Spurs on the verge of collapse; Game 5 a major statement for Thunder

The San Antonio Spurs went into Game 5 knowing that the game that night was a “must win” though no one in the Spurs organization would actually say those words.  What followed was a convincing win over the elder statesmen of the NBA and more praise from Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich who earler called OKC Guard Kevin Durant the “argubly the best player on the planet.”

“It’s not like we’re playing the Sisters of the Poor,” Popovich said. “I don’t care who you are, you can’t turn the ball over 21 times for 28 points,” Gregg Popovich

For the Spurs to salvage this series, there is only one thing to do and that is win.

“In a nutshell, we have to go win one on the road. There’s not really nothing else to say,” Guard Stephen Jackson

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“Unathletic” Spurs run circles around a young Thunder squad

“When you win, you’re experienced. But if you lose, you are old and unathletic,” Gregg Popovich

The San Antonio Spurs have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals against a much younger “more athletic” team that radio personalities had no problem telling their listeners the Spurs were.

Tony Parker has led a blitzing, fast pace that Spurs squad showed what crisp, team possessions look like.  Pass, pass, shoot was the mantra of the game and Parker even found time to add 34 points en route to dishing out eight assists and collecting three rebounds.

 “It was one of those nights. I felt in a good rhythm early on. I was making my outside shots and just trying to be aggressive. The first game (game 1) I was a little too much in a hurry. Tonight I took my time, especially on the pick-and-rolls when they doubled me.”  Spurs PG Tony Parker

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