The OKC Thunder were unable to overcome Russell Westbrook’s absence, losing 116-107 to the Miami Heat. TI presents three takeaways. Coming into Monday night’s matchup versus the Miami Heat, the Oklahoma City Thunder held the season advantage in the series, having won their one and only meeting this season in commanding fashion, a 118-102 win…
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Not This Time: Paul George and the Thunder dump the Jazz in balanced team effort
Justin Cooper December 11, 2018 He didn’t lead his team in scoring, nor did he post the second highest scoring total on the night. He wasn’t the third or even the fourth leading scorer for his team in the matchup. It’s hard to imagine a scenario in which the Thunder completely dominate a quality opponent…
The Thunder are delivering wins but fans should be cautiously optimistic
Justin Cooper December 10, 2018 Going into Friday night’s road matchup versus the Bulls, the Thunder were 13-0 versus sub-.500 competition, a vast improvement over last year’s team which was much maligned for its performance against teams with losing records. The Thunder’s improvement this season in games the team should win has been a much…
Poor perimeter defense and careless turnovers tank the Thunder against the Bulls
Justin Cooper December 8, 2018 Friday night at the United Center, the Oklahoma City Thunder had an opportunity to take over the top spot in the Western Conference with a win over a Chicago Bulls team that, coming into the matchup, had managed to rack up just 5 wins on the season. Fresh off…
Paul George goes SCORCHED EARTH all over the Nets
Justin Cooper December 6, 2018 The Oklahoma City Thunder were bested by the Brooklyn Nets in the first three quarters of Wednesday night’s game at the Barclays Center. The Nets effort through three quarters, however, would not prove to be enough to keep the upstart Thunder out of the win column as Paul George…
The Metamorphosis of Russell Westbrook
Justin Cooper December 6, 2018 Metamorphosis is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.” Oklahoma City Thunder fans may be witnessing the metamorphosis of Russell Westbrook occur before their very eyes in the early parts of…
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