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It was meant to be the beginning of a 'rebuilding' season. The fact that we made the playoffs defied expectations. The Thunder were the better team this time around, and the Mavericks deserve some credit for refusing to go out quietly. It stings like hell, but hey. We won the championship last year. So it won't ever sting quite so badly as it once did.
Still, we feel you.