- The Western Conference Finals are all tied up after the Oklahoma City Thunder took care of business at home to send the series back to San Antonio. After the Spurs looked dominant during games one and two (and the previous 18 games), the Thunder proved they were not ready to roll over. A 20 point demolition of the Spurs on Thursday night combined with a 6 point victory on Saturday night has the series tied 2-2.
- The Thunder’s help came from an unlikely source with its center (Kendrick Perkins) and power forward (Serge Ibaka) leading the offensive charge, especially in the first half. Ibaka, a young raw talent from the Congo, has been an offensive liability all year. However, on Saturday night, he showed up in a big way making all 11 of his shots from the floor and all 4 of his free throws to rack up 26 points. Perkins added 15 while missing only 2 of his 9 shot attempts.
Thunder star Kevin Durant (who finished second in MVP voting this year) scored a game-high 36 points, with 28 of them coming in the second half. Durant had a 7 minute stretch in the 4th quarter where he was simply superb. Scoring 18 points, including 16 straight for his team. The series will return to San Antonio for game 5 tonight and the homecourt will continue to alternate for each of the remaining games.
Tiger wins
- Tiger Woods made a terrific comeback Sunday, coming from 4 shots behind to win the Memorial, a tournament that he's won 5 times now and it couldn't ha ve been more appropriate because he tied the course's founder, Jack Nicklaus, for second place in career PGA Tour wins with 73 total.
- Woods is 10 years younger than Nicklaus was when he won his final tournament and is only 9 away from Sam Snead's all-time record of 82.
- Tiger is only 4 major wins behind Nicklaus, a category that many value more than overall wins, but he has a chance to add to that total as the U.S. Open will start in just 11 days.
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