Serge Ibaka

Serge Ibaka and the Oklahoma City Thunder announced their arrival to the 2016 postseason with an iron fist. Ibaka summarized the Thunder’s pure dominance on both ends of the floor with one impressive sequence — first, the seventh-year center met Dirk Nowitzki at the rim and blocked the future Hall of Famer’s layup attempt. After grabbing the defensive board, Ibaka gave the ball to Kevin Durant before Durant quickly found his teammate for a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer that gave the Thunder a 26-point lead with 3:41 to play in the first half. Ibaka shot 7 of 8 from the field and made all three of his treys for 17 points to go along with nine rebounds and three blocks in Oklahoma City’s runaway 108-70 victory in Game 1 of the first round on April 16, 2016. The Thunder forced Dallas to shoot less than 30 percent from the field, and the Mavs’ 70 points were an Oklahoma City franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game.