tonight and we can get some much needed rest.
Durant's stats in the 2nd round: 32 ppg (59 TS%), 8.2 rpg, 5.4 apg, 1.2 spg, 1 bpg
Westbrook's stats in the 2nd round: 29.6 ppg (64.5 TS%), 6.6 rpg, 8.2 apg, 1.2 spg
We're in deep **** if that counts for "playing bad lately". Durant had a rough 1st round against a staunch Memphis defense...but Westbrook has been playing great all playoffs tbh. You could easily make the argument that he's been the best player in the West playoffs thus far.
I don't know about worse, but I would definitely say more inconsistent. On the other hand, I don't think Scotty can pull a Carlisle to diminish guys like Marco, Patty and while we had Diaw then, it wasn't this Diaw...
I think we have more options, but like I said, which Spurs team will show up? You can't have more than a couple of guys being anemic, or it'll be a problem.
Me neither. Lots of pl here are terrified. OKC showed a lot of flaws. Spurs can beat them handily.
Ain't about Scotty doing anything; Abaka erases a lot of deficiencies in this guy's defensive game plan.
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