Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs and we will see the San Antonio Spurs travel to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The game has a start time of 8:30 pm (Est) and will be televised on TNT. Vegas odds have the Thunder listed as 4 point favorites, while the total sits at 206.
Stat Packs: The San Antonio Spurs have blown the Thunder out in each of the 3 home games in this series, but have yet to win one on the road vs them. The Spurs have gone 32-16 SU on the road this year, but are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 trips to Oklahoma City and the Spurs have lost all 4 games SU played there this year. The Spurs are averaging 106.2 ppg on 48.8% shooting in the playoffs and are led by Tony Parker, who is averaging 17.8 ppg so far. Tim Duncan (16.4 ppg), Manu Ginobili (14.3 ppg) and Kawhi Leonard (13.1 ppg) have also averaged in double figures for the Spurs. Defensively this was a solid team this year, ranking 6th in points allowed (97.6 ppg) and 8th in defensive FG% defense (44.4%), and in the playoffs they have allowed just 98.9 ppg on 43.9% shooting.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have no won all 4 games played here this year vs the Spurs and they will need to do so once again if they hope to stave off elimination. Oklahoma City has averaged 102.2 ppg on 45.1% shooting in the playoffs thus far. In the post-season Kevin Durant has led the offense with an average of 29.6 ppg, while Russell Westbrook is second, at 26.3 ppg. Serge Ibaka (11.8 ppg) and Reggie Jackson (10.5 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team. Durant leads the team rebounding (8.7), while Westbrook leads them in assists (8.1). Defensively the Thunder allowed just 99.8 ppg on 43.6% shooting during the regular season and in the playoffs they have allowed 103.1 ppg on 44.8% shooting.
Pick: I am going to recommend a teaser on this one. We're going to tease the Spurs to +9 points and the Over to 201 in a 5 point teaser. I can see an uptempo game and after getting blown out in the first 2 games of this series played here I expect Pop to make the proper adjustments and keep this one close. I would also not be surprised to see the Spurs win it outright. But we'll play it safe here and go win th a 5 point teaser.
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