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- Having bested the Thunder the previous year, the Mavs couldn’t do the same as they were swept in the first round.
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- WIth the first taste of playoffs, Kobe and the Lakers banished the young Thunder team from going any further in 2010, in 2012 it was a different story as the Thunder were able to beat the Lakers in five games.
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- With two teams vying for a chance to get to the finals, one a proven veteran team and the other the Thunder, youth proving to be a difference maker helped the Thunder edge by the Spurs in the Conference Finals.
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- Finally getting to the Finals, Durant and the Thunder lost to the Miami Heat
The Underdog 