[Western Conference Finals] (1)Golden State vs. (3)Oklahoma City

It is too early to call it, but so far it has HUMILIATING, JUST HUMILIATING, I tell you!

Nice to see the darlings of ESPN cut down to size.

 

The layups gsw were getting against us and Portland ain't happening against okc. Durant, ibaka, and Adams are sending it out quick. There is no way curry can guard Westbrook because he is a freak train off the rails. If okc plays like this, who cares about the east. They are going to win it.

 

i'm not saying he's the GOAT, but as someone rooting for okc, i can't say i'm not thinking he might just break out for a 24 point quarter here and get them right back in the game. he's the only guy in the league who puts that fear into you.

 

anyone has a good stream? will rep

 

Curry shot 4-14 (2-7 3 Pt); Green and Thompson combined shot 3-8 (0-3 3 Pt)

 

If they don't gain traction early in the 3rd quarter, I would too. But GS is a rhythm team that effectively uses transition to get wide open shots. Hacking completely removes that. This is especially important considering OKC's very great half-court defense.

Then again, OKC has just killed GS on the break when they miss early shots.

 

yeah i'm not going to pick on curry too much for not being able to guard westbrook. i've never seen anybody stay in front of him. the best you can do is beg him to take a 19 footer and a) hope he takes it instead of driving anyway and b) hope he misses it.

 

Westbrook is just an amazing player. I'm in awe watching him. He still does his occasional bonehead plays...but thats what makes him who he is. Tenacious, relentless , and bold in the face of adversity. Its contagious as you watch the rest of his teammates play the same way now.

Durant doesn't need to be the beta, but he can't be the alpha on that team. He can be the most reliable and best player, but he isn't their leader. Its Russell.

In the end, if the thunder win a ring from this...they didn't lose the Harden trade. Sure they lost a good player, but the ability to keep their core and add players like Adams is keeping the spotlight on KD and Russ and giving those two stars a great cast to play around.


My team lost...but damn its such a good feeling to watch this media driven b.s team getting beat down. I'm not denying GS isn't good, but they have been the media and leagues soft corner for a while.

 

Well at least Curry stands for the national anthem before games.

 

Westbrook so far has been MVP of the playoffs. It's amazing how far this guy has progressed in the last few years.

 

More like f'n winner-winner-chicken-dinner.

 

OKC is doing something that is common sense...but they're doing it so well. They're running them off the line to where they can't get their comfort 3pt shots and demoralizing them with their bigs down low. I lost count of the blocks and missed layups by GS. They're at the point they hesitate to take that inside shot. Meanwhile, OKC is getting easy shots on the other end and Russ is rallying the troops whenever Curry thinks he can silence the crowd and bridge the gap.

 

Having to carry the Thunder last season without Durant helped him mature. Kinda like when Quitten had that season in Chicago sans MJ.

 

Can someone please tell me where is Klay Thompson? He's been MIA since game 2 now. Dude is almost invisible out there.

 

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Foul trouble kept him on the bench.

 

Unanimous MVP not having a great game
"Best 2-way SG" MIA
"DPOY" candidate MIA
COY getting 'outcoached'

 

Yall remember the Harden >Westbrook threads? Yeah, neither do I, lol.

 

Smart timeout by Donovan. Hopefully Les is paying attention.

 

great timeout by donovan. thunder forgot to come out of the locker room (except that ibaka block where it looked like he grew 2 feet taller). durant with two terrible shots and no defensive effort.