OKC Thunder in playoffs

[Dave Connor]

 

The Thunder are relentless this year. Their 131-80 victory over the Grizzlies in game 1 was the 5th largest margin of victory in NBA history. OKC leads  the series 2-0. I hope they can finally win the NBA title this season.

 

[Old Titan]

Have thoroughly enjoyed watching almost every game the Thunder have played the past few seasons, a dozen or so in person.  Their current roster plays with energy, joy, and sincere love for their teammates and respect for their coaches & front office personnel.  Many of the players are Christians and proud of it.  Can't recall any of them ever running afoul of the law or the NBA league office.  The Thunder run a first-class operation and everyone involved deserves all the success they have achieved. 

[Otis 83]

13 hours ago, Old Titan said:

Have thoroughly enjoyed watching almost every game the Thunder have played the past few seasons, a dozen or so in person.  Their current roster plays with energy, joy, and sincere love for their teammates and respect for their coaches & front office personnel.  Many of the players are Christians and proud of it.  Can't recall any of them ever running afoul of the law or the NBA league office.  The Thunder run a first-class operation and everyone involved deserves all the success they have achieved. 

They did make that really corny cell phone commercial with the two stars sang.  That's pretty close to running afoul of the law....at least afoul of good taste 

[Dave Connor]

The Thunder keep making history. Last night, they overcame a 26-point halftime deficit to beat the Grizzlies on the road in Game 3 by a score of 114 to 108. That's the biggest second-half rally in NBA playoff history.

[Idig32]

Does anyone know what in the world they were thinking, fouling up 3 with 15 seconds left, and then 10 seconds left? They extended the game for the nuggets and, as a result, used both timeouts. It was just a terrible strategy on so many levels. I get fouling once, if the clock is below 5 seconds, but to do it twice with as much time as there was is bizarre. They acted like they were afraid of going into overtime, even though the nuggets were pretty tired and Jokic had 5 fouls. 

[theeagleman5]

That's a bad strategy and a bad loss for OKC....way too early to foul.....somebody should have consulted with Scott Sutton prior to making those poor decisions..... 

[Keenan Henderson]

It will be interesting to see how OKC bounces back after such a tough loss in Game 1.  I think they have a deeper team and will eventually wear out Denver in a best of 7 game series.

[Dr. Cornelius]

 

On 5/6/2025 at 6:54 AM, Idig32 said:

Does anyone know what in the world they were thinking, fouling up 3 with 15 seconds left, and then 10 seconds left? They extended the game for the nuggets and, as a result, used both timeouts. It was just a terrible strategy on so many levels. I get fouling once, if the clock is below 5 seconds, but to do it twice with as much time as there was is bizarre. They acted like they were afraid of going into overtime, even though the nuggets were pretty tired and Jokic had 5 fouls. 

Denver had no timeouts so they couldn’t advance the ball or sub in Jokic.

OKC is just too young. I would be shocked if they win this series now. 

[jmg1984]

25 minutes ago, Dr. Cornelius said:

 

Denver had no timeouts so they couldn’t advance the ball or sub in Jokic.

OKC is just too young. I would be shocked if they win this series now. 

Truth! The experienced team pulled it out! Use some more time before fouling if they do it at all!

[Dave Connor]

OK…OKC blew this game, but I will be surprised if OKC doesn’t win the series.

[Keenan Henderson]

The playoffs this year have been as good as it gets: last second game winners, come from behind victories, and a ton of road wins.  In the semis, road teams are 6-0 with the Knicks win tonight.  OKC is looking to break that as they lead 45-21 verses Denver at home tonight.

[theeagleman5]

Impressive OKC win last night putting up 149 vs. Denver.....series all even....same can't be said for Boston who blew another 20 point lead vs. the Knicks....first team in NBA playoff history to drop back to back games after holding 20 point leads....NYK are in strong shape heading home to the Garden.....Cleveland also in trouble losing the first two at home to Indiana....some surprising results in NBA post season play.....

[oruvoice]

Let's go Knicks!!

[Dave Connor]

Looking for a surprise? Just watch an OKC game.

[Idig32]

That last OKC game showed how the Thunder are better at every position except Center and maybe Power Forward when they play as well as they should. Then, the fact Daigneault will play 10 or 11 guys in the game helps keep the starters fresh. Their depth is remarkable and I think they should keep playing with pace the rest of the series.
 

In my opinion, OKC can and should win the series, but Jokic is the best offensive center in the league, maybe ever, so I will never count him out. 

[ORUJason]

Jokic best offensive center ever?  That is a stretch.  He has been very effective for quite awhile though.

[Old Titan]

Thunder grind out Game 4 in Denver in an historically-poor offensive performance (tied an NBA record for lowest combined score in the opening quarter of ANY playoff game ever, at 17-8 for OKC)

I don't even recognize this team right now:  terrible shooting, disfunctional offense, poor free throw shooting, and just plain stupid decisions with the ball, particularly late in close games.  Luckily, defense and rebounding are carrying the day. 

But, I think my son put it best following Sunday's game:  "This team is broke."

[theeagleman5]

TheEagleman is counting on OKC getting it together offensively tomorrow night back on home court....have a $10 parlay going that includes the Thunder -10.5....expecting the good guys to lay some lumber on Denver in Game 5.....

 

OKC 125  Denver 110