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

[CobraCommander]

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

But he doing it in slow motion - it’s hilarious lol

[tleikheen]

Im hoping Luka doesnt lose the game for the Mavs ,he's letting all his missed shots affect his game mentally

[Rainwater]

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.

Yeah, it pretty clear Refs are favoring Dallas, I don’t think it’s intentional though.

[___Rand___]

OMG Chet what was that?

Lively has five blocks off the bench. He's been a problem around the rim.

He's right at the rim and he can't finish. So easily pushed around. That's what I don't like about Chet. Too damn lightweight.

[doogie_hauser]

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.

Why bring up the Lakers ? They are off partying in Cancun right now except for Lebron, who was at the Celtics v Cavs game tonight (and left after Jaylen Brown sunk a dagger 3)

Luka can give as good as get gets (talking smack btw)

OKC cam easily win a chip as soon as next season.

[ChipotleWest]

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

No but he uses his elbows to draw contact. How fun would it be to defend him get elbowed and get a foul called on you? He got a flagrant for it in Game 2 and at the end of Game 3 it was called once as an offensive foul, but he does it a lot and gets rewarded with free throws usually.

[Forbes]

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

I’ll pass on this guy we need Ky to close this out

[EmpireFalls]

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.

They’re both shameless foul baiters tbh. It’s not really a new thing at all but it sucks to watch

[SOUL]

Luka doing it in slow motion and he so damn strong people flying away like he shot them out a cannon lol

SGA clears space with his off-arm ALL the time, it's a patented play he uses and get separation from that mid-range jumper... which if isn't called.. he should absolutely spam it. Just saying if the issue is the speed of the push off, then they're both getting away with it lol.

[Doranku]

That pretty clearly went off Williams leg right? Why would he signal to challenge it? lol

[Tor_Raps]

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.

And PG. Like it's super blatant when they do it and it still never gets called.

[MoneyTalks41890]

Not a good challenge looks off Jaylin to me. Gotta know when these guys are emotional and wrong, can’t always take their word. Going to want that challenge later just wait.

[Patches Perry]

It'd be real cool if OKC could make open shots

[Zeno]

I thought OKC was good at challenges but in the playoffs every challenge seems to be on simple possession type plays.

[durden_tyler]

When your go to play is "Dort for 3", that's not a very good sign and a very good plan by the defensive team, which is what Dallas has been doing majority of this game.

[RunOKC]

OKC cam easily win a chip as soon as next season.

This is not the time to be saying this.

[heatwillbeback]

Dort cant make anything. Those are shots you need to make.

[mfletcher4177]

I clearly hope the Mavericks win. This is a barn burner right now but I can't stand OKC in this series. Acting tough, shooting free throws like 2011 Dwayne Wade. This **** is hard to watch. One team is at home and one team is getting more calls.

[MoneyTalks41890]

Luka doing it in slow motion and he so damn strong people flying away like he shot them out a cannon lol

SGA clears space with his off-arm ALL the time, it's a patented play he uses and get separation from that mid-range jumper... which if isn't called.. he should absolutely spam it. Just saying if the issue is the speed of the push off, then they're both getting away with it lol.

All the good players use their off arm. The key is to not extend it so it’s not a push. SGA uses more of the forearm and a big shoulder, rarely extends his arm.

[Tor_Raps]

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.

Tells you that they probably shouldn't even be a play-in team with a fair whistle lol.