Thunder vs Spurs NBA Picks
Oklahoma City has worked this to a three game series after back to back wins at home. It has been an amazing turnaround given how soundly they were beaten in game two, so much so I am not sure you can put it all on the return of Serge Ibaka.[ad-4468020]
Oklahoma City Thunder (2-2) vs. San Antonio Spurs (2-2)
Thursday May 29
AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
8:00PM
Moneyline: San Antonio -195 , Oklahoma City +165
Spread: San Antonio -4
Total:
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Oklahoma City
They have reclaimed their respect with the victories now lets see if they can come back all the way to win the series.
Russell Westbrook had a game for the ages with 40 points and 10 assists in the G4 victory.
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He has been about average for himself in these playoffs so if he is picking it up that is a very good sign for the Thunder. Kevin Durant also had his best game of the series scoring 31 points while not turning the ball over once.
Ibaka, for all they hype did not even reach double digits though he was a presence defensively with 3 blocks.
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Based on what we saw in OKC there is definitely some value on the the Thunder in this one.
Those wins have dropped the line a couple of points from the first games in San Antonio and the Thunder are looking so much stronger. The question is whether it is real or was it just home cooking.
San Antonio
San Antonio could not have looked more like a championship team after the first two games.
However, in games three and four they seemed a step slow. Now comes the true test as they only need to protect their homecourt to win the series. Is there still enough life in the Spurs or have they lost their edge?
Game 5 is always pivotal and this one will determine which of these two contenders will get a chance to return to the finals.
The Spurs have to be really concerned about how for the second game in a row their shooting was off. This is a team that relies heavily upon that and they will not be able to win if they can not knock down outside shots.
Only two started reached double figures and as much as this team has amazing depth they need more from that group. It is hard to worry about players like Tim Duncan but the eye test was not good.
Taking the Spurs as a short favourite is never a bad idea. This is still a championship level team that can dominate like the did in games 1 & 2. However, I am little less sure of these guys than i was a week ago.
All of the momentum is with the visiting Thunder right now.
Spread prediction: San Antonio -4
Total prediction : Over
Score prediction: San Antonio 110 – Oklahoma CIty 104
