how far will OKC Thunder go?

[shazi453]

Last night, the thunder pulled a win finally against the Houston rockets, advancing to the 2nd round to have a rematch of the 2011 2nd round with Memphis. who will win?

 

[Cam's iconCam]

Last night, the thunder pulled a win finally against the Houston rockets, advancing to the 2nd round to have a rematch of the 2011 2nd round with Memphis. who will win?

I think the Thunder will probably beat the Grizzlies. My prediction is that they win in six games. I don't think the Thunder will get back to the NBA Finals though.

 

[future]

They were doomed when Westbrook went down. The loss of Harden really hurt them too. I'm not really sold on Scott Brooks as a coach yet either. He should have found a better way to integrate Harden into a rotation with Durant and Westbrook last year. It seems like their offensive gameplan is based around isolation plays and that just doesn't work in the playoffs. They might have missed their chance at getting a ring last year. It seems like the Heat have took a step forward and they took two steps back and I don't see that changing in the next couple of years.

 

[csmith2211]

I agree, the Thunders' offense was much worse and more inconsistent after Westbrook's injury, and this, combined with Durant's lapses and, at times, lack of inspired play, only fed into the Grizzlies excellent defense. It is a little alarming how much the Thunders' offense can fall apart if Durant isn't playing well and Westbrook is out. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies have a very efficient offense and have only gotten better throughout the playoffs, and are on a roll at this point I predict that the OKC Thunder will lose to the Grizzlies, rather easily.

 

[future]

I agree, the Thunders' offense was much worse and more inconsistent after Westbrook's injury, and this, combined with Durant's lapses and, at times, lack of inspired play, only fed into the Grizzlies excellent defense. It is a little alarming how much the Thunders' offense can fall apart if Durant isn't playing well and Westbrook is out. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies have a very efficient offense and have only gotten better throughout the playoffs, and are on a roll at this point I predict that the OKC Thunder will lose to the Grizzlies, rather easily.

They lost last night, the series is over. I'm not so sure I agree that Durant look uninspired at times. If anything he was too inspired and trying to win the game by himself instead of passing the ball to an open teammate. He would go up against 3 defenders at times and force up a contested shot.

The Grizzlies play team oriented basketball, working the ball inside and hitting the open man when a double team comes. I think they'll give the Spurs a run for their money.