X Factor prediction... for game 3!!!

[thunderfan]

Want to see more looks for Ibaka from 15-18 feet. Defensive focus is never on him and if we can penetrate and set him up for jumpers, he's often left fairly wide open. He needs to get a couple to fall and get on his way to one of his 8-11 type shooting nights. He's usually pretty reliable from that range and I think we need to exploit that. Ball movement to open shooters rather than trying to force things like we have a tendency to do sometimes.

[Cow Eye]

Ball movement to open shooters rather than trying to force things

I think you're going to need to get rid of Westbrook then.

[thunderfan]

That ain't happening, but I hope he doesn't wear his crash helmet tonight. Kamikaze is an appropriate nickname for Westbrook sometimes.

[Budkin]

I don't feel good about tonight. How the can the Spurs keep this up? OKC is a good team and the crowd is going to be rocking. If they can pull this off I will be blown away.

[Keepin' it real]

[maverick1948]

Want to see more looks for Ibaka from 15-18 feet. Defensive focus is never on him and if we can penetrate and set him up for jumpers, he's often left fairly wide open. He needs to get a couple to fall and get on his way to one of his 8-11 type shooting nights. He's usually pretty reliable from that range and I think we need to exploit that. Ball movement to open shooters rather than trying to force things like we have a tendency to do sometimes.

I think the Spurs will take Ibaka shooting from 15 to 18 feet away from the basket. That means we have pushed him out of his comfort zone. 8 for 11? NEVER gonna happen.

I don't feel good about tonight. How the can the Spurs keep this up? OKC is a good team and the crowd is going to be rocking. If they can pull this off I will be blown away.

Since the season ended, the Spurs have changed very little as to what they are doing. We can and should easily win in OKC. Problem for OKC they cant win 4 of 5 from the Spurs.

[thunderfan]

I think the Spurs will take Ibaka shooting from 15 to 18 feet away from the basket. That means we have pushed him out of his comfort zone. 8 for 11? NEVER gonna happen.





Since the season ended, the Spurs have changed very little as to what they are doing. We can and should easily win in OKC. Problem for OKC they cant win 4 of 5 from the Spurs.

15-18 feet IS his comfort zone. Go look at his game logs. 8-11-ish is obviously not extremely common, but happens fairly often throughout the season for him. Ibaka scores in 2 ways: putbacks or 15-18 footers. Period. He attempts nearly as many 16-23 footers as he does shots "at rim". He shoots the 16-23 footer at 46%

[iminol]

Red Rocket 4 or 5 times behind the arc

[maverick1948]

15-18 feet IS his comfort zone. Go look at his game logs. 8-11-ish is obviously not extremely common, but happens fairly often throughout the season for him. Ibaka scores in 2 ways: putbacks or 15-18 footers. Period. He attempts nearly as many 16-23 footers as he does shots "at rim". He shoots the 16-23 footer at 46%

4-13 for the series, doesn't exactly scare anyone. I believe he has had 3 dunks. That leaves 1-10 on his other shots. I still give him that shot till he makes it, which he hasnt done yet.

[Jimcs50]

You kind of threw me off with the whole green game 1, thought you meant game 1 of the series not road, but still I would say green played solid not great but good enough overall from a guy just starting for the first time in the playoffs for his career. Good signs though hopefully is that green came up clutch last time spurs were in OKC this season hoping that happens tonight.

I figured that but I was talking road games since this thread is about x factor in a road game.

Two games with 14 pts is not horrible but fora starting shooting gaurd on a championship team the other two games are not up to speed

[silverblackfan]

I am betting Leonard does it again. The kid is solid and dialed in.

[Beanzamillion21]

Choooooo chooooooooooo

[DrSteffo]

team play again?

[SnakeBoy]

My predictions: Thunder will play small ball and TD will have a huge game. They will cheat off of Green and he's going to make them pay for it. Bonner won't see much action tonight.

[thunderfan]

4-13 for the series, doesn't exactly scare anyone. I believe he has had 3 dunks. That leaves 1-10 on his other shots. I still give him that shot till he makes it, which he hasnt done yet.

Well I would too and I'm sure Okc knows SA isn't concerned about Ibakas perimeter game at this point, which to me gives them an incentive to find him for those open attempts. Anytime you can get someone other than the "big 3" showing they can score, it makes things a little easier.

[DMC]

I think the Spurs have another gear, not sure the Thunder do. I think though that the Thunder get out to an early lead at home and by the half, the Spurs are scratching their heads and the bear might make an appearance in the 3rd.

OKC 108

SAS 97

I was close, but gave the Spurs too much offensive credit.