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#3681 » by Badlands » Tue May 14, 2024 3:49 am

(06:36) [Thunder] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Thunder] retain their timeout
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3683 » by ChipotleWest » Tue May 14, 2024 3:50 am

You'd think a team lead by Luka and Kyrie would score 120 ppg and play no defense, instead it's the opposite they play defense but can't score.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3684 » by Tor_Raps » Tue May 14, 2024 3:50 am

Anytime a player asks for a challenge and it's wrong, you should automatically deduct 100,000 from their salary lol
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3685 » by durden_tyler » Tue May 14, 2024 3:50 am

Ok OKC just two more stops and you have a chance to steal this. Should be tough but at least you're in the game.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3686 » by Chuck Everett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:51 am

Tor_Raps wrote:Anytime a player asks for a challenge and it's wrong, you should automatically deduct 100,000 from their salary lol


They got it right though. It hit Jones' hip.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3687 » by Forbes » Tue May 14, 2024 3:51 am

CobraCommander wrote:
SOUL wrote:
EmpireFalls wrote: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



SGA has been the push off GOD all series. When he pushes off there is a car length between him and the defender. Beautiful sight, I wish we had a player like that on the Mavs. Creating that much space for open shots in the midrange
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3688 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:51 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote: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.


Ok so I was 100 percent wrong here so nvm
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3689 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:51 am

That’s what they need to be doing. ISO on Kyrie and Luka in foul trouble.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3690 » by Forbes » Tue May 14, 2024 3:52 am

Kyrie in Major trouble, can’t even play defense anymore. Knew it would come to this
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3691 » by ___Rand___ » Tue May 14, 2024 3:52 am

OKC just can't get closer.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3692 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Tue May 14, 2024 3:52 am

No one can stay in front of SGA

But OKC also can’t defend anyone
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Post#3693 » by mkot » Tue May 14, 2024 3:53 am

SGA taking over. He needs to
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3694 » by Ducklett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:53 am

Cason Wallace seems pretty good.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3695 » by Calinks » Tue May 14, 2024 3:53 am

Shai is so money down the stretch man.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3697 » by Revived » Tue May 14, 2024 3:54 am

Tor_Raps wrote:
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...

In a reg season that most teams didn’t care/were injured, OKC was very healthy throughout. We’re in playoffs, regular season matters absolutely nothing at this point.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3698 » by Forbes » Tue May 14, 2024 3:54 am

Shai is truly Shaun Livingston level automatic in the midrange
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3699 » by Tor_Raps » Tue May 14, 2024 3:54 am

Cant believe someone in this thread called SGA one dimensional loll
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 2-1) 

Post#3700 » by Chuck Everett » Tue May 14, 2024 3:54 am

They actually went big with J-Will and Chet. I like it.
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