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Kendrick Perkins will have his hands full with Tim Duncan, who is just one of many weapons for the Spurs' versatile offense.

Sweeping the Jazz is one thing, but playing the Clippers who have big guys that are more athletic and a point guard who is arguably the best in the league is a different story altogether.

Most of any prevailing analysis of the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals will dictate the Spurs as the favorites in this series.

The San Antonio Spurs are the best offensive team in basketball. But, really, their offense isn't that simple.

The Spurs are riding an 18-game winning streak into the Western conference finals, but they will be matched against a much younger and possibly more dynamic Oklahoma City Thunder team.

Well, it was inevitable, and now we're here. 66 games of sweat, blood, and calculated rest, and the matchup we all knew was coming is now upon us.

Michael A. De Leon is a graphic designer by day, but wears many hats in his off time.

The Spurs entered their first two series with their brooms firmly in hand, pushing their winning streak to nineteen straight as they swept the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers eight games to zero.

The San Antonio Spurs put the finishing touches on sweeping the Clippers this past weekend, running their playoff record to 8-0. Their playoff record is a close shadow to their overall record in the past few months, which has been about as dominant as anything we've seen in the last few decades.

The top two seeds in the West have both advanced to the Western Conference finals, with the winner of this series heading to the NBA Finals.

April 26, 2012; Oakland, CA, USA; San Antonio Spurs center DeJuan Blair smiles during a break in the action against the Golden State Warriors in the second quarter at ORACLE Arena.

In the unlikely event that Miami fails to overcome the pesky Pacers, the survivor of this Western Conference final series will be a shoo-in to win the championship.

ESPN's many shows don't spend a lot of time talking about Tim Duncan's great fundamentals or where Gregg Popovich belongs on an all-time list of NBA coaches.

The San Antonio Spurs are like Clark Kent. They don't look the least bit intimidating - until they come out of the phone booth as Superman.

Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin dunks as San Antonio Spurs' Daniel Green, bottom center, looks on during the second half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal in Los Angeles, Sunday, May 20, 2012.

May 19, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Tiago Splitter guards Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin during the first half of game three of the Western Conference semi finals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at the Staples Center.

After beating the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, the Spurs took a 3-0 playoff series lead.

When the NBA Playoffs started, the San Antonio Spurs were one of the least-talked about No.

The Iowa State forward, who is expected to be a late first or possibly second-round pick in next month's draft, could eventually make teams regret passing him up.

Tim Duncan was ready for increased physical play against the Clippers and has played like it in the first two games of the series.