256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Elite Eight: 2020 BUCKS v. 2017 SPURS

Spurs v. Thunder

 

2020 CEN DIV CHAMP MIL BUCKS  v.  2017 SW DIV CHAMP SA SPURS

Bucks: 56-17, 1st Cen Div, 8th Off, 1st Def

             d. Magic East 1st Rnd 4-1

             Lost Heat East Semis 4-1

             #90 overall seed

             d. '02 Mavs (2-0 Middleton/Giannis PotG)

             d. '93 Bulls (2-1 Giannis)

             d. '85 Lakers (2-1 Giannis)

             Regional Final d. '77 Blazers (2-0 Giannis)

             Sweet 16: d. '13 Heat (3-2, Middleton/Giannis 2-Series MVP)

Coach: Mike Budenholzer, Asst Vin Baker

Starters

C Brook Lopez                     31-Stanford       12 PPG  15 PER 5.5 WS    1.9

F Giannis Antetokounmpo   25                      29.5        31.9      11.1         6.6 VORP

F Khris Middleton                28-Texas A&M 20.9       21.1      7.9            2.9

G Eric Bledsoe                    30-Kentucky     14.9          17.6       5.4         1.6

G Donte DiVincenzo            23-Villanova     9.2         14.1       4.3           1.3

Rotation Reserves

C Robin Lopez                     31-Stanford       5.4          10.2       1.5          -.2

F Ersan Ilyasova                  32                      6.6           14.9       3.6         .6

F Kyle Korver                     38-Creighton     16.6          11.3      2.5         .5

G George Hill                       33-IUPUI          9.4         16.9        5.5         1.6

G Pat Connaughton             27-NDame        5.4           11.5        3.4         .8

Leaders: Giannis 5th PPG, 4th Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 1st PER, 3rd WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/- 2nd VORP, 1st Def Rtng, 4th Reb %, 1st Team All NBA

               BLopez 2nd Blocks, 2nd Blocks/Gm, 4th Def WS, 5th Def +/- 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Block %

               Middleton 3rd FT%

               DiVincenzo  3rd Def Rtng

               Hill 1st 3 Pt %, 3rd Off Rtng

25 year old Giannis is top 3 in the Big 5 Cats, he's got the best PER in this series, 28 year old Middleton's over 20 PER also.  It's the Covid Bucks, they knocked off the '93 Bulls and '85 Lakers. Really shows the power of ultramodern basketball. Milwaukee's the best defensive team in 2020. Both Giannis and Middleton were named to the All Star team. Giannis won the MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year Award, 31 year old Brook Lopez/30 year old Eric Bledsoe both second team all defense.

Spurs: 61-21, SW Div Champs, 9th in Off, 1st in Def

           d. Grizzlies West First Round, 4-2

           d. Rockets West Semis 4-0

           Lost Warriors West Finals 4-0

           #98 overall seed 

           d. '13 Nuggets (2-0, Kawhi 2 PotG)

           d. '91 Suns (2-1, Aldridge/Kawhi)

           d. '16 Thunder (2-0 Kawhi/Gasol)

           Regional Final: d. '19 Rockets (2-1 Kawhi 2, MVP)

           Sweet 16: d. '92 Cavs (3-1 Kawhi/Gasol/Aldridge)

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Pau Gasol (36)                               12.4 PPG   20.2 PER  6.4 Win Shares 2.5 VORP

F LaMarcus Aldridge (31, Texas)     17.3            18.6          7.2                    1.7

F Kawhi Leonard (25, S Diego St)   25.5            27.6          13.6                  7.1      

G Patty Mills (28, St Marys)            9.5              15.2           5.1                    1.6

G Manu Ginobli (39)                       7.5                13.9        3                         1.1

Rotation Reserves

C Dewayne Dedmon (27, USC)       5.1              16             5.2                     .9

F David Lee (33, Florida)                7.3               18.5         5.7                      1.4

G Kyle Anderson (23, UCLA)         3.4              12.5           2.7                    1

G Tony Parker (34)                          10.1              13           3                         -.2

G Danny Green 29-UNC                 7.3                10.1          3.4                   1.3

Leaders: Leonard (3rd PER, 4th Win Shares, 3rd Win Shares/48, 2nd +/1, 3rd VORP, 1st Team All NBA

It's 25 year old Kawhi's Spurs; he's a top 5 player in the league, 36 year old Gasol also is 20+ PER, Kawhi finished 3rd in the MVP voting.  We just saw the '04 Spurs lose the Region 1 Final; 13 years later here's the '17 club, the only holdovers are Parker and Ginobli. Kawhi was All Defense first team, Danny Green made the second team. Kawhi was an All Star.  

The Spurs loss in the last series means we will not see a single Intra-franchise matchup in the tournament.  The 2011 Thunder are into the Final Four and there is one spot left.  

Matchup

C Gasol (Spurs)

F Giannis (Bucks)

F Middleton (Kawhi)

G Bledsoe (Bucks)

G Donte (Bucks)

Bench: Spurs 

Gm 1: Milwaukee: Fiserv Forum: Marv Albert/Mike Fratello

1Qtr

9 Spurs 7 Bucks 6

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Bledsoe

Spurs Ginobli(3) Parker, Ginobli

6 Bucks 15 Spurs 12

Bucks Giannis, BLopez, Bledsoe, Donte(1) Giannis

Spurs Gasol(3) Parker

The final Elite 8 matchup.  

3 Bucks 25 Spurs 23

Bucks Giannis, Middleton(3) Connaughton, Connaughton(3)

Spurs Gasol, Gasol, Aldridge, Aldridge, Green(3)

1Score Spurs 30 Bucks 27

Bucks Ilyasova

Spurs Aldridge, Green(3) Mills

Kawhi and Giannis are both 25 years old and they are fighting for the last spot in the final 4.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 39 Bucks 27

Bucks

Spurs Lee, Anderson, lee, Kawhi(3)

6 Spurs 49 Bucks 34

Bucks Hill, Hill(3)

Spurs Dedmon, Kawhi, Gasol, Kawhi, Aldridge

Spurs all over Milwaukee now - Kawhi with 7 in the last 6.  

3 Spurs 53 Bucks 42

Bucks Giannis(3) Connaughton, BLopez(3)

Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge

HScore Spurs 63 Bucks 46

Bucks BLopez, Bledsoe

Spurs Gasol, Lee, Lee, Aldridge, Kawhi

Aldridge with 8 in the second - the Spurs are just slapping Milwaukee around.

3Qtr

9 Spurs 73 Bucks 51

Bucks Bledsoe, Giannis

Spurs Kawhi, Lee, Kawhi(3) Lee(3)

6 Spurs 83 Bucks 53

Bucks Giannis

Spurs Ginobli, Kawhi(3) Mills(3) Aldridge

A crazy blowout road win for the Spurs.

3 Spurs 89 Bucks 58

Bucks BLopez, Connaughton(3)

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi, Kawhi

3Score Spurs 97 Bucks 71

Bucks Connaughton, Bledsoe, Middleton(3) BLopez, Middleton, BLopez

Spurs Parker, Aldridge, Parker, Parker

Spurs putting on an offensive show.

4Qtr

9 Spurs 102 Bucks 82

Bucks Giannis, Donte, Korver(3) Bledsoe, Middleton

Spurs Mills, Mills(3)

6 Spurs 106 Bucks 86

Bucks Hill, Ilyasova

Spurs Aldridge, Gasol

No one scores in the next 3

Final Spurs 114 Bucks 95

Bucks Giannis(3) Korver(3) Mason(3)

Spurs Lee(1) Bertans(3) Murray, Murray

Game one never in doubt - Spurs go on the road and roll.

Kawhi: 21 pts/9 assists/6 boards-Player of the Game

Gasol: 13 pts/12 boards

Aldridge: 22 pts/9 boards

Parker: 10 pts

Mills: 10 pts

Lee: 14 pts

Giannis: 24 pts/19 boards/6 assists

Middleton: 10 pts/5 assists

BLopez: 13 pts/5 blocks

Bledsoe: 13 pts

Connaughton: 12 pts/ 5 boards

Gm 2:  Milwaukee: Fiserv Forum: Marv Albert/Mike Fratello

1Qtr

9 Bucks 7 Spurs 7

Bucks Middleton, Middleton(3) Donte

Spurs Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Gasol

6 Spurs 17 Bucks 11

Bucks Donte, Giannis

Spurs Aldridge, Gasol(1) Kawhi, Gasol(3) Kawhi

The Bucks can't let this happen again - they have to get this home game for any chance in the series.

3 Spurs 19 Bucks 15

Bucks Bledsoe, Giannis

Spurs Lee

1Score Bucks 26 Spurs 24

Bucks Hill(3) Hill, Korver(3) RLopez(3)

Spurs Mills(3) Mills

The Bucks score the last 8 points and take their first lead.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 34 Bucks 29

Bucks Hill(3)

Spurs Dedmon, Aldridge(3) Green(3) Green

6 Spurs 38 Bucks 36

Bucks Korver, Middleton, Middleton(3)

Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi

The Bucks just need to claw so furiously to get close - San Antonio keeps spurting ahead.

3 Bucks 46 Spurs 43

Bucks Donte, Hill(3) Donte, Hill(3)

Spurs Mills(3) Mills

HScore Bucks 55 Spurs 48

Bucks Giannis, Hill, Middleton(3) Bledsoe

Spurs Gasol(3) Ginobli

George Hill pumps home 11 in the 2nd and Milwaukee has its biggest lead

3Qtr

9 Bucks 61 Spurs 57

Bucks Ilayosva(3) Bledsoe(3)

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi, Dedmon, Kawhi(3)

6 Bucks 73 Spurs 61

Bucks BLopez(3) Hill, Middleton, Middleton, RLopez

Spurs Ginobli, Aldridge

Steady Bucks lead - they try to salvage the split and send the series to San Antonio.

3 Bucks 82 Spurs 70

Bucks Hill(3) Middleton, BLopez, Middleton

Spurs Aldridge, Gasol, Parker, Kawhi(3)

3Score Bucks 87 Spurs 74

Bucks Giannis, Korver(3)

Spurs Lee, Kawhi

Double digit Milwaukee lead.

4Qtr

9 Bucks 95 Spurs 87

Bucks Giannis(3) Giannis(3) Bledsoe

Spurs Gasol, Aldridge, Mills(3) Lee, Kawhi, Kawhi

6 Bucks 105 Spurs 94

Bucks BLopez, RLopez, Bledsoe, Middleton, Giannis

Spurs Ginobli(1) Lee, Kawhi, Lee

3 Bucks 108 Spurs 101

Bucks Bledsoe(3)

Spurs Gasol, Kawhi(3) Aldridge

FScore Bucks 114 Spurs 104

Bucks Middleton, Middleton, Middleton

Spurs Mills

San Antonio never gets closer than 5 and we head to Texas tied at 1

Middleton: 30 pts/10 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game

Bledsoe: 14 pts/8 boards/8 assists

Giannis: 16 pts/7 boards/5 assists

Hill: 21 pts

Kawhi: 32 pts/6 boards

Gasol: 15 pts/13 boards

Aldridge: 15 pts/13 boards

Mills: 15 pts/5 assists

Lee: 10 pts/6 boards

Gm 3: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Marty Glickman/Clyde Frazier

1Qtr

9 Bucks 7 Spurs 2

Spurs Aldridge

Bucks Middleton(3) Middleton, Donte

6 Bucks 19 Spurs 9

Spurs Kawhi, Parker(1), Kawhi, Gasol

Bucks Bledsoe(3) Giannis, Middleton, Giannis, Donte(3)

The Spurs easily took game one, but then got brushed off by a 30 point Middleton game and the Bucks forward has 8 to start this one.

3 Bucks 26 Spurs 13

Spurs Parker, Aldridge

Bucks Giannis, Middleton, Middleton(3)

1Score Bucks 31 Spurs 18

Spurs Gasol, Lee(1) Anderson

Bucks BLopez(3) Hill

Double digit Bucks lead right off the rip here in game 3 - Middleton has a dozen

2Qtr

9 Bucks 41 Spurs 18

Spurs

Bucks Hill(3) Hill, Connaughton, Giannis, BLopez(1)

6 Bucks 51 Spurs 28

Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge, Gasol(3) Manu(3)

Bucks Giannis, Bledsoe(3) BLopez(3) Giannis

A blowout, the inverse of game 1 - the Bucks are about to go up 2-1

3 Bucks 59 Spurs 30

Spurs Manu

Bucks Hill, BLopez, BLopez, Bledsoe

HScore Bucks 65 Spurs 40

Spurs Gasol, Aldridge, Aldridge, Lee, Parker

Bucks Middleton, Giannis(3) Bledsoe(1)

13 for Giannis, 14 for Middleton, easy pickings today.

3Qtr

9 Bucks 73 Spurs 45

Spurs Green, Aldridge(3)

Bucks BLopez(1) Bledsoe, BLopez, Giannis(3)

6 Bucks 80 Spurs 53

Spurs Ginobli, Lee, Aldridge, Kawhi

Bucks Hill(3) Bledsoe, Giannis

5 more for Giannis

3 Bucks 87 Spurs 63

Spurs Gasol(3) Parker, Kawhi(3) Dedmon

Bucks Hill(3) RLopez, Middleton

3Score Bucks 96 Spurs 72

Spurs Manu, Kawhi(3) Aldridge, Aldridge

Bucks Hill(3) Middleton(3) Ilyasova(3)

And 5 more for Middleton.  

4Qtr

9 Bucks 107 Spurs 79

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi, Mills(3)

Bucks Bledsoe(3) Bledsoe, Middleton(3) Bledsoe(3)

6 Bucks 109 Spurs 85

Spurs Gasol, Aldridge, Manu

Bucks Giannis

3 Bucks 115 Spurs 94

Spurs Kawhi, Parker, kawhi, Parker, Simmons(1)

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Wilson

FScore Bucks 120 Spurs 94

Spurs

Bucks Bender(3) Mason

Just never a game, the Bucks woodshed the Spurs and are a game away from the final 4.

Giannis: 26 pts/20 boards/8 assists

Middleton: 22 pts

BLopez: 14 pts/8 blocks

Bledsoe: 21 pts/7 boards

Hill: 18 pts

Kawhi: 18 pts/9 assists/7 boards

Aldridge: 25 pts/12 boards

Gasol: 14 pts/12 boards

Ginobli: 11 pts/6 assists

Parker: 11 pts

Gm  4: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Marty Glickman/Clyde Frazier

1Qtr

9 Bucks 7 Spurs 5

Spurs Kawhi, Parker, Kawhi(1)

Bucks BLopez, Middleton, Giannis(3)

6 Bucks 13 Spurs 9

Spurs Aldridge, Parker

Bucks Giannis(3) BLopez(3)

The Spurs need a win to extend the series.  A loss - and we've reached the final 4.

3 Bucks 19 Spurs 13

Spurs Gasol, Ginobli

Bucks Bledsoe, Bledsoe, Giannis

1Score Bucks 30 Spurs 17

Spurs Dedmon, Dedmon

Bucks Middleton, Ilyasova(3) Ilyasova(3) Korver(3)

This looks done - the Spurs ran over the Bucks in game one but have just been pounded by the Bucks since and it's a double digit lead.

2Qtr

9 Bucks 36 Spurs 23

Spurs Bertans, Mills, Aldridge

Bucks Hill(3) RLopez

6 Bucks 44 Spurs 30

Spurs Mills (3) Ginobli(1) Kawhi(3)

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Donte, Middleton

Giannis has a dozen - the Spurs need to get going soon.

3 Bucks 57 Spurs 33

Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli(1)

Bucks Bledsoe(3) Middleton, BLopez, Middleton(3) Bledsoe(3)

HScore Bucks 67 Spurs 39

Spurs Parker, Parker, Aldridge

Bucks Giannis, Connaughton(3) BLopez, Korver(3)

It's done - the final four is 24 minutes away.

3Qtr

9 Bucks 76 Spurs 47

Spurs Kawhi, Aldridge, Gasol, Aldridge

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Giannis, Donte(3)

6 Bucks 86 Spurs 54

Spurs Gasol, Kawhi(3) Kawhi

Bucks Ilyasova(3) Middleton, Hill, Giannis(3)

3 Bucks 95 Spurs 60

Spurs Ginobli, Aldridge, Aldridge

Bucks BLopez, Giannis, Middleton, Hill

3Score Bucks 106 Spurs 64

Spurs Parker, Aldridge

Bucks Middleton, Hill(3) Ilyasova, Korver, Bledsoe

The highest score through 3 qtrs in the entire tournament - 106 by the Bucks right now.

4Qtr

9 Bucks 113 Spurs 74

Spurs Lee, Parker, Gasol, Aldridge, Aldridge

Bucks Hill, Giannis, Donte

6 Bucks 119 Spurs 82

Spurs Gasol, Leonard(3) Leonard(3)

Bucks Middleton, Giannis, Giannis

3 Bucks 123 Spurs 89

Spurs Kawhi, Parker(3) Gasol

Bucks RLopez, Giannis

FScore Bucks 128 Spurs 97

Spurs Gasol(3) Gasol(3) Bertans

Bucks BLopez, Bender(3)

Giannis wins his 11th PotG, catching Garnett; they are the clear front runners for Tournament MVP. The Spurs lose all 3 of their Elite 8 matchups and wind up on the outside of the Final Four.

2008 Celtics v. 2018 Warriors

2020 Bucks v. 2011 Thunder 

We started at 256.  4 remain. 

Giannis: 33 pts/15 boards/9 assists

Middleton: 19 pts/12 boards/6 assists

BLopez: 14 pts/7 boards

Bledsoe: 12 pts/5 assists

Hill: 12 pts/5 boards/5 assists

Ilyasova: 11 pts

All Tournament Team 1st Team

C Duncan ('13 Spurs 7 PotG)

F Garnett ('08 Celtics 11 PotG)

F Giannis ('20 Bucks 11 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 8 PotG)

F Durant ('18 Warriors 8 PotG)

G Kobe ('09 Lakers 6 PotG)

G Magic ('89 Lakers 6 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Elite Eight: 2013 SPURS v. 2011 THUNDER

 Warriors v. Lakers

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)