2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
LET KYRIE RUN THE OFFENSE LUKA IS NOT PAYING ATTN
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Forbes wrote:This crowd is not helping energize these guys at Allll
They’re putting me to sleep man
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Ducklett wrote:Forbes wrote: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.
That wasn’t young Westbrook
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
This is some awful offense
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
If Mavs lose the lead, I'm not sure they'll get it back.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Dort gets away with an absurd amount defensively
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
cupcakesnake wrote: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.
Yeah, that’s absolutely true, but still. Everyone but SGA is scared to shoot IMO.
OhayoKD wrote:Lebron contributes more to all the phases of play than Messi does. And he is of course a defensive anchor unlike messi.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Stop letting Dort dribble and create.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Luka just pretty much playing for the fouls
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Jdubbs stock has taken a MASSIVE hit this series
ppl were calling him a star lol
ppl were calling him a star lol
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
GrandTheftRondo wrote:Ducklett wrote:Forbes wrote:
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.
That wasn’t young Westbrook
He had 42 triple doubles in one season...
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
GrandTheftRondo wrote:Dort gets away with an absurd amount defensively
Luka pushing off a ton too tho
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Luka not even trying to stay in front of guys defensively but OKC still missing layups
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
ForeverTFC wrote:Why is this so boring?
Because it's up and down. Almost unplayoff-like, like neither team has figured the other out yet.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Luka crying after every play
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Shock Defeat wrote:Jalen Williams really is the new Harden. Includes shrinking in playoff games n
Seems premature. He's still playing defense out there. Before tonight, he was avg. 19 points in the playoffs. And 19 in the regular season.
"Kill 'em with Grindness."
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
Doncic has played great defense tonight
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1)
This lineup on the floor for OKC just doesn't work on offensive end. There's not a single guard out there who can initiate offense.
EDIT: and SGA is back in. lol
EDIT: and SGA is back in. lol

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







