Dirk NOWITZKI vs Kevin DURANT........the DIGGLER vs the DURANTULA....NBA Western Conference Finals Preview

The OK CITY THUNDER finally got past the hungry Memphis GRIZZLIES in 7 games. Now the THUNDER must take on a DALLAS MAVERICKS Team that is beyond starving for a TITLE.........the MAVS are playing for the WHOLE Dallas/Fort Worth METROPLEX and they seem to be on TARGET for a FINALS TRIP.

The Match-Ups are SIMPLE.......the THUNDER have WESTBROOK and DURANT........the MAVS have NOWITZKI and a host of Veterans with a plethora of PLAYOFF Experience.........WHO WINS?.......it's easy on paper.......the MAVS.......but who will win on the court........let's Dissect this all important match-up.

THUNDER Guards:
Westbrook, Sefolosha, HARDEN, and MAYNOR...the THUNDER have the most explosive guards in this series leading off with 2nd Team All-NBA PG Deluxe Russell WESTBROOK. Then they have a back-up guard that has come into his own in JAMES HARDEN since the Jeff GREEN trade. The MAVS will have to keep WESTBROOK out of the PAINT and shooting JUMPERS........and the THUNDER Guards from getting out in transition.

MAVERICK Guards:
Led by the Ageless Wonder Jason KIDD the MAVS come with all that knowledge and playoff experience that will be key at some point in the series. Add KIDD with JET TERRY, JJ BEREA, and DeShawn STEVENSON.......the MAVS have all the makings of making the THUNDER Guards have to account for every MAVS Guard they see. The KEY will be if the MAVS can space the FLOOR and get their shooters open it will be a long series for the THUNDER.

THUNDER Front COURT: TWO LETTERS......K D.........and you know the rest of the STORY........the SIlky Smooth BABY ICE will be handful for the MAVS as he is for everyone who has faced him. DURANT needs to get to the RIM more in this series as he settled for way too many JUMPERS in the Last Series. The OTHER SCoring POP will have to come from Serge IBAKA "I BLAKA". The CONGO Native is super athletic and the THUNDER need him to be force on #41 In BLUE And GREEN as well as making DIRK work on the Defensive end. The ENFORCER K P....Kendrick PERKINS will be doing his usual Rick MAhorn Impersonation.....WHO ME?.......I din't foul HIM.

MAVERICKS Front Court: Scouting report......try to contain the 7' GERMAN Sharpshooter the DIGGLER....Dirk NOWITZKI........easier said than done. The MAVS ALl-STAR has been on a mission and at 32 He knows as well as his teammates that the WINDOW is closing on all of them. The THUNDER will have to use IBAKA, maybe PERK, Naz MOHAMMED, and even Nick COLLISON to give DIRK Different looks. The MAVS also have a Super Slo-MO Version of the MATRIX UNLOADED in MARION, Tyson CHANDLER, who has been a force when given the chance, and Brendan HAYWOOD at back-up Center.

The SKINNY: The MAVS have the clear cut edge in DEPTH as the THUNDER will have to stay out of foul trouble. Also the BENCH goes to the MAVS with a lot of Veteran Firepower in STOJAKOVIC, BEREA, BREWER, and HAYWOOD. The only real SUBS to do work for the THUNDER are COLLISON, HARDEN, and MAYNOR.

WINNER: the THUNDER seem to have 2 impact players..........the MAVS seem to have the best Player in the SERIES in DIRK......and enough AARP Card CArrying PLAYERS to get this one in........MAVERICKS in 6.......4-2

NOTE: GAME 1 MAVS might be a little slow and not in sync as they have had a a little over a week off. The THUNDER have to come out blazing and if there was a game to get to set the table........GET GAME 1