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The game was mostly a tight battle between two elite Western Conference teams. Reggie Jackson caught on fire in the third, and the Spurs were unable to recover.
The Thunder opened up an 11-point lead with eight and a half minutes left in the fourth. The bench was able to put together a run that cut it to three, but every time the Spurs looked like they were about to turn this one around the Thunder came up with a timely play. The shots just would not fall through the hoop tonight, though the Spurs were able to generate good looks. It was just one of those nights.
Manu had a mixture of amazing plays, and frustrating plays. In the end the Thunder made enough good plays, and the Good Guys lost the championship belt.