Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off a decisive victory against the San Antonio Spurs, beating them 113-99 in Oklahoma City today. After four consecutive close games in a row, today Thunder took apart the Spurs from early on in the game, and had a 55-31 lead by the end of the first half.
The Spurs attempted to scramble back in the final quarter to save some face as they scrambled up to a 14-point loss, but in the end Oklahoma City Thunder were simply too strong.
A strong defence took Thunder to their significant lead, with Spurs’ offense simply unable to keep up.
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Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook starred once again in their team’s victory, Durant leading the scoring with 37 points and 9 rebounds, and Westbrook not far behind with 28 points and 12 assists.
The Thunder will now play the extremely strong Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals on Monday; the Warriors took two back-to-back victories over the Portland Trail Blazers, with the first going into overtime, while the second was also a close victory.
Meanwhile, Warriors’ star and NBA great Steph Curry, the reigning NBA MPV, won the award for a second time last week, taking a principal role in his team’s overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.