2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)

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Who wins and goes to the WCFs?

Thunder in 4
12
4%
Thunder in 5
30
9%
Thunder in 6
67
21%
Thunder in 7
39
12%
Mavericks in 4
3
1%
Mavericks in 5
13
4%
Mavericks in 6
128
39%
Mavericks in 7
34
10%
 
Total votes: 326

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3521 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:27 am

Why don’t you both guard Kyrie but just let him go around you
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3522 » by mfletcher4177 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:28 am

RunOKC wrote:Luka runs into Giddey and Giddey get called for an offensive foul? Did i miss something


You have to be joking me. Lu Dort has been fouled at least 18 times coming over a screen.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3523 » by GrandTheftRondo » Tue May 14, 2024 3:28 am

KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:
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KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:Wtf is Maxey doing there. He looking to come west or what


He's from Dallas.

Makes sense, never really seen NBA players go to watch these games after their season end. Seen it twice tonight.

I remember Wade being at the 2010 finals in Boston
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3524 » by durden_tyler » Tue May 14, 2024 3:28 am

Okay, Thunder did a good job on not getting blown out but that 7-point lead is the mark, they can't seem to get past that.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3525 » by Oscar9992 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:28 am

GSP wrote:Okcs defense on Luka and Kyrie has been great they are basically shutting their scoring down its just everyone else is eating

Luka 23 Ppg on .525ts
Kyrie 17 Ppg on .594ts


You don't even have to guard Luka anymore... He will brick wide open shot anyway :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post#3526 » by Chuck Everett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:28 am

The extra pass by Giddey was great.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3527 » by RunOKC » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

Finally someone didn't hesitate!!! God bless you Cason Wallace!!!
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3529 » by Rainwater » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

Yuri36 wrote:
durden_tyler wrote:
Rainwater wrote:I am really not impressed by SGA. Great player but I don’t get he is better than Kobe comments.


Too much midrange-- easier to gameplan against those kind of offensive players. To be in Steph, Luka level, he has to decide to improve (and take) that 3 pt shots or just attack all the way eveyrtime (a la Lebron, less bully ball but more wily drives).


I find it really funny that people are criticizing SGA's style of play when MJ was playing almost exactly the same way.


Maybe it’s the Kobe comparisons that I find annoying but he is not as dominant in my opinion. To say even invoke Jordan is more absurd in my opinion.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3530 » by Forbes » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

OKC waking up. Hopefully they wake everyone up
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3531 » by Ducklett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

I dont mean this as an insult or as a jab but how is SGA different than young Westbrook?
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Post#3532 » by durden_tyler » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

durden_tyler wrote:Okay, Thunder did a good job on not getting blown out but that 7-point lead is the mark, they can't seem to get past that.


Ooops late 3 by Wallace and it's down to 4 before the 4th quarter.

Go OKC, i really want yout to win this game so we can get a Game 6 at least!
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3533 » by Tor_Raps » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

WTF was that type of shot from Giddey haha
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3534 » by CelticSooner » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

WAY OFF!!!

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Post#3535 » by GSP » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

Giddey kind of the Rondo conundrum

hes their best passer by far but hes not a reliable 3pt shooter and wont be guarded offball. That 3 they got was off his passing. The ball doesnt move anywhere like that when he isnt out there
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Post#3536 » by kacey ring » Tue May 14, 2024 3:29 am

It feels like Shai has all 65 points for OKC
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Post#3537 » by ChipotleWest » Tue May 14, 2024 3:30 am

That quarter was OKC 22 Dallas 15.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3538 » by cupcakesnake » Tue May 14, 2024 3:30 am

Nice defensive game right now by both teams.
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Post#3539 » by Ducklett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:30 am

CelticSooner wrote:WAY OFF!!!



Damn dude was that a shot or a finger roll from half court?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3540 » by RunOKC » Tue May 14, 2024 3:30 am

Ducklett wrote:I dont mean this as an insult or as a jab but how is SGA different than young Westbrook?

What do you mean by this?

Their games are nothing alike lol

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