The Armchair Coach: Defense, You're Doing it Wrong
The Armchair Coach looks at the Spurs defense and suggests minor adjustments going in to game 6.
| Final - 6.4.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 108 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 103 |
The Armchair Coach looks at the Spurs defense and suggests minor adjustments going in to game 6.
Note: This article will be different then most on WTLC in that I'm going to write it from a first-person perspective, totally devoid of analysis and weak attempts at objectivity. So if you're interested in my experience as a fan, then read on.
Playoff Round 3 Game 6 Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
Six days ago the Spurs had won 10 straight playoff games and led the Western Conference Finals 2-0, and everyone assumed they'd be heading to the NBA Finals shortly. Instead, the Thunder have won three straight to take control of the series.
A place for Orlando Magic fans to discuss Game Five of the 2012 Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder are two wins away from the NBA Finals, and they're at the point where homecourt advantage no longer matters. No one can trot out arguments about this being a good young team that needs experience in late game situations, or how they got lucky to be this far. Fact is, these are two very talented championship contenders ready to go at it in a series that could decide the NBA championship.
Game Five Western Conference Finals Preview: PTR breaks down the biggest game of the season from the Spurs' perspective.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 108 |
| San Antonio | 21 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 103 |
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 43 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 4-1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1-0 | 27 |
| Serge Ibaka | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 29 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-1 | 4 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 21 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 44 | 9-24 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 4-0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4-0 | 23 |
| Nick Collison | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 6 |
| James Harden | 34 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 4-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 20 |
| Derek Fisher | 22 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Daequan Cook | 3 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Nazr Mohammed | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Royal Ivey | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Cole Aldrich | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Lazar Hayward | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eric Maynor | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Reggie Jackson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-80 | 8-21 | 20-23 | 34-6 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 25-1 | 108 | |
| .500 | .381 | .870 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 1 (28 pts) | |||||||
| San Antonio | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 35 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Tim Duncan | 33 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 12-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-0 | 18 |
| Boris Diaw | 24 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Manu Ginobili | 38 | 11-21 | 5-10 | 7-8 | 6-2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4-0 | 34 |
| Tony Parker | 40 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 10-12 | 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3-0 | 20 |
| DeJuan Blair | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Gary Neal | 15 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Matt Bonner | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Stephen Jackson | 30 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Danny Green | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Tiago Splitter | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Derrick Byars | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| James Anderson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Patrick Mills | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Cory Joseph | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-74 | 9-24 | 26-31 | 42-10 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 25-0 | 103 | |
| .459 | .375 | .839 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (19 pts) | |||||||