This is a unique ass kicking. A 48-point lead after 3 quarters, over a team with the consensus best player alive, who also fouls out in 3 quarters. I don't have the data in front of me but I'm betting that's never happened to any "best player alive" before...
I picked OKC to win in 6, and I think that's still in play. The Thunder dominated most of G1, choked it in the 4th. Completely and totally smoked Denver tonight. So thru two games they've shown more consistency as the better team by a substantial margin...
I don't think Denver's out of this series, but it's not really because of anything about Denver. I'm not convinced Oklahoma can keep foot on neck. And Denver showed if you don't keep foot on neck, they are good enough to come back...
I'll stick with my OKC pick because I do believe they are the better team. But it's a precarious pick...