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The NBA playoffs are about star power and when this tournament ends next month, a superstar will raise the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Kendrick Perkins is one of several role players who will have a profound impact on the Western Conference Finals series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.

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

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.

Mark Kriegel is the national columnist for FOXSports.com. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich , which Sports Illustrated called "the best sports biography of the year." The short-lived news that Shaquille O'Neal would talk with the Orlando Magic about the team's general ... (more)

The series looming between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs is one of the most intriguing series the NBA has seen for a while.

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.

Tim C. of Pounding the Rock: "If Brooks decides to go small, with Durant at the 4, the Spurs will still have the advantage.

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.

What has changed since the Spurs and Thunder last met? That's one of the questions facing the teams as they prepare to start the series.

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.

The Spurs long ago earned their reputation as a defensive juggernaut under the stern eye of Gregg Popovich .

With the Spurs' Western Conference Finals matchup with the Thunder set , we're going to see a lot of preview content on the Interwebs over the next few days.

The Western Conference Finals match-up is set. We've got the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs taking on the second-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in what promises to be one of the most exciting playoff series we've seen in quite some time.

The San Antonio Spurs' sweeps of the Utah Jazz and the formidable Los Angeles Clippers is testimony to the incredibly deep squad General Manager R.C. Buford has built and that Head coach Gregg Popovich has cultivated.

Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and the rest of the OKC squad had to first go through the gritty defending champion Dallas Mavericks .

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

The San Antonio Spurs have swept the Los Angeles Clippers, and are the odds-on favorites to win the NBA title next month.

Tim Duncan scored 21 points, Tony Parker added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs rallied in the final minutes to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-99 on Sunday night, closing out the series 4-0 and advancing to the Western Conference finals.