Western Conference Semifinals: (2) Oklahoma City vs. (3) LA Clippers

OKC can be dominant in stretches. You don't have to be the Indiana Pacers.

Liliard is a 2nd year player. Players grow. If it was so easy, how come Harden sucks balls v. a very bad defensive team also? Spurs are a "dominant" team. Pop is a great coach.

 

Why does it take 5 mins for OKC to realize that JJ Reddick is guarding Durant??

Durant needs to be assertive as well and chew his teammates out for not giving him the ball when he sees this kind of coverage on himself.

 

Durant is actually hurting OKC right now. Bricking his last 5 or 6 shots, wide open too.

 

Ibaka loves those nuts...
1. Planters'
2. JIF
3. Blake Griffin

 

Teams make runs, esp. home teams. That's expected. But Clips have shown ZERO reason to believe they're going to win this game nor the series b/c they can't stop Durant/WB. Durant is missing gimmes.

 

Those back to back blocks were very Hakeemesque by Ibaka.

 

LOL. That FT barely touched the thread.

 

I'm starting to doubt Doc Rivers' coaching. These are some stupid moves he's putting out defensively. He's thinking it's working b/c Durant is missing some gimmes.

 

Blowing early leads quickly is an OKC tradition the last few years. It's just who they are.

Of course Lillard can grow. He needs to step it up a bit because he didn't grow much from his rookie year. My point (who you already know) is no "star was born" during the Rockets series. Simple as that.

Rockets iso offense makes Harden easy to guard, especially when you have a guy like Wesley Matthews who apparently got in his head. Or something got into Harden's head during the series. Other than game-planning, I don't know why Harden would struggle so much in the playoffs after torching the Blazers during the regular season.

 

Why is Durant making things hard on himself?

He can get much better shots than the ones he is jacking up.

 

I think he's bored b/c the Clips offer zero resistant. He's just happy jacking up open 3s. Those are shots he like too.

 

He was missing wide open 3's. Had to ratchet up the difficulty.

 

Sez you.

It's a 6-point game. Clippers have every reason to believe they can win today. If they don't, oh well.

Clips need to quit complaining after every single foul call. That's the old CP3 coming out and it's infecting the entire team. They need to play OKC instead of the officials.

Zboy, KD does this sometimes. It's frustrating. Every single time they put Redick or Blake on him, he should attack the rim.

 

Durant is KILLING okc.

 

Lol at Durant flexing his biceps

 

Durant just OWNED Jordan

 

Westbrook channeling his inner Vernon Maxwell.

 

Jordan wasn't ready

 

Triple double watch: WB with 15/4/5

 

Wesley Matthews would be proud of how much whining these teams are doing over obvious foul calls.