Thunder Playoffs 2018

That 2014 second-round series between the Thunder and Clippers was an early knock against Paul’s playoff resume. An avalanche of 3-point shots.And the Rockets are an intriguing team. We’re gonna continue to have fun, continue to play together and go out here and hoop.”2007-08: Beat Mavericks in first round, lost to Spurs in second round2011-12: Beat Grizzlies in first round, lost to Spurs in second round2013-14: Beat Warriors in first round, lost to Thunder in second round2014-15: Beat Spurs in first round, lost to Rockets in second round2017-18: Beat Timberwolves in first round, beat Jazz in second round, lost to Warriors in Western Conference Finals2018-19: Beat Jazz in first round, lost to Warriors in second round Chris Paul is set to begin his 12th postseason and 18th playoff series when the Thunder and Rockets tip off Tuesday night in the bubble.
The Thunder is 4-7 all-time in series in which it entered with a worse point differential. Thunder vs.
Mussatto is from Oklahoma City and lives in Norman. The Thunder went 3-2 against the five best teams it has played in the postseason. Chris Paul has been a Western Conference mainstay for 15 years, but only once did he face the Thunder in the playoffs. A team that wins by a consistently large margin is likely to sustain such trends in the playoffs.Going by point differential, here is how OKC’s all-time playoff opponents rank:Now that’s interesting. The five players ahead of him? No one expected us to be here. Rockets League Champion: Golden State Warriors. Those numbers are in line, or better, with his career regular season averages of 18.5 points, 9.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds.Paul is a career 47.1% shooter in the regular season. The 2018–19 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 11th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 53rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Houston’s point differential was +3.0, which is solid but nothing close to the neighborhood of an elite team.Point differential is revered by the stat geeks because it somewhat takes away happenstance. He previously covered University of Kentucky football and basketball for SEC Country. The Thunder was within a point (4.2-3.4) of the Blazers last season and within a point of the Jazz in 2018 (4.3-3.5).The Thunder is 4-7 all-time in series in which it entered with a worse point differential.The series OKC won: 2016 San Antonio (10.6-7.3), 2014 Clippers (6.9-6.4), 2012 San Antonio (7.2-6.2), 2011 Denver (4.8-3.8).The series OKC lost: 2019 Portland (4.2-3.4), 2018 Utah (4.3-3.5), 2017 Houston (5.7-0.8), 2016 Golden State (10.8-7.3), 2014 San Antonio (7.8-6.4), 2011 Dallas (4.2-3.8), 2010 LA Lakers (4.7-3.5).The Rockets are favored in this series and should be. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 and ended on June 8 at the conclusion of the 2018 NBA Finals. Russell Westbrook (when he returns from a quad injury). Berry Tramel, a lifelong Oklahoman, sports fan and newspaper reader, joined The Oklahoman in 1991 and has served as beat writer, assistant sports editor, sports editor and columnist.

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Joe Mussatto joined The Oklahoman in August 2018 to cover OU football, men’s basketball and softball. They’re also the sixth-worst team OKC ever has faced in a playoff series, including the third-worst since the Thunder’s NBA Finals season of 2012.That’s using point differential, the favored tool of the analytics crowd.The Rockets finished 44-28, same record as OKC and Utah. Tramel: Rockets are one of the Thunder's weaker playoff opponents 2018 NBA Western Conference First Round Jazz vs. Thunder League Champion: Golden State Warriors. He ranks sixth all-time in NBA playoff player efficiency rating. 47.7%.Paul’s lack of deep playoff runs are no doubt one of the few holes on his hall of fame resume, but not all losses are equal.The Donald Sterling saga understandably affected the Clippers in 2014.In 2015, Paul hit the winning shot in Game 7 against the Spurs. [Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports] Commenting on NewsOK requires a NewsOK Pro or Oklahoman subscription. The 2018 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. Finals MVP: Kevin Durant (28.8 / 10.8 / 7.5) 2018 Playoff Leaders: PTS: LeBron James (748) TRB: Draymond Green (222) AST: LeBron James (198) WS: LeBron James (5.2) More playoffs info With the series tied 2-2, the Clippers held a seven-point lead with less than a minute left in Game 5 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Rachel Nichols, Chauncey Billups and Matt Barnes react to the latest from the NBA playoffs in the bubble. So that’s within a point of Houston’s. The Clippers then collapsed in the second round, blowing a 3-1 lead against the Rockets.Paul missed Games 5 and 6 in a 2016 first-round loss to the Trail Blazers.In 2017, Paul shot just 6-of-19 in Game 7 against the Jazz — Paul’s final game with the Clippers.The Warriors eliminated the Rockets during Paul’s two seasons in Houston.If Paul hadn’t suffered a hamstring injury in Game 5 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals, maybe the Warriors dynasty ends a year early.

The pressure he faced on loaded Clippers and Rockets teams isn’t looming over the Thunder.Much of his supporting cast is young, and will no doubt follow his lead.“The best teacher is experience,” Paul said.

Before then, Paul had the title of most career playoff games without a conference finals appearance.But the perception of Paul underperforming in the playoffs is overblown. The Rockets are beatable.Commenting on NewsOK requires a NewsOK Pro or Oklahoman subscription. Maybe Paul, James Harden and the Rockets beat the Cavaliers to win the title.This postseason, aside from being played in a bubble, will be unique for Paul. With the series tied 2-2, the Clippers held a seven-point lead with less than a minute left in Game 5 at Chesapeake Energy Arena.Two turnovers from Paul in the final minute, and a controversial foul call against Paul on a Russell Westbrook 3-pointer, doomed the Clippers, who went on to lose the series.Now a member of the Thunder, Paul is set to begin his 12th postseason and 18th playoff series when the Thunder and Rockets tip off Tuesday night in the bubble. This Thunder team has a +2.0 point differential.

James Harden. Tramel grew up reading four daily newspapers — The Oklahoman,... “We can talk about it as much as we want to, but we just gotta go out there and play now. Oklahoma City Thunder 2017-2018 Schedule and Results All the scores of the games played by the Thunder in the NBA 2017-18 Regular Season and the 2018 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series. So that’s within a point of Houston’s.

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