Every morning, we'll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day.
1: OKC is going to the NBA Finals.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, who partly figured out the Spurs and partly overwhelmed them, are going to the NBA Finals. They are the 15th team in NBA history to overcome a 2-0 deficit to reach the NBA Finals. It was an improbable comeback in the series, and in the game, as the Thunder trailed by as many as 18 against a team that had reached "juggernaut" status just a few days ago.
The Thunder did it the way they usually do it... with big production from Durant, Westbrook and Harden and then some help here and there from everyone else along the way. The OKC "Big 3" scored 75 of the 107 points, and a large chunk of that came courtesy of Durant (more on him in a minute). Now the Thunder wait for Miami and Boston to finish up their little dance.
The Spurs, meanwhile, have a lot of 'splainin' to do. They JUST became ...
Found June 07, 2012 on
Crossover Chronicles:
PLAYERS:
Chris Bosh,
Erik Spoelstra,
Russell Westbrook,
Kevin Durant,
Gregg Popovich,
Tim Duncan
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder
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