The early analysis of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder cast the matchup primarily in terms of tactical advantages and disadvantages. Monday's Game 1 served as a reminder that a team can appear to lose the majority of those matchups and come out ahead thanks to bursts of excellence and the avoidance of huge mistakes. Sometimes tactics don't matter nearly as much as a more obvious factor — which team makes more game-winning plays. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Down 60-47 at the half and by as many as 14 points early in the third quarter, the Thunder stormed back to lead for all but 90 seconds of the final period on their way to a 108-102 victory at Oracle Arena. The star of the night was Russell Westbrook, who followed a three-point, 1-of-8 first half to score 19 of his game-high 27 points in the third. Adding 12 assists, seven steals, and six rebounds, Westbrook helped to carry the Thunder when they needed a big performance. Thanks to his star turn, OKC has now beaten San Antonio and Golden State three times on their home floors in the past two weeks — as many home...