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Exception is the Rule in Bizarre Thunder Win
Posted on 6 Mar 2012 by Steven Jones.
The All-Stars couldn't make a layup. The MVP candidate couldn't hold onto the ball. Nobody could keep the foul magnet off the boards. And the backup center couldn't miss. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the defending champions in the most bizarre way possible, going scoreless from over the final two minutes and making only 29 field goals. Here were the evening's strangest events. Maybe Stickum W...
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Thunder Escape Great Northwest
Posted on 7 Feb 2012 by Steven Jones.
With a Little Help From My Friends (and Their Whistles): Five teams have beaten the Oklahoma City Thunder this season. No teams have beaten them twice. The Portland Trail Blazers, hampered by a lack of offensive firepower and some questionable officiating, were unable to buck that trend. Referee Scott Foster marred an exciting, if sloppy, evening by drawing undue attention to himself on a game-...
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NBA Dunks of the Year…LeBron vs Griffin
Posted on 31 Jan 2012 by Warren Shaw.
Every now and then you just have to marvel at these athletes… Which one you would you chose for Dunk of the Year?
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Thunder Can’t Excuse Another Late Collapse
Posted on 26 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
“We're coming off a devastating loss . . . “At home . . . “In which we led by double digits with five minutes or less remaining.” The Oklahoma City Thunder had an excuse ready to go. Their fans might have even forgiven them if they'd rolled over and played dead in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. They defied expectations, though, playing with the passion and zeal...
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Thunder Look Lost Against Big D
Posted on 21 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
With the one-year anniversary of the finale of “LOST” falling in two days, there is no better way to discuss the latest installation of this baffling Western Conference Final – a closer-than-it-should-have-been victory for the visiting Dallas Mavericks – than to examine some key subplots using the titles of episodes from ABC's classic show. The Beginning of the End: The...
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The Boston Celtics Rebuild Project
Posted on 21 May 2011 by Warren Shaw.
The Boston Celtics' rallying cry coming into this season was “It’s all about 18”. The Celtics were seeking their 18 championship and fell well short of their lofty expectations with a 4-1 second-round exit at the hands of the Miami Heat. Boston now faces challenges it hasn’t had since the arrival of its “Big Three”. How does this proud franchise stay among the new NBA elite going ...
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Five Game 7 Questions
Posted on 14 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
The 2011 NBA Playoffs, for all their intrigue, haven't produced a Game 7 yet. That all changes tomorrow, when the Memphis Grizzlies try to ruin the Oklahoma City Thunder's shot at a trip to the Western Conference Finals. Each team has alternated admirable tenacity with stunningly poor stretches, epitomized by the epic triple-overtime Game 4 in which neither crew seemed capable of seizing contro...
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Z-Bo Delays Thunder’s Advancement
Posted on 14 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
Zach Randolph outplayed Kevin Durant. Wagering on that sentence to explain a potential series-deciding playoff game back in December could have gotten you 20-to-1 odds, by conservative estimate. Tonight, it didn't even seem that unlikely. Randolph has firmly stamped his signature on these playoffs, authoring several memorable performances that have offset a few lesser efforts. Many fans might b...
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Thunder Are a Light Breeze in Passive Loss
Posted on 7 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
After controlling 42 minutes of Game 3, the Oklahoma City Thunder regressed badly. They melted down offensively and displayed permissive enough defense to let the Memphis Grizzlies turn the tables in the final minutes. The Thunder resembled nothing so much as the Laker team that gave away last night's Game 3 in Dallas. Like the Lakers, Oklahoma City dictated the tempo of a road game in which th...
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See You in…13 Years
Posted on 2 May 2011 by Andy R Strom.
Well, the Mavs took care of the Blazers in 6 games. Just like…well, just like I had predicted. But no Dougie dance here, just a mention. What needed to come together for the Mavs in their first round series against a big and tough Blazer team did just that. The bench showed up, it may have been different guys on different nights, but that’s why the Mavs depth is so valuable. Kidd and Chandl...
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Thunder-Grizz Preview
Posted on 30 Apr 2011 by Steven Jones.
Hyperbolic columnists and TV promos will bill the Western Conference Semifinal as a clash between Kevin Durant and Zach Randolph. They've earned the hype: in their most recent fourth quarters, the two stars combined for 33 points and willed their respective teams to victory over feisty opponents. Despite what ABC's fondest hopes, though, other, less telegenic players will have a say in the seri...
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Nuggets KD’d
Posted on 28 Apr 2011 by Steven Jones.
Kevin Durant closed out his first career playoff series with heroics on both ends of the floor. He scored 16 of his 41 points in the final period, blocked J.R. Smith's potential tying three-pointer with less than five seconds to play, and survived a controversial near-turnover on his team's last possession. Oklahoma City's capacity crowd got some of the credit for persuading the officials to o...
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