Heading into the third quarter on Monday, the San Antonio Spurs were only trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder by five points. However 12 minutes of basketball can make a huge impact as the Spurs ended up going into the fourth quarter down 18 points.
The Thunder used an instrumental defensive third quarter to put the clamps on the Spurs as they held the Spurs to making 6-of-18 shots, six turnovers, and only scoring 16 points in the quarter, while Oklahoma City put up 29 points on the scoreboard.
The Spurs were once again depleted on the perimeter Monday as Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard didn’t play, but they got a familiar face back on the bench as Stephen Jackson made his return to the court.
Here’s the rundown of the Spurs’ loss in Oklahoma City, where for one half it looked like a competitive game, then it turned into a blow out, and in the end a French kid tried to bring the team back but it wasn’t enough against a team that won its 11th game in a row.
First Quar...
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PLAYERS:
Manu Ginobili,
Kawhi Leonard,
Stephen Jackson,
Danny Green,
Tony Parker,
Serge Ibaka,
Kevin Durant,
Kevin Martin,
Tiago Splitter,
Russell Westbrook,
Patty Mills,
James Anderson,
Matt Bonner,
DeJuan Blair,
Nando De Colo
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder
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