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We aren't going to see this movie again are we?
OKC’s vaunted loaded roster doesn’t seem all that loaded tbh
We aren't going to see this movie again are we?
Hero ball here we come
PJ Washington saving them it looks like.We aren't going to see this movie again are we?
SGA lost one pant leg and Williams missing a shoe.
I like how Shaq said if SGA didn't get it this year he'd have to start over next year. Isn't that how it always works? (MVP)
If SGA is at that level, it shouldn't be an issue. He's certainly in that realm.
OKC looking hard for a guy if they’re using rookie Wallace
Holgrem
oof.. chet three got blocked by jones.
D-fence (both ends)
OKC kinda reminds me of D'Antoni teams tbh; they're mostly finesse.
Except those teams had really good role players. This OKC team has a bunch of guys that are supposed to be good that have not shown up at all.
Now Luka gets to rest until Saturday. Dallas closes them out at home.
I've been saying this. If Doncic was healthy, this series might already be over.
SGA is superior, but depends on the midrange and getting calls. Jalen Williams was a steal but has a ceiling. Holmgren is perfect for them, but is too slight to dominate the boards like they need. Dort can be a very good defender. What else do they have for all those high draft picks?
All Dallas had to do was make a few more free throws and it would have been over already. Dallas choking is the only reason this series is still happening.
It is a finesse team that has to learn to crank up to another level in the POs but the roster seems weirdly scant for how good they are in the regular season. They crank out the 3s but if they're not falling, they don't have anything else. Really is a Pringles team.
I like Wallace but he’s a rookie. Chet is getting his first postseason action as a rookie*. I’ll cut them some slack. But Giddey, yeesh. Joe has been a non factor which is disappointing. Wiggins looked good in game 1 but vanished since.
I'm fine cutting Wallace slack. Holmgren looks fantastic, but again they get crushed on the boards. Maybe in the future Chet gets more than 4 rebounds, but he's so slight and may not get the needed strength. Really feels like they need to change their super-small philosophy and add some size somehow.
Their vaunted defense doesn't really work as well facing superior players like Doncic. That's a truism, of course, but if they faced the Lakers in the first round, I don't think they would have made it through.
In the end, it's a little baffling why they seem bereft of depth. Where is everybody? They need to upgrade Isaiah Joe badly.
Their pick situation is going to be interesting. They have a ridiculous number of picks in the next few years, but they're heavily protected and/or come from teams like the Clippers, Houston, and Denver. They can, and should, trade for talent, but those picks aren't super sweet individually.
As much as free throws we're a story the previous game, the story this game was OKC getting absolutely mauled at the rim. It felt like every other possession a lob was getting flushed.
No one helped Dallas become a vastly better defensive team from last off-season through the trade deadline more than Oklahoma City.
Non shooters reverting back on the playoffs, when teams scheme specially to leave those guys open, despite those guys shooting 40% from 3 during the regular season.
Role players need to be good shooters, tbh.
Shai appears to get lots of calls…almost at will…
tonight he didnt get every call and they had little chance of winning…
Yep.
OKC role guards failing to contain Doncic and ting the bed themselves shooting was a key.
7-27 / 5-21 treys Joe Dort Wallace combined.
I don't think Chet and SGA the bed, rather the above.
More shots for Chet too if i am coach.
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