NBA Playoff Schedule 2012: Complete Guide to Thunder vs. Spurs Game 2

Game 2 of the San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder series will take place tonight, and it should be nothing short of an incredible matchup between the two best teams in the West.

If Game 1 was any indication, basketball fans are in for an absolute treat and the outcome could go either way.

Let’s take an in-depth look into tonight’s Western Conference Finals matchup.

Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

When: Tuesday, May 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET

Watch: TNT

Line: Spurs -4.5, Over/Under 201 (Via ScoresAndOdds.com)

Key Injuries: None to report

Most Important Player to Watch: Manu Ginobili

The Spurs' success has to be credited to their entire team, but Ginobili certainly deserves individual recognition. The 34-year-old SG has been making things happen all year, but truly stepped up in Game 1 of this series.

Manu piled in 26 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished three assists in just 34 minutes of floor time. He nailed 64.3 percent of his shots from the field and 60 percent from beyond the arc.

If he can continue playing like this for the rest of the series, there is no foreseeable way that the Spurs lose a game.

Key Matchup: Coaching

Gregg Popovich and Scott Brooks are two of the better coaches in this league, but Pop outdueled Brooks in Game 1 and it made a huge difference.

Brooks made the critical error of leaving Serge Ibaka on the bench for the last 16:01 of the game. The Spurs made them pay and wound up scoring 39 of their 101 points in the fourth quarter.

That figure is even more ridiculous when factoring in that Ibaka was on the floor for the majority of the third quarter, a stretch in which OKC held its opponent to just 16 points and took a commanding lead.

The Thunder coach has got to make better decisions and force San Antonio to adjust around his strategy—not the other way around.

Prediction: Thunder 104, Spurs 99

The Thunder had a chance to win it in Game 1, but faltered down the stretch. They are a team of quick learners that have no desire to head home after the conference finals again.

Look for them to make major adjustments and play their hearts out to steal a Game 2 win in San Antonio.