By Eduardo Maisonet, III / @edthesportsfan

For FOX Deportes

You would things would be a bit more civil in an exhibition game, right? Maybe Argentina just brings it out of the opposing team with their long hair, scruffy beards and downright grittydirtyplay on the basketball court. Who knows, maybe Luis Scola has an issue with Oklahoma City Thunder players.

Spain vs. Argentina. Serge Ibaka vs. Luis Scola. Pushing vs. Shoving.

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By Eduardo Maisonet III / @edthesportsfan

For FOX Deportes

Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka had the playoff game of his life in game 4 of the Western Conference Finals versus the San Antonio Spurs. Ibaka went a perfect 11-for-11 from the field, and was also perfect from the free throw line by making all four of his attempts to give him a career playoff high of 26 points. The Thunder defeated the Spurs 109-103 on Saturday night to tie the series 2-2.

This performance by Ibaka ended up being the second best shooting performance in playoff history, as only Larry McNeill of the Kansas City-Omaha Kings back in 1975 shot the ball better. McNeill’s 12-12 shooting performance trumps Ibaka, but Ibaka joins McNeill and a pair of former Celtics as the only four players to shoot perfect from the field in a playoff game while shooting 10+ shots. Scott Wegman shot 11-11 versus the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985, and Don Nelson shot 10-10 versus the Buffalo Braves in 1974.

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