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NBA Playoffs Rd 2: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies


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(4) Oklahoma City Thunder (52-26)

STARTING 5

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PG #0 Russell Westbrook

6'3 187 lbs

UCLA '08

21.8 PPG 8.2 APG 4.6 RPG 1.8 SPG

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SG #2 Thabo Sefolosha

6'7 215 lbs

Switzerland '06

4.9 PPG 4.4 RPG 1.4 APG

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SF #35 Kevin Durant

6'9 230 lbs

Texas '07

27.8 PPG 6.9 RPG 88.0 FT% 35.1 3PT%

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PF #9 Serge Ibaka

6'10 240 lbs

Congo '08

9.8 PPG 7.6 RPG 54.6 FG%

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C #5 Kendrick Perkins

6'10 275 lbs

Clifton J Ozen HS '03 (Beaumont, TX)

6.4 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 49.2 FG%

BENCH

PG-Eric Maynor

SG-James Harden

SF-Daquan Cook

PF-Nick Collison

C-Nazr Mohammed

HEAD COACH

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Scott Brooks

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(8) Memphis Grizzlies (46-36)

STARTING 5

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PG #11 Mike Conley

6'1 185 lbs

Ohio State '07

13.7 PPG 6.5 APG 3.0 RPG 36.9 3PT%

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SG #9 Tony Allen

6'4 213 lbs

Oklahoma State '04

8.9 PPG 2.7 RPG 1.4 APG 1.8 SPG

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SF #4 Sam Young

6'6 220 lbs

Pittsburgh '09

7.3 PPG 2.4 RPG 34.0 3PT%

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PF #50 Zach Randolph

6'9 260 lbs

Michigan State '01

20.1 PPG 12.2 RPG 2.2 APG

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C #33 Marc Gasol

7'1 265 lbs

Spain '07

11.7 PPG 7.0 RPG 2.5 APG 1.7 BPG

BENCH

PG-Jason Williams

SG-OJ Mayo

SF-Shane Battier

PF-Darrell Arthur

C-Hamed Haddadi

HEAD COACH

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Lionel Hollins

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Memphis did their thing in Rd 1 taking down the #1 seeded Spurs. That hasnt happened a lot. Zach Randolph is just one of those players who doesnt get the pub or what not due to reputation, but he is still a beast on the block. And Marc Gasol is looking better than his brother. I still like the Thunder to advance past the Grizz if Westbrook will calm his ass down and know his role. Understand that Durant is the guy. Thunder in 6.

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Gonna be an awesome series. I'll go with the Grizzlies in 6. This is one of the toughest teams I've ever seen. They never back down and for some reason I think OKC is way too confident. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I have a really good feeling whoever wins this series is gonna represent the West in the Finals.

Also, these are the two best crowds I've seen all year. Memphis was rocking tonight and OKC's fan and their "color outs" are amazing.

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OKC in 5

Westbrook needs to settle into his role and not get out of control at times. If Westbrook plays well like he did early in the Denver series, this should be a relatively easy series. Memphis are a scrappy team but I think where their strength lies is inside. But OKC have Ibaka, Perkins, and Mohammed to combat Gasol and Z-Bo.

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Grizz play good team basketball. They should join a European league. I really like how their big men get to touch the ball and distribute it. So much better than watching guard play one on one on the perimeter.

They remind me of the Kings when they had Divac and Webber.

Gasol and Randolph combine for 33 shots. Westbrook takes 23 shots alone.

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Westbrook is gonna fug around and get traded next season if he keeps this up. He's a shoot 1st PG, and the Thunder need a more traditional type.

CP3 with Durant :eek:

Westbrook was better last year I swear he didn't chuck up shots like he's been doing most of this year.

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Like I said to begin this thread, Westbrook has to know his role. He needs to play in control and smarter. He's an exciting player to watch when he's playing smart and hitting his shots. His finishing was bad this game. Durant was the only one worth anything for OKC today. Others need to get involved like Harden.

Z-Bo was a f'n monster today. He didn't miss. His game will give Thunder fits because when Ibaka guards him he is able to power him down low and work his turn arounds. When Perkins is on him he is able to stretch the defense a bit. Perkins didn't seem to be putting much pressure on him and that is why he was so open for that 3. Yes he's not the greatest 3 point shooter but he has range.

This series is going to be a fight.

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