Thunder strike back + Celtics scuffle to 3-1 lead
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🗓️ 14 May 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Andrew Schlecht and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to the unlikely Thunder comeback win over the Mavericks and the Celtics uninspiring win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Athletic NBA show. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Dave DeFore here with Andrew Schlect. |
| 0:12.5 | Andrew, I really thought we were going to be doing a completely different podcast. |
| 0:17.3 | After starting the playoffs, 5 and O, the Thunder encountered their first taste of playoff adversity, dropping games two and three in their series against Dallas Mavericks. |
| 0:28.1 | And for a good chunk of this game, I thought we were going to be having the conversation about how young and how inexperienced the Thunder were. |
| 0:38.3 | But the Mavericks just totally blew it. |
| 0:40.6 | Let's be honest here, Andrew, and they blew this game hard. |
| 0:44.0 | They lose 196 to the Thunder. |
| 0:48.0 | The series is tied two games apiece going back to Oklahoma City. |
| 0:53.4 | The Thunder won this game. |
| 0:54.9 | And let's talk about why they won, starting with Shea Gilgis Alexander. |
| 0:59.0 | He had an amazing third and fourth quarter just hit every big shot the way that you expect to start. |
| 1:05.4 | Yeah, Shea was, this was his signature game. |
| 1:08.5 | He hadn't really had a playoff game that was like, this is the Shea game. |
| 1:12.6 | Here's where he kind of arrives on the playoff scene. |
| 1:15.2 | He's obviously done it in the regular season many, many times. |
| 1:18.9 | He's an MVP candidate, got second in MVP voting this year. |
| 1:22.4 | But this was his first signature playoff game. |
| 1:25.7 | Now, in the fourth quarter, he's four of seven, ten points, three boards, four assists, |
| 1:30.5 | a steal and a block in the fourth quarter, zero turnovers. |
| 1:34.0 | He was phenomenal in the fourth quarter. |
| 1:36.6 | He hit the game tying shot to get them to 86 in this, and he started to do this, this season, |
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