23 September 2016

NBA Will Starts On Wednesday

NBA 2016-2017 Season is starts in coming October. I am very happy to say this friends. I will see all Matches...............................


First Match Is between Knicks and Cavaliers on October 26th at 5.30 AM.....................


Don't Miss it Friends..........

17 September 2016

LeBron James First in all in this millennium

Categorial leaders in the NBA Finals games this millennium (2000-2016)


Points:
1. LeBron James (1,079)
2. Kobe Bryant (937)
3. Shaquille O' Neal (753)
Rebounds:
1. LeBron James (396)
2. Tim Duncan (382)
3. Shaquille O' Neal (343)
Assists:
1. LeBron James (289)
2. Kobe Bryant (187)
3. Tony Parker (130)
Made Three-Pointers
1. LeBron James (68)
2. Stephen Curry (57)
3. Ray Allen (55)
Steals:
1. LeBron James (74)
2. Kobe Bryant (65)
3. Dwyane Wade (53)

12 September 2016

Congratulations to the new Hall of Famers!

Congratulations to the new Hall of Famers! Let's take a look back their accomplishments!

姚明 Yao Ming:


8× NBA All-Star (2003–2009, 2011)
2× All-NBA Second Team (2007, 2009)
3× All-NBA Third Team (2004, 2006, 2008)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003)
CBA champion (2002)
CBA Finals MVP (2002)
3× CBA rebounding leader (2000, 2001, 2002)
3× CBA blocks leader (2000, 2001, 2002)
2× CBA Slam Dunk leader (2000, 2001)
3× FIBA Asian Championship MVP (2001, 2003, 2005)



Allen Iverson:


NBA Most Valuable Player (2001)
11× NBA All-Star (2000–2010)
2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2001, 2005)
3× All-NBA First Team (1999, 2001, 2005)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2002, 2003)
All-NBA Third Team (2006)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1997)
NBA Rookie Challenge MVP (1997)
4× NBA scoring champion (1999, 2001, 2002, 2005)
3× NBA steals leader (2001–2003)
No. 3 retired by Philadelphia 76ers
Consensus first-team All-American (1996)
First-team All-Big East (1996)



Shaquille O' Neal:


4× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2006)
3× NBA Finals MVP (2000–2002)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2000)
15× NBA All-Star (1993–1998, 2000–2007, 2009)
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2000, 2004, 2009)
8× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000–2006)
2× All-NBA Second Team (1995, 1999)
4× All-NBA Third Team (1994, 1996, 1997, 2009)
3× All-Defensive Second Team (2000, 2001, 2003)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1993)
2× NBA scoring champion (1995, 2000)
NBA 50th Anniversary Team
No. 34 retired by Los Angeles Lakers
FIBA World Championship MVP (1994)
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1994)
College national player of the year (1992)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1991, 1992)
2× SEC Player of the Year (1991, 1992)
McDonald's All-American MVP (1989)
Three of the game's legends that truly left an impact in the sport that benefited not just the NBA, but the whole basketball community.


10 September 2016

LeBron James has lifetime contract with Nike


A few weeks ago I commented that LeBron James had become the youngest player to reach 25,000 points in the NBA player . Now I can refer him to talk sports and marketing , which do not stop innovating. This time the media hype is caused by LeBron James and the sports firm Nike. For the first time in the history of Nike, the company signed an agreement with a sportsman to represent him for life. The most similar case is that of Michael Jordan, who also it has a contract with Nike, which without being an official contract itself is de facto a lifetime contract.


To show the importance of the agreement suffices to say that only Jordan has more models Nike James, 30 13.
LeBron James already had a contract with Nike since 2003, when he jumped to the NBA. Then Nike and James signed a $ 90 million for seven years. After finalizing the contract, both parties renewed their commitment for nine years. Two years ago Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder star, signed a $ 300 million for 10 years, thereby overcoming James revenue.
LeBron James, lifetime contract with Nike
With this contract, LeBron will become the player with the longest advertising contract in history.

A contract with Nike than 300 million



Some sources close to the negotiations confirmed the average ESPN that the figure will surpass the agreement with Durant more than 300 million.
Maverick Carter, partner LeBron James said that "LeBron is delighted to be a Nike lifetime." James is the active player more money produces sales of sporting goods. In 2014 there were more than 340 million dollars around worldwide, while in the 2015 are expected to be more than 400.

9 September 2016

LeBron James says about STEPHEN CURRY




LeBronJames says about STEPHEN CURRY
See below what did he say about him
see below

"He's a great guy but a fierce competitor, so don't get fooled by that smile" - LeBron James on Stephen Curry

8 September 2016

LeBron is first in NBA 2K17 Official Player Ratings!


NBA 2K17 Official Player Ratings!




96 - LeBron James (No Change)
94 - Stephen Curry (-2)
93 - Kevin Durant (-1)
93 - Russell Westbrook (-2)
93 - Kawhi Leonard (-1)
91 - Chris Paul (-1)
90 - Klay Thompson (-1)
90 - Draymond Green (+1)
90 - James Harden (-2)
90 - Anthony Davis (-1)
90 - DeMarcus Cousins (No Change)
89 - Paul George (-1)
89 - Kyrie Irving (+1)
89 - Damian Lillard (No Change)
88 - Carmelo Anthony (No Change)
88 - Karl Anthony Towns (+2)
88 - Jimmy Butler (No Change)
88 - John Wall (-1)

Tracy McGrady on Yao Ming entry to the Hall Of Fame.


Tracy McGrady on Yao Ming entry to the Hall Of Fame.
"Now, there's over 300 million people in China playing because of Yao Ming.
I saw it. I felt it. That is his legacy. He brought NBA basketball to China and I will forever be thankful that I was able to be a part of it. He introduced the country to me.
We were their heroes. They didn't see Michael Jordan play, they saw us. They saw Yao."

2 September 2016

Kobe Bryant, the Black Mamba


This season we are witnessing a rare event in the NBA. Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most powerful and most successful league franchises, are sacrificing their chances of success to pay constant homage to Kobe Bryant, one of the great star basketball history.
On many occasions, the NBA teams loosen the piston in the absence of several days in order to secure a good position for the draft next year , as the system of choice of players in the NBA rewards the worst teams in the previous season with the possibility of choosing first new players to thereby balance the quality difference and get a more competitive league.
But this year the Lakers, who already occasionally have opted for this idea, the situation is completely different. This year the Lakers are paying a constant tribute to Kobe Bryant, for many, the best player in the history of the franchise angelina , and that's saying something because there have passed the likes of Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal or Jerry West.
Kobe Bryant, the Black Mamba
Los Angeles Lakers have the worst win-loss percentage of the entire Western Conference, and are after the Philadelphia 76ers, the second worst team in the league. The General Manager of the franchise itself, Mitch Kupchak, said that it is worth sacrificing this year and put aside the development of young talent the team as D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle for the next season, when Kobe Bryant no longer play.

Kobe Bryant, cheered on the basketball courts

Every night that Kobe Bryant is presented or jumps to the track in a stadium, hear from the stadium a standing ovation, one of the most special for him so far occurred on December 1 when the Lakers faced the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia, the hometown of Kobe. the 20,150 people gathered at the Wells Fargo Center cheered each basket gave Bryant as if it were a local player, and before the game, when players were presented. The standing ovation when he heard his name was deafening , and once the meeting ended (with 101-93 home win), each player Kobe Bryant greeted so that seemed to show his admiration. Meanwhile, the audience chanted loudly, "Kobe, Kobe, Kobe."
Kobe Bryant, the Black Mamba
Fits midseason professional basketball Kobe Bryant. From the Lakers know it and are doing everything possible for the Black Mamba enjoy every moment on the track as if it were the last, though it costs him the franchise their ability to compete at a high level . The question is, is it worth it "throw" a season by a player?
The answer, in the case who it is, is clear. Kobe Bryant this gesture Lakers deserve, you deserve it for their individual quality, for their deeds, for their commitment, for their numbers and also to put back to the Lakers in these twenty years in that favorite place in the hearts of many basketball fans.
Kobe Bryant, the Black Mamba
But not everything will be praises the Lakers and Kobe Bryant. Still many people who do not understand how two years ago the Lakers signed a nearly $ 50 million for two years that allowed Kobe to remain the highest paid player. Charles Barkley himself said last November that, although it has won that million dollar contract, you should leave the basketball season finale. Coincidence or not, Bryant announced that basketball would definitely leave after the end of the season a few weeks later . After his announcement, which we are commenting: bad and irregular trajectory of the Lakers, bad shooting percentages and poor performances by Bryant and continuous tributes to the figure of 24 angelino.
Tributes have them well - deserved. Bryant is, for many, the best player in NBA history, his great obsession was always reached in securities at Michael Jordan. It will be a just a ring, six for Jordan by five to Kobe. Many of his big moves are developments that made ​​the Brooklyn and some important facets of the game, Bryant has surpassed Jordan.
Kobe Bryant, the Black Mamba
Kobe Bryant was, until the time of announcement of withdrawal, the third leading scorer in NBA history, the ninth most minutes played, the seventeenth with more games played, the fifth in baskets scored and the third in attempts, and and a long list of statistics. His exploits are almost unattainable. On 23 January 2006 he managed to score in a game against the Toronto Raptors 81 points, mark surpassed only by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962, when he scored 100 points in a match.
When the season ends will have turned 20 since his debut in the NBA, all wearing purple and gold, another record that has not met anyone so far. It thus surpass Jack Stockton, who played 19 seasons in Utah Jazz uninterrupted from 1984 to 2003.
Kobe Bryant will in June almost 38 years and dozens of tributes from all the fans. The Lakers do not yet know whether removing wore the number 8 between 1996 and 2006, the 24 looks from 2006 or both.
Kobe Bryant retires, La Mamba Negra, begins the legend.

Pau Gasol making history in the NBA


Pau Gasol continues making history in the NBA . And it is that in early March 2016 achieved a rare for players his age (remember that Pau Gasol is 35 and next summer will turn 36) record. In the match played last March 7, 2016 against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Spanish pivot scored his second triple - double of the season and thus becomes the fourth player in NBA history to get that achievement. the above were Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant . For greater glory, Pau Gasol's team, the Chicago Bulls were imposed by 100-90, with an extra joy for fans who were given a place at the United Center, for if his team reached 100 points, the fans were presented with a hamburger.
The first triple - double of the season , Pau Gasol took place on February 27, 2016, although the Bulls lost to Portland Trail Blazers 95-103. In that game, Pau overcame his career - high assists (he distributed a total of 14), completing the triple - double with 22 points and 16 rebounds. In the game against Milwaukee, scored 12 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, 13 assists and even had time to put five blocks. This 2015-2016 is still one of the most prolific seasons Pau Gasol. These two games in which he has achieved a triple double are added several more in which he has touched and more than a dozen in which he has achieved double figures.
If there is still some clueless here, it is known as double or double figures in fact get more than 10 goals in a game in two of the actions of basketball (points, rebounds, assists and plugs). A triple-double is to get more than 10 goals in three of these categories.
In his career, Pau Gasol has reached a total of nine double triples. The last before achieved in this season dates back to 2013, when he was player of Los Angeles Lakers. It is precisely this year whenGasol is signing one of his best years as a professional . The Bulls are still fighting to get into theplayoffs in the regular season finale, and this season just jumped intense speculation about the possibility that Gasol left the Chicago team, although one of the key players in the squad.
Last February 2016, Gasol played his sixth All - Star, the second row, and while it is true that this year has gone by the injury of teammate Jimmy Butler, the Spanish came within a few hundred votes to be summoned by the public.
Pau Gasol, making history in the NBA
In this second year of professional in Chicago, the Bulls may not reach the play-offs . Last season they did to qualify and, after defeating Milwaukee Buckspor 4-2 in the first round, were eliminated in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference 4-2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers Lebron James. During last season he lived one of the moments that will be history of Spanish basketball. In the All - Star Game weekend's All Star, the initial jump did for the first time in history two European players, two Spanish players, and two brothers, Pau on the East team and Marc on the West team .

Pau Gasol numbers in the 2015-2016 season

This season, the fifteenth of his career in the NBA, Pau Gasol is signing some amazing numbers: average 32 minutes per game, with 17 points plus 11 rebounds and 4 assists . His success in field shots reaches 47% in threes is 36% and 81% in free throws. Their statistics are in line with the average of his career. This year scores only 17 points, whereas in the total are 18.3 average and field goal percentage is a bit poorer: 47 compared to 51 the total of his career.
Pau Gasol numbers are so large because it has become one of the great figures of the NBA. D and the 15 seasons he has played in the league, 10 of them reached the playoffs (it is elucidated what happens this time), on three occasions has played the finals (all with Los Angeles Lakers) and twice was champion.
Last December 2015, Pau Gasol reached another record at the height of few players in the league: he played his game 1000 . It thus became the player number 115 in history to reach that figureand is considered by many as one of the most decisive in the history of European league players.
Pau Gasol, making history in the NBA
In these fifteen seasons in the league, only two Europeans can compete with Pau Gasol for dominance of the continent in the league. Dirk Nowitzky, which has recently caught 1,000 points this season, the consecutive sixteenth (achievement have only repeated Tim Duncan, 17, Karl Malone, 18, ​​and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, 19), and is the sixth leading scorer of the league. It also has a championship ring and won the NBA title in the 2010-2011 season.
The other player who completes the podium of the best of this century Europeans is certainly Tony Parker. The basis of the San Antonio Spurs is the player with more assists of the franchise and has four championships, got all the Spurs team since joining the NBA in 2001. But what really is up to the great Pau Gasol?

Basketball Variants

In this whole article we will focus on variants basketball . Yes, the basketball , the sport so fantastic and exciting. There is nothing more rapid in the history of sports to see how that orange ball is on the edge of the rim, to fall within the meshed basket to slide to the floor. How many games in the history of this sport have not been at their peak voltage for a time? Or how about this rule where the ball, although it has been released in the last second is still in play, being valid point if encestar despite the timer indicates that the time has come?
When we talk about basketball, immediately we think of such iconic figures as Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol , among many others. Athletes are provided with a remarkable stature and quite worked body. Men who, with just a few steps, cross the playing court where, officially (at least in American leagues like the NBA), their period of play is around 48 minutes. And it is that the matches are played in four periods of 12 minutes with a break half each of the segments which can be 10 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, the public expects in the stands, enjoying hot dogs accompanied by large glasses with soda and waiting while the camera transmission captures the couple of fans a kiss that will be seen at the national level will be given.


Despite the great popularity of
 this sport, there are many who know that this game has more than a century old . He was born one winter morning at the YMCA School in Springfield, Massachusetts, when Professor James Naismith was given the task to come up with a game that could entertain students while remaining indoors. That was when this man, of Canadian origin, recalled one of his former pastimes child to structure the logic of a sport that would travel around the world. That hobby was known by the name of D uck on a Rock , ie, E l duck on a rock , and was to shoot down a situated atop a stone object. So, motivated by this idea, the physical education teacher asked one of the employees of the school to provide him with a couple of boxes of 50 centimeters, but what I got in return was some baskets of peaches, which James Naismith installed in an upper portion surrounding the gym.Origins Basketball

Basketball variants
On that frosty winter morning in 1891 he first played this sport. A year later it was known in most of the state of Massachusetts, to the point that a physical education teacher from Smith College and was changing the laws to conform to a gaming system available for women. So, here is a summary of the main rules (many of which still survive in time) that Professor James Naismith devised:
  • The ball may be thrown, with one or both hands, to anywhere on the court.
  • Should never be used as a way to fist the ball forward.
  • You can not run the ball, so it must be constantly darting between players
  • Arms body can not be used to transport the ball.
  • Naturally, the faults are sanctioned as happens in most games. The first time is only informed and taken as a warning of what would be the second, which gives rise to the disqualification of the player.
  • Such faults are shouldering, pushing, grabbing, tripping or hitting the opponent.
  • In the event that a team has made ​​three consecutive absences without the opposing team has made ​​any during that time, then this counts as a point for the opponent.
  • There is an umpire, called umpire , who informs the referee (central referee) as specified in the above rule occurs.
  • The time was then two halves of 15 minutes, with a total of 5 minutes rest.
  • And of course, the most basic rule of all, which despite its obviousness could not be missing here: the point is when the ball in the basket.
And so as the first foundations of this famous sport, considered a sat Olympic game in 1936. Today it is known that the basketball player only has a chance to bounce the ball more than twice before passing to another player and that the free shots equal one point. The shots made ​​in the area of the basket have a value of two, and those launchings from near half court will represent the team a total of three points.
Of course, over the years and decades basketball rules have been modified. Naturally, as has happened with other sports (like football , the swimming or tennis ), there have been variations of basketball.That is, new ways to tap into the technical resources of the court , as you could do it in thecompany of your friends, creating a new strategy game based on the imagination and different rules.Just as in football there is a beach soccer and handball , within the variants of basketball there are other options that I enjoy (siemrpe you have a good hand and a tennis ball).

Basketball variants

Variants are really different, to the point that there are very few officially only in relation to all hitherto been devised people. In fact, within the variants basketball you can enter as such Players agree to specify a certain number of passes before making the play at one point or just the kicks from the free kick. In that sense , basketball is very versatile and opens its doors to the imagination for a total enjoyment of this sport. Now, what we'll do is focus on variants of the most distinguished basketball.

basketball Paralympian

This type of basketball emerged after World War II as a result of a strategy game designed to stimulate the mind of the disabled in the war. Over time it has been spreading like a big sport around the world, where the rules are identical to those of traditional sport , as it takes into account the same dimensions of the court, the same scoring system, the same duration and the same height where the basket. The only difference is that the ball must be passed once the player has pushed himself more than twice in the wheelchair.

water basketball

If something of this embodiment protrudes with respect to other variants basketball is practiced in a pool, placing the floating baskets at the ends thereof. It is played with two teams of five people and there is a limited time to make or lose possession time.

slamball

Quite famous for the moment, this variant is characterized by having trampolines, so his philosophy of play is seen more as a spectacle, as these beds are used to perform stunts and jumps film before managing to get the ball to the basket game.

Unicycle Basketball

We return to another variant of the most striking basketball. If you know what a unicycle, you will be too humorous sport. Remember that the unicycle is that kind of vehicle using a single wheel to scroll clowns . The rules that characterize this sport are mainly the player has one foot in one of the pedals when throwing the ball to the basket and wheels are rubber unicycle not affect the court.

Basket beach

It is practiced with teams of up to three players and play barefoot. Team members must make their points as the ball in a single basket that is at the center of a circle, so it is characterized as a game of quick passes and direct shots , while it is impossible to expect the ball bounce in the sand.

streetball

This is one of the variants of the most recognized basketball, being usually practiced by enthusiasts hip hop (and brewing a unique culture of the sport). It is characterized as a traditional game whereimportance is given to the "face to face" or clashes between the attacker and the defender . The first usually made ​​spectacular plays with the ball to impress the opposing team. It is a variant that needs good sense of humor and a great sense of friendship to accept the challenges.

netball

In this mode, teams play half-court and performing scores receive the ball to maintain possession.While there are no free throws, normal basketed worth one point and long shots are equivalent to two points instead of three.

Twenty one

Quite similar to the above, this variant can play in midfield, provided that it is not given priority to who keeps score, but the ball must be transferred to the opposing team, as is traditionally done. There is no score fixed and if the attacking team fails, then the defensive team can not attack directly to thehoop, but must send the ball to the triple bottom line, which is the usual place where this type of game starts. The winner is the first team to reach 21 points.

Disposer or KO

We conclude this article about variants of basketball with this modality. In it, players must stand in a row at any point on the field (usually in the free - throw line or triple). Then the first team tries to launch and, in the event of failure, the game moves to the area rebound until layup. At the same time the first set and player fails, the second row has the opportunity to launch. If it fails, then passes into the rebound area, so you should get the ball and score, eliminating the other player. Immediately, both the player eliminated as the player who has encestado must deliver the ball to row to which they belong to continue the run of play. In the end, the crucial moment comes when there are only two players, being allowed as tactical game players to use the ball to deflect the encestado the adversary.

2016 NBA playoffs Begins

Last week ended the regular season in the NBA and, so far, have already played several games of the playoffs NBA 2016 title. In this article we will review possible options for each of the qualified teams and their chances to advance in the competition. in case some clueless is here, it is worth remembering that each NBA championship consists of two phases. One is the regular season with each team faces the other teams in the league , although it more often against teams from their own conference against teams from the other conference (conference East and West). After finishing the regular phase , has 82 days , they start the playoffs, which are qualifiers for the title seven games that pit the top eight teams in each conference. The final of the championship played in a round to seven games the champions of the Eastern and Western conferences.

On April 12 some of the matches of the final day of the regular season were played. Most notable of those occurred was withdrawn as a professional of Kobe Bryant . The Black Mamba played his last game as a basketball player at Staples Center against the Utah Jazz. The result was favorable to the Lakers by 101-96, and Kobe Bryant re-signed a night to remember. In his last game as a player in purple and gold scored a whopping 60 points, a record never before achieved by a player more than 35 years.The last day of the regular season. Kobe's farewell and the record of the Warriors

On another occasion, in this way we talked about the merits of Kobe Bryant, but just remember some.In his 20 seasons in the NBA has won five rings, she has twice reached the finals of the championship, was once MVP of the regular season and has participated 18 times in the AllStar. He retired as the third leading scorer in league history and one of its stars. He will miss Kobe in the league.
The day dream of Bryant moved from the headlines another important feat, the record of theGolden State Warriors wins in the regular season. The previous record was 72-10 in the hands of Chicago Bulls Jordan, Pippen and company in the season 1995-1996. With two games remaining in the regular season, the Warriors faced San Antonio Spurs (the second best team in the league) and already had a score of 71-9. In the end, they managed to win that game and equal the record of victories of the Bulls. In the last game against Memphis Grizzlies won comfortably by 125 to 104 and recorded a record that we assume will take years to fight: 73 victories by 9 defeats in a regular season.

Ranked teams and expectations of the NBA playoffs 2016

Finally the teams qualified for the 2016 NBA playoffs have been as follows. The go over lecture. In the Eastern Conference . Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in the Western Conference classifieds were as follows : Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets.
Begin the 2016 NBA playoffs
NBA Playoffs 2016
As happens every year, for 82 games in what is rewarded is regularity, it is no accident pass those teams and left out the rest. In any case, it is worth making a clause in some data, such as the failure of not pass the Chicago Bulls (they were ninth of his conference with Gasol, Rose and Butler in its ranks), so poor season Phipaelphia 76ers (10 victories and 72 defeats) or the last place Los Angele Slakers in the Western Conference (17 wins and 65 defeats).

Clashes of the first phase of the 2016 NBA playoffs

After these results, the clashes of the first phase of the 2016 NBA playoffs are mentioned below.

Eastern Conference

Cleveland Cavaliers-Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers-Toronto Rpators, Miami Heat-Hornets and Atlanta Hawks Charlotte-Boston Celtics.

Western Conference

Golden State Warriors-Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs-Memphis Grizzlies, Okahoma City Thunder-Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers-Portland Trail Blazers.
A priori, the favorites to reach the final rounds of the NBA playoffs 2016 are Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder. The Western Conference in recent years is often harder than the Eastern Conference . This means that the way for the Cleveland Cavaliers Lebron James may be somewhat quieter until you reach the final.
As discussed in the favorite This is Cleveland Cavaliers, but his season has been more irregular than last year and Lebron James sometimes shown tired and less effective than at other times .Some equipment that could show problems if they would face Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks or even Boston Celtics.
The big unknown in the West is whether Golden State Warriors will be able to keep the NBA playoffs 2016 the level shown in the regular season or acknowledge fatigue. Spurs veterans play a brilliant basketball and manual , and surely will put things very difficult if they are in the way.Meanwhile, Oklahoma City Thunder has a great Big Three (Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka) , you can confidently do much damage to any equipment.