2. 1999 NBA CHAMPION SA SPURS v. 13. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER
Spurs: 37-13, 1st MW Div, 11th Off/1st Def
d. Wolves West 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Lakers West Semis 4-0
d. Blazers West Finals 4-0
d. Knicks NBA Finals 4-1
#22 overall seed
d. '84 Lakers (2-1, Robinson/Duncan PotG)
d. '21 Suns (2-1 Robinson)
d. '18 Raptors (2-1 Robinson/Duncan)
Coach: Gregg Popovich
Starters
C David Robinson 33-Navy 15.8 PPG 24.9 PER 8.4 WS 3.4
F Tim Duncan 22-Wake 21.7 23.2 8.7 3.2
F Sean Elliott 30-Arizona 11.2 12.6 3.5 .7
G Avery Johnson 33-Southern 9.7 14 3.9 .9
G Mario Elie 35-AIC 9.7 14.5 4.5 1.4
Rotation Reserves
C Will Perdue 33-Vandy 2.4 11.7 1.5 .1
F Malik Rose 24-Drexel 6 19.7 1.6 .4
F Jaren Jackson 31-Georgetown 6.4 12.5 2.1 .7
G Antonio Daniels 23-BGSU 4.7 16.1 1.8 .6
G Steve Kerr 33-Arizona 4.4 9.9 1.6 .3
Leaders Duncan 3rd Reb, 5th Reb/Gm, 3rd WS, 3rd Def Rtng, 1st Team All NBA
Robinson 5th FG%, 3rd PER, 4th WS, 1st WS/48, 4th +/-, 1st Def Rtng
The 22nd overall seed is the '98 Spurs, top defensive team in the league in '98, 33 year old Robinson and 22 year old Duncan are over 20 PER and both top 5 in WS in a short season. They've gone to the showdown game in every series. Duncan was 1st team All Defense and 3rd in the MVP voting. Robinson/Duncan finished 4-5 in the Defensive Player of the Year; Duncan was NBA Finals MVP. The Spurs look for their third Regional Title.
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)
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. 2 v 13 Matchup; that's probably the biggest disparity in any Regional Final
Matchup:
C Robinson (Spurs)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Durant (Thunder)
G Westbrook (Thunder)
G Harden (Thunder)
Bench: Thunder
Gm 1: San Antonio: Alamodome: Announcer: Greg Papa
1Qtr
9 Thunder 10 Spurs 7
Spurs Robinson, Duncan(1) Robinson, Robinson
Thunder Ibaka(3) Green, Harden, Durant(3)
6 Thunder 19 Spurs 14
Spurs Johnson, Duncan, Elliott(3)
Thunder Durant, Harden, Harden(3) Westbrook
The Thunder come in as the 13th seed in the Region - but have ridden their future Hall of Famers and the 3 ball into the Regional Final.
3 Thunder 27 Spurs 19
Spurs Robinson, Elie(3)
Thunder Durant, Harden(3) Durant(3)
1Score Thunder 31 Spurs 23
Spurs Rose, Maynor
Thunder Maynor
21 year old James Harden with 10 first quarter pts.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 39 Spurs 28
Spurs Duncan, Jackson(3)
Thunder Mohammed(1) Sefolosha(3) Mohammed
6 Thunder 46 Spurs 38
Spurs Perdue, Kerr(3) Kerr(3) Johnson
Thunder Sefolosha, Westbrook(3) Westbrook
33 year old Steve Kerr comes off the bench for back to back 3s.
3 Thunder 51 Spurs 43
Spurs Elliott(3) Elie
Thunder Westbrook, Durant(3)
HScore Spurs 55 Thunder 55
Spurs Elie(3) Elliott(3) Elie(3) Duncan, Robinson(1)
Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook
It's the Spurs who just bust out the 3 ball; 4 in 6 minutes and we are deadlocked.
3Qtr
9 Spurs 64 Thunder 59
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Elie, Duncan(3)
Thunder Westbrook, Krstic
6 Spurs 71 Thunder 59
Spurs Jackson(3) Jackson, Duncan
Thunder
The Spurs begin to hammer down; giving up 4 pts in 6 minutes and now have a double digit lead.
3 Spurs 77 Thunder 71
Spurs Robinson, Elliott, Eliott
Thunder Harden, Harden, Harden, Westbrook, Westbrook, Ibaka
3Score Spurs 82 Thunder 80
Spurs Jackson (3) Duncan
Thunder Ibaka, Durant(3) Westbrook, Nazr
Look at OKC roaring back; Westbrook with 8 in the quarter.
4Qtr
9 Spurs 93 Thunder 87
Spurs Elliott, Elliott, Duncan(3) Elie, Robinson
Thunder Durant(3) Westbrook, Harden
6 Spurs 95 Thunder 94
Spurs Duncan
Thunder Westbrook, Durant(3) Ibaka
5:46: SA: Duncan hits from 5 feet, his 7th in the qtr.
5:39: OKC: KD from the wing, he's got 8 in the 4th.
4:56: SA: Elliott from the wing.
4:49: OKC: Jeff Green hits a corner 3 and we are tied at 99.
4:26: SA: Back to Duncan, just money in the post.
3:59: OKC: Green dunk. Tied.
3:51: SA: Duncan. 11 4th qtr pts. Duncan. Duncan.
3:33: OKC: Eric Maynor in traffic.
3:15: SA: Duncan - every time is Duncan.
2:27: OKC: Westbrook powers home a dunk. 105-105
2:05: SA: Duncan - the Spurs just keep feeding Duncan.
1:58: OKC: Westbrook drives and scores.
1:37: SA: Elliott from the wing.
1:25: OKC: Green from the FT line and again we are deadlocked.
1:17: SA: Duncan - this is ridiculous - the Thunder can't stop Duncan.
:39: SA: That might do it - Durant misses a 3 that would have given OKC the lead and again - again - it's Duncan on the other end - Tim Duncan has 19 4th qtr pts.
:31: OKC: Harden hits a bomb - way, way behind the 3 pt line and its a 1 pt game.
OKC needs a stop. Spurs go to Duncan - Duncan in the lane and fires.
Good. Good. Good. 17 seconds left and its 115-112.
OKC needs a triple to tie.
It's Westbrook - Westbrook from the top.
Misses. Robinson is fouled, hits both. He'll hit 2 more for the final
FScore: Spurs 119 Thunder 112
The Spurs shot 62% from 3 - just a hell of a performance.
Duncan: 37 pts/16 boards-Player of the Game
Robinson: 19 pts/11 boards
Elie: 15 pts
Johnson: 4 pts/10 assists
Elliott: 21 pts
Jackson: 11 pts
Durant: 24 pts/8 boards/8 assists
Ibaka: 11 pts/9 boards
Harden: 21 pts
Westbrook: 27 pts/9 assists/5 boards
Gm 2: OKC: Chesapeake Energy Arena: Announcer: Brian Davis
1Qtr
9 Thunder 9 Spurs 9
Thunder Westbrook, Durant, Westbrook(3) Westbrook
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Robinson(3) Elliott
6 Thunder 18 Spurs 10
Thunder Durant(3) Harden, Harden, Green
Spurs Johnson(1)
Could be the last game at OKC, Thunder off fast.
3 Thunder 18 Spurs 13
Thunder
Spurs Kerr, Robinson(1)
1Score Thunder 26 Spurs 20
Thunder Durant(3) Krstic(1) Robinson(3) Nazr(1)
Spurs Jackson, Rose, Jackson(3)
Duncan scored 37 in game one, yet to score today.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 36 Spurs 26
Thunder Sefolosha, Nazr, Green, Nazr, Nazr
Spurs Daniels, Daniels, Rose
6 Thunder 44 Spurs 40
Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook, Krstic, Maynor
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Elliott, Duncan, Duncan, Robinson
Duncan scores 10 in 3 minutes.
3 Thunder 48 Spurs 44
Thunder Maynor, Westbrook
Spurs Duncan, Robinson
HScore Thunder 51 Spurs 51
Thunder Green(1) Robinson
Spurs Duncan(3) Robinson, Johnson(1) Duncan(1)
Robinson and Duncan both with 14 and we are tied.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 56 Spurs 54
Thunder Green(1) Durant, Ibaka
Spurs Perdue(1) Elie
6 Thunder 62 Spurs 59
Thunder Westbrook, Harden(3) Westbrook(1)
Spurs Duncan(3) Johnson
Tight mid third - OKC trying to force the showdown.
3 Spurs 68 Thunder 66
Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook
Spurs Robinson, Rose, Rose, Robinson(3)
3Score Thunder 71 Spurs 70
Thunder Ibaka, Nazr, ibaka(1)
Spurs Robinson(1) Duncan(1)
A half dozen from the Admiral in the last 6 minutes,
4Qtr
9 Thunder 73 Spurs 72
Thunder Westbrook
Spurs Duncan
6 Thunder 78 Spurs 75
Thunder Ibaka(1) Westbrook, Westbrook
Spurs Duncan, Robinson(1)
6 more for Westbrook but he does have 5 fouls.
5:36 SA: Duncan just took over down the stretch in game one, totally unstoppable and he scores here.
5:05 SA: Will Perdue with the floater. Spurs lead.
4:50 OKC: Durant hammers home a dunk.
4:31: SA: Perdue is fouled, makes 1. 80-80.
4:13: OKC: Westbrook from the top of the key. 82-80
3:25: SA: Elliott matches Westbrook.
3:07: OKC: Harden in traffic.
2:43: OKC: Ibaka in the post. 4 pt game.
2:33: SA: Duncan goes outside, rips a 17 footer.
2:21: OKC: Harden isolation makes it a 4 pt game.
1:46: OKC: Westbrook lays it home and it is a 6 pt lead.
1:01: SA: Duncan.
But that's it - the Spurs don't score on their next trip, Westbrook hits 2 FT, Green hits 2 more and thats the final
FScore: Thunder 94 Spurs 86
The Spurs are held to 35 second half points and now we go to game 3. Spurs have just two players in double digits which I think is a tourney first.
Westbrook: 32 pts-Player of the Game
Durant: 10 pts/7 boards/4 blocks
Harden: 11 pts
Ibaka: 10 pts/14 boards/5 blocks
Green: 8 pts/15 blocks
Robinson: 21 pts/14 boards
Duncan: 30 pts/15 boards
Gm 3: San Antonio: Alamodome: Announcer: Greg Papa/Brian Davis
1Qtr
9 Spurs 6 Thunder 4
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Elliott
Thunder KD, KD
6 Spurs 13 Thunder 12
Spurs Elie(3) Duncan, Johnson
Thunder Ibaka, Harden, Ibaka
One game for all of region 11.
3 Spurs 17 Thunder 16
Spurs Robinson, Daniels
Thunder KD, Westbrook
1Score Thunder 24 Spurs 23
Spurs Robinson, Daniels, Kerr
Thunder Harden, Maynor(1) Green(3) Sefolosha
We might have a good one.
2Qtr
9 Spurs 31 Thunder 31
Spurs Rose, Duncan, Jackson, Elliott
Thunder Kristic(1) Westbrook(1) Westbrook(3) Sefolosha
6 Spurs 40 Thunder 37
Spurs Robinson, Jackson(3) Johnson, Elliott
Thunder Westbrook, Sefolosha, Westbrook
Russell Westbrook with 8 to start the second, but the Spurs take the lead.
3 Spurs 46 Thunder 43
Spurs Elliott, Elie, Duncan
Thunder Harden, Sefolosha, Green
HScore Thunder 52 Spurs 46
Spurs
Thunder Green(3) Sefolosha(3) Cook(3)
Big 3 minutes, OKC hits triples and the Spurs dont score.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 56 Spurs 54
Spurs Elie, Duncan, Duncan, Robinson
Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook
6 Thunder 64 Spurs 56
Spurs Robinson
Thunder Krstic, Westbrook, Ibaka, Ibaka
OKC is now up 8, Serge Ibaka with 6 to start the half
3 Thunder 73 Spurs 62
Spurs Dunca, Robinson, Robinson
Thunder KD, ibaka, Green, ibaka
3Score Thunder 80 Spurs 68
Spurs Johnson, Duncan, Daniels
Thunder Westbrook(3) Harden, Krstic
Westbrook with 15 - he's driving to an MVP and the 13th seeded Thunder are driving to a win.
4Qtr
9 Thunder 88 Spurs 72
Spurs Johnson, Robinson
Thunder KD, Krstic, Ibaka, harden
6 Thunder 94 Spurs 77
Spurs Perdue, Elie(3)
Thunder KD, ibaka, Westbrook
The 2011 OKC Thunder are about to win Region 11 and be one of the 16 teams left standing in the tournament.
3 Thunder 96 Spurs 82
Spurs Robinson, Gaze
Thunder Peterson
FScore Thunder 98 Spurs 85
Spurs Gaze(3)
Thunder Robinson
85 points at home in the showdown game; OKC was a middling defense in 2011 but they hold Duncan to 16 today and really clamp down on that supporting cast in both games 2 and 3
Ibaka: 20 pts/7 boards-Player of the Game
Durant: 13 pts/5 boards
Harden: 10 pts/8 boards
Westbrook: 19 pts/7 assists/5 boards
Green: 10 pts
Sefolosha: 11 pts/8 boards
All Region
C Robinson ('99 Spurs 4)
F Malone ('98 Jazz 2)
F Duncan ('99 Spurs 3)
G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 4)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
G DeRozan ('18 Raptors 2)
