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Yeah, Memphis is tough and hard to beat in the playoffs. Still, I think the Thunder find a way to win the series.

 

Lin's turnover in game 4 was used as the "reason" the Rockets lost. It was definitely a mistake on his part although another example of everyone having to blame someone for anything that goes wrong. It was nice to see him come back with a huge game in game 5. With Beverley struggling with the flu, the Rockets don't win game 5 without Lin playing well.

Lin's natural game is to play aggresive but the Rockets often ask him to tone it down and just run the offense. It's a fine line that he has had difficulty adjusting to at times.

 

These playoffs are hilarious so far. Very entertaining though.

 

Well they had better start cyphering cause dey bout out of chances. I would expect them to bring it tonight. The newspaper here ran a headline with KD on it calling him "Mr. Unreliable" if that doesn't wake his ass up then I don't know what will.

It isn't just KD. The team has GOT to play better defense. They MUST recognize when that knocked knee creepy looking Mike Miller is on the floor they had best have their best perimeter defense guy on him, close. OKC pays Kendrick Perkins 9 million dollars and this is one of the only spots where he has any chance of earning any of it. He MUST keep Z-bo off his game.

On offense Westbrook MUST stop shooting 3's. He is a 30% 3 pt shooter for his career. He doesn't need to be launching 9 a game. 3 maybe not more than 4-5. Westbrook is much more effective when he attacks the basket with his speed and agility and gets those two goons (Randolph and Gasol) in early foul trouble. KD can't dribble penetrate against Tony Allen and they aren't going to call ticky tack fouls that he is accustomed to in the regular season. KD just needs to shake off this funk that he has been in for the last 4 games and do what he does.

This isn't going to happen tonight or this season but I'd like to see Ibaka develop a low post game. If Ibaka can score off the block this is a totally different team. The buzz right now is that there is a good chance Brooks is out if they lose this series. Along with Brooks look for the loss of Sefalosha, Fisher, Perkins and Butler. If they can re-sign any of those for the right price then I'd expect them to do that with the exception of Perkins. I hope like hell they amnesty his ass and use that money to get someone that score from the block. Maybe the other Gasol? I just don't know if they can get him for what they pay Perkins.

It should be an interesting game tonight, why wouldn't it be, the first 5 were off the charts. I will miss most of the beginning because my son has a baseball game but will tune in as soon as I can.

 

For tonight, I'll go with Indiana winning by 5-10 pts to force a game 7. OKC winning by about 5 to force game 7. The Clippers winning a thriller to end the series.

 

Atlanta knocks off the Pacers tonight ending my theory of them taking out the Heat.
OKC wins by 20, KD wakes up, Tony Allen starts getting called for fouls, and Scotty Don't has tape over his mouth and Derek Fisher is acting as player coach.

 

Hope you are right

 

Well look at Scotty making an intelligent move

 

Fisher's hand is so far up his ass that it just looks like Scotty is calling that, it's Derek talking though.

 

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NBA rigged the Atlanta game