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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Really?
We have spammers on WTLC, I think we finally made it!
Loud City via Far East
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We've been getting spoiled lately, I guess
I was upset at first, then I realized that we lost a road game against a pretty tough opponent
Where does the talent of Royals prospects go? I imagine a man in Germany shouting "Why can I play baseball so well? WHY?" - Joe Posnanski
by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Mar 17, 2010 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh well.
In the end I’m like RoyalsFan. After we dominated them for most of the first half I was pretty upset when we managed to lose this one. Then I realized that this is a pretty good team that does an awesome job at home.
In the end I think this is one of those games that we probably should have won, but it was an exciting game against a talented team on their home court, and I’m alright that we lost.
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18 | 4 | .818 | 0 | Won 2 |
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