5 Things to Watch in Warriors-OKC Thunder Western Conference Finals

May 14th, 2016 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »

After a season spent waiting for the inevitable Golden State Warriors-San Antonio Spurs playoff clash, the Oklahoma City Thunder—and not those Spurs—will face the 73-win defending champs with an NBA Finals berth at stake.

Go figure.

The Dubs and Thunder met three times this year, and Golden State took all three contests. So...preview over, right? OKC is cooked.

Not quite.

If Stephen Curry hadn't buried this (or any of the 11 other threes he nailed) in a 121-118 overtime win on Feb. 27, the Thunder would be a more respectable 1-2 in the season series:



And if Oklahoma City hadn't squandered a fourth-quarter lead March 3, things would get even more interesting.

Russell Westbrook said to ESPN.com's Chris Broussard his team was "very confident" Thursday, and it should be after destroying a 67-win juggernaut. Though the Thunder have yet to beat the Warriors this season, they are, by far, the most formidable foe the Dubs have faced in the playoffs.

This'll be good, but it'll be even better if you know what to watch for.

 

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