Mavs vs. OKC

[Juiced4v]

LOL....I turned the game off when the Mavs were down by 13 in the 4th and saw this morning that they won the game! WOW.....

[Jose]

Start planning the parade route.......

Shut your mouth Laura Miller!!!!

[Vertnut]

They lost game 4 in Portland in a dramatic loss blowing a big lead.



Actually the Thunder were good for 3¾ quarters and than Harden fouled out and the Mavs took over.



Bird has 3 rings because he had a better supporting cast. It would be interesting to see what there individual stats look like and it might show Dirk is the better individual player stats wises because he's had to carry the team alot more than Bird did. Could be wrong on that but it would make sense to me.

What about the 10-time AllStar and 3-time MVP. I'm not even mentioning his 3-point shooting championships...

This reminds me of the "Josh Hamilton/Mickey Mantle" debate. I know Dirk is great, but come on, now...

[momo]

That had to be the biggest win I've ever seen from the Mavericks.
I remember when the Mavs were the team on the other side of games like that (hell, as recently as Portland game 3).

You can see Dirk is playing to destroy and the rest of the team is right behind him.

[stock85]

Dirk, right now, is playing like a fully Grown Ass Man........

[Jose]

What about the 10-time AllStar and 3-time MVP. I'm not even mentioning his 3-point shooting championships...

This reminds me of the "Josh Hamilton/Mickey Mantle" debate. I know Dirk is great, but come on, now...

Take away rings, All Star appearance (isn't Dirk right there with being selected?) and MVP's (biased IMO and based on how the team has performed), whatever. Can someone compare individual performance stats between the two and I bet they are a lot closer than you think. I'm off to Google now.

[mstng86]

Start planning the parade route.......

you motha f'er

As soon as Harden went out, OKC's offense was non-existent.


Bird is still the better all around player, but Dirk is the better offensive player.

[Doug Hatton]

We're 5-2 on the road this year in the playoffs. We lost the first two road games in Portland, and haven't lost one since. The Thunder played a very good game last night and SHOULD have won... but Dirk is on a MISSION this year! Go Mavs!

Mavs are undefeated on the road in the playoffs this year correct?? I thought OKC would put up a better fight. Looks like Mavs will get a good rest before finals.

[mstng86]

Bird

http://www.nba.com/history/players/bird_stats.html

Nowitzki

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nowitdi01.html

[Doug Hatton]

You could really see the youth of OKC cause them to unravel when things got tough... speaking of which, anyone see the KD postgame... I thought it was hilarious...awfully "pouty"...

[Wicked98Snake]

When Dirk hit those freethrows at the end to tie it I knew it was over, all the OKC players look like someone kicked their dog, lol. Durant looked like they were already losing while he was on the bench during the last timeout in regulation, they were too young to handle that pressure. I thought Durant was gonna cry in the postgame interview.

Edit: Dammit Doug get outta my head!

[mstng86]

You could really see the youth of OKC cause them to unravel when things got tough... speaking of which, anyone see the KD postgame... I thought it was hilarious...awfully "pouty"...

Yes, I watched it. His hand was glued to his forehead and his elbow to the table.

Defeated.

[bcoop]

Randy - dirk already has one MVP, and it's damn near a lock for MVP this season. Don't get me wrong... Byrd is a machine, but that gap isn't as big as you might think. Listen to norm's show today. He's got some crazy situational stats, that will surprise you.

Darantula - turnovers aren't what won that ball game. Dallas turned it over a fuck ton too. Harden fouling out, and Westbrook's bad decisions lost that game, its as simple as that. It's difficult being right ALL the fucking time you know.... I need to surf around and find What Durant had to say post game.

[momo]

Randy - dirk already has one MVP, and it's damn near a lock for MVP this season. Don't get me wrong... Byrd is a machine, but that gap isn't as big as you might think. Listen to norm's show today. He's got some crazy situational stats, that will surprise you.

Derrick Rose already won this years MVP, Dirk had a chance. The only MVP award left for this year to be decided is the finals MVP.

Darantula - turnovers aren't what won that ball game. Dallas turned it over a fuck ton too. Harden fouling out, and Westbrook's bad decisions lost that game, its as simple as that. It's difficult being right ALL the fucking time you know.... I need to surf around and find What Durant had to say post game.

westbrook is a good player but needs to become a better point guard. he will get there but right now he is full of mistakes that kill momentum.

[mstng86]

Derrick Rose already won this years MVP, Dirk had a chance. The only MVP award left for this year to be decided is the finals MVP.


westbrook is a good player but needs to become a better point guard. he will get there but right now he is full of mistakes that kill momentum.

Westbrook is a 2 guard IMO. OKC needs a real point guard and things would really get interesting for them.