NBA 2012 Playoff Results - West Finals Game 3: San Antonio's winning streak ends, loses bigtime vs Oklahoma City

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The San Antonio Spurs' winning streak in the NBA 2012 Regular Season up to the Playoffs has finally ended when Oklahoma City Thunder defeated them during Game 3 in the Western Conference Finals held Thursday night, May 31, 2012 (Friday AM MLA time aired over ABS-CBN).

The Oklahoma City Thunder absolutely took home-court advantage in winning Game 3 vs San Antonio Spurs because it was held at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.

West finals' Game 1 and Game 2 were both held in San Antonio Spurs' home court, AT&T Center at San Antonio, Texas, where the team scored its 19th and 20th consecutive wins in the NBA 2012 Regular Season (9th and 10th in the playoffs), the longest ever in NBA history.

But on Game 3, it has finally ended with Oklahoma City Thunder scoring a big 20-point win vs San Antonio Spurs, 102-82.

Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder was Game 3's best player with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

*NBA 2012 PLAYOFFS - WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: SAN ANTONIO SPURS VS OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER GAME 3 RESULTS*
Quarter Scores:
1st Quarter - 24-22
2nd Quarter - 41-54
3rd Quarter - 60-78
4th Quarter - 82-102

OKLAHOMA CITY SCORERS:
1. Kevin Durant 22 pts
2. Thabo Sefolosha 19 pts
3. James Harden 15 pts
4. Serge Ibaka 14 pts
5. Russell Westbrook 10 pts
6. Nick Collison 6 pts
7. Derek Fisher 5 pts
8. Kendricks Perkins 4 pts
9. Daequan Cook 2 pts
9. Lazar Hayward 2 pts
11. Royal Ivey 1 pt

SAN ANTONIO SCORERS:
1. Tony Parker 16 pts
1. Stephen Jackson 16 pts
3. Tim Duncan 11 pts
4. DeJuan Blair 10 pts
5. Manu Ginóbili 8 pts
6. Gary Neal 7 pts
7. James Anderson 4 pts
8. Danny Green 3 pts
8. Patrick Mills 3 pts
10. Kawhi Leonard 2 pts
11. Boris Diaw 1 pt
11. Tiago Splitter 1 pt

The San Antonio Spurs still lead the series, 2-1, and the Game 4 to be held on June 2 at the same venue will determine if Oklahoma City will still have the home court advantage and tie the record.

*WEST FINALS GAME SUMMARY: SAN ANTONIO SPURS VS OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER*
Game 1 - 101-98
Game 2 - 120-111
Game 3 - 82-102

Tomorrow's game will be the Eastern Conference Finals - Game 3 between Miami Heat and Boston Celtics at the latter's home court, TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, to be aired again on ABS-CBN. - www.mykiru.ph


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