Playoff Matchup Round 2: Thunder (4) Vs. Grizzlies (8)

Thunder.

If Westbrook gets his head on right, and Durant plays like he always has. Grizzlies have no chance.

Ibaka vs Randolph, great defense vs great offense. Randolph has played amazing, but Ibaka's length and athletism could be the perfect weapon to slow him down.

It's a shame these two have to play against each other. I want to watch both the Thunder and Grizzlies frontcourt against the Lakers' frontcourt.

 

Way to hastily make a thread. Sloppy title, dude.

Just wanted to do it so that you'd be the first? Come on, man.

Grizzlies in 7.

 

You forgot to add how many games they would win in.

Thunder in 6

 

grizz will win

thunder are too young and too limited upfront

ibaka is too weak for zboooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

**** memphis. Thunder will win this series, as Ibaka can do a lot better job than McDyess.

 

It's a shame for the Spurs but Memphis was the better team.

I'm going with 4-1 for OKC.

 

No way griz win this series, Durant will school Allen and battier, Westbrook>Conley times 10 and unlike the spurs, thunder have young bigs and arguably stronger bigs. 5 game series to me.

 

So many good matchups in this one.

Tony Allen vs Kevin Durant
Marc Gasol vs Kendrick Perkins
Zach Randolph vs Serge Ibaka.

I think the X-Factor for the Grizzlies is OJ Mayo though.

 

Thunders in 6

 

you did it all wrong, you put the lower seed first, it goes the other way. you better hurry up and fix it.

Hell, you didn't even do the poll right.

it's supposed to be griz in 4 5 6 7 and thunder in 4 5 6 7

 

****, I dunno. I say each team holds home court and we get Thunder in 7.

 

Thunder no doubt... but Memphis is a pretty good team now. Sucks for Rockets fans..

 

Grizzlies were a bad matchup for the Spurs. The Thunder should take this one easily.

 

what about Westbrook? Griz couldn't guard Parker...

 

i don't think so. this will be the most competitive series in all the semi-finals. the thunder's size won't be much of a factor b/c the grizzlies have better big men.

and durant will have a phlethora of guys thrown at him

 

I think the Thunder will take this one easily.

With that being said, I'll be cheering for the Grizzlies because I would absolutely LOVE to see that team go against the Lakers.

Tony Allen + Shane Battier going against Kobe
Z-Bo + Marc Gasol going against Pau + Bynum

That would be an unbelievably interesting matchup.

 

I don't think they'll take it easily. I predicted the Griz in 7 on like the first few posts; I honestly believe this series will go 7.

 

Thunder's got the edge but with the way the Grizzlies are playing, it could be a pretty tight series.

Westbrook is the tough defensive assignment for the Grizzlies IMO. I could see Memphis playing both Allen and Battier together at times to try to match up against Westbrook and Durant.