Mark your calendars 🗓️

The first four Western Conference Semifinal dates are now confirmed, starting with Game 1 on Tuesday at Paycom Center

Thunder locker room after the Round 1 sweep:

(𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙖𝙖)

Three things, as the Thunder move on…

Per the great Matt Williams:

To show how dominant Chet Holmgren was in the paint in this series, New Orleans shot 9-for-35 (25.7%) on shots within 5 feet of the basket that were contested by him across the four games, per ESPN’s tracking data.

I loved this rebound from Dort so much. Just relentless effort. Chet wrestling Valanciunas, Dort comes flying in off the top rope to grab it. Winning play.

The Thunder were the youngest 1-seed in NBA history and now they are the youngest team in NBA history to win a playoff series.

Uncommon.

Thunder advance with a 4-0 series win.

Youngest 1-seed in NBA history is moving on with a hard fought closeout win on the road.

Just started breathing long enough to say

JOSHUA.

Game 4: tonight.

Mark Daigneault has been named the 2023-24 Coach of the Year.

Shouts to Coach Mark and his entire staff.

This year was great but the award really is the culmination of the last four years, planting seeds and stacking those days.

Three things from Game 3…

One thing that came to mind on this play is don’t just assume Dort turned it up for the playoffs. I remember three years ago, OKC down 15 in the fourth quarter and he put Furkman Korkmaz in the Dorture Chamber. youtu.be/5RBryQuuTOo?si…

They obviously don’t, or Lu would’ve been on multiple All-Defense teams already.

Josh Giddey in New Orleans:

- Play-in game last year: 31-9-10, 11-22 shooting , 3-7 from 3

- Last regular season game this season: 25-9-4, 10-14 shooting, 5-8 from 3

- Tonight in Game 3: 21-8-6, 8-13 shooting, 4-7 from 3

Thunder go up 3-0 in the series.

Pelicans points in the series: 92, 92, 85.

The play I was talking about. Pure dog behavior.

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Lu Dort is flat out built for it. That extra effort diving on the floor to create the runout for Giddey is just what he does. Unrelenting effort.

Lu.

😤

Game 3.

Today.

Starring in the playoffs for the 1 seed as a rookie. Chet is that dude. #ThunderUp