2010-11 NBA Playoffs / Finals

[CelticSooner]

OKC has tons of talent... but the Nuggets are the better team. Any George Karl team has a chance to be great, they always lacked the killer instinct.

They are playing better now, and as much as I love Perk, his team will have a hard time in getting past the Nuggets.

I think it will be a good series but I think Thunder will take it.

Thunder may have the best HCA in the league.

[indeedproceed]

Ibaka is just fun to watch play basketball.

[slamtheking]

Ibaka is just fun to watch play basketball.

he just had a sweet block but the team isn't looking too good right now.

[KCattheStripe]

Ibaka is just fun to watch play basketball.

You're just looking for another pick 2 buck to hype up because Landry wasn't good enough to carry his team to the playoffs when Marc Gasol was.

[indeedproceed]

Ibaka is just fun to watch play basketball.

You're just looking for another pick 2 buck to hype up because Landry wasn't good enough to carry his team to the playoffs when Marc Gasol was.

Pssshhhht.

Maybe.

[scoop1977]

Best game of the playoffs so far.

The Thunder and the Nuggets are 2 very dangerous teams. This could have been the Western finals if the seeding had played out differently.

[Who]

Oklahoma won two recent meetings between themselves and the Nuggets late in the regular season ... but one thing about those two wins has been bothering me and that was how they built their lead early in the fourth quarter with their bench units.

A unit of Maynor, Harden, D.Cook, N.Collison and Nazr. In comparison, the Nuggets should be playing Lawson/Felton, JR Smith, W.Chandler, Harrington/Gallo, C.Andersen.

Frankly, that is a weak lineup (OKC) with weak individual players in it. The Nuggets should have matchup advantages at the point and the three spot while playing neutral at the other three positions.

The Thunder got some great performances from their bench in those games, particularly Eric Maynor, but I don't think that will hold up over the course of this seven game series.

And that makes me a little uneasy about how good a predictor those two OKC wins late in the regular season actually are.

[outcry]

Nene is done.

[Who]

Where is Arron Afflalo? Is he still out injured?

That is a blow for the Nuggets.

[jv2764]

Where is Arron Afflalo? Is he still out injured?

That is a blow for the Nuggets.

Injured and now Nene just got hurt.  Nene was having Perk for lunch.

[GreenFaith1819]

Wow what happened to Nene??

[jv2764]

Wow what happened to Nene??

Banged knees with Perk

[outcry]

Wow what happened to Nene??

Hit his knee against Perk's knee. Didn't look serious but he couldn't put pressure on his knee at all. He had to be carried off the court.

[GreenFaith1819]

Ouch...thx outcry and jv.

And Perk has those pads on his kness, too...that must've hurt.

This may be the break that OKC needs.

[PosImpos]

Honestly, watching Westbrook I feel like the only difference between him and Rose is a few nifty spin moves and a Bulls uniform.