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San Antonio Spurs (9-0, 5-0 home) vs. OKC Thunder (8-2, 3-2 road)
TV: TNT (Cox 31, HD 730)
Stream: Click here
Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 8:00 CT
Spurs lead series 2-0
View from the enemy: 48 Minutes of Hell
Pick your cliche and it fits. Back to the wall, in a hole, backed into a corner, backed into a deep hole with a corner wall. Whatever. The Thunder have to win tonight, otherwise it’s just about playing for pride. The home crowd will help, but I think Game 2 might’ve revealed a few things. Plus, I doubt Tony Parker will make every shot he attempts. At least I hope not.
This is the kind of game where you’ve got to let it all hang out. I’m all in favor of playing Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook a full 48, or at least 45. I’m in favor of making a big change, whether it be in the structure of the rotation or sub patterns or anything. You can’t leave anything behind. The Spurs are great, and are playing great. The Thunder will have their work cut out for them.
I think OKC has a terrific shot to win the game. Unless the pressure of the moment is too much, I actually think chances are good. Some seem to keep forgetting that the Thunder are really, really good. The Spurs have just been outstanding. Game 1 will carry with it regrets, Game 2 was a disaster, but Game 3 could be something in between. The Thunder are good enough to beat the Spurs. I think it’s as much as a mental hurdle as it is a physical one. And if OKC can just get a game, things might begin to turn.
Tip at 8:00 CT. Go Must Win.
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/05/thunder-suffocate-the-spurs-in-game-3-102-82/
postgame is up.
Lol before the game we were talking about KD/Russ playing all 48minutes.
I think Thabo's the one thats going to have to play the whole game rest of series.
During halftime he was first out practicing his 3's, so glad it payed off for him in 2nd half.
Wanted to post this cause I saw so many black folks dissen Kendrick Perkins wife!. #Selfhate! Have u ever read this http://www.iupui.edu/~blacksu/PDF%20Documents/Documents/WillieLynchLetter.pdf
Unpopular opinion alert: Our offense wasn't better tonight than in game 2. Our defense was infinitely better.
@FF_pickups thabo's offense was better
@f5alcon @FF_pickups Westbrook was better setting up the offense
@f5alcon Definitely. But, imo, overall our offense was better in game 2.
SKip says In game 2 OKC big 3 totaled 88 points loss by 9 Tonight totaled 47 won by 20 Westbrook only had 10 points but 9 assts, best floor game of playoffs
So on the Thunders Facebook page, there was one stupid, but i mean really stupid fan, who to sum it up short said that OU winning the National Title would be a much bigger deal, and would be better for the State of Oklahoma to get recognize in the media then the Thunder winning the NBA Title. Saddest part about it, some people agreed with the idiot. I almost criest in sadness when i read that.
@ElMexiThunder College football is probably more popular than the NBA, but the Thunder belongs to OKC, and OKC would benefit more from an NBA title than the state would from a BCS championship.
@todayisbananas @ElMexiThunder I was telling my buddy at work the other day that I'm almost more of a Thunder fan than OU fan.
Strange.
@FF_pickups @Tronchaser @todayisbananas @ElMexiThunder the NBA is the only sport where my team has not won a title.
@Tronchaser @todayisbananas @ElMexiThunder I am too. I am going to grad school there and I still would take an 0-11 year for an NBA title.
@ElMexiThunder thunder trancend OU because oklahoma state fans and OU fans can all be thunder fans
@ElMexiThunder I'm as a big an OU fan anyone but that's really dumb.
@C-Wil It breaks my heart man.
@ElMexiThunder Too much beer, not enough brainpower.
...and I'm an OU fan.
@Tronchaser I am too dude but WOW...
Here is what tonight felt like!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFYjOZu3nG8#t=0m55s
well it was nice to see the spurs not score 100 on us for the first time this series
i gotta wait till tonight to watch TNT... dammit
On ESPN they just said it looked like Westbrook's shirt got in a fight with a pair of jeans lol
Great win y'all... catch in the a.m.
@ThunderBelize So, in 30 minutes then?
OKC 14 steals
SA 2 steals
lol...Rapper Lil Wayne tweeted before the game that he planned to attend but "was denied by the team to be in their arena." Thunder spokesman Dan Mahoney said the rapper's representatives demanded front-row seats but none were available. "We'd love to have him at a game, but like anyone else, he needs a ticket," Mahoney said.
@KellOne Little Weenie can kiss my ass.
@todayisbananas you might get diseases
@f5alcon I think I just invited a weenie to make contact with my ass. That can't be what I meant.
He could have front row at the Thunder Alley Watch Party. Oh yeah, that's right...bahaha
@KellOne Not in a big market city! What an outrage
@KellOne thought he was buddies with Brooks?
Russ 2 turnovers tonight
I imagine Moon Bloodgood is great at talking dirty. In fact, I imagine that a lot.
@todayisbananas She has one of the most bad-ass name of all time.
Westbrook's asts to TO's for the entire playoffs this year
62 -20 - thats over 3asts to 1 TO!
@bmuelle21 Most of Russ's TO's come from charges or from mishandling the ball while trying to drive to the basket. Except for game2 spurs, he hasn't really try to drive to the rim a whole lot, since his jumper has been on. I think this has the most effect on reducing his TOs
@bmuelle21 For comparisons: CP3 87-43 about 2-1
@EatSleepThunder @bmuelle21
You mean Teflon CP3.
Kenny, can you spell parker
uhhh... p-a-r-q-u-e-r-r
@EatSleepThunder That almost has a Grant Hill buzzer word in there
Durant is a man.
@FF_pickups But he is 35 not 40
@FF_pickups is this in response to the game or his press conference vest & tie
The tnt guys cant spell ginobili, sefolosha, or daequan
@EatSleepThunder None of them have had to read or write since jr. high.
@todayisbananas @EatSleepThunder They went to the Derrick Rose academy of SAT's
@todayisbananas @EatSleepThunder except for Ernie
@EatSleepThunder and Kawhai
@tydude KIWI!!