WTMY AM 1280 -  "The Sports Fanatic": Thunder rally from 18-point deficit to become the third team in NBA history to win 4 straight in the conference finals after dropping the first 2 games.

Thunder rally from 18-point deficit to become the third team in NBA history to
win 4 straight in the conference finals after dropping the first 2 games.
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Intern Bud Bundy on 06/07/2012 14:53:00

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the San Antonio Spurs 107- 99 in game 6
Thursday night to close out the series.

Photo by Sue Ogrocki
Thunder rally from 18-point deficit to become the third team in NBA history to
win 4 straight in the conference finals after dropping the first 2 games.
June 6, 2012
Oklahoma City, OK.  --  The Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the San Antonio Spurs
107- 99 in game 6 Thursday night to close out the series.
Game 6 resembled game 2 through the first two quarters, as the Spurs led by Tony
Parker (29 points) and Tim Duncan (25 points) got off to a huge start. The Spurs
were leading at one point by 18 with strong play from Steven Jackson going 6-7
from behind the arch, while they were also racking up offensive rebounds. It
wasn’t until the third quarter that the Thunder could close the gap, as they
were down 15 at halftime. However they did catch up with their star player,
Kevin Durant leading the way.
Durant played 48 minutes of the game putting up incredible numbers scoring 35
points, giving 5 assists, and perhaps most important, grabbing 14 defensive
rebounds. The final dagger to one of the NBA’s greatest dynasties was
Durant’s inside pass to Kendrick Perkins for the slam dunk to make it 107-99
with under 20 seconds to play.
After winning 20 straight games, the San Antonio Spurs have lost their final
four to a young and upcoming team that proved that they are the ones to beat in
2012. Throughout the playoffs this year, they have dethroned the defending
champs, the Dallas Mavericks; as well as stop one of the greatest players in
Kobe Bryant and his L.A. Lakers, and now put an end to the heavily favored
Spurs. OKC will now seek to win it all against the Celtics or the Heat.
The Heat return home tonight to face an elimination game against the Celtics.
The winner of this series will play Oklahoma City in the NBA finals.