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 3-2) 

Post#5761 » by Marvin Martian » Sun May 19, 2024 2:14 am

Absolutely no size on the court for OKC
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5762 » by ___Rand___ » Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 am

___Rand___ wrote:OKC Call a TIME OUT!


I told Daignault to call a time out 4 possessions ago. His team was confused as soon as Mavs went to zone. I can see it clearly, he can't?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5763 » by OldSchoolNoBull » Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 am

This is intense. Dallas crowd super into it. OKC needs to hold on.
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Post#5764 » by cupcakesnake » Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 am

Love Jalen Williams proactive passing on drives. He doesn't just drive and kick, he opens up shots and hits them as quick as possible
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Post#5765 » by djsunyc » Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 am

it's amazing just how much luka and kyrie seem to be playing on different teams. they don't work together in any way on the court. they don't screen for each other or pass to each other. they just leave the offense when the other has the ball. but they're up 3-2 in the ecf's so can't deny the success.
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Post#5766 » by BigDan245 » Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 am

Gafford is a -25 in 19 minutes lol
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Post#5767 » by Iwasawitness » Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 am

Did that graphic really just say that 2014 was the Thunder's last WCF appearance?

Edit: Nah, I apparently can't read.
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Post#5768 » by GSP » Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 am

Just need 1 more bucket from Kyrie to cash this over. I was **** losing my mind w/ 4pts through the 1st 30 mins or w/e it was
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5769 » by Baz » Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 am

Lively +23 Gafford -25
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5770 » by Rainwater » Sun May 19, 2024 2:16 am

cupcakesnake wrote:Lively and Chet are both ultra lanky boys, but I think in 5 years Chet is probably going to be the same build and Lively is going to be svelte.


Hopefully he learns how to rebound as well
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Post#5771 » by mfletcher4177 » Sun May 19, 2024 2:16 am

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mfletcher4177 wrote:This **** sucks. Let the teams play equally!


So Luka should have been ejected in the second quarter for his complaining and yelling at the officials?

No, Luka shouldn't even have a technical. He should stop complaining and start hitting people in the Johnson, since that's not being called as a tech or flagrant these days.
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Post#5772 » by BeiBeau » Sun May 19, 2024 2:16 am

ejftw wrote:
mfletcher4177 wrote:This **** sucks. Let the teams play equally!


So Luka should have been ejected in the second quarter for his complaining and yelling at the officials?


If Tony brothers is going to favor one team he should listen to all the bitching Luka has.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5773 » by vulture » Sun May 19, 2024 2:16 am

This is where we find out if the young thunder can show their mental toughness and execute
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5774 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Sun May 19, 2024 2:16 am

Onus wrote:Tony brothers really thinks we’re here to watch him

I'm sitting here in my Tony Brothers jersey...GO REFS
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Post#5775 » by Kalela » Sun May 19, 2024 2:16 am

If the Thunder could rebound, they may have won this series already. lol They are so bad at rebounding.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5776 » by Zeno » Sun May 19, 2024 2:17 am

Onus wrote:Tony brothers really thinks we’re here to watch him

I can’t wait to see what happens if Marc Davis finally gets in on this series in a game 7. I’m not even sure which team it would favour.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5777 » by ejftw » Sun May 19, 2024 2:17 am

mfletcher4177 wrote:
ejftw wrote:
mfletcher4177 wrote:This **** sucks. Let the teams play equally!


So Luka should have been ejected in the second quarter for his complaining and yelling at the officials?

No, Luka shouldn't even have a technical. He should stop complaining and start hitting people in the Johnson, since that's not being called as a tech or flagrant these days.


So you don't want them to play equally, got it coach.

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ejftw wrote:
mfletcher4177 wrote:This **** sucks. Let the teams play equally!


So Luka should have been ejected in the second quarter for his complaining and yelling at the officials?


If Tony brothers is going to favor one team he should listen to all the bitching has.


Man, how beta one must be to be a grown man stomping his feet and crying every two seconds while ignoring his team during time outs.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5778 » by LaLover11 » Sun May 19, 2024 2:18 am

djsunyc wrote:it's amazing just how much luka and kyrie seem to be playing on different teams. they don't work together in any way on the court. they don't screen for each other or pass to each other. they just leave the offense when the other has the ball. but they're up 3-2 in the ecf's so can't deny the success.


Luka literally hides at the Mavs logo half court whenever Kyrie is handling the ball lol
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5779 » by cupcakesnake » Sun May 19, 2024 2:18 am

Kalela wrote:If the Thunder could rebound, they may have won this series already. lol They are so bad at rebounding.

Dallas has a slight edge in rebounding in the series, but it's nothing major.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2) 

Post#5780 » by azcatz11 » Sun May 19, 2024 2:18 am

Man this is rough rn for OKc. Seriously how tf can you blow this lead man
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