re: NBA Predictions?

GS over OKC inn6????? I want what you smoking.

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They got it because the pelicans are a loser franchise

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49 wins is a loser team???

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Whats funny is people don’t give OKC any chance yet say the West is the hardest conference and this year was loaded with great teams. And OKC finished 1st. But yet they have no chance. Makes no sense.

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It's because they have zero experience. It would be unprecedented for team as young as they are to go on a deep run. Even the all time greats and dynasties like Lebron, the Steph/Klay Warriors, even MJ, had to take a few beatings in the playoffs before breaking through. Playoffs are a different beast than the grind of a regular season.

Some OKC stats for those who didn’t watch them this year:

Stats by

Nick Gallo
@NickAGallo

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ou've seen the headline stat of the season for the @okcthunder: They're the youngest team ever to get the #1 seed in the NBA playoffs.

Here's a thread of some other standout team and individual stats from the year:

The Thunder finished:
2nd in Net Rating: +7.3
3rd in Offensive Rating: 118.3
4th in Defensive Rating 111.0

1st in 3P%: 38.9%
1st in steals: 8.5
1st in blocks: 6.6
1st in Turnovers Forced: 15.7
1st in Contested FG: 47.4
1st in Points off Turnovers: 20.5

1st in Bench 3P%: 40.3%

The Thunder led the league in double-digit comeback victories with 17, matching last year's total for 34 over the past two years.

OKC was 24-14 in clutch games and 3-1 in overtime.

The Thunder scored over 100 in 79 of 82 games and also generated 20+ assists in 79 of 82 games this year.

OKC shot over 50% from the field and 40% from 3 in the same game 31 times, the 2nd most all time for an NBA team.

OKC had 61 games this season with 5+ stl and 5+ blk

Shai is 3rd player to average 30+ pts on 50% shooting with 2+ stls per game. The other two were Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry.

Shai scored 30+ in 51 games (3rd most ever) and was 1st this year with 69 gm of 20+ pts

1st in drives again.

Created 1,175 points via assist.

Shai finished tied for 1st in steals, 1st in points off turnovers

He was 3rd in total deflections and 3rd in contested 3-pointers per game.

8 different Thunder players shot better than 37 percent from three this season.

3 different Thunder players (Shai, Jalen Williams and Aaron Wiggins) ranked in the top 10 in percentage on jumpers.

OKC got 5 different players into double figures in 51 of the 82 games this year.

Chet Holmgren and Cason Wallace played all 82 games as rookies.

Chet shot 38% on above the break 3s, 77% at the rim and had great balance with 51% of his points coming in the paint.

He finished 3rd in the NBA in stocks (steals+blocks)

Wallace shot 42% from 3 (2nd rookies)

Jalen Williams finished 9th in 3-point percentage on the season at 43%.

In clutch situations he shot 68% from the field.

He was 1 of 4 players to have 50%/40%/80% shooting splits this year

Lu Dort had the best, most efficient season of his career, shooting 39% from three. He hit a career-high 156 this year, including at least 1 in 67 of 79 games.

He also shot 61% at the rim (he was at 52% last year)

He drew 56 offensive fouls this year, fighting around screens

Josh Giddey registered 10 double-doubles, and 3 triple-doubles (8th most in the NBA).

He had 21 games of 10-5-5 and generated 915 points by assist.

In March, he averaged 16.3 points on 57% FG and 42% from three.

Isaiah Joe shot 44% on catch and shoot threes this year, drew 19 charges and had the nastiest poster dunk of the season.

Jaylin Williams drew 19 charges too, and got 60 percent of his points from behind the arc even at 6-foot-10.

Gordon Hayward has shot 51.7% from 3 for the Thunder since coming over in the trade.

Kenrich Williams shot 41% from the corners and was top 20 in assist to turnover ratio.

Ousmane Dieng just won the G League Finals MVP with 25 points on 6 made threes in the clinching Game 3

There are probably a ton more stats that I've missed, but this was an incredible regular season for the Thunder.

NBA is rigged. Both GS and Lakers going to playoffs. Boston probably beats Denver in NBA Finals.

You can post all the stats you want. The bottom line is the playoff experience factor for OKC…..

Nuggets will be repeating. That's my prediction. When that team is healthy and playing with their classic lineup, they usually win. They're still in the midst of their play making prowess.

I would watch that match up but I seriously doubt Clippers get too far. If they did, Celtics in 4 or 5.