Cmon serge you're useless now give it up
Seriously, if the injury was ever as bad as Presti said, Ibaka would have traveled with the team for the first two games in San Antonio to cheer for them from the bench instead of rehabbing for a hopeless situation. When he didn't come for those games I knew he would likely play later this series. Anyone expecting a 50% Ibaka today is going to be in for a rude awakening. He didn't have the injury Presti claimed. He was never out for the series.
Ibaka - "It's 100 percent going to hurt," he said Saturday. "For sure if the doctor gives me the OK and I feel better tomorrow, I will be 100 percent with the pain for sure, but like I said, I'm going to do whatever it takes to help my team."
Such a warrior
The only suspense left is whether TNT shows the Willis Reed clip during the pregame or waits until he's actually in the game.
yes...and also make him put the ball on the floor - do not give him any outside jumpers - make him work.
This is no Willis Reed situation (a couple of inspirational minutes then bench time).
Expect Ibaka to be 100% and even pounding his chest to emphasize the point.
The Spurs will have to play with the ferocity of a lied-to lover in order to win this game.
Of course it isn't, but ESPN will milk the out of it like it is as the majority of those watching have no idea the actual events surrounding that WR game.
It's TNT. Marv Albert was the Knicks radio play-by-play guy for that game 44 years ago. They'll probably have Marv reflect on that game.
Russ coming on point here. From here on out the Spurs are playing the team that swept them in the regular season.
Jesus God. I did forget about that.
But, Thunder aren't playing the team they swept, tbh
OKC swept them the last 4 playoff games as well.
With Ibaka playing, OKC has won the last four regular season games straight and the last four playoff games straight vs. the Spurs.
This is 2003 vs. the Lakers redux. Hopefully, a similar ending.
I think they split, OKC winning this one and the Spurs winning the next one.
2003 Spurs and Lakers were better than these two teams, IMO
Man those hicks are going to be going crazy tonight
And in breaking news, Jesus Christ comes back to earth in a flaming chariot!
Wearing an Ibaka jersey.
Man just wen then ibaka references were dying out lol
First the media goes crazy with saying w/o Ibaka and now they're going to praise the man from returning from such a "painful" injury to play and help his teammates. I hope the Spurs come out and curb stop these guys. It'd be so sweet to hear all this praise and then have the spurs come in and completely destroy any thought of a comeback.
We're talking about a team who needed the Clippers to hand them two games to make it to the western conference finals. Westbrook is slow by the 3rd quarter. All his regular season running around doesn't translate as well to the playoffs when everyone else is going full speed. It works, but at a much dire cost to his endruance. Without team ball, they'll wear out against a team like the spurs who are designed to wear and tear.
I saw this being a good series, but never thought the Thunder were favorites to win. Everyone was going off of regular season games, which Pop does not game plan to the fullest. The Blazers had their way with the spurs in the regular season, and killed them with athleticism, just like the thunder. The spurs system is designed to nullify that. People dont give Pop enough credit, he definitely spent all summer and season thinking about the finals...
Ibaka isn't changing the outcome of this series, 100% or not.
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