My gut tells me OKC wins in 5 or 6. My heart is hoping for the Blazers. I'd love to see the Thunder blow it up after 3 straight first round flameouts. No, they won't trade away the entire roster, but they paid a huge luxury tax bill this year and are due for another one next season even after they lose Noel, Morris, Patterson(if he opts out), and possibly trade away Roberson to save money. Their roster as is is simply unsustainable.
The pressure is on Westbrook. It's all on russell Like when thunder whooped Kobe and almost swept Lakers in 2012.
Depends on how quickly CJ can bounce back. Kanter is a poor defender but a great rebounder and has been producing well offensively. Adams isn’t exactly an offensive force. He’ll be fine in that matchup. Westbrook is nowhere close to Holiday in terms of Defense. Dame won’t have a repeat performance of last year. I can see Portland taking this.
I’m actually looking forward to this series the most outside of HOU-Utah...mainly for the guard battle between Dame and Russ Dame is always crying about being overlooked...well, he better ball out then...I’m rooting for him I can see OKC losing this if CJ isn’t a shell of himself because they’re too inconsistent and in actuality are really not all that good...they just have these moments that fool people into thinking they’re a legit team
Hoping Dame gets over his mental block when it comes to Westbrook. Westbrook emasculates Dame every time they play.
Am I the only one that thinks blazers win this series. I got a bet with my bro. I just think blazer have more to prove. They have to make up for that sweep last year. Plus I believe pg13 shoulder gonna hurt him shooting
Kanter trying to prove to Billy D you CAN play Kanter. Why OKC doesn't try to put Kanter in the PnR EVER SINGLE TIME is beyond me.
These Portland fans make Toyota Center look so pathetic. I really envy other team 's home atmosphere.