2026 Playoffs: West Semifinals (1) OKC Thunder Vs (4) LA Lakers

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Who wins the series?

  1. Thunder in 4 or 5

    15 vote(s)
    55.6%

  2. Thinder in 6 or 7

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. Lakers in 4 or 5

    2 vote(s)
    7.4%

  4. Lakers in 6 or 7

    10 vote(s)
    37.0%
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  1. JSM

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    Boils down to insane depth to the point where SGA sits and there's no drop off. Their 2nd unit is the equivalent of an Eastern conference playoff team and their 13th man is a rotation player on most teams in the league.

    You can't let up or make any mistakes against them and that's not realistic in the playoffs especially against perimeter defenders like they have. We can keep pace for 2.5 quarters roughly and then the wheels fall off.

    Bron and Marcus are going to go down swinging, but this ends tomorrow night.
     
    JSM, May 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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    And congrats to all the teams in the league who kept giving them good players at pennies on the dollar. Guess they are all celebrating too right now…
     
    ElginTheGreat, May 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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    Yeah. I was just typing pretty much the same thing
     
    ElginTheGreat, May 10, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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    You can't beat them in a series with only a 5-6 man rotation;that's for sure.
     
    Slick2021, May 10, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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