Western Conference Finals
#2 Oklahoma City Thunder v. #1 San Antonio Spurs
These two teams have been the best in the west the entire season. The Thunder are coming off of a hard fought series against the Lakers that OKC won in 5 games. Oklahoma City had to make big comebacks in Games 2 and 4 to win against the Lakers. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden have all been outstanding this postseason. The Spurs have swept both the Jazz and Clippers this postseason and have won 18 straight contests dating back to the regular season. Tim Duncan has looked rejuvenated this postseason, Tony Parker was in MVP talk and Manu Ginobili is finally healthy for San Antonio. This series has the potential to be the best in years because these teams give each other multiple mismatches. Will Tony Parker be able to guard Russell Westbrook? Who will the Spurs throw on Kevin Durant? How will Kendrick Perkins handle Tim Duncan? The key matchup will be the Super 6th men for each team, James Harden for OKC and Manu Ginobili for San Antonio. Harden, this year's 6th Man of the year has really turned the NBA's best shooting guards as he is averaging 17 points per game off the bench this postseason. On the other hand Ginobili has been here and done this before, by moving Ginobili to the bench Coach Greg Popovich has saved some extra wear and tear on the fragile Ginobili. So to the pick, this will be the best series of this postseason and it maybe the best series we have seen in the NBA since Boston and Cleveland in 2009 (Better known as the PJ Brown series). Some think this series will complete the changing of the guard in the Western Conference from Los Angeles and San Antonio to Oklahoma City, but I don't. I think the Spurs have 2 great series left in them and the veteran leadership of Duncan, Parker and Ginobili will outlast Durant and the Thunder in an epic series.
Spurs in 7
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