Westbrook wouldn't let them win just a single game IMO so I would guess 4-2 also. Ibaka being out really takes the hype out of this series for me though (echoing Cyric's comment from a few days ago).

RowdierBob

Australia13536 Posts

May 20 2014 01:01 GMT

#2503

Meh I think they'll be fine without ibaka.

Collison is solid. Adams will be interesting. He's really got to try stay out of foul trouble. Difficult for rookie big men. Especially of he's covering Timmy.

AgentW

United States7725 Posts

May 20 2014 01:10 GMT

#2504

On May 20 2014 10:01 RowdierBob wrote:
Meh I think they'll be fine without ibaka.

Collison is solid. Adams will be interesting. He's really got to try stay out of foul trouble. Difficult for rookie big men. Especially of he's covering Timmy.

Collision and Adams have huge foul issues, I could see them really struggling with it.

My problem with this iteration of the Thunder is who is going to score? Durante and Westbrook will get their's, so I suppose Jackson must be huge but I have little faith in that.

RowdierBob

Australia13536 Posts

May 20 2014 01:31 GMT

#2505

Just run everything through Durant and WB. stick Reggie and sefo/butler/whoever in the corners for threes and use Adams for dump offs. Ibakas a spot up shooter anyway. I really doubt they miss his O that much.

AgentW

United States7725 Posts

May 20 2014 01:44 GMT

#2506

That's fair, but someone has to make the jumpers. I suppose Collison can fill this shoes if he remains out of foul trouble.

EDIT: Holy cow that's a small lineup from OKC.

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

May 20 2014 01:58 GMT

#2507

spurs killin it

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

May 20 2014 02:02 GMT

#2508

I guess the problem isn't scoring but who the hell is going to guard duncan.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

May 20 2014 02:15 GMT

#2509

On May 20 2014 10:31 RowdierBob wrote:
Just run everything through Durant and WB. stick Reggie and sefo/butler/whoever in the corners for threes and use Adams for dump offs. Ibakas a spot up shooter anyway. I really doubt they miss his O that much.

Yeah. Defense is where he's going to be missed the most.

AgentW

United States7725 Posts

May 20 2014 02:27 GMT

#2510

LOL Kerr they haven't amnestied Perkins because they're too damn cheap.

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

May 20 2014 02:30 GMT

#2511

Although... this Perkins Collison lineup really does seem a lot better than the small ball one. No automatic Duncan postups and there's SOME rim protection.

AgentW

United States7725 Posts

May 20 2014 02:32 GMT

#2512

Did they run away from that lineup too quickly? I think it's probably their best chance if they tell KD and Westbrook to just start chucking.

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

May 20 2014 02:34 GMT

#2513

Yea I mean they're not going to get that kind of production from Fisher again...I feel like WB and Durant are gonna do the work regardless of the lineup. Doesn't seem like their ball movement takes enough advantage of the quicker lineup.

AgentW

United States7725 Posts

May 20 2014 02:36 GMT

#2514

Are you implying the Thunder have ball movement?

EDIT: Weak foul call.

EDIT 2: 37 year old Tim Duncan just rim runned the crap out of Perkins.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

May 20 2014 02:59 GMT

#2515

Isn't Perkins like 52?

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

May 20 2014 03:08 GMT

#2516

On May 20 2014 11:59 Jerubaal wrote:
Isn't Perkins like 52?

52 stones? prolly

Supamang

United States2298 Posts

May 20 2014 03:15 GMT

#2517

Refs trying so hard to give it to the Thunder

On_Slaught

United States12190 Posts

May 20 2014 03:23 GMT

#2518

Durant is going to have to play so many minutes in this series for OKC to have a chance at winning this series. I can't see him holding up under that severe work load.

Silentness

United States2821 Posts

May 20 2014 03:24 GMT

#2519

RIP Thunder. They're getting murdered in game 1.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

May 20 2014 03:26 GMT

#2520

Well this final score is not going to reflect the relative closeness. Ok, 17 is a little better than the 23 it was up to a second ago.

Duncan has 27 points in 29 minutes. Get rekt.