The San Antonio Spurs battle the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday in a potential preview of the NBA Western Conference playoffs. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. ET, which you can live stream for free via the link provided below.
San Antonio (51-26) has been on a tear since March. The Spurs have shown what they can do when healthy, notching their seventh straight win Sunday in a 107-92 blowout of the Golden State Warriors. Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard matched his career-high with 26 points while recording five rebounds and a career-best seven steals. Even more impressive was how Kawhi's defense stifled Warriors star Stephen Curry, snuffing out the MVP candidate before he got hot.
"Kawhi was magnificent at both ends of the court," said San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, according to ESPN. "He is really playing confidently, but he hasn't forgotten to predicate his game on defense and on the boards. It kind of fuels him offensively."
Spurs veteran Tim Duncan added 19 points and seven rebounds, and guard Danny Green chipped in with 18 points and six rebounds.
Oklahoma City (42-35), meanwhile, is clinging to the West's No. 8 seed by a slim half-game margin over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Thunder are on a three-game losing streak following Sunday's 115-112 loss to the Houston Rockets, which withstood a triple-double - 40 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds - from Thunder star Russell Westbrook.
Westbrook has done it all for Oklahoma City in the team's 22 games without Kevin Durant, and he's shown no signs of fatigue.
"He understands that the rest is important to come back with a full tank every night, and he has done that," said coach Scott Brooks. "He's a special player, and he's at a high level in that regard. He has the energy that can fill an entire arena, and he's done a good job of recharging his batteries night in and night out."
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