Tim Legler

When they beat them three times in ten days during the season, when the Thunder looked unbeatable.

It looked like a foregone conclusion that the Thunder were going to be repeat champions.

And then that happened.

And you started to go, okay, they're maybe a little bit more susceptible than you think.

They did deal with a ton of injuries this year.

You're like, okay, it's going to be maybe harder than we thought.

And now you get to this series, this collision course that we all expected all season was going to take place.

We actually got there.

We got one of the greatest playoff games you're ever going to see to kick it off.

And look, Oklahoma City, absolutely.

Not only can we get to, they can win this series.

There's no doubt about that.

They're that good.

But the San Antonio Spurs have something against OKC that most teams lack.

That is, they have the belief that they have what it takes on both ends of the floor against that team.

Because you need it on both ends against the Thunder at that level.

Very few teams actually believe they have enough against them.

The Spurs do believe it.

And that's half the battle in this league.

You've got to be convinced in your own mind that you can get it done, and they do.