2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)

The Rainmaker · Post #61 » by **The Rainmaker** » Sat May 4, 2024 9:45 am

I'm going with the team with more vets and the more talented best players so Dallas in 5 or 6.

jezzerinho · Post #62 » by **jezzerinho** » Sat May 4, 2024 10:08 am

If Luka gets the usual superstar calls, it could be a long series for OKC. If its reffed properly, I'd lean to the Thunder in 6.

Archx · Post #63 » by **Archx** » Sat May 4, 2024 10:28 am

Dadouv47 wrote:Don't like the match up at all, Dallas is on fire and I think Shai is hurt/tired even if we hear more about Doncic injury. OKC gonna lack a scorer coming off the bench. Dallas in 5.

Trying some kind of a reverse jinx?

_NoMas · Post #64 » by **_NoMas** » Sat May 4, 2024 10:30 am

ChipotleWest wrote:West

East (aka Boston)

So far the top 3 in the west have dropped one game between them lol

Post #65 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat May 4, 2024 10:42 am

Archx wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Don't like the match up at all, Dallas is on fire and I think Shai is hurt/tired even if we hear more about Doncic injury. OKC gonna lack a scorer coming off the bench. Dallas in 5.

Trying some kind of a reverse jinx?

Nope. I wanted to face the Wolves instead of Dallas in the second round and I said it before the regular season ended.

Hope I'm wrong obviously but I just hate the match up.

WestbrookGOATed · Post #66 » by **WestbrookGOATed** » Sat May 4, 2024 10:51 am

Soonercrazy84 wrote:
WestbrookGOATed wrote:
ChipotleWest wrote:SGA has now won 1 playoff series to Luka's 3, they're the same age in fact SGA is 6 months older. The entire team has the 1 series they just won and that's basically it. Kyrie and Luka have way more playoff experience than anyone on the team except Gordon Hayward who played 0 minutes in the first round. OKC faced no adversity in the first round, they'll likely face it sometime this series. How will they react?
Although the bubble was a joke, Shai and Dort both got playoff experience in their 7 game series against Houston.
Dallas is the worst fan base I have encountered and they are about to see Lu Dort D.

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Chuck is cool. Think that's his name. But yeah all the other "mavs fans" on here are just Luka D Riders.

WestbrookGOATed · Post #67 » by **WestbrookGOATed** » Sat May 4, 2024 10:52 am

I'm surprised how many are taking Dallas in 6. Just makes this series even more fun to watch! Can't wait for Tuesday.

Post #68 » by **Mavrelous** » Sat May 4, 2024 11:02 am

Can we be less of obnoxious creeps ITT, it'd suck if normal people stayed away from the the thread because of few bad posters.

Post #69 » by **Froob** » Sat May 4, 2024 11:03 am

It’s really hard to call this one. Guess I’ll lean Dallas in 7.

The Rainmaker · Post #70 » by **The Rainmaker** » Sat May 4, 2024 11:04 am

ChipotleWest wrote:

Read on Twitter

The Luka-Kyrie combo is WAY too talented to not work.

Archx · Post #71 » by **Archx** » Sat May 4, 2024 11:10 am

Mavrelous wrote:Can we be less of obnoxious creeps ITT, it'd suck if normal people stayed away from the the thread because of few bad posters.

According to that guy above, apparently there is only 1 normal Maverick fan others are just Luka D riders.

Post #72 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat May 4, 2024 11:20 am

I wonder what our coach is gonna do against Mavs size of Lively/Gafford/PJ Washington. My concern is that Jwill is too slow so he might go crazy and try some small ball with Kenrich playing more minutes.

Most OKC fans wanted to add a good back up big or PF at the deadline...this series might show why we badly wanted one.

Jimmy Recard · Post #73 » by **Jimmy Recard** » Sat May 4, 2024 12:00 pm

Surprised how many people have OKC comfortably. Mavs have looked like a genuine contender since the deadline and I really like the match up for them. They’ve got multiple good defenders to throw at SGA (DJJ, PJ, Josh Green, Exum), and Gafford/Lively aren’t gonna get bullied underneath against Chet like they did with Zubac. I think Luka is gonna be much more efficient than he was against the clippers as well. Mavs is 6.

rapstarter · Post #74 » by **rapstarter** » Sat May 4, 2024 12:00 pm

If Luka shoots 3s like in the regular season, Mavs in 6. If he shoots like he did against the Clippers, OKC in 6.

Post #75 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat May 4, 2024 12:16 pm

Jimmy Recard wrote:Surprised how many people have OKC comfortably. Mavs have looked like a genuine contender since the deadline and I really like the match up for them. They’ve got multiple good defenders to throw at SGA (DJJ, PJ, Josh Green, Exum), and Gafford/Lively aren’t gonna get bullied underneath against Chet like they did with Zubac. I think Luka is gonna be much more efficient than he was against the clippers as well. Mavs is 6.

Most voted for the Mavs to win the series. Agree with everything else. Not really worried about Mavs defenders at SGA but Shai is struggling for a while now and was a bit injured too.

LaLover11 · Post #76 » by **LaLover11** » Sat May 4, 2024 12:30 pm

Irving is going to feast vs OKC

leolozon · Post #77 » by **leolozon** » Sat May 4, 2024 12:50 pm

jezzerinho wrote:If Luka gets the usual superstar calls, it could be a long series for OKC. If its reffed properly, I'd lean to the Thunder in 6.

Because SGA isn’t getting more calls than Doncic?

Post #78 » by **Texas Chuck** » Sat May 4, 2024 12:54 pm

its loser mentality to be talking about how my team is going to win unless the refs cheat us. And its annoying as hell to constantly read. Some posters truly believe their team is incapable of losing games unless its "8 on 5". Sports might not be for you.

BliscoSantos · Post #79 » by **BliscoSantos** » Sat May 4, 2024 12:55 pm

jezzerinho wrote:If Luka gets the usual superstar calls, it could be a long series for OKC. If its reffed properly, I'd lean to the Thunder in 6.

You mean if SGA gets superstar calls it's over :lol:

...nobody is stoping Luka,Kai or SGA...it's Just a matter who Will be able to slow them down more ,who's gonna be more efficient..Mavs haven't had a great shooting game yet,Luka hasnt been himself,yet they still advanced...should be a good series ,but I do expect the Mavs to advance because the big men should feast inside the paint

Swish1906 · Post #80 » by **Swish1906** » Sat May 4, 2024 12:55 pm

Archx wrote:
Mavrelous wrote:Can we be less of obnoxious creeps ITT, it'd suck if normal people stayed away from the the thread because of few bad posters.

According to that guy above, apparently there is only 1 normal Maverick fan others are just Luka D riders.

I’m offended since I was already a Dirk D rider when everyone called him here a soft loser who can’t get the job done :nod:

Who wins and goes to the WCFs?