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Check the boxes below for our take of yesterday's 122-105 Clipper cataclysm. This edition of player grades features Juan Toribio and Zebulun Benbrook.
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KEVIN DURANT | GRADE | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BL | ST | TO | +/- |
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(Game stats) | 35 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -26 | |
JUAN | ![]() |
I don't think Kevin Durant played terrible in game one, but when you lose by 17 and you have a +/- of -26, that's not too good. Also, congratulations to Kevin Durant for his first MVP award, we hope its the first of many. | |||||||
ZEB | ![]() |
I find it hard to fault Kevin Durant's performance in the scoring department. He did what he does rather efficiently. But his perimeter D was lacking at times, and you really feel like he should be able to do more when faced with the lack of a defensive stopper on the Clippers. Still, he's far from the Thunder's biggest problem. |
ANDRE ROBERSON | GRADE | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BL | ST | TO | +/- |
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(Game Stats) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
JUAN | N/A | Andre Roberson was inactive so we can't pin this on him. Good for you, Andre. | |||||||
ZEB | N/A | Do I want to see Andre Roberson in this series? Nah. He's still too weak offensively to not be too much of a liability. |
HASHEEM THABEET | GRADE | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BL | ST | TO | +/- |
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(Game Stats) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
JUAN | N/A | Hasheem Thabeet didn't play either, but that's just simply normal. Love you, Hasheem. | |||||||
ZEB | N/A | 7'3, big smile, tiny pants, and hopefully an appearance at some point during this round. If nothing else, Hasheem can give you a couple minutes of really tough and energetic interior D. |
TEAM GRADE | GRADE | FG% | 3P% | AST | REB | BL | ST | TO |
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(Advanced Stats) | 45.9% | 32.1% | 17 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
JUAN | ![]() |
It was just a disappointing performance by OKC. After a game where they dominated Memphis, they came out with little intensity and no aggressiveness and they got pummeled. If this team doesn't lock down on Chris Paul and make the paint a nightmare for Blake Griffin, there's going to be consequences and this team is too talented to be going home in the second round. | ||||||
ZEB | ![]() |
17 Turnovers and 17 assists? I thought I left those kinds of team stats behind when the Eurobasket was over. For an NBA level team, this is an atrocious performance, no matter what the numbers say. The Thunder need to stop gifting the Clippers points, and stop digging themselves into holes of mental mistakes. Just calm down, run your show, and turn up the intensity when the situation calls for it. Because it's really, really hard to shut down the Clippers. |
*All player images via US Presswire
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