NBA Western Conference Finals Tickets

2013 NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Finals

Teams: Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs
Series: Memphis 0 - San Antonio 0
Preview:
The San Antonio Spurs were able to subdue Golden State's upstart in game 6 to head back to the NBA Western Conference Finals for the second year in a row. Awaiting the Spurs in the Conference Finals will be a strong defensive Grizzlies team led by Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph. While the Grizz gets their motivation from making the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history, San Antonio will be relying on their highly experienced veteran roster that has seen the series multiple times before.

2013 NBA Western Conference Finals Schedule

2012 Western Conference Finals Results: The 2012 Western Conference Finals did not extend to the seventh game but was still just as exciting as the Spurs and Thunder went back and forth through the first six games. San Antonio had home-court advantage and hosted the first two games at the AT&T Center where they were able to secure a steady 2 game lead in the series.

Durant and Westbrook were able to produce similar results upon heading to Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City tying the series up at 2 going into game five. The Spurs were unable to keep their home-court winning streak alive in the end losing to the Thunder at the AT&T Center in game five 108-103. OKC closed the series up in game six with another win at home and advanced to the NBA Finals.

Western Conference Finals Experience

The Western Conference Finals are the pinnacle of conference play in the NBA's Western Conference. Determined to grab a spot among the eight playoff spots in the post-season, the 15 teams in the Western Conference play all season long with hopes of making the cut. Once selected a team must make it past the first round where the competition gets cut in half sending only four teams to the conference semifinals. The two winning teams from the semifinals will compete in the Western Conference Finals for a shot at advancing to the NBA Finals.

The Western Conference Finals is a best-of-seven series with a 2-2-1-1-1 game format. Home-court advantage is given to the team with the best record and does not take the playoff seeding into consideration. The team with home-court advantage will host the first two games and games 5 & 7 if necessary. Their opponents will host games 3 & 4 and also game 6 if necessary.

• Los Angeles Lakers
• San Antonio Spurs
• Houston Rockets
• Atlanta Hawks
• Oklahoma City Thunder