2016 NBA Playoffs: San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder ($50 Prize!)
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May 31, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) drives to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) during the fourth quarter in game six of the Western Conference Finals of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
In game three of their series the two seed San Antonio will be on the road to take on the three seed Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs. The game will be played on Friday, May, 6th at 9:30 P.M. Eastern Time. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Thunder 101.6 – Spurs 101.1 with an over/under of 202.7. The Vegas Line has a final score of Spurs 100 – Thunder 98.5 with an over/under of 198.5.
Point differential: Spurs +10.6 (2nd) Thunder +7.3 (3rd)
Points per game: Thunder 110.2 (2nd) Spurs 103.5 (10th)
Points allowed per game: Spurs 92.9 (1st) Thunder 102.9 (15th)
Field Goal Percentage Offense: Spurs 48.4 (2nd) Thunder 47.6% (3rd)
Three Point Percentage: Spurs 37.5% (2nd) Thunder 34.8% (tied for 17th)
Free Throw Percentage: Spurs 80.3% (2nd) Thunder 78.2% (10th)
Field Goal Percentage Defense: Spurs 43.6% (4th) Thunder 43.8% (5th)
Turnovers committed per game: Spurs 12.5 (5th) Thunder 15.5 (tied for 27th)
Turnovers forced per game: Spurs 14.3 (tied for 12th) Thunder 12.5 (26th)
Rebounds per game: Thunder 48.6 (1st) Spurs 43.9 (tied for 14th)
Assists per game: Spurs 24.5 (tied for 3rd) Thunder 23 (10th)
The series is tied (1-1) with game three taking place in Oklahoma City. These teams are very evenly matched with the Spurs holding a slight advantage in nearly every statistical category. Oklahoma City managed to steal game two in San Antonio 98-97. This might be the most even series of the entire playoffs. I still like San Antonio to win the crucial game three and take back control of the home court advantage.
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