just finished watching the game on LP. I fell asleep last night with the Thunder up 15 in the 4th...idly turned it back on again while having my morning coffee and then lost my mind
These playoffs
The Thunder's body language was just horrible for most of the 4th and OT. They took terrible shots, didn't run anything on offense. Another great argument for starting Harden. Why Brooks isn't starting Harden and Collison already, I have no idea - Perkins is killing them, and Sefolosha gives them nothing on offense. Harden is clearly a better playmaker than Westbrook, and he's a great defender too. The epic beard makes you forget but he's only 21 - no reason why he can't play more minutes.
Also bewildering - why the Mavs didn't take it harder at Collison in OT, when he had 5 fouls. If they take him out of the game, it's over. 2 low post possessions for Dirk would probably have done it, then Dirk could have murdered OKC at will from then on. Having said that, Collison worked his ass off but Dirk still had 40.
Not really expecting much from the Bulls today. Rose seems to be withering (har!) under the defensive pressure, and the massive amount of energy he has had to expend so far. But as always this year, anything could happen.