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| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
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Denver
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47 | 23 | .671 | 0 | Lost 1 |
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Utah
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45 | 25 | .642 | 2 | Won 1 |
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Oklahoma City
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42 | 25 | .626 | 3.5 | Won 1 |
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Portland
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42 | 28 | .600 | 5 | Won 5 |
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Minnesota
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14 | 56 | .200 | 33 | Lost 12 |
(updated 3.21.2010 at 2:30 AM CDT)
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Game 66 Preview: Oklahoma City at Charlotte
by Zorgon on Mar 17, 2010 5:02 PM CDT
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Records: The Oklahoma City Thunder (41-24) vs. The Charlotte Bobcats (34-32)
Time: 6:00 PM Central Standard Time
Place: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
TV: KSBI-TV 52, Fox Sports Net Carolina
Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1)
Enemy Blog(s): Rufus on Fire, Queen City Hoops
Previous Meeting(s): Dec. 26
For Player Matchups, go here.
Backstory: The only matchup difference from last time is that we see Theo Ratliff instead of Nazr Mohammed, so expect a lot more Nenad Krstic action.
The last time we played the Bobcats, it was a physical and controversial game. Nazr Mohammed and Nenad Krstic had epic battles down low, Jeff Green and Steven Jackson struggled all game, and, as usual, Kevin Durant shone through and led the Thunder to victory.
This time, the stakes are much higher for both teams. The Bobcats are fighting for playoff seeding in the weak East, and the Thunder are fighting to keep as good of a record as possible until the week of hell next week. The Bobcats have improved their team play and dynamic since we last saw them, and they've had wins over powerhouse opponents like the Magic and the Lakers, but I'm not all that worried. Like most teams, the Bobcats have certain flaws, and when the Bobcats can't defense you to death, they're probably going to lose. And given that we have an offensive mastermind like Kevin Durant on our team, I don't see that loss happening any time soon.
Prediction: Oklahoma City 97, Charlotte 91
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The Deep Playoffs: A Pipe Dream, or Impending Reality?
by Zorgon on Mar 17, 2010 4:29 PM CDT
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At the beginning of the season, the attitude of even the most unabashed homers of the Oklahoma City Thunder was that of hopefulness. Maybe the Thunder can get to the first round, but if not, we're still a young team. To predict anything over 40 wins would be a invitation to get heckled by one's friends, and to predict winning a round would be considered nothing more than a joke. But now, the Thunder are 65 games in, and they've already reached 41 wins. They just beat the team that was directly ahead of them in the standings, putting them in the mix for the 4th seed. And the division leaders, the Nuggets, are only 2 games out of reach.
Detractors might claim that we are only a few losses from falling behind into the 4th seed, and that's true. But the fact remains that the Thunder have a good possibility of gaining home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and that possibility should be explored by all means.
For starters, we should look at our remaining schedule, and see how it shakes out.
Below: Remaining Schedule Predictions, Possible Playoff Matchups
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Thunder Sign Tulsa 66er Mustafa Shakur
by Zorgon on Mar 16, 2010 5:12 PM CDT
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Flying high in front of tens and tens of fans!
After Shakur was tearing it up for the 66ers up in Tulsa, he was called up to the Thunder this afternoon. Apparently, he's going to replace Antonio Anderson, as we have to cut someone, and we don't have any more room on our roster.
Shakur has been getting similar stats to that of Kyle Weaver while in the D-League, averaging 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals. Still, it should be noted that those stats can be very inflated, as he averaged a much more paltry 6 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist last year while playing for TAU Ceramica in the much more competetive Euroleague. It's also the team where both Luis Scola and Tiago Splitter came from, but they averaged far better numbers.
In all honesty, I doubt he'll get much playing time. He's basically here to be what Antonio Anderson never was; a emergency backup behind Weaver and Ollie that can step in and play serviceably if need be. And hey, if he turned out to be better than both of those guys, then it's a nice surprise. In any case, it was a good move, because I doubt Antonio Anderson was going to work out for us, and it's always nice to have a awesome name on your roster like "Mustafa Shakur".
Look for him to be in uniform tomorrow against the Raptors.
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Game 65 Recap: Oklahoma City 119, Utah 111
by Zorgon on Mar 16, 2010 4:51 PM CDT
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And the Jazz are under our foot.
In the first game of our tougher schedule down the stretch, we passed with flying colours. The Thunder have now won 41 games.
That's right, 41 games. This team is no joke. Usually, teams that (like ours) get unexpectedly hot in the early going usually fizzle out mid-season and finish with around 30-35 wins. But reaching this milestone proves that the Thunder aren't your average hot starters. They're for real, and you better take them seriously in the playoffs.
This game was pretty stressful, because the Jazz were always on the cusp of falling behind just enough to put the game out of reach. But a 3 from Wes Matthews or otherwise, and they were right back on the horse. At the game, I had a friend with me who insisted that the game was in the bag nearly the entire time. And I kept telling him, just wait a bit, you'll see. I kept pointing out times where it could happen, like when the Thunder had a lineup of Ibaka, Collison, Green, Weaver, and Maynor. But it never did happen, at least, not until the end of the 4th quarter, when the Jazz got it down to 6 with 25 seconds to go. Alas, their comeback attempt was in vain, as the Thunder quickly put their foot down and closed the game on freethrows.
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Thunder vs Jazz 03/14/2010 Recap
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Game 65 Preview: Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder
by Spencer Pan on Mar 14, 2010 4:00 PM CDT
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This also counts as an open thread, so feel free to post your thoughts during the game here.
Time: 6 PM
Place: Ford Center
TV: FS Oklahoma (Cox 37, HD Ch. 722)
Radio: WWLS 98.1-FM, WWLS 640-AM
Enemy Blog(s): SLC Dunk, True Blue Jazz, Salt City Hoops
Backstory: So we had somewhat of a near-late-minute collapse against the lowly Nets ... and now here come the Jazz. With a win tonight the Thunder would move to just a half game behind the Jazz for the fourth seed -- and own the tiebreaker. That makes this game potentially huge for playoff considerations. The Jazz have multiple players out for tonight, so it's as good a night as any to capitalize if we can. Expect the Jazz to realize this and do their best to prevent this from happening.
Below: Matchups, Prediction
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