OKLAHOMA CITY — The last words said to Russell Westbrook before he took the court Thursday and ended what not long ago was accurately being called the greatest San Antonio Spurs season ever:
"Let's go, fool."
Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Anthony Morrow spoke them, practically singing the words as a tune.
It was the antithesis of what any of the button-down, veteran Spurs would ever say to each other, especially in a pressure-packed playoff moment.
As such, the words serve as an apt stamp to put on a Spurs' season that came to a close after a 113-99 Game 6 loss to the Thunder.
The Spurs are not chill and reckless and eager to dance.
They are not fools.
And seriousness speaks to something they lacked in this six-game Western Conference semifinal blitz by a team that finished 12 games behind them in the standings.
It wasn't simply athleticism, though that was part of it.
It was vitality.
"Relentless" is how Spurs coach Gregg Popovich described Oklahoma City's will in pursuit of rebounds—especially Steven Adams, who was three ...
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