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SAN ANTONIO -- As the final seconds of the first quarter ticked down to zero, Patty Mills lined up a wide-open three-pointer from the left corner. The San Antonio Spurs had already tied an NBA playoff record for points in a quarter with 43, leading by 23 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Yet when Mills' three clanked off the rim, there was still an audible sigh of disappointment from Spurs fans inside the AT&T Center. They weren't here just to see their team win. They expected dominance. San Antonio's 124-92 win Saturday was a complete evisceration of the Thunder. The Spurs had 53 points less than 15 minutes into the game, and they followed up a record-setting first quarter by winning the second frame, 30-20. For good measure, they won the third quarter too, blowing their lead out past 40 points for the first time in the playoffs since Gregg Popovich took over, barely even letting up in the fourth quarter when both teams emptied benches. Leav...