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

Post#3561 » by Kordic27 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:33 am

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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


I think the better question is - how is SGA any different than young shaq?
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Post#3562 » by tleikheen » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

finally Luka makes a good pass
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Post#3563 » by RunOKC » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

Jalen Williams disasterclass

It's like he forgot how to play basketball
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Post#3564 » by Forbes » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

Luka 100% needs to play in the post all game
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Post#3565 » by Ducklett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

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


The disrespect is insane.


I don't mean it as disrespect. SGA is having to seemingly do everything for his team and that is how the old Westbrook OKC games felt a lot of the time.
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Post#3566 » by Metin91 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

Jalen Williams having an awful game

Really was compared to ANT just last week
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Post#3567 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

I swear to god if Shai passes out of another downhill drive. And why are they running a JV offense??
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Post#3568 » by jehosafats » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

Dort got off the wrong bus. He's clearly an outside linebacker.
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Post#3569 » by cupcakesnake » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

Derrick Jones Jr. is the breakout role player of these playoffs to me.
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Post#3570 » by Oscar9992 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

tleikheen wrote:finally Luka makes a good pass


After like 10 turnovers :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post#3571 » by lessthanjake » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

Thunder are just a joke offensively. No one will take an open shot (SGA takes shots, but is never open). They just pass it to someone else until the advantage is gone or they turn the ball over. Every time.
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Post#3572 » by cupcakesnake » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

Derrick Jones Jr. is the breakout role player of these playoffs to me.
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Post#3573 » by ChartFiction » Tue May 14, 2024 3:34 am

Shai has to take every shot at this point.

Rest of OKC shooting terrible plus looks scared to shoot.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3574 » by Forbes » Tue May 14, 2024 3:35 am

This crowd is not helping energize these guys at Allll
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Post#3575 » by Revived » Tue May 14, 2024 3:35 am

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That is a very optimistic take my man. Them looking bad had nothing to do with Okc’s defense right? Of course not. Worse #1 seed ever!

Sure it did. But Mavs looked plenty bad in game 1 against the Clippers too down 30 before making a run in garbage time to get it closer.

No need to be defensive, it’s just an opinion.
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Post#3576 » by Shock Defeat » Tue May 14, 2024 3:35 am

Jalen Williams really is the new Harden. Includes shrinking in playoff games n
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Post#3577 » by jehosafats » Tue May 14, 2024 3:35 am

Oscar9992 wrote:
tleikheen wrote:finally Luka makes a good pass


After like 10 turnovers :lol: :lol: :lol:

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

Post#3578 » by cupcakesnake » Tue May 14, 2024 3:35 am

lessthanjake wrote:Thunder are just a joke offensively. No one will take an open shot (SGA takes shots, but is never open). They just pass it to someone else until the advantage is gone or they turn the ball over. Every time.


Dallas is closing out to shooters pretty well.
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Post#3579 » by CobraCommander » Tue May 14, 2024 3:35 am

Falls is just too mature for OKc - they just too young
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3580 » by ForeverTFC » Tue May 14, 2024 3:35 am

Why is this so boring?

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