On April 17, the Spurs welcomed the first game of the series against the Grizzlies at home.
For the Grizzlies, Marc Gasol suffered a fractured right foot and was injured for the season, and Conley was also unable to play due to injury.
Two core players were unable to play, which greatly damaged the Grizzlies' strength and their ability to compete with the Spurs.
This is a series with no suspense.
Starting lineups for both teams - Grizzlies: Barnes, Randolph, Anderson, Carter, Farmar.
Spurs: Aldridge, Leonard, Duncan, Green, Parker.
After four quarters of competition, the Spurs finally defeated the Grizzlies 106-74, leading 1-0.
For the Grizzlies, Carter had 16 points and 3 rebounds, Allen had 7 points, and Stephenson had 14 points.
For the Spurs, Leonard had 20 points and 2 rebounds, Aldridge had 17 points and 4 rebounds, Duncan had 7 points and 11 rebounds, Mills had 15 points, and Parker had 15 points and 6 assists.
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On April 19, the San Antonio Spurs faced the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies at home. This was the second game of the series. In the end, the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies 94-68, and the Spurs led 2-0 with a total score.
For the Spurs, Leonard had 13 points, Ade had 10 points and 8 rebounds, Mills had 16 points, Parker had 6 points, Ginobili had 6 points, Duncan had 3 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. For the Grizzlies, Randolph had 11 points.
12 rebounds, Barnes had 9 points and 6 rebounds, and Farmar had 8 points.
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On April 22, the Spurs visited Memphis for Game 3 of the series against the Grizzlies.
At the end of the game, the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies 96-87, leading the series 3-0.
In this campaign, Leonard scored 32 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 blocks for the Spurs. Statistics show that since 1984, Leonard is the third player in NBA history to score at least 32 points and 7 points in a single playoff game.
The other two players with rebounds, 4 steals and 5 blocks are Garnett and Olajuwon (2 times);
Aldridge scored 16 points and 10 rebounds, Danny Green had 11 points, Duncan had 6 points and 3 rebounds, Parker had 2 points and 7 assists, substitute Ginobili had 11 points and 5 assists, and Diaw had 8 points.
For the Grizzlies, Randolph scored 20 points and 11 rebounds, Barnes had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Carter had 11 points and 8 rebounds, and substitute Jemike Green had 10 points.
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On April 25, the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies 116-95 on the court and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a total score of 4-0.
Leonard of the Spurs had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Ade had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Parker had 16 points, and Duncan had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
For the Grizzlies, Randolph had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Stephenson had 26 points, Carter had 14 points, and Barnes had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Due to the shortage of major generals, the Grizzlies basically had little resistance in this series. There is nothing to say about crimes other than war.
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At the same time, the other two series in the Western Conference were basically over.
The third-ranked Thunder faced the sixth-ranked Mavericks. The Thunder were young and talented. The Mavericks had nothing but experience. In terms of experience, because they had played in the Finals and were regulars in the playoffs, the Thunder did not.
How much is missing, so there is no suspense in this series.
In the first game, the Thunder's airtight defense left the Dallas people at a loss. The Oklahoma City people led by 26 points in the first half, and the gap widened to more than 40 points in the second half. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 108-70.
Leading 1-0 on the total score.
For the Thunder, Durant contributed 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Westbrook had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists, Ibaka had 17 points and 9 rebounds, and Kanter, who came off the bench, scored 16 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Nowitzki scored 18 points and 4 rebounds, and Matthews scored 7 points; Deron Williams was completely blocked and only scored 2 points and 3 assists on 1 of 9 shots.
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The second game was a tug-of-war, and the two teams never widened the point difference.
In the last 9 seconds of the game, Durant hit a three-pointer to extend the Thunder's life, narrowing the point difference to 1 point. Then Durant missed a layup, Westbrook missed a tip-in, and Adams grabbed the offensive rebound and shot.
The basketball hit the net, but time had expired. After a review, the referee determined that the ball was invalid. In the end, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Thunder 85-84.
For the Mavericks, Nowitzki had 17 points and 4 rebounds, Felton had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Williams had 13 points and 5 assists.
Westbrook of the Thunder had 19 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, Durant made 7 of 33 shots and scored 21 points and 9 rebounds, and Ibaka had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
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The third game was played at the Mavericks' home court. The Thunder didn't give the Mavericks many chances in this game. They won every quarter. The point difference gradually widened, and the final game lost its suspense.
The specific scores of the game were 27-21, 31-27, 39-30, 34-24 (Thunder in front). In the end, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 131-102, rewriting the total score to 2-1.
For the Thunder, Durant scored 34 points and 7 rebounds, Westbrook had 26 points, 15 assists and 6 turnovers, Ibaka had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and substitute Kanter scored 21 points.
For the Mavericks, Felton had 18 points, Barea had 15 points and 7 assists, Nowitzki had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Matthews had 22 points.
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The fourth game was still played at the Mavericks' home court. Deron only played one round in the first quarter before he left the game due to an aggravated abdominal strain. The Thunder were very efficient on offense and did a good job on defense. They ended the first quarter with
Leading by double digits at 33:18.
A conflict broke out between the two sides in the second quarter. Majori started scolding the players on the Thunder bench because he asked for the ball while serving a sideline ball. After that, players from the two teams rushed forward and the scene was very chaotic. The referee team on duty stopped the game and
After watching the video review, Majory and Westbrook were each given a technical foul. However, after the episode, the momentum of the Mavericks on both ends of the offense and defense actually improved. However, because they were too far behind, after halftime, the Mavericks were 48.
-57 continues to fall behind.
The Mavericks fought again, and the Mavericks held on to the score tenaciously. Although the Thunder's Westbrook regained his offensive touch, broke through, and hit consecutive three-pointers, the Mavericks' Nowitzki, Felton and Harris scored points one after another.
, made many efforts to close the point difference to single digits. The Mavericks' confrontation on both offense and defense was still tough. During this period, Mejri and Westbrook, Felton and Adams had frictions one after another. But with Kanter's layup
Successfully, after three quarters, the Thunder continued to lead at 89:79.
In the final quarter, the Mavericks did not give up and were still chasing after them. Unfortunately, center Majory retired early due to a right hip injury. With 3 and a half minutes left in the game, Nowitzki turned over and made a jump shot, making the score 2+1.
The Bulls again approached the point difference to single digits. But unfortunately, Kanter returned a 2+1, scoring 28 points personally, and basically killing the suspense of victory. Although Durant was defending Justin afterwards -
Anderson made too many moves and received a Level 2 flagrant foul and was ejected. However, in the end, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 119:108 and successfully obtained the match point of the series.
For the Thunder, Westbrook scored 25 points, 15 assists and 5 rebounds, and Durant scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. However, in the final period of the final period, he made too many moves while defending Justin Anderson and received a second-level flagrant foul.
He was expelled. After this game, Du Shao's record of scoring 20+ points in 67 consecutive games (regular season + playoffs) ended.
Substitute center Enes Kanter came on for 26 minutes, made 12 of 13 shots, scored a team-high 28 points, and set a single-game record in his playoff career.
Among other Thunder players, Ibaka scored 16 points and Adams had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Mavericks star Nowitzki tried his best to score 27 points and 8 rebounds, making 12 of 21 shots. Guard Raymond Felton played 36 minutes in this campaign, making 9 of 16 shots, and scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.
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Among other Mavericks players, Matthews scored 19 points.
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In the fifth game, the Thunder faced the Mavericks at home. Due to the lack of major generals, there was no suspense in this game.
At the end of the game, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 118-104, eliminated the opponent with a total score of 4-1, and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.
In this game, Westbrook had 36 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, Durant had 33 points and 7 rebounds, Adams had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Waiters had 11 points off the bench.
On the Mavericks side, a total of 6 people scored in double figures. Star star Nowitzki scored 24 points and 3 rebounds, and made 3 of 6 three-pointers. He also ranked first in four indicators: points, rebounds, three-pointers and games played.
A new milestone in the playoffs was written.
Among the other Mavericks players, Matthews had 11 points, Anderson had 14 points, Felton had 10 points, Pachulia had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, and substitute Powell had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
In general, due to the strength gap and injuries, this was a series without any suspense. The Thunder advanced to the semifinals without expending much energy.
