2024 NBA Playoffs | Thunder-Mavericks Preview & Predictions! 🔮

The No Dunks crew preview and predict the Western Conference second-round NBA playoff series between the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma City Thunder and the No. 5 seeded Dallas Mavericks. What's one or two things to watch for? Potential X-factors? And who you got? Leave your picks in the comments.
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[@luisargandona26]

Mavs have 7 former 1st round picks 2 former 2nd round picks And a Slam Dunk Champion

[@michaelpickering1039]

Chet Holmgren works out with Shake Weights Mavs in 6

[@chaps1444]

🤣

[@gasharan]

Mavs in 6

[@IKnowHuh731]

Only one team has Kyrie

[@huntersmith1482]

Only one team has 4th quarter jdub

[@lukestevenson751]

Only one team has Dort

[@hardywoodaway9912]

@@huntersmith1482lol

[@killawebbstarr865]

Only one team has Bismack Biyombo

[@duffal0]

Only one team has Aaron Wiggins

[@aceloco817]

We're gonna witness a game where 2 players score 40 points each on the same team. Mavs in 5.

[@bluealvey]

Nobody is winning in 5. Ha. Mavs fans are so unrealistic. I see so many Mavs in 4 or 5. This is going 6 or 7, either team with a chance to win.

[@quyntonslayden9379]

This is the best commentary on the series that I’ve seen so far.

[@williamroper5422]

I loved the way Trey immediately fact checked Skeets on Chet being so punishing from 3 against the Pelicans.

[@NoDunksInc]

The last game TANKED his three-point shooting, but Chet's ability to stretch the floor was instrumental in OKC's wins in Game 1 and 2 - JE

[@joesutherland9354]

Mavs are going to put DJJ on SGA, Kyrie on JDub, Luka on Dort, PJ on Chet and Gafford on Giddey negates all of OKC’s screening with Chet. Mavs are going to abuse the hell out of PnR and OKC won’t be able to stop it and same with abusing the hell out of Luka in the post and Kyrie one pass away with Gafford or Livley in the dunkers spot and OKC will be forced to leave Dort one on one or double off Kyrie which have fun with that lmao.

[@awethinic8379]

Yeah and if giddey isn’t hitting his shot then wallace and wiggins who shoot close to 40% from 3 will be in. We will pull your center out. And all of your match up is irrelevant because mavs switch. I hope pj is on chet. We will out lob you.

[@sneakrzzz8669]

Pj on Chet? Are you insane Chet will eat him

[@saadwani9175]

​@@sneakrzzz8669nobody has done that yet

[@chaps1444]

​@@sneakrzzz8669​Ewwww>😵‍💫 That sounds nasty! Chet going eat what? 💩

[@CarbonSound4]

@@sneakrzzz8669Chet needs to eat somethin. DJJ has more muscle mass than him🤣

[@giborepansson5343]

Luka is MVP

[@saiwaqa2573]

Do they not know that he averages 32 against lu dort? Is this the rui hachimura thing all over again? lol

[@quyntonslayden9379]

Luka is banged up and the league has allowed more physicality. It’ll be tuff on him this go around.

[@hardywoodaway9912]

@@quyntonslayden9379guess who is more physical? it’s not Dirt

[@awethinic8379]

The question is can luka play every other night and play defense on a motion offense with a long series? I don’t think he can. Don’t double team either one and stay on others and force the big two to score 35-40 each for 7 games.

[@saiwaqa2573]

@@awethinic8379 if you think Luka and Kyrie cannot win games on their own then I don't know what to tell you 😔

[@awethinic8379]

@@saiwaqa2573 if you think the two can score 35-40 each and playing every other night for 7 games and playing a team that will drive and kick 2 times per possession, with a weak bench. Well you are wrong.

[@ClanDWoolz]

Gafford and Lively are way quicker than jolan. And Lively can and has guarded Chet.

[@8Nickgarcia]

That has to be the key to a dalls win is winning big when Chet goes to the bench..

[@reckon7457]

​@@8Nickgarciakzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3zOomhnptehi7Mfeature=shared Chet was playing. Yet Gafford and PJ been catching lobs from Luka. Chet doing absolutley nothing.

[@Chef_AD77]

People forget how well Lively guarded Wemby during the season. Lively can keep up with Chet

[@omaracosta100]

Mavs beating thunder is not an upset

[@SneakerDrawings]

I remember these guys having a show on nba tv I think, years ago, cool to see them here! Subbed

[@NoDunksInc]

You bet! Thanks for joining!

[@luisargandona26]

Dallas Mavs Roster: Luka Dončić 2018 1st round, 3rd pick Kyrie Irving 2011 1st round 1st pick Dereck Lively 2023 1st round 12th pick Josh Green 2020 1st round 18th pick P. J. Washington 2019 1st round 12th pick Timothy Duane Hardaway Jr 2014 1st round 24th pick Dante Exum 2013 1st round 5th pick Daniel Gafford 2019 2nd round 38th pick Jaden Hardy 2nd round 37th pick Derrick Jones Jr. Undrafted NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2020)

[@aceloco817]

Jason Kidd 1994 1st rd, 2nd pick by the Mavs!!!!

[@pawnography5788]

Exum went at 5 non the draft

[@luisargandona26]

@@pawnography5788 youre right, i need to switch Tim and Dante picks.

[@tubbsthabarber4507]

Luka’s career numbers vs Dort are 35-10-11.. Shai’s career numbers vs. DJJ are 20-5-5. (20 game sample size) The Mavs centers have combined to average 27-20-4 (blocks) a game against OKC this season. Chet has average 12-10-1.8(blocks) against the Mavs this season. OKC gave up the highest percentage and frequency of corner threes this season and the Mavs shot the most corner threes in the league, This will be an interesting series!

[@angeloperaltagaran510]

Choosing for a team to win in 7 is the most cowardly thing to say. It's like, i have my bias but i don't believe in them so I'm gonna pick them in 7 games hoping it ends up in a coin toss.

[@luisargandona26]

Mavs in 5!!!!!

[@SweetChariotOfFire]

Mavs in 6.

[@JockoJohnson2012]

I don't understand why we are acting like Luka and Dort haven't faced off before. Doesn't Luka average 32 pts vs Dort?

[@jesusfernandez573]

4.0 for dallas.luka and kyrie nobody can’t stop

[@8Nickgarcia]

I’m here to say if Dallas wins game one I’ll be surprised J Kidd has a horrible game 1 record. Hopefully I’m wrong but I’m not expecting it Mavs in 6 regardless.

[@JigsawBell-rx9yb]

Mavs will reach the Finals.

[@frmjewduhh]

3s and Defense wins NBA championships. Dort is the x-factor and the Thunder was the best 3 point shooting team all year. Thunder in 6

[@emersonjohnamad4526]

Thunder in 4!

[@reckon7457]

Thunder aint defending this time.

[@Karla-mu6hn]

Most everyone had picked Dallas, so surprised here. My Thunder isn't even supposed to be here. Go Thunder ⛈️

[@aceloco817]

Who's most everyone? The sports shows are pretty much split down the middle..

[@Karla-mu6hn]

@@aceloco817 most everyone I watched. Can't remember now.

[@forachange26]

Did anyone forget that OKC has Shai JDUB Giddy Dort Chet Isaiah Jones Jaylen Williams All these guys can shoot 3s and did I mention they are young compared to old legs. Thunder is number one for a reason. 😂

[@pappu33]

Old legs won.

[@forachange26]

@@pappu33 we shall see!😂

[@faymett]

Dort is 6'4, Luka loves physical play as the kid is 6'8 235 lbs, he just doesn't lose physical match-ups with smaller guards. Luka》Shai and I think he goes out and shows it, Mavs in 5 or 6.

[@UpfrontandDirect]

What has luka averaged against dort?

[@theSUBVERSIVE]

I don't know, despite 29/9/9 this was certainly below what a healthy Luka would display, with a less efficient Luka I feel like it can be a toss-up, G1 will be a very interesting one though.

[@BassYakCam]

Luka definitely needs to return to his normal efficiency. But I think he will.

[@sneakrzzz8669]

@@BassYakCamstop thinking,he wont. He couldn’t shoot on a old Russ imagine what happens when he’s hurt against lundort

[@BassYakCam]

@@sneakrzzz8669 He’s not hurt. He was getting to all his shots with ease games 5 and 6. Shot a combined 20-34 from 2 with 23 assists. He just missed 3s that he normally makes. It had nothing to do with Russ, his 3 shot is just off. And btw he averages a 32 pt triple double vs Dort. 😂

[@chaps1444]

Lol , Let's go Mavs! I lived in Oklahoma for a bit and it sucks! 😂

[@BassYakCam]

@@chaps1444 Everyone in North Texas knows that. Oklahoma sucks.

[@Zzzaleyyah]

Bring back The Starters please!

[@KillaRosnam]

I would Start lively over Gafford this series for strategic purposes just to put him Chet. Both young and similar build. Lively can move his feet a bit better.

[@Tlcroslin]

Dort held harden down in the dorture chamber in the playoffs (he is older and better now). He's reduced Bron to a normal nba player. I think people are going to be surprised with dort. Sure Luka will still go on some runs and Maybe have a big game but he won't get anything easy

[@DreskieGusto]

It’s So Funny How Y’all Forget How The Last 4 Games Dallas Had Against OKC They Are 1-3 😂😂 With Luka Averaging 30+ LoL Soooo OKC In 6

[@jozsva8064]

Okc!

[@rolanddebaguio5820]

Boss I'm sure win series thunder vs mavericks.

[@limitles98]

thunder ⛈in 7 babyy

[@KarlMalowned32]

I’m going to go with Thunder in 6.

[@MrNimbacounty]

Isaac from Liberia Here. Mavs in 6

[@NostalgicRush]

Thunder beat Mavs 3/4 times this season don’t sleep on thunder they number 1 for a reason

[@stoddj1]

Mavs in 5. Luka cooks and has 38 pts 10 rebs 14 for his stat line per game! The rest of the league knows that they got the mvp wrong this year.

[@RandomNumber6598]

Woof. Better win 4 straight!

[@mikemcdade2778]

Mavs in 4 trust the process

[@awethinic8379]

Let luka and Irving get their points. No double. Movement on offense for okc, schedule and injuries and bench favor okc. War of attrition.

[@Cowboyfan6496]

That's easy to say now, a lot harder to do when Kyrie has 30 points in the second half and the game is close

[@awethinic8379]

@@Cowboyfan6496 sure for any particular game. But 7 games and the two having no help but 20 points and they will lose the battle of attrition. They play every other night, lukas injury will be tested. Irving will have to spend lots of energy on defense. Drive and kick twice every possession will wear them down.

[@adriandavis8992]

If you let Luka and Kyrie get their points OKC is cooked. That opens up the lobs and 3 pt shots. Not to mention their great defense

[@awethinic8379]

@@adriandavis8992 if you play them both man on man without help defense and stay on the others it will take away the 3’s and lobs. Plus we will work them hard on offense 2 drive snd kicks per possession. By game 7 luka will be sidelined. Schedule is every other day, bench, home court, injuries all in okc favor.

[@denden5104]

Dallas will win in game 1,2,4 & 6 Okc will win in game 3 & 5 Done in favor of Mavs:4-2

[@cascisa22]

Nailed it

[@NostalgicRush]

Thunder in 6 I like Luka just as much as the next guy but cmon a healthy OKC team against the Mavs? Let’s not forget shai is a mvp finalist just like Luka I just think thunder has the better team all around gafford didn’t do much for the Mavs vs clippers except for the last game against the clippers my moneys on thunder

[@heavylegion9810]

OKC in 5

[@duffal0]

Thunder up

[@demosthenesouano7612]

No ones gonna thought about this. But this will be a different luka ang kyrie coming out. Bett watch out OKC.

[@jdwilmoth]

Okc in 6

[@namiokunmongkeya6633]

Jalen Williams king of the 4th

[@chaps1444]

Queen! 😂 Kyrie is the 👑 king! 👑

[@michaell6645]

THUNDERUP LETSGO

[@sdatkb]

Luka had a bad series vs clippers and he was bad before this so called injury

[@jurismuris]

#ThunderUp in 5

[@corymoon1445]

SGA about to show everyone he's the MVP.

[@giborepansson5343]

We will see

[@Skinsofwar55]

Luka is a walking triple double and he gonna show the world why he mvp SGA not ready for the smoke still to young!

[@chaps1444]

That's some funny s hit ! You must be a 🤡!

[@deehayz573]

@@Skinsofwar55they’re both the same age lol

[@BLUEGATORBOYZ]

This dude say cryrie & not Kyrie we ain't gon tolerate the hating, clown

[@tmrdesigns5272]

Lu Dort suxxx… Luka will annihilate him

[@cascisa22]

Nailed it

[@mathewdavis2427]

These guys don’t watch basketball

[@user-nk9fe1bk4q]

Mavs in 6

[@JayElDiplee]

OKC in 5

[@ZhangMaza]

Mavs in 6

[@MrNimbacounty]

Mavs in 6