Matt Bonner News

San Antonio and Oklahoma City are about even across the board aside from one area.

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.

Game 1 - AT&T Center Sunday, May 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Spurs Time TV: TNT - RADIO: WOAI 1200 AM Welcome to the Western Conference Finals.

What's surprising about the Western Conference Finals isn't so much that the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are the two teams left standing, but, rather, the effortlessness with which they got here.

Zach Lowe at The Point Forward : "Know this going in: If you are picking the Thunder to win, you are relying on trends and developments that haven't yet happened.

In preparation for the series to come this Sunday, I took the initiative of re-watching all three matchups against the Spurs from the regular season.

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.

A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.

The Spurs finished off their second playoff sweep on Sunday and will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in this year's Western Conference Finals.

Maybe it has something to do with a guy who once seriously considered a career with the Central Intelligence Agency, after graduating from the Air Force Academy with a bachelor's degree in Soviet studies, after being captain and leading scorer of the basketball team, then spending five years on active duty, much of it devoted to gathering ... (more)

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.

A Silicon Valley tech executive faces charges after authorities say he put fake bar codes on hundreds of Lego sets at various Target stores so he could buy the toys at steeply discounted prices, then sell them online for... A Silicon Valley tech executive faces charges after authorities say he put fake bar codes on hundreds of Lego sets at various ... (more)

Don't worry, America, the Miami Heat won't win the NBA title. Texas will take care of it.

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Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul shoots over San Antonio Spurs' Danny Green in the first half of game two of the Western Conference semifinals at the AT&T Center on Thursday, May 17, 2012.

A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door.

The Staples Center staff has been busy with the Los Angeles Kings , Clippers and Lakers all making the postseason, but the San Antonio Spurs will do them a favor tonight when they eliminate "Lob City." The Clippers were one of the talks of the NBA this season, with the acquisition of former New Orleans Hornets superstar Chris Paul and the franchise ... (more)

A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door.

A Texas teen got his favorite Spurs player's face shaved into his head, but the boy's teacher kicked him out of class for the new 'do. But the story got the attention of that basketball star.

San Antonio a A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.