ABOUT THE THUNDER: Kevin Durant's jaw-dropping fourth quarter, in which he scored 16 consecutive points to single-handedly repel a Spurs comeback, was the lasting imprint of Game 4. Yet the performance of Serge Ibaka and the rest of Oklahoma City's "bigs" made Durant's heroics possible. Ibaka, the league leader in blocked shots, hit all 11 of his shots and scored a career-high 26 points while Perkins had 15 points and nine rebounds after scoring a combined 12 points in the first three games. The duo combined with reserve center Nick Collison to shoot 22 of 25 from the field. “If you did a shooting drill with nobody guarding you, I don't think you could do that,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. All-Star guard Russell Westbrook had a playoff-low seven points.
ABOUT THE SPURS: San Antonio trailed by double digits at halftime in both losses in Oklahoma City, mainly because it managed to score only 17 points in the second quarter of each game. The Spurs did almost everything right in storming back from a 15-point deficit Saturday, getting as close as two points and shooting 65 percent in the fourth quarter, only to be trumped by Durant's virtuoso performance. One positive is that forward Tim Duncan bounced back from a pair of 11-point performances to score 21 in Game 4. Point guard Tony Parker was contained in both games in Oklahoma City, while starting shooting guard Danny Green has struggled mightily in the series, averaging only 5.0 points and going 4 of 21 on 3-point attempts.
TRENDS:
*Spurs are 14-3-1 ATS in their last 18 games following an ATS loss. *Over is 6-2 in the last eight meetings. *Over is 8-2 in OKC's last 10 games playing on one day's rest. *Thunder is 20-6 ATS in its last 26 games as a road dog of 5.0-10.5 points.
ABOUT THE THUNDER: Kevin Durant's jaw-dropping fourth quarter, in which he scored 16 consecutive points to single-handedly repel a Spurs comeback, was the lasting imprint of Game 4. Yet the performance of Serge Ibaka and the rest of Oklahoma City's "bigs" made Durant's heroics possible. Ibaka, the league leader in blocked shots, hit all 11 of his shots and scored a career-high 26 points while Perkins had 15 points and nine rebounds after scoring a combined 12 points in the first three games. The duo combined with reserve center Nick Collison to shoot 22 of 25 from the field. “If you did a shooting drill with nobody guarding you, I don't think you could do that,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. All-Star guard Russell Westbrook had a playoff-low seven points.
ABOUT THE SPURS: San Antonio trailed by double digits at halftime in both losses in Oklahoma City, mainly because it managed to score only 17 points in the second quarter of each game. The Spurs did almost everything right in storming back from a 15-point deficit Saturday, getting as close as two points and shooting 65 percent in the fourth quarter, only to be trumped by Durant's virtuoso performance. One positive is that forward Tim Duncan bounced back from a pair of 11-point performances to score 21 in Game 4. Point guard Tony Parker was contained in both games in Oklahoma City, while starting shooting guard Danny Green has struggled mightily in the series, averaging only 5.0 points and going 4 of 21 on 3-point attempts.
TRENDS:
*Spurs are 14-3-1 ATS in their last 18 games following an ATS loss. *Over is 6-2 in the last eight meetings. *Over is 8-2 in OKC's last 10 games playing on one day's rest. *Thunder is 20-6 ATS in its last 26 games as a road dog of 5.0-10.5 points.
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