During Thursday night's 131-102 victory, the Oklahoma City Thunder presumably wanted to make it clear the Dallas Mavericks weren't their true enemies.
Sure, there's been some animosity during the first-round series. Before Game 2 began, Charlie Villanueva interrupting a dance between Russell Westbrook and Cameron Payne led to a bit of drama. After 48 minutes of action, the contest was decided on a replay review that wouldn’t allow the tension in Chesapeake Energy Arena to be relieved.
Now, the latest contest featured some third-quarter physicality between Raymond Felton and Steven Adams that resulted in double technicals.