Western Conference Finals

[Kerry]

Well if there were any good points to come out of tonight it was these 4 things.

1) Nowitzki can't shoot 90% every night
2) Dallas starters had to play the whole game which means the rest is over
3) They can't stop Durant
4) Westbrook won't got 3 for 15 every night.

We do need more help from the bench and they have to find a way to stop Nowitzki. We also can't let a 5 foot nothing guy score at will in the paint.

[Bill Robertson]

Well if there were any good points to come out of tonight it was these 4 things.

1) Nowitzki can't shoot 90% every night
2) Dallas starters had to play the whole game which means the rest is over
3) They can't stop Durant
4) Westbrook won't got 3 for 15 every night.

We do need more help from the bench and they have to find a way to stop Nowitzki. We also can't let a 5 foot nothing guy score at will in the paint.

All true. The only possible real problem is Westbrook. I love Westbrook. But he needs to learn that when he's hitting shots go for it. But when he's not his job is to set up and pass it to someone who is hot that night. I think we'll recover and be just fine for game 2. After each loss to Memphis we pretty much took it to them the next game. Game on!

[Easy180]

Westbrook will need to adjust his game as Chandler isn't going to let him drive...Be great if they could find a way to get Chandler in foul trouble early so it would open things up

To win the next one we will need Harden and Cook to nail around 8 three's

[Thunder]

Will there be the same refs?

[Kerry]

If they double team Nowitzki (front and back) they will be okay. Instead of trying to defend him after he gets the ball, they need to try and deny him the ball. Let them try and use a lot of the shot clock trying to get the ball into him.

[Bill Robertson]

Will there be the same refs?

I'm pretty sure the same officials follow each series.

[Dustin]

I have a new nervous habit.... flossing.


All I gotta say is FEAR THE BEARD!!!! Yeah baby!!!!

[dmoor82]

To qoute AC/DC: nanananananana Thunder nananananana Thunder!!!!!!!!!!!! Thunder The F### UP! Series tied 1-1 Thunder now have Home court and coming back home baby!

[Thunder]

That was a very scary game! One mistake Thunder made that almost cost us the game. The last few seconds, when Mavs got the ball from out of bound, Thunder should have just let them shoot for 2 or 3 without risking the refs giving Mavs free foul shots to win it. Very lucky that did not happen.

[OSUMom]

I have a new nervous habit.... flossing.


All I gotta say is FEAR THE BEARD!!!! Yeah baby!!!!

Fear the Beard!!!!

[dmoor82]

I have a new nervous habit.... flossing.


All I gotta say is FEAR THE BEARD!!!! Yeah baby!!!!

Ha,I fell ya' I clipped my finger and toe nails in the last 3:00 minutes of the fourth!lol

[Dustin]

How ironic that it's thundering outside....

[dmoor82]

this one's better!

[Dustin]

whos that dude on the right? I recognize green.

[dmoor82]

whos that dude on the right? I recognize green.

^^yea,I just saw the headline of this pic and posted it and didnt stop to realize who was on it!lol

[Thunder]

whos that dude on the right? I recognize green.

He looks like Westbrooks.

[MikeOKC]

whos that dude on the right? I recognize green.

It's Westbrook. #0

[dmoor82]

It's Westbrook. #0

Yea sorry!I posted an old pic with Jeff Green on there,so I edited my post!

[Kerry]

Good job double teaming Nowitzki and having Dallas eat-up the shot clock. In game three they can't let Nowitzki dribble the ball like he did in the 4th quarter. Collison also has to stay on Barrera an additional half second at the top of 3 point line after he switched on the screen. Can't let Barrera take uncontested threes off the screen.

[Dustin]

I meant far right but nvm.

[ljbab728]

Good job double teaming Nowitzki and having Dallas eat-up the shot clock. In game three they can't let Nowitzki dribble the ball like he did in the 4th quarter. Collison also has to stay on Barrera an additional half second at the top of 3 point line after he switched on the screen. Can't let Barrera take uncontested threes off the screen.

Kerry, I think you should stick to sports analysis instead of politics. You're much more knowledgeable. LOL

[Thunder]

Guys, how important is the fans toward the success of our team playing in games? As in, how much is too much for them to cheer on our team? Does it interfere with their focus, or does it greatly enhance them? Next two games is at home and we are already tied in the series. I'm hoping we will take 2 more wins before going back to Dallas. Just wondering on the effects from the fans in the stadium.

[Easy180]

Finished the game with backups and KD...I didn't get to hear his press conference but that was a ballzy move and wondering if it has ever happened in playoff history..Know he would have been torched if it turned out badly

Now his next task is to repair Westbrooks ego before game 3

[Thunder]

Easy180, do you know what Westbrooks was saying when he was out the game? He was sitting on the bench and just kept on complaining about something. I know he's a major ball-hog.

KD, at the end of the game, a female reporter approached him and he was saying that she should be giving the other guys on the team the interview, not him. Pretty much sums it all up. lol

[Kerry]

Another great thing about last night is that our starters got to rest a large part of the second half and the Dallas starters had to play hard the whole game. ESPN made a note in the pre-game that the age difference between the Thunder and Mavs is the widest in conference finals history (something like a 10 year difference). With little rest and 2 hard games it will start to wear on the Mavs and the longer the series goes the better for OKC. They play every other day for the whole series.