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The retired NBA player admires the Spurs and the Grizzlies. But his big dream was that these conference finals would give Durant a fitting stage to take his career to yet another level.

Ethan Sherwood Strauss and Graydon Gordian go all in on some Spurs vs. Grizzlies X's and O's. That seemed like a good idea until we got stuck in a horrible peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich analogy.

The "NBA Countdown" crew reacts to the Spurs' Game 1 victory over the Grizzlies in the Western Conference finals.

Take a look back at the Spurs' season-long journey to the conference finals.

Tim Duncan comments on the Spurs' 94-82 win over the Warriors.

The "NBA Countdown" crew recaps all the action from the Spurs-Warriors Game 6 matchup.

The NBA playoffs through the eyes of writer and Spurs fan Shea Serrano, who tweets things like: "You can always tell when Norris Cole gets mad because his flattop turns red."

J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez on the 'myth of momentum' and whether the Knicks can reestablish their identity formed during the regular season.

The Spurs have devised ways to stop the Warriors' potent 3-point attack. Ethan Sherwood Strauss and Graydon Gordian have seen enough to declare the Spurs will move on.

Spurs vs. Warriors was supposed to be a cakewalk for San Antonio. But some classic games in San Antonio, and a split series, makes this a toss-up. Who's favored now that the Warriors have homecourt? Ethan Sherwood Strauss and Graydon Gordian weigh in

The Warriors just lost a double-overtime Game 1 heartbreaker to the Spurs. Ethan Sherwood Strauss helps us figure out why, and what's next.

Graydon Gordian co-founded the Spurs blog 48 Minutes of Hell, and has every expectation Stephen Curry's transcendent shooting will change the series. But he's still very comfortable with the Spurs second-round matchup.

Michael Jordan thinks only four current players could compete when he was on the court, Cary Chow asks the 2013 NBA All-Stars what they think about that

TrueHoop's Henry Abbott with David Thorpe on Dwight Howard's recent production despite his health. Also, Tim Duncan's resurgence and the latest on the Thunder.

With two last-second winning shots against the Lakers, Durant outshined Kobe as the closer and takes the top spot. Mario Gutierrez rode to second place on I'll Have Another, and Tim Duncan is third.

Prim Siripipat, Jane McManus and Sarah Spain discuss NBA teams resting their players.