Thunder lose first playoff game, Mavericks even series
Luka Doncic and P.J. Washington torched Oklahoma City with 29 points apiece on 12-19 combined shooting from three. The off-court action was still fun.
The series heads to Dallas tied 1-1.
Tonight was OKC’s first loss since April 5th vs the Pacers.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) May 10, 2024
Thunder had won 10 straight.
Tonight was SGA’s first loss since March 24th vs the Bucks.
SGA had won 11 straight.
PJ Washington's shotmaking has been huge, big key for Dallas is making defenses pay for help. Kyrie hits Lively on the roll, skip for a 3. Luka able to hit PJ on a skip pass. OKC is a big help team, something to watch. pic.twitter.com/nDVVvX3XEc
— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) May 10, 2024
Dallas defended with conviction all night and this stop was huge. pic.twitter.com/F79oTb4DaS
— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) May 10, 2024
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on tonight’s loss mentions a “lack of execution and focus.”
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) May 10, 2024
He specifically said rotations and close outs.
Daigneault mentioned execution as well.
SGA used the example of his letting PJ get a dunk on an inbounds pass with 2 seconds on the shot clock.
Mark Daigneault on if he’s curious how OKC responds to their first playoff loss:
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) May 10, 2024
“Curious but confident. This is a team that’s made a habit of getting back up.”
Daigneault says the thing he respects about the the team is that they pull together after a win and after a loss.
Red Panda has performed Thunder playoff games for two generations.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) May 10, 2024
For those at home: she's still got it.
A fan just swished a half court shot for $20k
— Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) May 10, 2024
In 4 Thunder home playoff games fans are 3/4 on those shots pic.twitter.com/vM91mCau5g
Tonight, someone learned the video does not stop playing when you connect/disconnect from bluetooth.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 10, 2024
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