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Heroes of a Losing Cause
Posted on 16 May 2013 by Steven Jones.
Even though their season ended with four straight losses to the fearless Memphis Grizzlies, the Oklahoma City Thunder walked away from the 2012-13 NBA season with plenty of honors. Here is a quick run-down of where each important Thunder member ranked in the year-end awards balloting, and whether each result seems justified in the first days of a longer summer than anyone wanted. Kevin Durant &...
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Thunder Lose Control of Conley, Series
Posted on 8 May 2013 by Steven Jones.
It may be time to stop wondering how the Oklahoma City Thunder – now tied at 1-1 in the Western Conference Semifinals after Tuesday's 99-93 loss – can deal with Memphis' vaunted inside tandem, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, because Mike Conley is presenting much more of a problem. His Game 1 numbers were pedestrian – 5-15 field goals, 13 points, 5 assists – but he catalyz...
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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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Picking the NBA All-Star Game Reserves
Posted on 22 Jan 2013 by Warren Shaw.
The NBA All Star starters were named last week and for the most part the fans did a decent job of selecting the players who deserved to be there. It’s a flawed system so perfection can’t be expected. While the fans may have let biases cloud their decisions on a few players who will start, the coaches will try to fill out each roster in democratic and deserving fashion. Or at least so we hop...
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Grizz Bring Familiar Nightmare to OKC
Posted on 14 Nov 2012 by Steven Jones.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies waged an epic Western Conference Semifinals a year and a half ago, treating fans to the only seven-game series of the epic 2011 NBA Playoffs. Each team came into Wednesday night's matchup minus a former bearded swingman standout (James Harden for the Thunder, O.J. Mayo for Memphis) but otherwise with most of the pieces from that 2011 showdown inta...
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Old to New: NBA Southwest Division Preview
Posted on 24 Oct 2012 by Warren Shaw.
Is this finally the year that the San Antonio Spurs take a back seat in the division? Even during the Mavericks recent heydays it seemed as if the Spurs sat in the co-pilot seat waiting to take back control at a moments notice. Now the Memphis Grizzlies enter the fray as a legitimate threat to the division crown and potentially the conference due to their size but health is always concern. How ...
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Thunder Endure a Nightmare
Posted on 2 Apr 2012 by Steven Jones.
Like the slasher-movie victims who can't get out of their own way, the Oklahoma City Thunder players spent Monday's game fumbling around as if their power had been cut and they had no idea where Jason Voorhees was hiding. Playing the part of Jason tonight: the Memphis Grizzlies, OKC's very own 2011 Playoffs bogeyman. The playoff beards are gone and the version of Zach Randolph limps around much...
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Clippers Fend off Late Grizz Surge, Win Season Finale
Posted on 14 Apr 2011 by Taylor Smith.
For a while there, this game seemed over before it had even gotten started. The Clippers surged to an 11-0 lead right out of the gate, and eventually led by 29 at the half. However, the Grizzlies, who will face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, decided to make things interesting after halftime. They outscored L.A. 66-44 in the second half, but the first-half deficit prov...
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Perfect time for Timmy’s injury.
Posted on 23 Mar 2011 by Jon Lopez.
After their first legit victory over the Mavs (beating them with Dirk) the Spurs mopped the floor with the Bobcats and then the Warriors came to town on Monday. Things were going well in the first quarter until Timmy goes down with a sprained left ankle. The Spurs cruised for most of the game but had to hold off a late run by the Warriors. So now I'm worried. Not about Timmy's ankle but about T...
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Clippers-Grizzlies Preview (March 14)
Posted on 14 Mar 2011 by Taylor Smith.
The Los Angeles Clippers may have no real aspirations at making the playoffs this season, but that doesn't mean they can't make things difficult for the teams that do. They'll face one of those Monday night when they visit Memphis to take on the Grizzlies, who sit just a game-and-a-half ahead of the Phoenix Suns for the final playoff spot. The Clippers have endured their fair share of woes away...
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Could the Grizz Knock Off Another Contender? DUH!
Posted on 8 Mar 2011 by LT Murray.
Winning! That’s what the Memphis Grizzlies have been doing as of late against some of the Western Conference’s top teams. They have won three out of their last four games with wins coming against the Spurs, Mavericks, and now the Thunder. It’s looking like nobody is gonna want a piece of the Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs. With the win the Grizz held onto the 8th spot in the...
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