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

[MavsDirk41]

It took 6 games instead of 5 but this worked the Mavs got rid of that sh*tty f**king commercial!

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next on the docket...get rid of NO FLEX ZONE!

Lol that is the most annoying commercial on tv. Holy crap! I have to mute the sound on the tv.

[Texas Chuck]

Gonna have SGA nightmares for a long time.

[Tha Cynic]

Being young matters now?

Luka has been getting roasted and he’s younger than SGA.

Sga out played Luka this series from start to finish - that’s not in doubt -

The okc thunder YOUNG - sga and Luka same damn age-

It’s just math man and being young matters a ton-

Okc is the youngest team ever to win a playoff series -

Mavs 4 years older on avg

Better team and older team won-

Best player in series was Sga - Luka knows how that feels -

Thoroughly outplayed a clearly injured Luka except when it mattered the most. The Pels without Zion aren’t a playoff team and they were up against the 1 seed with an MVP candidate.

What are you going on about? SGA had a great game. SGA was clearly better these playoffs and in this series but the Mavs are better as a playoff team. The Thunder will come back better next season like the Mavs djd after some of their defeats in the past years.

Luka and the Mavs look very good and clearly have figured some things out from the losing they've done in the past - the same losing the OKC Thunder just went through.

[Patches Perry]

Congrats Mavs fans! It is not our time yet and potentially is your time. Great series, go get it in the WCF!

[mademan]

You reward the player for getting his hand on the ball. You don't call the contact on his arm AFTER the ball was touched.

It's never called like that.

It should be called like that every time. If the player still has the ball and is attempting to shoot, then you foul him, it’s a foul. Please just give up already, you’re wrong.

If you are fouled in the act of shooting then it should be a foul.

My point which is she's for you to understand, is that because he got ball first, the elbow is not a foul.

I eagerly await the NBA and their rulebook that describes this very scenario.

I don't expect mav fans to accept it. They can accept that ass whooping the next round though.

If you get ball first and the offensive player still has control, are you allowed to grab their arm after? That makes no sense. PJ still has a chance to make a shot there, even if its a small chance. Shai hitting his arm after removed that possibility

They called it a foul on the floor, reviewed and called it a foul with a good explanation by the ref in the commentator booth. There's no controversy here

[NCHeels2008]

Mavs fans you're welcome.

PJ Washington should have never been traded. Can't believe they chose Miles Bridges over PJ smh.

I got tired of arguing on the Hornets board about it. Bridges is the better raw talent but when you consider contract, how more ball dominant he is and character I wished they had cut bait on him. I'm thrilled for PJ though!

[ChipotleWest]

It took 6 games instead of 5 but this worked the Mavs got rid of that sh*tty f**king commercial!

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next on the docket...get rid of NO FLEX ZONE!

Lol that is the most annoying commercial on tv. Holy crap! I have to mute the sound on the tv.

I can tolerate than more than "What a pro wants" You got two grown men singing a song that was originally "what a girl wants" I mean have they no shame?

[GeorgeSears]

Once Chet gets his legs under him and becomes more comfortable, the Thunder are going to be dangerous.

[nbafan38]

So the 1 seed Thunder with SGA who a lot of people thought should be the MVP and are calling a top 3 player win 2 games against teams that weren’t the injured Zionless Pels? Luka was clearly hobbled throughout the series too.

Are you really trying to detract from a clearly very young team that overachieved and surprised everyone?

Yes this. SGA was the best player in the series and didn't really get much help until tonight. It's a young team that was competitive, if anything I'm more impressed with SGA after this series than before. I agree with the original post the pelicans wasn't a real playoff series so he just played great in his first ever real playoff series.

[Pablo Escobar]

Kd should return.

[blueberrysticky]

It should be called like that every time. If the player still has the ball and is attempting to shoot, then you foul him, it’s a foul. Please just give up already, you’re wrong.

If you are fouled in the act of shooting then it should be a foul.

My point which is she's for you to understand, is that because he got ball first, the elbow is not a foul.

I eagerly await the NBA and their rulebook that describes this very scenario.

I don't expect mav fans to accept it. They can accept that ass whooping the next round though.

If you get ball first and the offensive player still has control, are you allowed to grab their arm after? That makes no sense. PJ still has a chance to make a shot there, even if its a small chance. Shai hitting his arm after removed that possibility

They called it a foul on the floor, reviewed and called it a foul with a good explanation by the ref in the commentator booth. There's no controversy here

This. Who cares if he got the ball if PJ Washington still has control and continues to go up for his shot. And then you foul him on that shot. It’s a foul. The mavs kicking it out to PJ for 3 off Luka/Kyrie doubles has killed the thunder. The thunder got a huge break with PJ in early foul trouble

[The Corey's]

It should be called like that every time. If the player still has the ball and is attempting to shoot, then you foul him, it’s a foul. Please just give up already, you’re wrong.

If you are fouled in the act of shooting then it should be a foul.

My point which is she's for you to understand, is that because he got ball first, the elbow is not a foul.

I eagerly await the NBA and their rulebook that describes this very scenario.

I don't expect mav fans to accept it. They can accept that ass whooping the next round though.

If you get ball first and the offensive player still has control, are you allowed to grab their arm after? That makes no sense. PJ still has a chance to make a shot there, even if its a small chance. Shai hitting his arm after removed that possibility

They called it a foul on the floor, reviewed and called it a foul with a good explanation by the ref in the commentator booth. There's no controversy here

This foul doesn't belong in the NBA. If you think it does then it's just a lifetime of NBA conditioning doing it's job.

He didn't grab his damn arm.

Accepting this as a foul is to accept mediocrity.

Rule or not rule this should not be a foul.

I hope Mavs make the Finals because I got Mavs over Celtics and I challenge you to a bet loser leaves for a week. Unfortunately they don't have a cupcake like you do so they may or may not be there.

You mean KYRIE beating the Celtics in the finals ????

That’s like hell on earth for Celtics 100 times worse than to loose to any other player

I like your idea

Dallas is a 4 to 0 sweep going the Celtics way. Ain't no one worried about that simpleton.

This is absolute nonsense. You clearly don't know what a block is, what a foul is, what a loose ball is. You're seriously suggesting that someone can just walk up to the ball handler, touch the ball, and then hack them on the arm? What?

You clearly comprehended what I said incorrectly. Go back and read it slowly .

I mean….

“Everything else after should be kosher. Including throwing his ass in the front row.“

You’re unhinged

NBA has everyone soft. You can't even get your hand on the ball anymore without there being rules on how you're allowed to do it.

It's wild.

Washington never came down with the ball. If he did, then it would have been a jump ball. The right call was made.

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You reward the player for getting his hand on the ball. You don't call the contact on his arm AFTER the ball was touched.

It's never called like that.

If you disagree with it fine, but it's literally in the rulebook. Contact is allowed on the hand after the ball is touched. If the ball is still in hand and it was before Washington released the shot, it's a foul.

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Still waiting for someone to release the rule in the rule book that describes THIS scenario.

[Mr B]

OKC finally diversified their offense better, we needed some luck too. OKC will be great, they need a point guard and a big, and they don't even have to be all-worlders. And they have the pieces too to make that happen. Such a great situation.

Personally I’d like to see the Thunder trade for Cade Cunningham. He hasn’t exactly been what they were hoping for in Detroit and could possibly be available. The Thunder have the assets to trade for him. I think Cade would flourish on this OKC team and his age fits their timeline.

Then go out and find a young defensive run running center. Nic Claxton?

[Rainwater]

That one hurt extra after the 17 point lead. But our future is so damn bright. Add another superstar in the offseason. We'll come back next year with experience.

If you add another superstar wouldn’t that hurt Chet and Jalen? And don’t you have to resign Chet and Jalen as well?

[bluemj32]

If Chet doesn’t get bullied by a rookie OKC wins that game. He has all summer to add strength

OKC needs to add some guys with him too. Dallas has multiple guys hit the glass too.

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[Handlez]

Concerning the last foul...

How about all the push offs by SGA?

How about the dozen other questionable calls and double standards?

I hate a foul deciding a game, but would Mavs have needed it if not for the questionable calls all game?

[TroubleS0me]

BI on that team would be crazy.

Wouldn’t they have to resign Chet, IB, and Jalen all at the same time?

they would just have to pull a Boston...

damn Jalen gonna get paid

[RB34]

Sga out played Luka this series from start to finish - that’s not in doubt -

The okc thunder YOUNG - sga and Luka same damn age-

It’s just math man and being young matters a ton-

Okc is the youngest team ever to win a playoff series -

Mavs 4 years older on avg

Better team and older team won-

Best player in series was Sga - Luka knows how that feels -

Thoroughly outplayed a clearly injured Luka except when it mattered the most. The Pels without Zion aren’t a playoff team and they were up against the 1 seed with an MVP candidate.

What are you going on about? SGA had a great game. SGA was clearly better these playoffs and in this series but the Mavs are better as a playoff team. The Thunder will come back better next season like the Mavs djd after some of their defeats in the past years.

Luka and the Mavs look very good and clearly have figured some things out from the losing they've done in the past - the same losing the OKC Thunder just went through.

I never said SGA had a bad game I just prefer the plays Luka made down the stretch of the last two games.

I never said the Thunder aren’t going to come back from this, they’ve probably for the brightest future out of all the teams. They’ve already got they superstar.

I’m just trying to keep the same energy. It seems some players/teams get the benefit of excuses others don’t.

[MavsDirk41]

next on the docket...get rid of NO FLEX ZONE!

Lol that is the most annoying commercial on tv. Holy crap! I have to mute the sound on the tv.

I can tolerate than more than "What a pro wants" You got two grown men singing a song that was originally "what a girl wants" I mean have they no shame?

Yea they are both horrible.

[Chuck Everett]

Underrated aspect/stat of this game. PJ was in foul trouble in the first half, only played 6 minutes. He played the entire second half (30 in total) where he scored all 9 points. The Mavs outscored the Thunder 69-52 in the second half.