Oklahoma City Thunder v San Antonio Spurs Preview & Prediction: Thunder One Win Away From Western Conference Finals
Hoping to lock up a spot in the Western Conference Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder host the San Antonio Spurs at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs. The matchup is on May 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET, as per The Roar.
This has been a thrilling series so far where both teams have displayed why they are considered as heavy favorites in the playoffs. Hailing from the tough Western Conference, both teams are also very familiar with each other, and their close battles have been a treat to fans who tune in.
At the moment, though, Thunder fans are the more eager as they are only one win away from moving on to the next round. Add the fact that they are playing Game 6 at home, then they must be feeling really good.
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On the other side, the Spurs must find the strengths they had during the regular season and even the first game of this series in order to stay alive. With the second best record during the season, the Spurs definitely have the tools, but they should dig deeper to be able to bounce back against a team like the Thunder.
OKC have been carried by their superstar duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. After some struggles, Durant has come back to his usual self and has dominated the Spurs defence when he has the ball.
Meanwhile, Westbrook has been playing like a man on a mission as he stays aggressive as he fills up the stat sheet and helps the team in any other way he can while on the floor.
For the Spurs, Kahwi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldrige must establish their dominance over the Thunder and find the spark they had in the wins they had over OKC. Leonard has been checked in the fourth quarter in the past two games while Aldridge's shooting has cooled off since starting over 70 percent in the first two games in the series, according to Bleacher Report.
It should be very interesting that the Spurs have everything stacked against them but they are very capable of tying the series, but the Thunder have to win here or they need to beat the Spurs in Texas for a third time in the series just to move on.
In what should be a very intriguing battle, look for the Thunder to close out their fierce rivals.
