SA v OKC - series predictions

[2centsworth]

If the spurs play up to their potential, okc doesn't have the d to stop them. Plus, if the spurs control the boards it's game over spurs in a sweep..

I predict utter domination and this spurs team going down as one of the greatest ever

[The Great Fantastic]

This will be Kawhi Leonard's true break-out series. Durant will score, but less effectively. Lastly, those tough game-winning shots that Durant has been hitting, the one or two chance(s) he will get in this series, they won't fall vs. Kawhi.

[CubanMustGo]

Spurs are something like 39-4 with TP starting. They're not going to drop 4 of 7 to even a very good OKC team.

SA in 6 with Manu being Manu for a couple of games.

[stxspurs]

Kawhi will crack a smile
Blair will get on the floor
Tony goes ape
Durant can't miss
Perkins delivers hard foul
Pop gets tossed
Spurs in 6

[Nathan89]

I predict Kawhi will hold Durant under 20 points in atleast 1 game.

[tlongII]

4-1 Thunder.

[tesseractive]

Kawhi will crack a smile

No way. Still another series to go.

[therealtruth]

Before the playoffs we really didn't know how DG or KL would respond. Yet, they've shown the ability to be able to rise up to the occasion. I am curious to see what else they show.

[blkroadrunners]

Still not certain about this series, but if I had to choose, I'd say Spurs in 6:

- Gary Neal will average close to 11 ppg this series
- Leonard will average 36 mpg this series
- Someone on either team will get injuried
- Matt Bonner will have two good offensive games

[Nathan89]

Neal will have a 20+ point performance.

[Mr Fundamental]

Spurs in 6

Kawhi will shine.

[Legacy]

No way. Still another series to go.

[SnakeBoy]

BTW, I see Spurs winning in 6 one of two ways:

SA SA OKC OKC SA SA
or
OKC SA SA OKC SA SA

The first game worries me the most because of the way we always come out rusty after more than 3 days of rest.

After carefull consideration, I see Spurs winning in one of two ways:

OKC (blowout) SA SA SA SA

or

Spurs SWEEP

That's not to disrespect OKC, but the more I've thought about it the less I think this series will be as close as everyone predicts.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Thunder will win game 1. Spurs fans will panic. But the Spurs will right the ship and take a 2-1 lead in the series.

[Aztecfan03]

It will basically depend on the first 2 games.

If SA wins both, Spurs in 5.

If not, OKC in 6 or SA in 7.

so one game will create a 2 or 4 game swing?

[Horry Hipcheck]

Spurs could either hit the ground running and run OKC out of the building, taking G1 comfortably, G2 in a tight one, lose G3 by around 10, win G4 narrowly, and win G5 by around 10.

OR

We get a real series, tight games throughout, split Games 1 and 2, OKC takes 3, Spurs take 4, 5, and 6 or OKC takes 6 and Spurs close it out at home in 7.

Barring injury, I don't see the Spurs losing 4 out of 7 even though the Thunder are quite talented.

[KD4MVP]

so one game will create a 2 or 4 game swing?

Yes, i don't see them beating SA 4/5 times if they go down 2-0.

So they have to take one of the first 2 games if they are to win the series.

[ezau]

Spurs in 6. We'll take the first two games before the Thunder ties the series in Games 3 and 4. We'll wrap everything up in 5 and 6.

[Rummpd]

Spurs in 5 +/- game - would not be surprised by a sweep or a 6 game series. Sooner or later Spurs going to have a bad half they cannot recover from and these are not your Clippers or Jazz, but Spurs are the far better team and moving on to the finals.

[therealtruth]

Spurs in 5 +/- game - would not be surprised by a sweep or a 6 game series. Sooner or later Spurs going to have a bad half they cannot recover from and these are not your Clippers or Jazz, but Spurs are the far better team and moving on to the finals.

The Clippers took 3 out of 4 against the Thunder during the season yet really couldn't even scratch the Spurs. I think everything points to this being the Spurs series to lose.

[KaiRMD1]

Tiago Splitter will get dunked on, blocked and come up big in separate games.

Tim Duncan will react to a foul call

Popovich will punch the scorer's table.

Tony Parker will shrug.

Kawhi Leonard will smile

[SpursDynasty]

Spurs 4-0. Enough said. Won't be a hard series at all.

[turkish spurs fan]

4-2 spurs. one of the okc win will be with kevin durant's last minute shot.

[pgardn]

Old Manu, we pull it out.

Present Manu, no idea.

Hope Im wrong on the present Manu as an actual important factor in the series. Cause I dont see a change coming.

If Manu can crack the middle open with drives, and hit his 3's, we are in very good shape. This will give us another option to open the can up on them in case Tony is harassed, possibly doubled to relieve him of the ball. The appropriately used double could put pressure on Tony to make the right decision late in a possession. Or Green, Leonard, Diaw to become mistake free playmakers.

Hope Im horribly wrong on everything but the first sentence.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Spurs in 3.


jk