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#3201 » by rapstarter » Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 am

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

Post#3202 » by JustBuzzin » Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 am

Safe to say Dallas won the trade deadline ehh?

Gaf and PJ totally changed their outlook as a team.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3203 » by RunOKC » Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 am

Our guys aren't ready to f'ing shoot the ball once again

Stop hunting the perfect shot and BE A THREAT.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3204 » by Forbes » Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 am

IG2 wrote:Why is this building always so dead


It use to be top notch back in the day. Idk what happen to the fans. Everyone is Hollywood now.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3205 » by BeiBeau » Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 am

Airmiess wrote:Washington gets from end to end like a guard hmm


Pretty sure he’s shorter and lighter then Luka.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3206 » by Chuck Everett » Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 am

If the Thunder aren't going to make any threes and get dominated on the glass, they are losing this game. It won't matter how much they are in the bonus.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3207 » by Jasen777 » Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 am

Luka has more boards than OKC's starters combined.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3208 » by Yuri36 » Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 am

I'm loving Kyrie's play despite not having scored a bucket, he is taking what the game gives him, not forcing anything.
My Mavs MVP of those POs so far, definitely.
And he is also playing great defense
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Post#3209 » by dygaction » Tue May 14, 2024 2:26 am

Blue collar Luka and Kidd version Irving
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3210 » by sikma42 » Tue May 14, 2024 2:26 am

SGA biggest weakness is that he isn’t a high level passer/playmaker


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

Post#3211 » by Mamba Mentality » Tue May 14, 2024 2:26 am

Kyrie turning into a true PG has been incredible to watch.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3212 » by RunOKC » Tue May 14, 2024 2:26 am

Jasen777 wrote:Luka has more boards than OKC's starters combined.

Hard to get rebounds when 2/3 plays are a turnover or made shot
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3213 » by JustBuzzin » Tue May 14, 2024 2:26 am

IG2 wrote:Why is this building always so dead

Check the crowd my man.

Mostly farmers and cowboys in the crowd. Dallas a football town.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3214 » by Yuri36 » Tue May 14, 2024 2:27 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t expect the Mavs defense to make the Thunder offense look so pedestrian. They’ve had stretches of abysmal basketball.


Well, Mavs's defense have been pretty good since the trade of Gafford and PJ.
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Post#3215 » by tleikheen » Tue May 14, 2024 2:28 am

General Kyrie Irving ,he's leading the Mavs
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3216 » by JustBuzzin » Tue May 14, 2024 2:28 am

The bad thing about this is OKC is the frontrunner for any star that becomes available.

They still need another vet.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3217 » by rapstarter » Tue May 14, 2024 2:28 am

OKC look 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#3219 » by madskillz8 » Tue May 14, 2024 2:29 am

Jasen777 wrote:Luka has more boards than OKC's starters combined.


His shoot selection is abysmal again, and already started to lose it to his obsession with refs (in one possession, he didn't even run back while complaining to a ref), but he is clearly on a mission tonight. That's the first time I see him very active at both ends of the floor.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3220 » by zeebneeb » Tue May 14, 2024 2:29 am

I am honestly shocked at how hard Luka is playing D.

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