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#3641 » by JimmyPlopper » Tue May 14, 2024 3:43 am

This game right now is incredible. Really high level of intensity
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Post#3642 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Tue May 14, 2024 3:43 am

Kyrie 9 pts 9 ast. Love the playmaker even if he's not scoring
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Post#3643 » by Tor_Raps » Tue May 14, 2024 3:43 am

Kordic27 wrote:This is the first game, including watching my own team’s games, where I thought the refs had an agenda.


Just watch any Laker game and you'll see it every time lol
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Post#3644 » by EmpireFalls » Tue May 14, 2024 3:43 am

I can’t stand Luka’s push offs man
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Post#3645 » by Forbes » Tue May 14, 2024 3:44 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:These refs are by far the most confusing I’ve seen. Not even biased just confusing.


No consistency with anything, we can’t even have expectations
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Post#3646 » by Kordic27 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:44 am

azcatz11 wrote:
Kordic27 wrote:This is the first game, including watching my own team’s games, where I thought the refs had an agenda.


Towards which team?


In favor of Dallas.
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Post#3647 » by sikma42 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:44 am

Kordic27 wrote:This is the first game, including watching my own team’s games, where I thought the refs had an agenda.

That’s really weird. Agenda which way, because I’ve seen way way worse called games.


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Post#3648 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:44 am

Should be screening to get Luka and Kyrie rest of the way and iso
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Post#3649 » by Chuck Everett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:44 am

azcatz11 wrote:
Kordic27 wrote:This is the first game, including watching my own team’s games, where I thought the refs had an agenda.


Towards which team?


Who is his team? Because I watched the refs steal a game against Toronto to help the Lakers. And then the same thing happened to New Orleans twice against Memphis.
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Post#3650 » by CobraCommander » Tue May 14, 2024 3:44 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:These refs are by far the most confusing I’ve seen. Not even biased just confusing.

Right it’s not like I feel like they giving Luka an advantage - he just has the ball and pushes off- if he misses no problem -
But if someone blocks the shot - they like hell no - foul lol
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Post#3651 » by SOUL » Tue May 14, 2024 3:44 am

EmpireFalls wrote:Luka push off with the off arm counter this 4th:

6 … and counting.

When you’re a star they let you get away with it


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Post#3652 » by ChipotleWest » Tue May 14, 2024 3:45 am

KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:Kyrie 9 pts 9 ast. Love the playmaker even if he's not scoring


And only 9 shots.

Mavs need 4th quarter Ky.
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Post#3653 » by Rainwater » Tue May 14, 2024 3:45 am

Not going to lie Dallas is getting all the whistles
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Post#3654 » by Tor_Raps » Tue May 14, 2024 3:45 am

EmpireFalls wrote:I can’t stand Luka’s push offs man


Explains how a player slow with 0 vertical as him can always get his shot off lol
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Post#3655 » by EastonEddy » Tue May 14, 2024 3:45 am

jehosafats wrote:Kyrie carried so bad there lulz


How was that not called the ball was above his head.
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Post#3656 » by CobraCommander » Tue May 14, 2024 3:46 am

SOUL wrote:
EmpireFalls wrote:Luka push off with the off arm counter this 4th:

6 … and counting.

When you’re a star they let you get away with it


So the SGA special?

Sga isn’t pushing off like this -

Luka doing it in slow motion and he so damn strong people flying away like he shot them out a cannon lol
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Post#3657 » by SOUL » Tue May 14, 2024 3:46 am

Doncic flails much more and talks **** mid play to refs which is the most annoying thing, but seems like they're letting them all play pretty physical. It's getting like the Knicks-Pacers games 2 and 3 where both teams are foul baiting and everybody is mad then they're not calling much.
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Post#3658 » by Airmiess » Tue May 14, 2024 3:46 am

Forbes wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:These refs are by far the most confusing I’ve seen. Not even biased just confusing.


No consistency with anything, we can’t even have expectations

There's consistency, but its not the kind you're looking for as a fan. They just gotta keep the score close.
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Post#3659 » by JustBuzzin » Tue May 14, 2024 3:46 am

Tor_Raps wrote:
Kordic27 wrote:This is the first game, including watching my own team’s games, where I thought the refs had an agenda.


Just watch any Laker game and you'll see it every time lol

Not true when the Lakers have been a play in team for the past few years.
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Post#3660 » by JimmyPlopper » Tue May 14, 2024 3:46 am

Tor_Raps wrote:
EmpireFalls wrote:I can’t stand Luka’s push offs man


Explains how a player slow with 0 vertical as him can always get his shot off lol


Tatum and Luka both do it.
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