And now we wait for the Finals to begin.
Game 6: San Antonio vs. Oklahoma City.
After a largely ineffective first half, the San Antonio Spurs put together a great third and a decent fourth to get the game to overtime.
Ginobili had a shot to end it in regulation. Instead, he drew iron.
In the overtime session, Tim Duncan put his stamp on the game. He had a huge basket and a pair of free throws that gave them the winning margin.
Durant and Westbrook were excellent, despite their combined shooting percentage. Actually, they were far from the only players to be inefficient shooting the ball last night.
The main problem seemed to be their bench. With Reggie Jackson starting, there's little to no firepower left there. Derek Fisher put up five points...and that was that.
Luckily, the starters came to play.
But the big third quarter for the Spurs, and the bounceback OKC had in the fourth is what will define this game. Not to mention the way the Spurs executed in overtime. The overtime period was not the cleanest basketball I've seen; both teams looked rushed and generally out-of-sync. San Antonio just made the plays they needed to.
Two years ago, Oklahoma City overwhelmed the Spurs. In 2014, they didn't have James Harden. I don't want to say that's the entire difference. But did it play a part? Certainly.
And now we have a repeat in the Finals that I'm unsure how to predict. So I'll go with my default: Miami in 6.
San Antonio wins the series 4-2. They move on to the NBA Finals.
Later today...there are no games. The NBA Finals start Thursday.
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