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Game 61 Recap: Oklahoma City 104, Los Angeles Clippers 87

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For most people, this was a typical Friday Night win over a sub-par team. For me, it was a nice birthday win. The Clippers led the game once, at the beginning of the first quarter, when it was 2-0. From that point on, the game wasn't ever in huge doubt. The Thunder eventually went up 18 to 6, and never really looked back, keeping in good control of the game.

We lost to the Clippers back in November because of the presence of Al Thornton, along with good performances from Baron Davis and Chris Kaman. This time, no one really stepped in to fill the hole of Al Thornton, and Davis looked pretty sub-par. The mid-season trades have weakened the Clippers by a good amount, and they've gone from threatening to docile. That and the fact that they didn't exploit us on the inside this time, like they did last time.

Below: Anaylsis, Awards

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The Thunder had a smattering of good performances this time as well. Kevin Durant had 32 Points and 9 Rebounds, earning him Thunder Wonder honours. Nenad Krstic was also seen getting down and dirty for the 3rd or 4th straight game, earning himself a double double and a Thunder Down Under award. Also doing well on our team was Russell Westbrook, who, despite his 7 turnovers, did a great job Driving, Dishing, Rebounding, and Stealing, being just a few of those away from a quadruple double. Jeff Green finished with 14 Points and 8 Rebounds, and James Harden had 17 Points, 3 Rebounds, and 4 Assists off the bench.

No one really deserves it, so I'm not going to give anyone the Thunder Blunder award for this game. Though, instead of blunders, you can watch things getting blended here if you want to.

The Clippers had two of their main scorers completely shut down in the form of Baron Davis and Eric Gordon. Rather, they had to rely on inside scoring from Chris Kaman and Craig Smith, and outside scoring from old friend Rasual Butler, who had a bunch of open shots because he was being guarded by Kevin Durant. The Thunder Plunderer Award really deserves to go to Chris Kaman, but since this game occurred on my birthday, I'm giving it to Rasual Butler and Baron Davis, because they used to play for the Hornets and Warriors, respectively. 

Next Game: At the Kings, Sunday, March 7th, 8 PM Central Standard Time

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Now that the games are becoming easier to win, is it becoming less enticing to watch the Thunder?
No way! I always love to see a win.
22 votes
A little, but it's better than watching it from the other direction.
3 votes
Completely. Just bring on the playoffs, man.
2 votes

27 votes | Poll has closed

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That poll will become moot anyway

With the games we have coming up the wins won’t come so easily.

by belt on Mar 7, 2010 5:22 PM CST reply actions  

You're totally right

Just thought it would be a fun question to pose, to see if people are getting turned of by these types of games.

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by Zorgon on Mar 7, 2010 6:32 PM CST up reply actions  

You're right.

I’m completely weirded out by the people voting on the last two options. Maybe that comes from being a Kansas City sports fan.

by belt on Mar 7, 2010 8:01 PM CST up reply actions  


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