(04-30-2022, 10:12 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I don't recall being all that hopeful we'd beat the Lakers prior to the series starting. Then suddenly we played well and they imploded.
There were times when the Portland series looked grim (Brandon Roy's last grasp of rarified air). Then there was no way we'd beat the defending champs with Kobe. And OKC was far to athletic and explosive for us. And how the heck are we supposed to compete with the big three?
And then magic happened. Peja and Jet going unconscious from deep for one for a game, JJ getting arm checked into oblivion, JVG demanding that Ibaka name his first son "Dirk", timely shots from the far end of the bench like Ian and Custodian, the irrational confidence of Stevenson and Jet, the steady defense of Trix and Tyson, Kidd showing old dogs can learn new tricks (shooting from deep) and of course "NoWinSki" coming up big time and time again, especially late.