There has been a rapid change of form that is quickly changing NBA finals predictions from experts throughout the country. The change of form involves both teams in the Western Conference. While many people thought the Golden State Warriors were the only reasonable answer to the question who will win the NBA finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder have made it clear people may have rushed to judgement.
Going into the conference semis against the San Antonio Spurs, it looked as though it would take a miracle for the Thunder to extend that series past six games. After losing game 1 by a final score of 124-92, those sentiments were all but confirmed. It's not clear if a light finally went on or if divine intervention came into play, but the Thunder rebounded off that big loss in a fury.
After upsetting the Spurs in San Antonio in game 2, they lost a close one in game 3 back in …show more content…
Despite all the NBA finals predictions that had them pegged to walk away with the championship for the second year in a row, they are now faced with the prospects of being underdogs against a Thunder team that holds home court advantage and indeed looks like a different team.
As usual, the Thunder have been led in scoring by F Kevin Durant (29.3 PPG) and Russell Westbrook (24.3 PPG) for the series, but the difference makers have been centers Steve Adams and Eric Cantor who have dominated inside with a combined 19.0 PPG and 15.6 RPG.
Going into game 4, the Warriors have a few question to answer. After a record-breaking season that saw them win 73 games, it remains to be seen whether or not they are still the best team in the NBA. After going 6-3 in its last 9 playoff games against the teams with the two best regular season records in the NBA, the Thunder have certainly laid its claim to being the best team in the league when it counts the
Going into the conference semis against the San Antonio Spurs, it looked as though it would take a miracle for the Thunder to extend that series past six games. After losing game 1 by a final score of 124-92, those sentiments were all but confirmed. It's not clear if a light finally went on or if divine intervention came into play, but the Thunder rebounded off that big loss in a fury.
After upsetting the Spurs in San Antonio in game 2, they lost a close one in game 3 back in …show more content…
Despite all the NBA finals predictions that had them pegged to walk away with the championship for the second year in a row, they are now faced with the prospects of being underdogs against a Thunder team that holds home court advantage and indeed looks like a different team.
As usual, the Thunder have been led in scoring by F Kevin Durant (29.3 PPG) and Russell Westbrook (24.3 PPG) for the series, but the difference makers have been centers Steve Adams and Eric Cantor who have dominated inside with a combined 19.0 PPG and 15.6 RPG.
Going into game 4, the Warriors have a few question to answer. After a record-breaking season that saw them win 73 games, it remains to be seen whether or not they are still the best team in the NBA. After going 6-3 in its last 9 playoff games against the teams with the two best regular season records in the NBA, the Thunder have certainly laid its claim to being the best team in the league when it counts the