ÿþAfter a tense first round that went Nike Classic to the Thunder and a convincing win by the Warriors in the second, the third round of this likely to be seven round match went to OKC in dominating fashion with a 133-105 win. Kevin Durant would lead the way with 33 points and a brand new pair of kicks for all of us to watch over in the form of the Nike KD 9. Wait, what?Photos courtesy of Layne Murdoch, Ronald Martinez and J Pat Carter of Getty Images/NBA, Sarah Phipps of The Oklahoman and Nike.
We know he'll be great or do his damndest to get there. And he delivered with 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and an iconic moment in the form of the alley-oop above from Kyrie.LeBron not only threw one down, he went throwback as he Nike Classics debuted the Nike LeBron Soldier 10. Before Nike went Elite and dropped premium priced performance kicks for the playoffs, LeBron wore his takedown Soldiers for his playoff runs. As the venue moved east, so did the colors as Kyrie debuted a white.
Wine red and gold Kyrie Nike Classic Shoes 2, Stephen Curry revealed the Black Knight Curry Two and much more.As for the night in kicks, James did his thing in a white and gold Nike LeBron Soldier 10 (he should really keep wearing those now), Stephen Curry's Under Armour Curry Two MVP debut was spoiled and JR Smith rocked a home version of his Nike LeBron 13 Low Finals PE.As the Cavs were dismantling the Raps, James rocked a Nike LeBron 13 LuxBron while Kyrie Irving broke out a Kyrie 2 PE with a gradient midsole.
But this time Nike Air Max 360 he did so with the Nike Kobe 3 and Nike Kobe 5.As for the rest of the night in kicks, Kyrie Irving debuted yet another Nike Kyrie 2 Finals PE, Klay Thompson wonders when someone will ask him about his ANTA KT 1s (or not) and LeBron James switches back to the Nike LeBron 13 Elite after debuting the Nike LeBron Soldier 10 during Game 3.In a do or die situation against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Steph would lead a team effort and stave off elimination to force a Game 6 in OKC on Saturday.
Check out our Fun With NIKEiD post where we change up the Ky-Rispy colorways .As for the rest of the night in kicks, we said goodbye to Russell Westbrook's Air Jordan XXX PEs, Kevin Durant's new Nike KD 9 and Dion Waiters for well, being Dion Waiters. Get that max contract somewhere, Dion& So in one corner we have what many consider the single greatest basketball shoe (looks-wise) in the Air Jordan 11 Concord. On the other side we have Nike Air Yeezy a retro of a shoe that last came out in 2009 .
Including a familiar gradient pair that he wore last night against Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans.As for the rest of the night in kicks, we've got Elfrid Payton going with some of Kobe's more recent kicks, Davis having the audacity to wear the Nike Air Max Audacity (sorry) and a whole lot of Jordan Super.Fly 4s from the Charlotte Hornets ( called it ).Rondo wasn't the only kicks star on the court, as Paul George double dipped in the Jordan Spizike and Air Jordan 11 Space Jam.