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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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Game 61 Recap: Oklahoma City 104, Los Angeles Clippers 87
by Zorgon on Mar 7, 2010 4:38 PM CST
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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.
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Game 60 Recap: Oklahoma City 119, Denver 90
by Zorgon on Mar 4, 2010 6:27 AM CST
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Well, just when you think the Thunder were actually starting to turn into Supermen, they went and had a game like this. Everybody thought that this game could be a real break out game, especially with Denver under-performing recently. But, the cold hard facts of reality slapped the Thunder in the face. It was the second game of a back to back. The Thunder had to fly back one time zone and deal with an altitude change. The Thunder have no way of stopping the onslaught of Carmelo Anthony. If the other team has more than one scoring threat down low, we have no way of stopping them both. J.R. Smith continues to own us with his "unlimited range". The list of reasons for this loss goes on and on, and really, if you stop and think about it, it's not a huge surprise that we lost.
Every team has games like this. I don't care whether you're the Nets or the Lakers, on the way up or on the way down. It's just a part of life in the NBA. I'm just glad that it happened against the Nuggets, rather than a much more beatable opponent.
As far as recapping this game goes, it was never really that close. It was tied at 8 and 10 early in the first, but the Thunder never lead, and it seemed they were always playing catchup. A 7 point first quarter lead was widened only to 9 by the half, thanks to some foolish goaltending by Chris Andersen. But, when the 3rd Quarter began, the Nuggets slammed the door on the Thunder, going on a 19-5 run before the Thunder finally gave up and took out Durant and Green.
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Game 58 Recap: Oklahoma City 119, Toronto 99
by Zorgon on Mar 2, 2010 3:09 PM CST
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Picture courtesy of me!
Well, it's always nice to see a game like this one. The Thunder were never in any real danger of losing the game, and we got to see lots of scrub action, including and epic battle between B.J. Mullens and Patrick O'Bryant. The Raptors never led throughout the entire game, and they were consistently missing shots. There was no real point where it went to pot for the Raptors, either. It was just a gradual slip into a loss.
The main difference, in my eyes, was the Thunder's ability to get to the line. Both teams shooting percentages aren't that far off considering how far apart the final score was. But whereas the Raptors would just miss a shot, the Thunder would have Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, or Russell Westbrook get to the line.
Not to mention the fact that the Raptors were without Chris Bosh. They had absolutely no inside presence. The only legitimate inside scorer they had was Sonny Weems, and he pretty much had the best game out of any Raptor on the floor. Everybody else scored from the outside, making the team really predictable and seceptible to our strong perimeter defense. Without Bosh, they're essentially a walking stereotype of all European teams and players. Just a bunch of guys who pass, shoot, and not much else.
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Game 49 Recap: Oklahoma 104, Golden State 95
by Zorgon on Feb 9, 2010 3:15 PM CST
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VIDEO RECAP (Much better than last time!)
This game was one the Thunder put easily in hand by the third quarter. The Warriors successfully came back against a pretty big post third quarter deficit last Sunday, but this time they just couldn't put anything together in the fourth. As a result, they got soundly trumped.
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Game 48 Recap: Oklahoma City 103, New Orleans 99
by Zorgon on Feb 8, 2010 5:49 AM CST
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In lieu of the typical Box Score, tonight I will be introducing the very first....Welcome to Loud City Video Recap!
It's quality is similar to any rookie's performance. There's flashes of brilliance, but in general, it's pretty bad. I had a lot of technical issues to get ironed out, and my commentary....well, it could use some work. If I were to compare my stats to a rookie's I'd probably have 5 Points, 2-10 Shooting, 1-2 Free throw shooting, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assist, and 3 Turnovers. It's definitely a project big that needs to be worked on. That being said, if you have any advice at all to give that is constructive....that is to say, not just, "This Recap Sucks, Give it up"; then please, leave a comment. It's much appreciated. The end goal is to make this much more entertaining than my usual wall of text explaining what happened, quarter by quarter.
So, without further ado, click here to see the VIDEO RECAP. I've already made the next video, so I can assure you that the audio and video quality are much better next time around. Consider this a pilot.
In any case, this was a tightly contested game all the way through. The Thunder always were threatening to pull away, but just when it looked as if the Hornets were about to start really fall behind, they pulled up their britches and weathered the storm. It culminated when they took the lead late in the fourth with the Collison three, but it was all for naught, as the Thunder played great defense and scored when they needed to, putting the game well in hand.
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Game 46 Recap: Oklahoma City 101, Denver 84
by Zorgon on Feb 2, 2010 4:30 PM CST
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Doesn't it feel good to destroy the Nuggets?
While most of Oklahoma was enveloped in the 2009-2010 Ice Storm Mark II, the Thunder were destroying the Melo-less Nuggets. The game was relatively equal throughout the first, as most games are. But once the game got into the second, you could tell the Nuggets had a 30 point hole in their lineup. J.R. Smith and his "unlimited range", which were successful in the first quarter, were toned down in the 2nd. In the second half, his range was almost non-existant. Chauncey Billups was also at fault, turning the ball over 6 times, and not contributing significantly enough to the scoring.
Besides the scoring problems, the Nuggets were suffering from an incredibly ineffective bench. They shot only 10 of 31 from the field, and didn't contribute to the game a huge amount. I know Chris Andersen makes his living defensively now, but come on. 0 Points? Ty Lawson missed shots from all over the floor, and he wasn't much of a point guard, making the Nuggets lose offensive flow.
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Game 45 Recap: Chicago 96, Oklahoma City 86
by Zorgon on Jan 29, 2010 6:15 PM CST
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You hate to see a game like this. All of the struggles and the fears of the past week became true, and the Thunder are on a legitimate losing streak. They seem to be on the down, while teams like the Bulls and Grizzlies are on the up. But, before I start wallowing around in self-pity, let's explain how this game went down.
As most of these losses do, the game started off pretty typically. The Bulls were getting some small runs to start the game off, dropping threes like they were nothing. Their lead reached its apex at 28 to 17, before the Thunder had a late first quarter run, barely getting the lead back. It was 30 to 28 at the end of the first.
The second quarter was almost a case of rinse, lather, repeat, as the Bulls reached the zenith of their lead at 12, with the score 50 to 38. But, the only difference is that when the Thunder looked to go on a quarter ending run, they were equaled by Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose beasting it up. As a result, the Thunder headed into halftime with a 9 point deficit.
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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 | 26 | .617 | 4 | Lost 1 |
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Portland
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42 | 29 | .591 | 5.5 | Lost 1 |
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Minnesota
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14 | 56 | .200 | 33 | Lost 12 |
(updated 3.22.2010 at 9:52 AM CDT)
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Fri 03/26 | 7:00 PM CDT |
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Sun 03/28 | 6:00 PM CDT |
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Tue 03/30 | 6:00 PM CDT |
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Fri 03/19 | W 115 - 89 |
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Wed 03/17 | L 92 - 100 |
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Sun 03/14 | W 119 - 111 |
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Fri 03/12 | W 104 - 102 |
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