2013 WEST CHAMP SA SPURS v. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER
Spurs: 58-24, 1st SW Div, 7th Off/3rd Def
d. Lakers West 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Warriors West Semis 4-2
d. Grizzlies West Finals 4-0
Lost Heat NBA Finals 4-3
#46 overall seed
d. '06 Suns (2-0, Splitter/Duncan)
d. '74 Bucks (2-0, Duncan 1)
d. '96 Lakers (2-0 Splitter/Duncan)
Regional Final d. '09 Lakers (2-0 Duncan/Splitter)
Sweet 16: d. '11 Bulls (3-1, Parker/Duncan 2)
Coach: Gregg Popovich, Asst Mike Budenholzer
Starters
C Tim Duncan 36-Wake 17.8 PPG 24.4 PER 8.3 WS 3.8 VORP
F Tiago Splitter 28 10.3 18.7 8.2 2.1
F Kawhi Leonard 21-San Diego St 11.9 16.4 6.2 2.3
G Tony Parker 30 20.3 23 9.3 3.1
G Manu Ginobli 35 11.8 19 4.5 2
Rotation Reserves
C Matt Bonner 32-Florida 4.2 11.8 2.5 .5
F Boris Diaw 30 5.8 11.9 4.4 1.2
F DeJuan Blair 23-Pitt 5.4 14.6 2.2 .1
G Patty Mills 24-St Marys 5.1 14.1 1.5 .4
G Danny Green 25-UNC 10.5 14.1 5.9 2.7
Leaders Duncan 5th Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 4th Def WS, 2nd Def +/-, 1st Def Rtng, 3rd Def Reb%, 4th Block%, 1st Team All NBA Team
Parker 5th WS/48, 4th Asst%, 2nd Team All NBA
3rd seed in the Region is the Spurs team that lost to Miami in the Finals; it's a defense first group; 36 year old Duncan and 30 year old Parker each pass 20 PER. The Spurs are looking for their 3rd Regional Title; the '15 and '17 groups have already won. Duncan was 2nd team all defense; he and Parker were All Stars. The Spurs have lost just once in the tournament.
Thunder: 55-27, 1st NW Div, 5th Off/15th Def
d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Grizzlies West Semis 4-3
Lost Mavs West Finals 4-1
#203 overall seed
d. '81 Celtics (2-1 Durant 1 PotG)
d. '11 '98 Jazz (2-1 Westbrook/Ibaka)
d. '80 Bucks (2-0 Westbrook)
Regional Final: d. '99 Spurs (2-1, Westbrook/Ibaka)
Sweet 16: d. '12 Heat (3-0, Westbrook/Durant)
Coach Scott Brooks, Asst. Mo Cheeks
Starters
C Serge Ibaka 21 9.9 17.7 7.6 1.4
F Jeff Green 24-Georgetown 15.2 12.9 3.3 .3
F Kevin Durant 22-Texas 27.7 23.6 12 5.3 VORP
G Russell Westbrook 22-UCLA 21.9 23.6 9.4 4.4
G James Harden 21-Ariz St 12.2 16.4 7.1 2.2
Rotation Reserves
C Nazr Mohammed 33-Kentucky 6.9 16 1.2 0
F Nenad Krstic 27 7.6 12.5 2 -.2
F Thabo Sefolosha 26 5.1 10.4 4.1 1.3
G Eric Maynor 23-VCU 4.2 11.7 1.5 .1
G Daequan Cook 23-Ohio St 5.6 12.8 1.6 .5
Leaders Durant 1st PPG, 5th Off WS, 1st Team All NBA
Westbrook 4th Assts, 3rd Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 2nd Trip Doub, 2nd Team All NBA
Ibaka 3rd Blocks/Gm, 2nd Block %
Durant and Westbrook are both 22, with 20+ PER and Durant's got double digit WS. They both made the All Star team. At #203, OKC is the lowest seed remaining and the only team to sweep in the Sweet 16. 7 years later, 2018 Durant is already in the Final 4.
Matchup:
C Duncan (Spurs)
F Splitter (Spurs)
F Durant (OKC)
G Push
G Harden (OKC)
Bench: Spurs
Gm 1: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Mike Breen/Jeff Van
Gundy/Kevin Loughery
1Qtr
9 Thunder 12 Spurs 8
Spurs Duncan(1) Parker(3) Kawhi, Parker
Thunder KD(3) Westbrook, KD, Harden(3) Ibaka
6 Spurs 15 Thunder 14
Spurs Duncan, Splitter, Duncan(3)
Thunder Ibaka
One Semi is set - the 2008 Celtics v. 2018 Warriors. The winner of this series will make the second semi; if it's the Spurs, we may see them play themselves.
3 Thunder 24 Spurs 17
Spurs Diaw
Thunder Westbrook(3) Westbrook, KD, KD
1Score Thunder 30 Spurs 25
Spurs Mills(3) Blair, Blair
Thunder Westbrook, KD, KD
13 for Kevin Durant - 7 years later he was MVP of the last series as a Warrior, he comes out firing here.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 40 Spurs 26
Spurs Bonner
Thunder Ibaka, Sefolosha, Sefolosha, KD, KD
6 Thunder 48 Spurs 31
Spurs Mills(3) Ginobli
Thunder KD, KD, Westbrook, Westbrook
Durant and Westbrook are 22, Harden's 21 it's like a team of college seniors - the '11 Thunder lost to the Mavs in the West Finals - but they have flipped the switch; sweeping the '12 Heat in the last round and they are just blasting the Spurs here.
3 Thunder 56 Spurs 40
Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli, Duncan, Mills, Bonner
Thunder Green, Ibaka, Westbrook, Westbrook
HScore Thunder 60 Spurs 50
Spurs Bonner, Blair, Green(3)
Thunder Westbrook, Mohammed
Spurs slice 7 from the deficit.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 68 Spurs 52
Spurs Parker
Thunder Green, Green, Ibaka, KD
6 Thunder 70 Spurs 54
Spurs Splitter
Thunder Green
OKC holds the Spurs to 4 pts in the first 6 min of the half.
3 Thunder 73 Spurs 60
Spurs Duncan, Parker, Splitter
Thunder Harden(3)
3Score Thunder 77 Spurs 62
Spurs Parker
Thunder Krstic, Ibaka
OKC has just been all over the Spurs here in game 1.
4Qtr
9 Thunder 83 Spurs 68
Spurs Green(3) Parker(3)
Thunder Green, KD, Ibaka
6 Thunder 92 Spurs 77
Spurs Parker, Duncan, Duncan(3) Duncan
Thunder Cook(3) Krstic, Westbrook, Sefolosha
3 Thunder 100 Spurs 88
Spurs Kawhi(3) Bonner, Ginobli, Ginobli(3)
Thunder Mohammed, Mohammed, KD, Mohammed
FScore Thunder 107 Spurs 99
Spurs Jackson(1) Baynes, Anderson, Anderson(3) Ginobli(3)
Thunder White, Westbrook, Westbrook(1) Westbrook
Lot of late points by the Spurs, they get as close as 5, but still drop game one at home.
KD: 28 pts/9 boards/5 assists/4 steals-Player of the Game
Westbrook: 26 pts/10 assists
Ibaka: 14 pts/11 boards
Green: 10 pts/7 boards
Parker: 16 pts/8 assists
Duncan: 17 pts/16 boards
Ginobli: 12 pts/6 boards/6 assists
Bonner: 11 pts
Gm 2: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Mike Breen/Jeff Van Gundy/Kevin Loughery
1Qtr
9 Thunder 8 Spurs 2
Spurs Parker
Thunder Westbrook, KD, Ibaka, KD
6 Thunder 10 Spurs 8
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Splitter
Thunder Westbrook
OKC sweeps 3 in the Sweet 16 and now takes their first Elite 8 matchup - no one is hotter than the Thunder.
3 Spurs 17 Thunder 13
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Green(3) Duncan
Thunder Harden, KD(1)
1Score Spurs 17 Thunder 16
Spurs
Thunder Krstic(3)
OKC is a mediocre defensive team, but we have a heavy defensive 1st qtr.
2Qtr
9 Spurs 22 Thunder 21
Spurs Diaw, Mills(3)
Thunder Cook(3) Krstic
6 Spurs 32 Thunder 23
Spurs Mills(3) Bonner, Mills, Duncan
Thunder Mohammed
The defenses have taken over.
3 Spurs 41 Thunder 34
Spurs Ginobli, Parker(1) Splitter, Splitter, Duncan
Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, Krstic, Harden, Westbrook(3)
HScore Spurs 49 Thunder 41
Spurs Ginobli, Splitter, Duncan, Ginobli
Thunder Harden, Mohammed, Harden(3)
Duncan has 16 - Spurs looking to even this up
3Qtr
9 Spurs 54 Thunder 47
Spurs Green(3) Kawhi
Thunder Krstic, KD, Ibaka
6 Spurs 56 Thunder 56
Spurs Duncan, Ginobli, Duncan, Duncan
Thunder KD(3) KD
22 for Duncan
3 Spurs 68 Thunder 60
Spurs Duncan, Blair, Parker
Thunder Ibaka, Green, Ibaka, KD
3Score Spurs 74 Thunder 62
Spurs Splitter, Parker, Kawhi
Thunder KD
Double digit lead - the Spurs are going to tie this series.
4Qtr
9 Spurs 82 Thunder 71
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Kawhi, Splitter
Thunder KD, Green(3) Maynor, KD
6 Spurs 84 Thunder 78
Spurs Blair
Thunder Harden(3) Harden, Westbrook
OKC narrows this to 6
3 Spurs 92 Thunder 89
Spurs Duncan, Ginobli, Splitter, Parker
Thunder KD(3) Westbrook (3) Westbrook, Westbrook(3)
2:32: OKC: Durant drives baseline for a dunk and the Thunder have cut this lead to a pt.
2:03: OKC: Westbrook hits a 6 foot floater and the Thunder have taken the lead.
1:32: SA: Duncan knocks down a 15 footer. 94-93
1:09: SA; Ibaka fouls Ginobli, Spurs by 2
:58: OKC: Jeff Green drops a 14 footer. Tied. Tied. Tied.
:25: SA: Duncan - Duncan - Duncan, drops one from the paint.
OKC gets a chance to tie - Westbrook drives -- misses.
Duncan will get fouled, hits both.
Thunder down 4 - they miss a 3 - Parker will hit a FT for the final score
FScore: Spurs 100 Thunder 95
With 2 min left OKC took the lead - if they win this one, the series is pretty much a wrap - but they score just 2 more pts and lose by 5. 36 year old Duncan with a huge effort.
Duncan: 36 pts/16 boards
Kawhi: 6 pts/14 boards
Parker: 10 pts/13 assists
Splitter: 14 pts/11 boards
Ginobli: 11 pts/5 boards/5 assists
KD: 25 pts/12 boards
Westbrook: 23 pts/8 boards/9 assists
Harden: 14 pts
Ibaka: 8 pts/12 boards/5 blocks
Gm 3: OKC: Chesapeake: Gary Bender/Bill Raftery
1Qtr
9 Spurs 11 Thunder 4
Thunder Harden, Westbrook
Spurs Ginobli(3) Parker, Splitter, Splitter, Ginobli
6 Spurs 15 Thunder 10
Thunder KD, Nazr, Westbrook
Spurs Duncan, Splitter
Pivotal game 3 - Spurs off early.
3 Spurs 27 Thunder 14
Thunder Westbrook(1) Maynor(3)
Spurs Ginobli(3) Parker, Parker, Ginobli(3)
1Score Spurs 33 Thunder 19
Thunder Mullens, Harden(3)
Spurs Duncan, Ginobli, Splitter
Ginobli has 13 first qtr points - the Spurs have turned this series around.
2Qtr
9 Spurs 44 Thunder 25
Thunder Robinson, Krstic, Krstic
Spurs Diaw(3) Mills, Mills(3) Mills(3)
6 Spurs 51 Thunder 29
Thunder Cook, Ibaka
Spurs Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Kawhi
Game 3 is done - the Spurs have come into OKC and blown the Thunder out.
3 Spurs 55 Thunder 36
Thunder Ibaka, Green, Harden(3)
Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi
HScore Spurs 61 Thunder 40
Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook
Spurs Green, Green, Kawhi
Kawhi Leonard has 13 first half pts.
3Qtr
9 Spurs 66 Thunder 53
Thunder Green, Krstic, Westbrook(3) Harden, Westbrook, Krstic
Spurs Mills, Diaw(3)
6 Spurs 72 Thunder 60
Thunder Cook(3) Westbrook, Krstic
Spurs Parker, Parker, Splitter
Strong start to the half for OKC, they're a run away from getting close.
3 Spurs 79 Thunder 62
Thunder Westbrook
Spurs Splitter(3) Ginobli(3) Splitter(1)
3Score Spurs 83 Thunder 69
Thunder Harden(3) Westbrook, KD
Spurs Duncan, Parker
Westbrook scores 9 in the qtr - but still a double digit lead.
4Qtr
9 Spurs 89 Thunder 75
Thunder Westbrook, KD, Harden
Spurs Mills, Splitter, Ginobli
6 Spurs 98 Thunder 81
Thunder KD, Green, Ibaka
Spurs KD, Ginobli, Ginobli, Ginobli(3)
Manu scores San Antonio's last 9 and it is done.
3 Spurs 104 Thunder 87
Thunder KD, Ibaka, KD
Spurs Kawhi, Duncan, Splitter
FScore Spurs 113 Thunder 98
Thunder Westbrook, KD(3) Ivey(3) Robinson(3)
Spurs Parker, Kawhi(3) Baynes, Jackson
The Spurs lost game 1 at home, but now are a game away from moving into the Final Four.
Manu: 25 pts/8 assists-Player of the Game
Kawhi: 18 pts/12 boards/4 steals
Duncan: 8 pts/15 boards/6 blocks
Splitter: 18 pts/9 boards
Parker: 18 pts/7 assists
Mills: 12 pts
Westbrook: 22 pts/11 assists/7 boards
Durant: 15 pts/5 assists
Harden: 15 pts/8 boards
Ibaka: 10 pts/12 boards
Krstic: 10 pts/7 boards
Gm 4: OKC: Chesapeake: Gary Bender/Bill Raftery
1Qtr
9 Spurs 7 Thunder 6
Thunder KD, Harden, Westbrook
Spurs Duncan, Parker, Manu(3)
6 Spurs 16 Thunder 12
Thunder Westbrook, Harden, ibaka
Spurs Manu, Splitter(1) Duncan, Parker, Kawhi
Can the Thunder force the showdown back in San Antonio?
3 Spurs 20 Thunder 19
Thunder Ibaka, KD(3) Westbrook
Spurs Manu, parker
1Score Spurs 25 Thunder 23
Thunder Ibaka, Ibaka
Spurs Parker, Ginboli(3)
Manu won his first PotG of the tournament in game 3 and comes out here with 10 in the first.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 28 Spurs 27
Thunder Westbrook(3) Maynor
Spurs Blair
6 Thunder 39 Spurs 31
Thunder Nazr, Krstic, Krstic, Sefolosha(3) Harden(3)
Spurs Blair, Green
They are going banana here in OKC - the Thunder drop 3 triples to open the qtr and have the lead.
3 Thunder 44 Spurs 41
Thunder Westbrook, KD(3)
Spurs Splitter, Green(3) Parker(3) Duncan
HScore Thunder 53 Spurs 45
Thunder KD, Green, Green(3) Green
Spurs Parker, Kawhi
Jeff Green with 7 to close the half.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 59 Spurs 58
Thunder KD, Harden, KD
Spurs Kawhi, Duncan, Ginobli(3) Parker, Parker, Splitter
6 Spurs 69 Thunder 66
Thunder Harden, Ibaka, Harden(3)
Spurs Splitter, Parker, Duncan, Splitter, Green(3)
The Spurs with a big, big start to the half.
No one scores in the next 3 min
3Score Thunder 79 Spurs 75
Thunder Green, Nazr, KD(1) Harden(3) Harden(3) Westbrook
Spurs Parker, Duncan(1) Splitter(1) Ginobli
James Harden with 13 third qtr points.
4Qtr
9 Thunder 83 Spurs 77
Thunder Ibaka, Ibaka
Spurs Duncan
6 Thunder 91 Spurs 86
Thunder Green(3) Westbrook(3) Green
Spurs Parker, Parker, Parker, Ginobli(3)
3 Thunder 100 Spurs 94
Thunder KD, Green, Green, KD, Harden(1)
Spurs Parker, Kawhi, Diaw, Splitter
2:50 OKC: Ibaka in the post, 8 point Thunder lead.
2:39: SA: Tony Parker hits a corner 3.
1:48: SA: Parker hits from the wing and now it's a 3 pt game
:48: OKC: That minute probably ended it - Westbrook scores, it's a 5 pt game.
KD hits a FT
Parker scores.
2 Westbrook FT, 2 for Durant, one more for Durant. Let's go back to Texas.
FScore: Thunder 110 Spurs 101
KD: 23 pts/13 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Westbrook: 22 pts/10 assists/9 boards
Ibaka: 16 pts/10 boards
Harden: 21 pts/6 boards
Green: 16 pts/6 boards
Parker: 34 pts/12 assists
Duncan: 15 pts/18 boards
Manu: 18 pts/5 boards
Splitter: 12 pts/10 boards
Gm 5: San Antonio: AT&T: Bill Land/Sean Elliott
1Qtr
9 Spurs 7 Thunder 2
Spurs Ginobli(3) Parker, Duncan
Thunder Green
6 Spurs 10 Thunder 5
Spurs Parker(3)
Thunder KD(3)
Game 5 - winner wins, loser loses.
3 Spurs 16 Thunder 13
Spurs Duncan, Splitter, Parker
Thunder KD, Green, Ibaka, KD
1Score Thunder 23 Spurs 20
Spurs Duncan, Green
Thunder Westbrook, Harden, Nazr, Nazr, maynor
OKC goes on a nice run and takes the lead.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 33 Spurs 28
Spurs Diaw, Bonner, Blair, Duncan
Thunder Krstic, Nazr, Nazr, Krstic, Westbrook
6 Thunder 45 Spurs 34
Spurs Kawhi, Splitter, Parker
Thunder Westbrook, Krstic, Harden, Westbrook, Green, Green
How about the Thunder? Double digit lead on the road in game 5.
3 Thunder 51 Spurs 46
Spurs Duncan(3) Splitter(3) Duncan, Diaw(1) Ginobli(3)
Thunder KD(3) Krstic, Krstic
HScore Thunder 60 Spurs 53
Spurs Kawhi(3) Parker, Green
Thunder Harden, Harden, Ibaka, Westbrook(3)
Westbrook with 9 in the qtr - we head to the second half.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 63 Spurs 61
Spurs Mills, Mills(3) Blair(3)
Thunder KD(3)
6 Thunder 70 Spurs 66
Spurs Parker, Green(1) Diaw
Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka(3) KD
We might get a good one to finish the series
3 Spurs 76 Thunder 75
Spurs Green(3) Duncan, Duncan(3) Splitter
Thunder Westbrook(3) Westbrook
3Score Thunder 80 Spurs 78
Spurs Ginobli
Thunder Harden, KD(3)
4Qtr
11:37 SA: Splitter from the block. Tied.
11:26: OKC: Westbrook drives and scores.
11;14: SA: Manu from the top of the key. 82-82
10:52: OKC: Daequan Cook hits a corner 3 and the Thunder are up.
9:51: OKC: Sefolosha hits a runner in the lane. 5 point game.
8:54: SA: Manu dunk.
8:40: OKC: Westbrook triples from the top and OKC is up 6.
8:27: SA: Patty Mills comes down the floor and he hits a triple from the top.
7:57: SA: Mills again! Mills triples from the top again and he are tied.
7:47: OKC: Sefolosha hits the long 2.
7:38: SA: Kawhi drives and scores.
7:01: SA: Kawhi again - contested corner 4 and the Spurs are up 3.
6:47: OKC: Sefolosha rips home a triple from the wing. Tied. Tied. Tied.
6:08: OKC: Krstic down low. 2 pt game.
5:46: SA: DeJan Blair in the post.
5:29: OKC: Ibaka triples from the corner and the Thunder go up 3.
5:13: SA: Danny Green triples from the wing and we are tied, tied, tied. Great game 5, great 4th quarter. Winner moves on.
4:24: OKC: Westbrook 15 footer.
4:17: SA: Kawhi in traffic.
4:09: OKC: Krstic fouled, hits a FT
3:32: OKC: Krstic triples from the corner - the Thunder are up 4.
3:06: OKC: Westbrook dunk - 6 point game!
1:49: OKC: Harden scores - it's the Thunder - it's the Thunder.
Ibaka hits 2 FT. Ginobli triple. Durant 2 FT.
FScore: OKC 114 SPURS 105
Cinderella lives - the 203rd overall seeded Thunder battle back from down 2 games to 1 and win game 5 on the road.
Westbrook: 27 pts/8 assists-Player of the Game
Harden: 12 pts
Durant: 20 pts/14 boards
Ibaka: 12 pts/19 boards
Krstic: 15 pts/7 boards
All Tournament Team 1st Team
C Duncan ('13 Spurs 7 PotG)
F Garnett ('08 Celtics 11 PotG)
F Giannis ('20 Bucks 9 PotG)
G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 6 PotG)
G Harden ('15 Rockets 7 PotG)
All Tournament Team 2nd Team
C Shaq ('98 Lakers 7 PotG)
F Kawhi ('17 Spurs 7 PotG)
F LeBron ('20 Lakers 7 PotG)
F Duncan ('15 Spurs 7 PotG)
F Durant ('18 Warriors 8 PotG)
G Kobe ('09 Lakers 6 PotG)
G Magic ('89 Lakers 6 PotG)
