Comments on: NBA Playoffs: Efficient Westbrook, Thunder need to show up

By: Bryce

Bryce — Mon, 23 May 2011 23:33:29 +0000

Go Thunder!

By: philiplewis1

philiplewis1 — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:47:12 +0000

The key to this series is the officiating. If they take away the Maverick skill level with the non-calls evident in Game 3, then Dallas has a tough time. If they call the game properly per the rule book, Dallas will get to the line more often and will win. I never ceased to be amazed that a grazing of the elbow in the middle of a shot is a foul but horse collaring someone around the neck on a rebound or literally throwing someone to the floor is not. Can we at least be consistent no matter what level of roughness is allowed. I would personally prefer the roughness be removed and we see real basketball, not a playground version. As any player will tell you, you “adjust to the officiating”. If they call it, the players will stop doing it.

By: delius1967

delius1967 — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:00:02 +0000

I don’t know that the Thunder can be more efficient. They have gotten where they are on youth and energy, but the flipside of those qualities is less disciplined play. The ill-advised three pointers at the end of Game 3 are a case in point: instead of being patient and working one step at a time to catch up, they were going for the momentum-turning quick score. Sometimes that works, more often it does not.

Watching Durant play is like watching a colt, all long legs, incredible energy, and you see the potential for a thoroughbred; but you also see skittishness and the occaisional stumble.

By: jjared1101

jjared1101 — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:09:03 +0000

It will be really hard for Dallas to come out and have the same sort of start that they had in game 3. If Dallas doesn’t come out of the gates and OKC is getting the same foul treatment they got last game, they should win this game. 36 to 18 in ft’s wont’ cut it for Dallas. They may have to resort to some Harden-esk flopping to get some calls. I kid OKC… I kid…. but seriously. Maybe Dallas’ best flopper (Barea) needs to get more minutes or something.