the last time the spurs were swept was in the 2001 conference finals.
the last time the spurs were swept was in the 2001 conference finals.
when was the last time the spurs were swept?
the 2001 conference finals
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this series would mark only the second time in the last seven years that the top two seeds from the western conference faced each other in the conference finals. game 1 would be close, with the thunder taking a 9-point lead going to the fourth, looking poised to give the spurs their first loss of the postseason. however, the spurs took control on both ends in the fourth quarter to stay perfect in the playoffs. in game 2, the spurs started strong, at one point in the third quarter taking a 22-point lead. the thunder would try to climb back in the fourth quarter, eventually cutting the lead to 6 in the fourth quarter. however, the spurs would answer every run, en route to a 120–111 win over the thunder and a 2–0 series lead. manu ginobili sealed the deal by hitting a three-pointer that extended the spurs' lead to 10 with about a minute and a half to go. with the win, the spurs extended their 2012 playoff record to 10–0. this win also marked the spurs' 20th consecutive win, tied for the 3rd longest winning streak in nba history. it is also the longest winning streak that was carried from the regular season and into the playoffs. in game 3, the spurs were no match for the thunder. behind their thunder blue home crowd, the thunder blew out the spurs, 102–82, to give them their first 2012 postseason loss. game 4 was much closer. in the fourth quarter, kevin durant scored half of his 36 points as the thunder tied the series with a 109–103 win over the spurs. in game 5, the thunder started strong, at one point in the second quarter taking a 13-point lead. the spurs would still come back in the second half. fueled by two threes from ginobili, the spurs took the lead back. however, the thunder eventually outscored the spurs 25–12 for the rest of the quarter to take a 9-point lead heading to the fourth quarter. after a harden 4-point play that gave the thunder another 13-point lead, things began to unravel as the spurs staged an 11–0 run through the next 4 minutes to bring them back into the game. then, with the thunder holding on for a 103–101 lead with 28 seconds left, harden came up big by hitting a crucial three-pointer to give the thunder a 5-point lead. the spurs would not give up. following a ginobili layup shot that cut the lead to 3, a fullcourt press by the spurs forced a thunder turnover, giving them a chance to tie the game. however, ginobili missed a three-pointer that sealed a 3–2 lead for the thunder. in game 6, the spurs dominated early, outscoring the thunder by 14 in the first quarter and holding a 15-point lead at halftime. their largest lead of the game was 18. however the thunder rallied in the 3rd quarter, outscoring the spurs 32–18. with a few clutch shots by derek fisher and james harden, the thunder booked a trip to the finals with a 107–99 comeback win over the spurs. with the win, the thunder advanced to the nba finals for the first time since moving from seattle in 2008 and the franchise's first appearance in the nba finals since 1996, when the franchise was known as the seattle supersonics.
2012 nba playoffs