The Oklahoma City Thunder knocked out the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6, 113-99, on Thursday, moving on to the Western Conference Finals to face off against the Warriors. The slight upset led to a mix of shock, excitement, and nostalgia on social media, as many predict this will be the end of the Spurs' Big 3 with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili possibly leaving the team next season.
As always, the wild basketball action led to a frenzy on social media. Here's some of the best reactions:
td: yo–i might not be back
kawhi: ok
td: i'm proud of you
kawhi: ok pic.twitter.com/EPHSGoJh8R— alex (@steven_lebron) May 13, 2016
Man we need Timmy and Manu to come back for one more year. This can't be the last memory.
— Yaya Dubin (@JADubin5) May 13, 2016
LaMarcus Aldridge has made it no further than the Blazers in the playoffs.
What were the odds?
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) May 13, 2016
Tim Duncan is one of the two best leaders and teammates ever.
— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) May 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/BobSaietta/status/730953547144122368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Internet: Can we make a pact not to defile Tim Duncan's great career by putting a crying Jordan face on him?
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) May 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/_JASTdoit_/status/730955418537709568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Tim Duncan: First Game & Perhaps Last pic.twitter.com/HVoQaMX4fx
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 13, 2016
You get the feeling we'll be seeing these three photos a lot in the next 48 hours pic.twitter.com/bRiaB7RTBH
— Andrew Lynch (@AndrewLynch) May 13, 2016
I hope Duncan and Manu take their time making their decisions, only because I'm not ready for the finality of it. Give us some suspense.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) May 13, 2016
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My honest reaction to the #Thunder giving the #Spurs the business and advancing to the #WCF pic.twitter.com/XbWs1zrHN4
— Warren Shaw 🇯🇲 (@ShawSportsNBA) May 13, 2016
Crazy stat: Spurs outscored the Thunder in the series
— Dan Feldman (@DanFeldmanNBA) May 13, 2016
This is the fourth Western Conference finals in the last 6 years for OKC. The two years they didn't make it? Westbrook's knee, Durant's foot
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) May 13, 2016
My Spurs autopsy. pic.twitter.com/7dCqYFmOGS
— Andrew Ungvari (@DrewUnga) May 13, 2016
Even if Duncan/Manu retire, they start w/Kawhi & LA. Major issue will be finding long-term solution at point guard/increasing team speed.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) May 13, 2016
Since last week's piece about the Spurs' free-agent interest in Kevin Durant more than one spy has whispered: They'll court Mike Conley, too
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 13, 2016
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