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On a team with notoriety such as that possessed by the Oklahoma City Thunder, it's not too difficult to get lost in the craze.

Both Kevin Durant and James Harden need a big series to get past the undefeated Spurs who swept both their first two rounds and haven't lost in over a month.

During the regular season, Westbrook averaged 3.5 turnovers per game. In 178 minutes against the Lakers, he averaged 25.6 points while committing only four turnovers.

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have simply rolled through this postseason.

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have simply rolled through this postseason.

In this March 16, 2012, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, right, shoots over San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker , of France, in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City.

Bill Simmons on James Harden's rookie card : "More important, check this out: Harden has rookie cards on eBay right now going for $355 and $148.50 . The extravagant price of the first card makes sense because it's an "Exquisite Gold Rookie Card" from Upper Deck and only 13 of them were printed.

To complete our day of previews for the Spurs-Thunder Western Conference Finals, we have a Game 1 3-on-3 preview with Beckley Mason of HoopSpeak fame.

I posed this question to a buddy of mine and Spurs fan earlier this week. Do you feel like this is San Antonio's last stand? Like any good, most likely delusional fan, he scoffed at the question and said the Spurs have at least three more years in their title window.

We're just marking down the days on the calendar until the Spurs finally tip-off with Oklahoma City in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com: "Maybe that's Duncan's secret: He's never disconnected himself from his roots in the game.

The Thunder's Kevin Durant drives on the Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Metta World Peace.

The growth of Tony Parker's game this season may have moved him past the point of positional unorthodoxy and into the realm of traditional point guard, as true as any in the NBA.

Oklahoma City Thunder's James Harden, left, gets his shot blocked as he is defended by Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum, right, and Pau Gasol, of Spain, during the second half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 19, 2012.

Leadership, heart and courage are just a few words used to describe Derek Fisher by his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates, however, experience is what they claim to be the most important.

Oklahoma City and San Antonio are very similar franchises. They're both the cream of the crop in their conference, both have a loyal fanbase due to their existence as the only major sports franchise in town and both expect to move on to the NBA Finals following their bout in the Western Conference Finals this year.

The Western Conference finals are sure to bring about comparisons between a pair of super subs: Oklahoma City's James Harden and the Spurs' Manu Ginobili.

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant playfully battles Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant during game 1 of the NBA Western Conference playoffs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, April 18, 2010.

If there's one thing we here on the internet can't get enough of, it's THINGS turned into OTHER THINGS.

Dwight Howard wants to be traded more than ever from the Orlando Magic despite the team firing head coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith.