Can OKC actually win this series?

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    Until the Thunder can win on the Lakers home floor in the playoffs they can't.
     
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    man you gotta work on staying in character! We all know you are the mole Clay Bennet sent over here! :NOTMARIS:
     
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    They better win Game 5 in LA, because they aren't going to win Game 7.
     
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    LOL!
     
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    *not winning the series ;)
     
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    What this series illustrates more than anything is how weak the Lakers are right now. Bryant is hobbled. He's hit the wall that Kevin Garnett hit after winning the championship. Just too many games. He looks like an old man.

    I'm torn: I hate the Lakers with a passion, but as Nik said, we don't really want the Thunder getting playoff confidence. But then again, it could be like Golden State defeating Dallas or Denver defeating Seattle: the high water mark for the franchise for a while. And you've got to figure OKC has some injuries sometime.

    OKC's MVP: Westbrook. Helps playing Fisher, I guess.
     
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    Can't compare OKC with the Warriors teams that defeated the Mavs. OKC has Durant, arguably a top 10 player in the league right now. They're going to contend for a title if they get another good player along side Durant next season.
     
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    Why not? It's what great rivalries are made of. And, I see the Blazers/Thunder becoming one.
     
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    I doubt it. I guess what I'm doubting is that the Lakers stay in "don't care" mode long enough for the Thunder to steal the series, because the Thunder are definitely much less talented.

    It's not impossible that the Lakers are in to deep with their apathy and won't be able to ratchet up the effort level in time. But they're enough better than the Thunder that they can probably just be buoyed by home court advantage to a series win.
     
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    Well, duh. I think OKC has a great chance. Games 1 & 2 were very close. The Lakers simply have not played good basketball for over a month now. The Thunder have won 3 of their last 5 against the Lakers and in two of them they had a 33 point lead and 29 point lead respectively.
     
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    That, of course, is the problem. The Lakers haven't played well yet, but they still are in control of the series. We were able to win in LA without Roy, a fully healthy Thunder squad has yet to steal one there.
     
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