I don't know what you do when the little guy runs between Nowitzki's legs and heads to the basket or puts up a 3. I doubt that many players have practiced against that kind of screen.

Westbrook's points or lack thereof don't bother me nearly as much as his assist to turnover ratio does. He has to find a way to put his teammates in scoring positions against that zone.

It's hard to stop the tiny guy from getting to the paint when the Mav's big man demands attention on the perimeter. At the same time, Scott Brooks should be teaching the Thunder bigs the proper way to hedge on a screen to keep Barea from driving so easily.

I do agree about Game 2, Pick. I believe whoever wins this game will win the series.

"the Thunder are playing like they need a couple more ice cream seasons before they can legitimately contend for an NBA title...."

Stupid, stupid, stupid....

I think that if you win two rounds in the NBA playoffs, you would be considered a legitimate contender for the title at the time that you do it....

All Dallas did was play above their heads, they don't play like that every game....

Hopefully the OKC coach realized that midget guarding midget doesn't work especially when the Dallas midget actually gets bonafide real game playing time & not garbage minutes like the OKC midget does....

All the THUNDER have to do is do what got them there, nothibg new, nothing experimental.... Coaches always tell their players to believe & trust in one another, well, the coach has to trust & believe in his players also....

Play tougher, play stronger, play smarter & if the Dallas effort is more than the THUNDER's then DALLAS deserves to play for the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP....

If the THUNDER maximizes their effort & loses, that's OK, Dallas will move on & the THUNDER go on vacation BUT I DO BELIEVE that IF the THUNDER plays to their capabilities they are the better team.... That goes to COACHES as well as PLAYERS....

Dallas has a better coach, they have quality players, a couple future hall of famers.... Can't do nothing about the coaching matchup BUT as far the players are concerned, the OLD men of Texas will deteriorate & fall ingloriously to the THUNDER as the series plays on every other day....