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Oklahoma City is absolutely suffocating the Los Angeles Lakers. The Thunder rolled to a one-twenty-five to one-oh-seven victory, going six and oh against LA this season and two and oh in the Western Conference semifinals. This team is not just winning, they are sending a message.
Meanwhile in Cleveland, the Cavs have some soul-searching to do after James Harden went three for thirteen from the field, missing all four of his three-point attempts in a one-oh-seven to ninety-seven loss to Detroit. The Pistons took the game, and now Cleveland has to figure out how to unlock a version of Harden that simply hasn't shown up this postseason.
And speaking of accountability, Donovan Mitchell is owning his situation in New York. Mitchell publicly admitted he was being hypocritical complaining about free throw disparity while not being aggressive enough to earn those calls himself. That kind of self-awareness matters in a playoff run, and the Knicks need him attacking the paint, not the officials.
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