OKC in the playoffs?? Am I dreaming??

[earlywinegareth]

Is this really happening?? I still can't believe there's a team with the words Oklahoma City on their chest that beat the Lakers and Celtics just a few days apart...only the two most successful NBA franchises in history...and a win vs Dallas tonight clinches a playoff berth. Unfreakinbelievable!

[kevinpate]

Hope it goes well. It does appear to be going far better far earlier than most suspected.
(including me)

[megax11]

I don't see us beating Dallas tonight, as beating the Lakers and Celtics were flukes in my opinion. We still have a ways to before the huge teams are truly afraid of us.

I do see us winning tomorrow though, against the Timberwolves, but odd things can happen, and we could even lose to them.

[dmoor82]

^^^ Flukes???? No I dont think so,The Lakers and Celtics are down right now esp. Boston at home! and this was just two regular season wins! so no fluke here!

[HOT ROD]

fluke?

it's halftime and OKC is ahead by 8 points. ....

Oh, and I am proud to report - that Oklahoma City is getting prime exposure overseas, as I am watching this game (OKC-DAL) LIVE on Chinese television (CCTV5), here in China.

It's halftime right now, and they are doing round-up from the league but the broadcast on Chinese TV appears to be from NBA-TV.

OMG, those uniforms look ridiculous - other than that, OKC looks superb and is getting the Xposure!!

[SkyWestOKC]

108-95. Man I'm going to regret staying up this late to watch the game, I think it's worth it though.

[HOT ROD]

it's official now

but BOY, do we have a young team that gave up a lot of points in the end. .....

[CCOKC]

I wondered why there was an add on the scorer's table in Chinese. That makes sense now.

[TaoMaas]

Anytime a team can beat the Lakers, the Celtics, and the Mavs in short order, it's no fluke. Could we win a series with each of those teams? Eh...that's another story. But, hey...tonight we earned the chance to find out how those series might turn out, right? I'm happy that we've made the playoffs, but I think Coach Brooks has his work cut out for him in motivating this team next year. I think this season has partially been built upon the Thunder proving themselves to the rest of the league. Okay...now we've done that and nobody is going to take us lightly next year. Now what? On another note, have the rest of you been watching the NCAA tournament and picking players who would fit into the Thunder system? lol

[metro]

Win a series? Heck I'm an optimist and let's pull for them to win it all! No one thought we'd make the playoffs this season, let's be the underdog again in the playoffs!

[ddavidson8]

I hate to say this after the fact, but I had OKC winning last night. Dallas is miserable against the spread at home.

[ddavidson8]

As far as winning in the playoffs, it depends on their seed. The NBA has the most cussed up playoff seeding ever. It makes no sense at all.

[TaoMaas]

Win a series? Heck I'm an optimist and let's pull for them to win it all! No one thought we'd make the playoffs this season, let's be the underdog again in the playoffs!

Honestly, I think the Thunder could win it all, but I'm forbidden to make such predictions because my wife thinks I'm a jinx. Every time we tune into the game and I get excited about how far ahead we are, that's a sure sign that we're going to blow the lead. LOL

[mugofbeer]

How loud will Loud City get for the home games? Bring your ear plugs!

[MikeOKC]

Playoff experience is going to do this team a world of good. Of course anything could happen, but two losses at home with the big wins of late show that the Thunder need the big man in the middle for realistic playoff advancement. This team is an excellent basketball team. Lots of youth, energy, a bonafide superstar, but still lacking in the middle. I have confidence in Sam Presti and am sure that gap will be fixed. I think the Thunder are looking to the next 2-3 years for a realistic shot at an NBA championship. But just getting to the playoffs this year is HUGE. But again, in sports, anything can happen.

[mugofbeer]

Hey, who-da thought Butler would be in the champeenship game?

[gmwise]

Giving credit where and when its due.
Congrats Thunder for going this far, and I hope you make it further.

[MonkeesFan]

Enjoy it while it lasts since the Thunder will have a first round exit

[betts]

Enjoy it while it lasts since the Thunder will have a first round exit

Most likely they will. On the other hand, they'll gain valuable experience that can be applied when the time comes that they've got the tools to take their game farther than the first round.

Considering that I thought we would win 35 games this year if we were lucky, I'm thrilled we have a chance to play in any round. 48 wins, with the possibility of more, exceeds my wildest expectations.

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[nik4411]

As far as winning in the playoffs, it depends on their seed. The NBA has the most cussed up playoff seeding ever. It makes no sense at all.

haha how does it make no sense at all? best record gets number 1 seed, second best record gets 2 seed, and so on...what is so cussed up about that?

[OU Adonis]

haha how does it make no sense at all? best record gets number 1 seed, second best record gets 2 seed, and so on...what is so cussed up about that?

Because they Re-seed every round.

If your the 8th seed and you beat the 1 seed and you advance to the 2nd round, you will play the toughest remaining seed for your 2nd round game (since you were the lowest seed to advance).

[OU Adonis]

I was wrong, they don't reseed. I got that information from the Thunder announcers.

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[Kerry]

The only way it is screwy is if a division champ is outside the top 4. The three division champs have to be in the top four seeds. It could very well happen that Dallas could end up with the 5th best record and still be the 4 seed.

[metro]

So who more than likely do they anticipate us playing 1st round?

[nik4411]

kind of hard to predict it. there are 3 teams tied for 2nd place. all of these teams are separated by only a few games. it will come down to the last games. its crazy how much better the western conference is than the eastern conference right now.