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Thunder Eke Out Opening Win
Posted on 5 May 2013 by Steven Jones.
In a Western Conference Semifinal series that started less than 48 hours after each participant closed out its first-round opponent, anxious moments were inevitable. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 by handling those anxious moments with slightly cooler heads. The semifinalists showed clear effects of their recent draining series, combining for probably the worst-p...
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There’s Just Enough “D” in “Thunder”
Posted on 4 May 2013 by Steven Jones.
After four nerve-wracking contests (two wins, two losses) that almost broke their collective will, the Oklahoma City Thunder put together a solid enough effort to finally dispose of the eighth-seeded Houston Rockets. The West's top seed pulled away thanks to two related factors. Defense Decides: In the first quarter, the Thunder gave up at least seven points with indecisive or too-slow rotation...
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Who’s Got Next for Thunder?
Posted on 2 May 2013 by Steven Jones.
The Oklahoma City Thunder must head back to Houston for Friday's Game 6 of the Western Conference first round, with a 3-2 lead in the series but a two-game losing streak on the week. Dropping Game 5 at home by a score 0f 107-100, while creating sports-radio fodder with a disastrous “Hack-a-Asik” sequence in the fourth quarter, may have sent OKC fans into panic mode. What may make th...
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Thunder Throw Water on the Blaze
Posted on 2 Nov 2012 by Steven Jones.
A night removed from a gut-wrenching loss in which old demons resurfaced, the Oklahoma City Thunder looked like a new team in their home opener. The 106-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers exorcized a fair amount of demons for a two-game-old season. Old teammate James Harden continued to haunt the Thunder, scoring 45 points against Atlanta to bring his average as a Houston Rocket to a ti...
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Thunder Crash in Historic Collapse
Posted on 24 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
The eight questions that linger after a stupefying meltdown by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Monday's Game 4 . . . Q: How do you lose a playoff game while outrebounding your opponent by 24 and shooting four points better from the field? A: Committing 26 turnovers, more than one-third of them by your leading scorer and star, is a start. So is needlessly putting one of the best foul-shooting teams...
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Super Subs Hold On For Win
Posted on 20 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
Dallas' Jason Terry finished second in this year's Sixth Man of the Year Award voting, then spent the Western Conference Semifinals shoving it in the face of winner Lamar Odom. Tonight, it was Thunder super-sub James Harden's turn to submit his case as the postseason's best reserve. Harden scored 23 points in just 32 minutes off the bench, authoring the latest in a series of stellar playoff per...
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Thunder Can’t Stop German Invasion
Posted on 18 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
The youngest team in the NBA playoffs stands four victories from a trip to the Finals. They are thus poised despite spending their last two playoff rounds battling arguably the toughest individual matchups in the Western Conference. After failing in his initial tete-a-tete with Zach Randolph in the previous round, Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka encountered a new form of torture in his duel with Di...
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Thunder Roll to WCF
Posted on 15 May 2011 by Steven Jones.
Not “If,” But “When . . .” * When the Thunder move the ball and play as a defensive unit as they did today, they are the best team left in the playoffs: more balanced than Miami, more versatile than Chicago, more explosive on both ends than Dallas. * When Kevin Durant works for good position and gets a few early shots to fall, he is the most unstoppable offensive force i...
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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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