Thunder Look to Defend Home Court in Series Opener vs. Mavericks
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00:03 >> Expect much more competition in the other second round series that begins
00:08 tonight in Oklahoma City.
00:10 The Thunder 8-3 and a half point favorite against the Dallas Mavericks.
00:14 If you expect a blowout, J-Y, in Boston, how tightly contested is game number one
00:19 in OKC?
00:21 >> Razor, razor sharp.
00:23 And it's going to be really interesting because of the way that OKC has stepped
00:27 up their defense, particularly in this first round only giving up 95 or fewer
00:31 points to the Pelicans.
00:33 And it'll be interesting to see defensively how these guys lock up.
00:36 Who guards Luka?
00:37 Who guards Kyrie?
00:38 Who guards SG on the other side?
00:40 Is it Jones that guards?
00:42 Does PJ Watson guard a little bit of Luka because of his length?
00:45 It's going to be a really intriguing series.
00:48 I think losing Max Kliba is going to hurt them, obviously.
00:52 I would look at Derek Lively in regards to rebounding because I think the fact
00:56 that that's where you can kind of get OKC on the board.
00:59 But I think OKC is the better team.
01:02 I do like the minus of points, but I may let this game play out a little bit early.
01:06 Maybe just take them on the money line because I think it's going to be a really
01:09 tight game one.
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