Sports Xchange: Thunder Looking To Close Out Spurs

By Gethin Coolbaugh, The Sports Xchange

The Thunder have history on their side as they look to eliminate the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals in Oklahoma City. 

As well as San Antonio has played in its own building this year -- the Spurs matched the 1985-86 Boston Celtics for the best regular-season home record in league history at 40-1 before losing twice at AT&T Center this postseason -- its road record in elimination games is cause for concern. 

Under coach Gregg Popovich, the Spurs are 2-10 when facing elimination on the road. The Thunder provided one of those losses, winning 107-66 to knock out San Antonio in Game 6 of the 2012 Western Conference finals.

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