The Thunder and Spurs are set to collide in a pivotal Game 5 when they take the court at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Tuesday night.
These teams enter deadlocked in a 2-2 tie after alternating wins and losses. San Antonio took Games 1 and 3, while Oklahoma City notched victories in Games 2 and 4. In their most recent meeting, the Thunder took out the Spurs, 111-97, to even up the series before it shifted back to Texas.
Kevin Durant had a game-high 41 points in the victory for Oklahoma City, while Russell Westbrook put up a team-high 15 assists and three steals. Tony Parker paced San Antonio with 22 points in the defeat.
Durant, a free agent to be, led the Thunder in points (28.2) and rebounds (8.2) per game in the regular season as Westbrook paved the way in assists (10.4).
Parker had a team-leading 5.3 assists per game during the regular campaign, while Kawhi Leonard carried the team in points per contest (21.2) and LaMarcus Aldridge did the same in rebounds (8.5).
Leonard's life was made difficult by Durant's defense in Game 4, but KD downplayed the matchup.
"There's no individuals in this game, there's no individual matchups," Durant said via ESPN. "There's no strictly 1-on-1 matchups in this game. There's 10 guys on the court. I may guard a guy, or he may guard me, but it's a whole team trying to stop the ball."
After losing just once at home in the regular season, to the record 73-win Warriors, the Spurs took Game 1 in San Antonio, but dropped Game 2 by the narrowest of margins, 98-97.
Oklahoma City will look to overcome the odds again to set itself up for a chance to clinch on its home court in Game 6, while San Antonio is hoping to dominate at home like it did all season long.
The Spurs racked up 39 assists in a Game 1 rout of the Thunder, but had 19 in their next two games before finishing with 12 in the Game 4 loss.
"They have been down, but things do slow down in the playoffs," coach Gregg Popovich said per ESPN. "Having said that, we need to have a little bit more ball movement and get a few more passes out on the court, for sure."
Game Live Stream & Details
Matchup: Thunder at Spurs Game 5
Time: 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CDT)
Venue: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Radio: Oklahoma City (WWLS 98.1); San Antonio (1360 KTTX)
Series: Tied 2-2.
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