I don’t know what you guys are on about saying the Playoffs are a little boring. Most of the series are, in the grand scheme of things, one sided. But you got to look a little deeper if you want to enjoy it.
If you look at the OKC Thunder/Dallas Mavericks series, sure the Thunder are 3-1 up needing one more game to move on, but look a little deeper and things are getting heated. Kevin Durant (19 pts, 4 asts, 4 rebs) was ejected for a flagrant 2 on Justin Anderson, Russell Westbrook (25 pts, 15 asts, 5 rebs) lead a shouting match right in front of the Thunder bench and Serge Ibaka drew a technical for throwing an elbow, even though the game was already decided. Even if the series looks over, it is going away quietly.
”I don’t believe they’re trying to hurt us, and we’re not trying to hurt them,” Durant said, also emphasizing that he wasn’t trying to hurt Justin Anderson when he swung his arm across the Dallas guard’s head. ”We’re going to do some talking. We’re going to do some shoving here and there because that’s how competitive both teams are.”
I like this fire, I like the fact that the Thunder are getting the job done and not crumbling when resistance is shown. This fire will be needed in the next round and beyond. And whenever they can get Kanter to drop 28 points, they will always be a threat.
