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Game 64 Preview: Oklahoma City vs. New Jersey

This also counts as an open thread, so feel free to post your thoughts during the game here.

Records: The Oklahoma City Thunder (39-24) vs. The New Jersey Nets (7-57)

Time: 7:00 PM Central Standard Time

Place: The Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma, YES

Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1)

Enemy Blog(s): Nets are ScorchingNetsDaily

Previous Meeting(s): Dec. 28

For Matchups, go here. The only difference is the Nets use of Jarvis Hayes rather than Trenton Hassell, and I don't think that will make a huge difference. It will only slow down Durant a bit.

Backstory: After a nice, uneventful win against the Hornets, the Thunder look to build on their winning streak against the pitiful Nets. The main story of today will be the injury of James Harden, and how well Anderson, Ollie, or Weaver can replace him. It's pretty much the perfect game for this pitfall to happen, because I think a lineup of Ibaka, Collison, Weaver, Maynor, and Ollie could beat the Nets if they played 48 straight minutes. I know, I'm being a jerk, but I've been on the bottom of the heap before, so I'm going to enjoy my run in the upper echelon while it lasts.

Just remember....IT'S ALL NEW!!!!

Prediction: Oklahoma City 101, New Jersey 88

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Who's going to win tonight?
The Oklahoma City Thunder
26 votes
The New Jersey Nets
4 votes

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I think so, too.

I wish I had the energy to dig up all those preseason prediction threads and see how many people thought we’d be doing this well.

by ElectricPencils on Mar 12, 2010 7:17 PM CST up reply actions  

This might

get out of hand for NJ.

Looks like Weaver’s in the game. Hope he plays well.

by ElectricPencils on Mar 12, 2010 7:32 PM CST reply actions  

Good first quarter.

Thunder playing good defense and keeping Lopez out of the game so far. I’m interested to see if Brooks will still sit Durant and Westbrook at the same time with Harden out.

by belt on Mar 12, 2010 7:36 PM CST reply actions  

Green playing out of his mind.

That steal + the and-1 was amazing.

by belt on Mar 12, 2010 7:48 PM CST reply actions  

That'd be awesome

But I think he’ll fall short. It’d be hard for him to repeat that kind of performance in the second half.

by belt on Mar 12, 2010 8:03 PM CST up reply actions  

Not to mention

that Brooks tends to pull guys and rest them, rather than having them go after numbers.

by ElectricPencils on Mar 12, 2010 8:04 PM CST up reply actions  

still...

to close for comfort, haha

Loud City via Far East
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by rickpidero on Mar 12, 2010 8:07 PM CST reply actions  

Yeah

I’d like us to win by 20.

by ElectricPencils on Mar 12, 2010 8:09 PM CST up reply actions  

Wow

Is this really happening?

by belt on Mar 12, 2010 9:12 PM CST reply actions  

Unbelievable

I can’t believe what we almost saw.

by belt on Mar 12, 2010 9:17 PM CST reply actions  

holy hell...

wtf happen? i had to leave with about 2 min left

Loud City via Far East
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by rickpidero on Mar 13, 2010 1:33 AM CST reply actions  

We won

That’s all I care about. No style points in the NBA.

by ElectricPencils on Mar 13, 2010 5:50 PM CST up reply actions  

Thats...

True, although, NJ maybe the worst team in the NBA ever, record wise.

Loud City via Far East
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by rickpidero on Mar 14, 2010 7:19 AM CST up reply actions  

not sure if its set in stone

But I just read that kirilenko, price and okur are all ruled out for the game tonight. Couldn’t wait for the pregame thread. Ha

by tron solo on Mar 14, 2010 12:04 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  


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