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

[ChipotleWest]

Ya so. Jump ball.

That's not how the play is called million other times.

Washington never came down with the ball. If he did, then it would have been a jump ball. The right call was made.

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You reward the player for getting his hand on the ball. You don't call the contact on his arm AFTER the ball was touched.

It's never called like that.

If he had let go of the ball you'd be right, he still had the ball in his hand and Shai hit his elbow. That is a foul all day every day cry about it more it won't change anything.

[OE_Thunder]

OKC just needs a C. If i was them, i'd trade up for Clingan

They can get Nurkic an experienced vet.

No thank you

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[Revived]

I know Chet's defenders will say he's +8 and 21 points for the game, but watching the game, he was bad. He couldn't block out for boards, couldn't make a shot from the outside. All of his points were from set plays designed to give him easy dunks.

I’m barely 6’0 and a slim guy, I’m not joking when I say I don’t think Chet could even box me out.

Chet is a rookie. I don't blame him. This is on Presti for not bringing in a vet big. He knows you need some size in the playoffs.

Isn’t Lively a rookie too? Yet he had no problem pulling down 15 rebounds off the freaking bench lmao.

[Tha Cynic]

So the 1 seed Thunder with SGA who a lot of people thought should be the MVP and are calling a top 3 player win 2 games against teams that weren’t the injured Zionless Pels? Luka was clearly hobbled throughout the series too.

Are you really trying to detract from a clearly very young team that overachieved and surprised everyone?

[Mk0]

OKC just a few moves away from being a real threat

They had the assets to make those moves and didn't

I think Presti wanted to see what these guys could do before he pulled the trigger on anything. He is gonna make moves now that he knows what he needs.

[Chuck Everett]

I know Chet's defenders will say he's +8 and 21 points for the game, but watching the game, he was bad. He couldn't block out for boards, couldn't make a shot from the outside. All of his points were from set plays designed to give him easy dunks.

I’m barely 6’0 and a slim guy, I’m not joking when I say I don’t think Chet could even box me out.

Chet is a rookie. I don't blame him. This is on Presti for not bringing in a vet big. He knows you need some size in the playoffs.

That said, I think this year was all about him gauging the team and seeing what he needed to do for their future. He has such an insanely good young core. Now he knows how they fare in the playoff spotlight and can use that massive stash of assets to tool up for a perennial contender.

He had Biyombo and Muscala sitting on the bench the entire series. Daigneault didn't even try them out for a single second. I agree that Presti should have went out and gotten a big worth a darn, instead of the corpse of Gordon Hayward, but I am pretty sure one of those guys could have at least played a 5 minute stretch in this series through six games.

[bluemj32]

So impressed with OKC. No one thought they would be this good this year. Scary team for the next few years

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[bisme37]

Great game, great win Mavs fans congrats on WCFs!

[___Rand___]

Nah that was Chet..he got punked


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I know Chet's defenders will say he's +8 and 21 points for the game, but watching the game, he was bad. He couldn't block out for boards, couldn't make a shot from the outside. All of his points were from set plays designed to give him easy dunks.

I’m barely 6’0 and a slim guy, I’m not joking when I say I don’t think Chet could even box me out.

3 boards all game. He lost a ton of box outs. Mavs got 14 offensive boards. Total boards were 31-47 for Mavs. It's ridiculous. If Chet got say 7 boards instead of 3, that's 4 points off Dallas. It's a win for OKC. Dude's just soft. He's got no game except for his height.

[The Corey's]

Washington never came down with the ball. If he did, then it would have been a jump ball. The right call was made.

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You reward the player for getting his hand on the ball. You don't call the contact on his arm AFTER the ball was touched.

It's never called like that.

If he had let go of the ball you'd be right, he still had the ball in his hand and Shai hit his elbow. That is a foul all day every day cry about it more it won't change anything.

Accepting this as a foul is to accept mediocrity.

Rule or not rule this should not be a foul.

[B-easy]

Mavs will beat Minnesota if they play them because they have elite rim protection for Edwards (nuggets/suns had none). Nuggets will be a challenge though.

[Bourne85]

Just cuz you don’t like a call, doesn’t mean it wasn’t the right call. SGA clearly fouled Washington, and the ref made the correct call (surprisingly!). The 2 minute report will confirm this. Anger and your emotions have nothing to do with it lol. Now if it was the wrong call I would understand but that’s clearly not the case here. Fans are very strange sometimes. They talk about the refs cheating but then they make the right call and they still blame them lol insanity

[Mk0]

I’m barely 6’0 and a slim guy, I’m not joking when I say I don’t think Chet could even box me out.

Chet is a rookie. I don't blame him. This is on Presti for not bringing in a vet big. He knows you need some size in the playoffs.

Isn’t Lively a rookie too? Yet he had no problem pulling down 15 rebounds off the freaking bench lmao.

Fair point.
I think Chet is just so thin and that frontline can't box out for sh#@ so I don't see how he could get double digits rebounding in a game like this. That was why I thought they should have brought in a vet C.

But yeah. Lively massively outplayed him.

[Tha Cynic]

You reward the player for getting his hand on the ball. You don't call the contact on his arm AFTER the ball was touched.

It's never called like that.

If he had let go of the ball you'd be right, he still had the ball in his hand and Shai hit his elbow. That is a foul all day every day cry about it more it won't change anything.

Accepting this as a foul is to accept mediocrity.

Rule or not rule this should not be a foul.

So getting hit on the arm while releasing a shot isn't a foul?

[dirkdiggler4177]

Seriously wtf was SGA thinking there. Insanely low IQ. No timeouts left just make a good contest and live with the outcome.

Game 7 would have been crazy.

I mean he did get the ball first...

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He then got a lot of arm and the player had yet to shoot the ball. The ref reviewed, the ref commentator said it was a foul and this forum said it was a foul.

You can't possible say this is not a foul because he first hit the ball with his hand.

[mademan]

You reward the player for getting his hand on the ball. You don't call the contact on his arm AFTER the ball was touched.

It's never called like that.

If he had let go of the ball you'd be right, he still had the ball in his hand and Shai hit his elbow. That is a foul all day every day cry about it more it won't change anything.

Accepting this as a foul is to accept mediocrity.

Rule or not rule this should not be a foul.

ofc it is. You cant stop PJ from throwing at the rim even if u get ball first

[jkvonny]

Have anything to say now? Lmao

You're the one dismissing a team as nothing when they’ve won 6 playoff games and have shown more than enough that they belong lol. No one expected them to win a championship in their first year in the playoffs together...

They have a bright future but this Thunder team is lucky they had favorable matchup in rd 1. A team like KINGS would’ve send them home in 4 or 5 imo due to the massive rebounding advantage. After beating the Lakers in the play in game (Kings own the Lakers last few season ane Sabonis over AD.

Fixed it for ya.

[vulture]

I’m barely 6’0 and a slim guy, I’m not joking when I say I don’t think Chet could even box me out.

Chet is a rookie. I don't blame him. This is on Presti for not bringing in a vet big. He knows you need some size in the playoffs.

That said, I think this year was all about him gauging the team and seeing what he needed to do for their future. He has such an insanely good young core. Now he knows how they fare in the playoff spotlight and can use that massive stash of assets to tool up for a perennial contender.

He had Biyombo and Muscala sitting on the bench the entire series. Daigneault didn't even try them out for a single second. I agree that Presti should have went out and gotten a big worth a darn, instead of the corpse of Gordon Hayward, but I am pretty sure one of those guys could have at least played a 5 minute stretch in this series through six games.

Those 2 really can’t play in the playoffs. They will get destroyed in the pick and roll.
OKC needs a stout 4 so they can continue to play 5 out

[ChipotleWest]

You reward the player for getting his hand on the ball. You don't call the contact on his arm AFTER the ball was touched.

It's never called like that.

If he had let go of the ball you'd be right, he still had the ball in his hand and Shai hit his elbow. That is a foul all day every day cry about it more it won't change anything.

Accepting this as a foul is to accept mediocrity.

Rule or not rule this should not be a foul.

I hope Mavs make the Finals because I got Mavs over Celtics and I challenge you to a bet loser leaves for a week. Unfortunately they don't have a cupcake like you do so they may or may not be there.

[sikma42]

I know Chet's defenders will say he's +8 and 21 points for the game, but watching the game, he was bad. He couldn't block out for boards, couldn't make a shot from the outside. All of his points were from set plays designed to give him easy dunks.

I’m barely 6’0 and a slim guy, I’m not joking when I say I don’t think Chet could even box me out.

3 boards all game. He lost a ton of box outs. Mavs got 14 offensive boards. Total boards were 31-47 for Mavs. It's ridiculous. If Chet got say 7 boards instead of 3, that's 4 points off Dallas. It's a win for OKC. Dude's just soft. He's got no game except for his height.

Not even just that, he legit looks scared to shoot wide open 3s. He’s supposed to be a shooter and this is what you get?


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