2016 Playoffs Round 1: OKC Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks

[NaturalThunder]

This last two games felt like those typical mid-season games for the Thunder. They know they're better than the opposing team and are playing like that, ie giving just enough effort to pull out the win, but that's it.

Meh, tonight we've led by as much as 31. I mean, yeah, we looked bad at times tonight against a vastly inferior team, but we dominated tonight in pretty impressive fashion.

I know we could've put Dallas away much earlier tonight, but we basically led by double digits for the last 2.5 quarters of the game and most of that time our lead was in the 15ish point range.

[KD35Brah]

This last two games felt like those typical mid-season games for the Thunder. They know they're better than the opposing team and are playing like that, ie giving just enough effort to pull out the win, but that's it.

I don't give a **** what they feel like. Finish the game, stop playing like idiots who were dropped on their head as children, and go home.

All this sloppy crap will defnitely appear in the Spurs series and it won't be surprising. It's pathetic and shows how dumb/horriblle this team is.

[Pillendreher]

This last two games felt like those typical mid-season games for the Thunder. They know they're better than the opposing team and are playing like that, ie giving just enough effort to pull out the win, but that's it.

Meh, onight we've led by as much as 31. I mean, yeah, we looked bad at times tonight against a vastly inferior team, but we dominated tonight in pretty impressive fashion.

I know we could've put Dallas away much earlier tonight, but we basically led by double digits for the last 2.5 quarters of the game and most of that time our lead was in the 15ish point range.

I mean based on the effort given by the team. We weren't there 100 % over 48 minutes and that's somewhat typical for some of our games against worse teams this season.
We knew we were better and we played like it, but this certainly wasn't dominating in the sense that both the offense and the defense was clicking.
We're just so much more talented than Dallas right now.

[Pillendreher]

This last two games felt like those typical mid-season games for the Thunder. They know they're better than the opposing team and are playing like that, ie giving just enough effort to pull out the win, but that's it.

I don't give a **** what they feel like. Finish the game, stop playing like idiots who were dropped on their head as children, and go home.

All this sloppy crap will defnitely appear in the Spurs series and it won't be surprising. It's pathetic and shows how dumb/horriblle this team is.

No disagreement here, that's just my observation.

[Pillendreher]

You know we just played a somewhat good game because the haters are coming out of their shells.

[getrichordie]

Hey guys! Good to be back! What's been going on these past two games? Is it me or is the reffing really, really awful in this series?? Anyways, glad we got the W. We have to continue to execute no matter what. Huestis is really impressive. I really like the kid. Could be a key rotation player in a couple years.

[OkcMagic]

I come to this thread to see people bitching like they always do even after a 30 pt blowouts

And I don't leave disappointed

[Old Man Game]

Obligatory comment about how nice it would be if Waiters were actually good on a more consistent basis. Tonight just the latest example of how good this team could be with another decent wing.

[KD35Brah]

Besides not blocking shots that he is clearly able to block, Serge has been great this series.

[Old Man Game]

Besides not blocking shots that he is clearly able to block, Serge has been great this series.

Yeah what was up with letting Justin Anderson just take that dunk?

[KD35Brah]

Besides not blocking shots that he is clearly able to block, Serge has been great this series.

Yeah what was up with letting Justin Anderson just take that dunk?

Serge is 42, i don't blame him for not blocking fast break dunks.

[Old Man Game]

Besides not blocking shots that he is clearly able to block, Serge has been great this series.

Yeah what was up with letting Justin Anderson just take that dunk?

Serge is 42, i don't blame him for not blocking fast break dunks.

It looked like he could have gotten too it but I admit that may have just been my perspective from the television camera angle.

[NaturalThunder]

Obligatory comment about how nice it would be if Waiters were actually good on a more consistent basis. Tonight just the latest example of how good this team could be with another decent wing.

This was Waiters first "great" game of the playoffs, but I thought he was actually pretty good last game, too, relatively speaking. At first glance his numbers were so-so, but given the context of the game, I thought he was one of two bright spots for the Thunder along with Adams.


On another note, this series in just three games, really exemplifies the 2015-2016 Thunder. We've played the same team our last three games (obviously). In two of those games we've won by 40 and 30 points; somehow, we've also lost one of those games. Yes, it was by one measly point with our two superstars playing as poorly as they could've possibly played; but all things considered, it really does show how inconsistently frustrating this team has been all season. Under no circumstances should this injury riddled, old Dallas team even be able to stay on the same court with us. Yet, as we've seen all season long, when the "bad" Thunder show up, it can be VERY bad; but when the "good" Thunder show up, it can be borderline special.

[getrichordie]

Harden just hit a clutch shot and won the game for Houston so at least GSW won't sweep them. That's a plus for us. Now we need to SAS to somehow lose one vs. Memphis.

[itzmrgigglez]

Harden just hit a clutch shot and won the game for Houston so at least GSW won't sweep them. That's a plus for us. Now we need to SAS to somehow lose one vs. Memphis.

I'll start praying for Stephenson to have his career high in ever category game.

But really Memphis get that one win for us.

[Pillendreher]

The score may look dominant, but I didn't think we played that well, especially offensively. Way too few movement.

#hottake

[Old Man Game]

The score may look dominant, but I didn't think we played that well, especially offensively. Way too few movement.

#hottake

I think we played really well in an alternate universe where the Warriors (with a presumably healthy Steph) and Spurs don't exist. Everyone would probably be raving about us if they'd never seen those two.

[spearsy23]

Through 3 games we're +66 and Randy Foye is -1...

[Pillendreher]

Through 3 games we're +66 and Randy Foye is -1...

His output in the Playoffs so far:

2/10 (30 TS%), 6 PTS, 3 AST, 6 REB, 5 TOV (27.8 TO Ratio), 4 PF, On/Off: -30.6

[Bergmaniac]

The score may look dominant, but I didn't think we played that well, especially offensively. Way too few movement.

#hottake

Well, you were getting great looks most of the time even without that much movement, so I don't see the problem in this game. I don't know how reliable the new hustle stats at NBA.com are, but according to them Dallas contested 43 shots last night compared to 63 in the previous game, which is a major improvement for the Thunder.

Also Kanter was used more, Russ played mostly under control and took good shots, and this time made cuts to the basket when KD was posting up in the wing in the 4th. Yeah, there were a few brief periods where the concentration seemed lacking, but they recovered quickly every time.