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#3621 » by Yuri36 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:40 am

This is really 90s basketball, guys.
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Post#3622 » by CobraCommander » Tue May 14, 2024 3:40 am

PierceFan4ever wrote:Doncic shoved the **** out of dort????

Luka is litterally pushing off and no one saying anything f
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Post#3623 » by Tor_Raps » Tue May 14, 2024 3:40 am

How was that a foul on Dort? He went straight up!!!
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Post#3624 » by KyRo23 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:41 am

That's great D by Dort there. I don't like that call
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Post#3626 » by KO7 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:41 am

Primedeion wrote:How are these guys just allowed to push defenders away?


Yup, both Dončić and Irving are egregious for pushing off with the off hand and not getting called for it.
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Post#3628 » by Revived » Tue May 14, 2024 3:41 am

No Thunder players think they can actually talk smack to Luka lol know your place man. OKC been a lottery team since Russ left and they finally have a decent season in which they got extremely lucky in avoiding the Lakers.

They should be counting the blessings to even be in the 2nd round tbh. Yes you have some young talent and will be contenders in 2-3 years but not there yet.
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Post#3629 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:41 am

These refs are by far the most confusing I’ve seen. Not even biased just confusing.
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Post#3630 » by Sweet Serenity » Tue May 14, 2024 3:41 am

Watching NBA act tough knowing nothings going to happen to them is peak comedy.
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Post#3631 » by Chuck Everett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:41 am

___Rand___ wrote:OMG Chet what was that?


Lively has five blocks off the bench. He's been a problem around the rim.
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Post#3632 » by Kordic27 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:41 am

This is the first game, including watching my own team’s games, where I thought the refs had an agenda.
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Post#3634 » by NotaHypeJob » Tue May 14, 2024 3:42 am

EmpireFalls wrote:All Luka does is just forearm shiver push offs

How do you guys not get sick of this guy

Him and SGA love pushing and flopping, not my favorite of the young players
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Post#3635 » by Dubnation » Tue May 14, 2024 3:42 am

Ducklett wrote:I dont mean this as an insult or as a jab but how is SGA different than young Westbrook?


A bit slower?
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Post#3636 » by Tor_Raps » Tue May 14, 2024 3:42 am

Revived wrote:No Thunder players think they can actually talk smack to Luka lol know your place man. OKC been a lottery team since Russ left and they finally have a decent season in which they got extremely lucky in avoiding the Lakers.

They should be counting the blessings to even be in the 2nd round tbh. Yes you have some young talent and will be contenders in 2-3 years but not there yet.


If you weren't aware, they finished 1st in the West... you need to have some sort of swag to go back at players/teams and not just roll over...
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Post#3637 » by CobraCommander » Tue May 14, 2024 3:43 am

The Luka push off is interesting that they not calling it
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Post#3638 » by jehosafats » Tue May 14, 2024 3:43 am

Kyrie carried so bad there lulz
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Post#3639 » by azcatz11 » 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.


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

Post#3640 » by EmpireFalls » Tue May 14, 2024 3:43 am

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

6 … and counting.

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