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 (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2282 » by ChipotleWest » Sat May 11, 2024 9:05 pm

This will get ugly, Mavs can't score.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2283 » by 2weekswithpay » Sat May 11, 2024 9:05 pm

Chet's rim protection is ridiculous
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2285 » by DudetheObscure » Sat May 11, 2024 9:06 pm

ChipotleWest wrote:
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He plays with anger, I think he likes being the bad guy and obviously to most non-Dallas fans he will be then.

When he hit a game winner against the Clippers on their court he yelled to the crowd "I'm a mother f***in a**hole"


He plays with victimhood. Never ending whining.


SGA doesn't whine, he just throws elbows every time and gets rewarded for it. Not sure how one is better than the other.


That "elbow" didn't even connect, Oscar-worthy acting though.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2286 » by RunOKC » Sat May 11, 2024 9:06 pm

NotaHypeJob wrote:ESPNs halftime show is so bad because of the excessive commercials I think, like there's 3 minutes of them talking and 20 mins of commercials

Not really missing anything if you don't watch honestly. That was some of the most bland analysis/commentary I've ever witnessed.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2287 » by Chuck Everett » Sat May 11, 2024 9:06 pm

Chet is an ELITE rim protector.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2288 » by G R E Y » Sat May 11, 2024 9:06 pm

You know your star status is rising when refs don't call the O arm push off on you.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2289 » by LaLover11 » Sat May 11, 2024 9:06 pm

Magic Giddey
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2290 » by AleksandarN » Sat May 11, 2024 9:06 pm

Mavs fans watching the third quarter

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Post#2291 » by sikma42 » Sat May 11, 2024 9:06 pm

The refs over the last few years have just allowed offensive players push off. It’s a legal move now. Think the NBA should just update the rule book


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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2292 » by ChipotleWest » Sat May 11, 2024 9:06 pm

DudetheObscure wrote:
ChipotleWest wrote:
DudetheObscure wrote:
He plays with victimhood. Never ending whining.


SGA doesn't whine, he just throws elbows every time and gets rewarded for it. Not sure how one is better than the other.


That "elbow" didn't even connect, Oscar-worthy acting though.


You're talking about once, He does it all the time just about every time he gets in the lane he draws contact with his elbow. He shouldn't get rewarded with foul calls but he does.

In Game 2 he got a flagrant using an elbow.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2293 » by Forbes » Sat May 11, 2024 9:07 pm

AleksandarN wrote:Mavs fans watching the third quarter

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Yes yes I am. And Luka is punchable
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Post#2294 » by DAcReator » Sat May 11, 2024 9:07 pm

Luka reminding me why he’s so hard to root for. Such a whiney B
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Post#2295 » by Amare_1_Knicks » Sat May 11, 2024 9:07 pm

A lot of these possessions that end in DJJ shooting a shot or trying to make a play for DAL are very low quality. That’s playing right into the gameplan for OKC.
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Post#2296 » by sikma42 » Sat May 11, 2024 9:08 pm

Lovely again cocking back the dunk for no reason and now doesn’t get a 3 point opportunity


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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2297 » by ky_23 » Sat May 11, 2024 9:08 pm

luka has become unbearably annoying at this point. i would call a tech everytime he looked at me and get fired if i was a ref.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2298 » by ChipotleWest » Sat May 11, 2024 9:09 pm

Washington has been the Mavs best player hands down, doing it on both ends.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2299 » by The Rainmaker » Sat May 11, 2024 9:09 pm

LaLover11 wrote:Giddey would be great in the Spurs or Lakers

As a 6th man off the bench?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#2300 » by AleksandarN » Sat May 11, 2024 9:09 pm

AleksandarN wrote:Mavs fans watching the third quarter

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Thunder fans watching the last minute

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