At the end of the game, the Spurs defeated the Thunder 124-92, leading the series 1-0.
In this campaign, Spurs insider LaMarcus Aldridge became the brightest star in the game. He only played 30 minutes and made 18 of 23 shots, scoring 38 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks.
Leonard contributed 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and made 10 of 13 shots; Danny Green had 18 points and 5 of 6 three-pointers; Parker scored 2 points, but sent 12 assists; Duncan also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Assists are recorded.
On the other hand, the Thunder's performance was extremely sluggish. Durant scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and only made 6 goals in 15 shots. Westbrook had 14 points, 9 assists, and only 5 of 19 shots. In addition, Ibaka scored 19
Adams scored 9 points and 10 rebounds.
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On May 2, the Thunder narrowly defeated the Spurs 98-97 in an away game, tying the total score at 1-1.
For the Thunder, Durant had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Ibaka had 12 points and 5 rebounds, Adams had 12 points and 17 rebounds, Westbrook had 29 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, and Kanter had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Spurs, Leonard had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Ade had 41 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Duncan had 2 points and 9 rebounds, Parker had 7 points and 6 assists, and Ginobili had 11 points and 3 rebounds.
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On May 6, the Spurs defeated the Thunder 100-96 on the court, and the series score became 2:1.
Leonard of the Spurs had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Ade had 24 points and 8 rebounds, and Parker had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Thunder Westbrook had 31 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Durant had 26 points and 5 rebounds, and Ibaka had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
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On May 8, the Thunder faced the Spurs at home. With Durant's 17 points in the fourth quarter, the Thunder finally defeated the Spurs 111-97 and tied the score at 2-2.
The specific score of the whole game (Spurs in front): 27-17, 26-28, 28-32, 16-34.
For the Spurs, Leonard had 21 points and 6 rebounds, Aldridge had 20 points and 6 rebounds, Parker had 22 points and 3 assists, and Duncan had 0 points and 3 rebounds.
For the Thunder, Durant made 14 of 25 shots and scored 41 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Adams had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Waiters had 17 points, and Westbrook had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 15 assists.
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On May 10, the Spurs faced the Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals at home.
In the end, the Thunder narrowly defeated the Spurs 95-91 with Westbrook's fatal 2+1 at the last minute and won the series match point.
The specific score of the whole game: 22-16, 21-32, 26-24, 26-19 (Thunder in front)
For the Thunder, Westbrook scored 35 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists, and hit a winning 2+1 layup at the last moment. Durant scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. In addition, Adams contributed
12 points and 11 rebounds.
For the Spurs, Leonard scored 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals, Aldridge had 20 points and 9 rebounds, and Danny Green had 20 points.
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On May 12, the Thunder faced the Spurs in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals at home.
At the end of the game, the Thunder defeated the Spurs 113-99, eliminated the Spurs with a total score of 4-2, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
The specific score of the whole game: 19-25, 12-30, 34-36, 34-22 (Spurs in front).
For the Thunder, Durant scored a game-high 37 points and also contributed 9 rebounds. Westbrook had 28 points and 12 assists, Adams had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Robertson had 14 points.
For the Spurs, Duncan had 19 points and 5 rebounds, Aldridge had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Leonard had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Parker had 6 points, and Ginobili had 5 points.
Overall, this was a very interesting series: the Spurs had rich experience and played well as a team, while the Thunder were young, energetic, and full of talent. The final result was that the master was beaten to death by random punches, which fully proved
One point, that is, absolute talent is often the most powerful weapon in competitive sports!
No matter what you do, I am faster, taller, and more accurate than you. What can you do?
Although the Spurs play very well in the regular season, and although they introduced All-Star insider Aldridge in the offseason, everyone with a discerning eye knows that the Spurs' most powerful weapon is the outside, and Aldridge alone cannot kill anyone.
As long as the Spurs' perimeter is locked down, victory will basically belong to the Thunder.
It can also be seen from this series that although the Thunder are not ranked as well as the Spurs and Warriors, they are indeed very strong.
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In comparison, the semifinals in the Eastern Conference are not that good.
After four quarters of competition, the Cavaliers defeated the Eagles 104-93, leading the total score 1-0.
For the Hawks, Schroeder had 27 points and 6 assists, setting a career playoff high in scoring, Bazemore had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Millsap had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Cavaliers, James had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Love had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Irving had 21 points and 8 assists, and JR Smith made 4 of 7 three-pointers and scored 12 points. The Cavaliers made 15 of 31 three-pointers.
Quite scary.
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On May 4, the Cavaliers defeated the Hawks 123-98 at home, taking a 2-0 lead with a total score.
James contributed 27 points in this game. Historically, the Cavaliers team hit 25 three-pointers in this game, breaking the NBA record.
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On May 6, the Cavaliers visited Atlanta to face the Hawks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
At the end of the game, the Cavaliers came back to defeat the Hawks 121-108, leading the series 3-0 and successfully grabbing the match point.
For the Cavaliers, the Big Three all scored 20+ points. James had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, Love had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and Irving had 24 points. In addition, substitute Channing Frye scored 27 points, becoming the Cavaliers' comeback and win.
Strange soldiers.
For the Hawks, Horford had 24 points, Millsap had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Teague had 19 points and 14 assists, Korver came off the bench and scored 18 points.
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On May 8, after four quarters, the away Cavaliers defeated the Hawks 100-99 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year.
In the first two rounds of this year's series, the Cavaliers swept them all!
For the Cavaliers, Love scored 8 three-pointers and scored a team-high 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. James had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Irving contributed 21 points and 8 assists. Shumpert had 21 points and 8 assists.
Next 10 points.
For the Hawks, Schroeder scored a team-high 21 points and 6 assists, Millsap had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Sefolosha contributed 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and Horford scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
With assists, Bazemore scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
This was a series without any suspense, and the Cavaliers won very easily.
It can be seen from this series that the Cavaliers learned a painful lesson from last season's defeat in the finals. This season they focused on training three-pointers, and now their three-pointers are quite good.