Thunder Fall to Mavs in 6

[@jonasgorea3823]

The mavs were just the better team. Props to them, they just did all the little things right and okc couldn’t, that was the difference. Props to luka and kyrie for being beasts. Props to shai also for keeping okc in the series. The thunder haven’t done their version of the pj Washington and daniwl gafford trades yet… thats this offseason along with the internal development of chet and jdub is what will help them moving forward. Okc has the brightest future in the league, with all their draft capital and great prospects i think they can get what they need to take this team up a level to compete with dallas,denver and Minnesota. They just didn’t have enough and the lights were to bright for them outside of shai.

[@BizarreMaverick]

Bro.....WE WERE A BILLION TIMES BETTER!!!!!!

[@jamousnz]

😂 still drinking?

[@BizarreMaverick]

@@jamousnz Drinking and enjoying that BOOT to the Thunder!!!! What, did you think you said something clever!?! Elimination my friend!!!

[@jackiemoon5906]

@@BizarreMaverickare you a under the age 10?

[@BizarreMaverick]

@@jackiemoon5906 NO! I just know we're going to the WCF Finals while the Thunder caught a Southwest flight to Galveston. LOL!!!

[@darwinsingh8438]

Damn we got knocked out of the playoffs before andrew's finger healed

[@trumpies]

mavs in 6

[@lukessportsacademy]

Credit to OKC, that game took years off my life as a fan and that was one of the toughest series that I can remember. You guys are gonna be big trouble for the West for years to come

[@domb7]

Biggest thing I learned from these playoffs is that SGA is a clear #1. Good to have that verified in the playoffs

[@greggandrew1001]

You needed the playoffs to learn this?

[@graysonwilbanks1591]

KD can piss off. It would take WAY too much to acquire him, and he’s been largely unhappy everywhere he’s gone. I think he wants to come back to OKC because he’s starting to realize he might not have his jersey retired anywhere unless he comes back.

[@heathland6368]

Thank you guys for the coverage all season! One of the highlights of my day three times a week!

[@augustosarmentodeoliveira3023]

damn I'm excited for the Presti interview

[@rbitr1178]

Love you guys and the work ya’ll do. I’ve even got my dad to start listening to the pods lol. This was such a fun year and I can’t wait to see what they accomplish next year!

[@dariusyouman1086]

What a season man I speak for everyone when I say we FAR exceeded expectations this year. This is only the beginning not the end. Its #thunderup till the day I die!

[@ptuller99]

Thanks for the awesome coverage all season

[@BizarreMaverick]

It's amazing covering a #1 seed all season just to watch them lose to a #5 SEED!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHA

[@ThunderTalk]

Youngest team to get a one seed Youngest team to win a playoff series Favorite Thunder team ever.🔥🐐

[@mrRambleGamble]

Great breakdown. I'm a Mavs fan but I've been keeping an eye on OKC since that Chris Paul year. Thunder will have the assets, draft skill, picks and player mentality to be a major threat for years. Congrats on rebuilding from the Russ/PG team. Respect.

[@nickbaumann1422]

what a season! tough tough loss last night but can't complain about anything. we've been playing with house money all season and i've got full confidence in presti to find us the piece or two that we need going into next season. excited to see the growth that dub and chet make this offseason and what this roster looks like going into next year.

[@bwheatgallery]

It was a great challenge. He didn't release the ball because SGA was holding it down. Lol. Just an absolute silly call in such a clutch moment. Great season. Had a blast following DtD and this epic young squad. Can't wait for Chet to get his big boy body built up. #ThunderUp

[@Noticing_Nolan]

Kyrie tip in if they hadn't called the foul on PJ's three. JDub didn't box out. Story of the series. Chet couldn't box out a leaf. Shai and J Dub missing backdoor cuts and forgetting to box out every single time. Very slow to loose balls as a team. Defeated mindset.

[@jackiemoon5906]

Move Jdub out of the pf spot. He is a terrible rebounder. Idk what to do with Chet, has elite instincts for blocks but does not have instincts for rebounds. He need to watch that Dennis Rodman clip😂

[@arthurl7493]

Man if Hayward had done some Deck style bump bump bump bump shoot plays we would have been unstoppable

[@jakeshook7323]

Dood the thunder were awesome! I love those guys! I am so proud they represent me to the rest of the big world.This squad represents the Oklahoma way so perfectly! I wouldn't want to win any other way. Bad beat, it hurts; but I am not sad but just proud of the season we had! I still thunder up tonight

[@markdrury7483]

Wherever Giddey ends up next season, he needs to spend the offseason with a bio-mechanist and come back able to hit the rim with his elbows. It’s very achievable. The world would open up for him on both ends of the court.

[@greggandrew1001]

He sucks. Doesn't matter where he goes. He doesn't have the mental toughness or the ability to defend. Bio-mechanics are only a fraction of what ails him. Doubt he has any trade value either.

[@markdrury7483]

@@greggandrew1001 well you’re just a ray of sunshine aren’t you 😎

[@huntersmith1482]

What a great year. Painful but clearly needed to happen.

[@BizarreMaverick]

Those Thunder tears taste AMAZING!!!!!

[@greggandrew1001]

I don't like this justification. OKC should be getting ready for Game 7.

[@huntersmith1482]

@@greggandrew1001 nothing we can do about it brother

[@BizarreMaverick]

@@greggandrew1001 NO! The series should have been over 4-1. We dominated you all after game 1. There is no way you could win against us. You lost a 17 PT lead as a #1 seed, and that's sad.

[@BizarreMaverick]

@@huntersmith1482 Great advice!!! LOL!!! Help your fellow Thunder fans with some actual logic. BYE BYE BYE THUNDER!!!! 🤣😂

[@jackiemoon5906]

Top two needs are defensive 4 and athletic backup big. But what do they do at pg if Giddey gets traded? I don’t think SGA or Wallace are the answer.

[@Clarence-bx2dl]

I believe Shai and JDub wood make an exciting backcourt duo. They both can run point Bout bout 6"6 with 7'ft plus wing-spans. Scary yo!!!!. Cason Wallace as the back up.

[@jackiemoon5906]

@@Clarence-bx2dl sga just isn’t a true connector. He’s best off at sg imo. But yeah Jdub passing will help as well. Just get him out of the post please lol

[@vantianhergheligiu12]

What are you guys talking about with Lou Dort shooting 40% from 3? Maybe mixed in with the Pelicans. But vs the Mavs he shot 32%.

[@lucasyourk5190]

I’ve always said the first thing I’m doing after we win a championship is tune into the celebration pod. That’ll have to wait until next season 😢

[@Clarence-bx2dl]

We need someone like AD or Jaron Jackson, Miles Turner, or Giannis but i know thats not gonna happen

[@thegoats20]

The series boiled down to one thing, what would the non superstars do. Oh Washington killed us, and their role players really did well. Our role players shrunk in the moment at times and that is it. The superstars their thing but jdub having a bad series, Giddey being terrible, no one but sga was just having a great game. Mean while we let pj Washington just go off.

[@WOWimTim]

The mavs and thunder will be rivals and will meet in the playoffs for years to come. Similar to the spurs mavs rivalry of Duncan vs Dirk. People forget that Luka and shai are the same age. Only old person on the mavs is kyrie. Rest of their core is 25 or younger. Gonna be some fun basketball in the future.

[@coreyhurt8529]

Just imagine if JDub and Chet actually showed up in this series not just one game🙄smh

[@bob_in_baja]

In the upcoming draft please draft please draft a center/power forward with some beef. Chet is great but is probably 30-40 lbs to light to fight in the heavyweight division. Do I mean someone like Lively? Well yeah I do. Trades? No I do not suggest that. They are a young team and Sam seems to have a good eye for talent. Chances of finking a 7' tall center that weighs over 240 lbs for free that can play? That would be wonderful but seems unlikely. Durant? I just don't see that happening or being good for the team for that matter. Bob in Baja

[@jackiemoon5906]

I wonder if they didn’t draft lively bc they didn’t want the pressure of playing him 20+ minutes and playing Chet at pf? Only playing Chet at 5 is more of a hinderance than if he played some 4 sometime. I guess with his shooting him playing at the 4 is impossible. Jwill being the only backup big hurt.

[@jackiemoon5906]

Priority 1 should be moving Jdub off the 4. Him playing out of position irks me a bit. Why can’t Giddey play like a 6’8 Australian and be a rebounding point forward?

[@Wrestle_Kingdom]

Because he not a big 6”8 forward he tall but not burly at all he has limited shot creation skills can’t score unless in transition or has a ok to bad defender on him while also can’t finish unless the big is also bad as a rim protector has no mid range game so it basically contested layups or wide open 3”s which he very inconsistent at

[@jackiemoon5906]

@@Wrestle_Kingdom I know I was just hope casting. You don’t want to lose the asset for nothing, so you pay him, but it’s gonna be a long year if he doesn’t get traded.

[@patconlon7835]

Seattle Sonic karma--from Klay in the past to Wemby in the future--and pseudo gangster Chet gotta stay out of Seattle turf--thats where he broke his foot

[@Dion_Hawkins]

Go mavs!

[@jonathanjohnson645]

How about lauri markkanen?

[@greggandrew1001]

Josh Giddy was so incredibly awful so often. It is insane how fans want to defend this guy. And the coach deserves fault too. He's so soft so disinterested in doing anything more than go through the motions. Dude is epitome of scrub. The call at the end was disgraceful. Ball first then forearm is not a foul is he shoots it, right? I think that should have been ruled a JUMP BALL, then we would getting ready for Game 7.

[@mgilin25]

What a bummer of a loss...I am a (long time) Thunder fan from Israel and the game was at 3 am my time. I am somewhat happy that I didn't see it live as I would have broken the TV... On a bright side, Thunder showed their offense only in 2 games this series, the first game and this one. This one should have been ours, but ended up with a loss, game 4 should have been a loss and went our way. So, kinda even steven. Being bad and still winning comes with maturity. The key take from me is that JDub should get better in decision making, this alone would have probably been enough to beat the Mavs.

[@BizarreMaverick]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@jackiemoon5906]

⁠@@BizarreMaverickmaverick fan has 6 comments on this thunder channel. Y’all are making it hard for me to root for Dallas vs Denver.

[@BizarreMaverick]

@@jackiemoon5906 BRO!!! WE DON'T CARE!!! We beat the 1 seed in, truthfully, 5 games. LOL. If you think we need Thunder fans to root for us, NO, SIR!! Have fun in Cancun. Don't act like Denver fans would be any more loving, either. They're just as if not worse.

[@jackiemoon5906]

@@BizarreMaverick you didn’t beat anyone chump. I hate Denver is why I will be a rare OKC fan rooting for the crybabies in Dallas but you shouldn’t troll on KZbin. You should take a nice walk and breathe I’m fresh air.

[@caseycasey1277]

No kd on thunder ever again please

[@johnnelson3665]

Doncic is a disgrace to the nba. Taking foul baiting and whining to the next level. Can’t wait for Denver to beat them.

[@greggandrew1001]

Luka is a psycho. At one point. he just starts smiling over the calls in a demented way. Who is he , the Joker? Then he makes a shot and this burst of anger overcomes him. Schizo! He acts like he is the only player or only team to be on the wrong side of a call. There is NO WAY the Thunder should have lost this game the way they held him in check and forced so many TOVs.

[@johnnelson3665]

@@greggandrew1001 my theory is put the least important starter on Doncic. The Thunder really don’t have a least important starter. As all 5 play a pivotal role. It is easier defending Irving. So maybe they should’ve put Dort on Irving. Put Joe on Doncic. But then Doncic may score 50.

[@mrRambleGamble]

You didn't see Shai get FTs every time we looked in his direction? Luka complains like crazy but you can't pretend Tony Brothers was being level throughout the game.

[@reneewilliams5777]

Shai is a foul baiter. He does the exact same stuff in terms of drawing fouls. What are you talking about?? 🤦🏽‍♀️And the refs called everything for OKC! Luka took a perfect charge and got called for a blocking foul. That's just off the top of my head. I understand why he was frustrated. I'm a neutral fan btw and it was driving me insane the way it was being officiated

[@jonathanjohnson645]

I also actually kind of like the idea of bringing Steven adams back, have a change up if you need it and a fantastic screener.

[@greggandrew1001]

These podcasters are taking this loss too well. Dude on the right is merry and jolly over it. Sad!