The Matt Bonner Conundrum
The man we call "Winter Shoes" for his regular season efficiency and playoff problems is doing it all over again.
| Final - 5.31.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 24 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 82 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 102 |
Stories
The Spurs' Season Is In Pop's Hands
After Game 3, the success of the Spurs against OKC lies in the way Pop reacts to the Adjustments Scott Brooks made in how the Thunder defend against the Spurs offense.
Thunder Adjustments Pay Dividends in Game 3 Win Over Spurs
The Thunder made two key adjustments in Game 3, assigning Thabo Sefolosha to defend against Tony Parker and switching the Spurs pick and roll. Both adjustments worked to slow down the San Antonio offense.
Playoff Round 3 Game 3 Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
Playoff Round 3 Game 3 Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
When Parker Plays Like That, The Spurs Don't Lose
Stampler shares his thoughts on game 2 of the WCF, and compares Parker to yet another fictional character. This time, it's complimentary.
GameThreads
Thunder Fans GameThread on Welcome to Loud City
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Spurs Fans GameThread on Pounding The Rock
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 24 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 82 |
| Oklahoma City | 22 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 102 |
| San Antonio | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Tim Duncan | 26 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3-0 | 11 |
| Boris Diaw | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Danny Green | 21 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Tony Parker | 27 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1-0 | 16 |
| Manu Ginobili | 20 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Stephen Jackson | 22 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Matt Bonner | 23 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 0 |
| Tiago Splitter | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 1 |
| Gary Neal | 21 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 |
| James Anderson | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Patrick Mills | 10 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| DeJuan Blair | 9 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Derrick Byars | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Cory Joseph | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 30-76 | 11-26 | 11-15 | 41-12 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 19-0 | 82 | |
| .395 | .423 | .733 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (7 pts) | |||||||
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 38 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 6-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-1 | 22 |
| Serge Ibaka | 30 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-0 | 14 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 36 | 7-16 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 6-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 19 |
| Russell Westbrook | 33 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1-0 | 10 |
| James Harden | 26 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 15 |
| Nick Collison | 9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Derek Fisher | 20 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-0 | 5 |
| Daequan Cook | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Royal Ivey | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Cole Aldrich | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Lazar Hayward | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Nazr Mohammed | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eric Maynor | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Reggie Jackson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-88 | 6-22 | 16-17 | 44-12 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16-0 | 102 | |
| .455 | .273 | .941 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 1 (20 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Dan Crawford, Bill Spooner, Derrick Stafford
Duration:2:21
Officials: - Dan Crawford, Bill Spooner, Derrick Stafford
Duration:2:21
