Good bounce-back win. The Warriors barely lost tonight without Curry. It would have went a lot differently had Curry played, kinda of like how tonight the Thunder did much better when Kevin Durant actually played.

:lol2:

Looks like Brooks is the new Wizards coach. Might make an already interesting offseason even more interesting.

Looks like Brooks is the new Wizards coach. Might make an already interesting offseason even more interesting.

The Wizards are desperate to lure Durant back to D.C. They've got to remember that Durant claims TEXAS as his home.

The Wizards are desperate to lure Durant back to D.C. They've got to remember that Durant claims TEXAS as his home.

How does KD claim Texas as his home?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nRpolXwA3I
IIRC, they use to say from the University of Texas...

Just my personal observation about the way he boasts about Texas. He only spent one year at U.T. Don't recall this much attention about Washington DC-Maryland area of late unless he refers to early childhood life.

Announcers say the university players attended at all NBA games (of course unless they didn't attend one). KD without a doubt considers DC/Maryland his native home and UT just his college. I've heard him talk about his upbringing and loyalty to DC time after time (whether it's repping Wale or the Redskins, talking about his childhood, or the way people from DC wear backpacks) and I don't think I've ever heard him say a thing about the state of Texas. Having said that, none of that means that he wants to play for DC.

Having said that, none of that means that he wants to play for DC.

Good observation! ...or Scott Brooks for that matter.

Going home also means that everyone you grew up with wants a ticket to the game. That can be tough on players.

Going home also means that everyone you grew up with wants a ticket to the game. That can be tough on players.

You know that they know you as an NBA player have access to tickets & money (millions).

Just can't image what it would be like to deal with friends or people you thought were your friends if they are constantly hitting you up for money. It's dangerous when you're in the spotlight. People trying to sharpen your memory of them.

Selena (singer, Corpus Christi, TX) had concerns wherever she returned home from a tour. You don't know who you can trust; you get paranoid about the closest people around you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJqsR0yK6Bw
Disappointed in K.D. , reaction with a fragrant 2 being called in tonight's Game 4 in Dallas. Have seen worst.

Game 3 video above; did the league take any action on Felton's punch or forearm to Adam's mid section or am I seeing things?

I like that typo. The call against KD was indeed quite fragrant!

I have no doubt that he likes him as a person, but If KD wanted to play for Scott Brooks, Scott Brooks would be coaching the Oklahoma City Thunder right now. I hope the Wizards hired Brooks because they like him as a coach, because the KD2DC thing is a ridiculous idea. It won't happen. Especially now.

The complaining isn't a good look for Carlisle, or Dirk. The Mavs look like a worse version of the Clippers right now.

Curry out two weeks. This could open up the Thunder and Spurs for a chance to move past them for the WCF.

Curry out two weeks. This could open up the Thunder and Spurs for a chance to move past them for the WCF.

From what I understand, Curry is going to be re-evaluated in two weeks so he could be out even longer. This pretty much opens the door for the Clippers, but it's not a sure thing that the Clippers beat a Curry-less Warriors team. And Curry could be back for the Western Conference Finals if they make it. It certainly makes things interesting although I hate to see any player injured, particularly during the playoffs.

Two weeks was a guess by the GM. Wonder if anybody in GS hopes that POR stretches it to 7.

From what I understand, Curry is going to be re-evaluated in two weeks so he could be out even longer. This pretty much opens the door for the Clippers, but it's not a sure thing that the Clippers beat a Curry-less Warriors team. And Curry could be back for the Western Conference Finals if they make it. It certainly makes things interesting although I hate to see any player injured, particularly during the playoffs.

Hell, I am not so sure the Clippers are going to beat the Blazers. And I think Curry-less GSW could put up a good fight with either.

Hell, I am not so sure the Clippers are going to beat the Blazers. And I think Curry-less GSW could put up a good fight with either.

I don't think the Blazers could have actually knocked off the Clippers... Until Chris Paul's injury. That means the Curryless Warriors are back in the driver's seat for the Western Conference Finals. What a break for them... And what a nightmare for CP3. Although you never know whether Curry will return fully healthy.

Now it's Chris Paul + Blake Griffin injury.

this is shaping up to be a spectacular playoff season for the Thunder, we always turn it up a notch during the playoffs and it's no different this time around. The fact that we blew 4th quarter leads all season, getting EMBARRASSED, the stars are aligned just right to blow everyone's expectations up about us not getting past SA or GS. I can totally see us being the western conference champions. The question is, are we good enough to beat LEBRON FOR ONCE?!

I'm going to Game 3 next Friday! I'm super duper excited! TTFU!!

this is shaping up to be a spectacular playoff season for the Thunder, we always turn it up a notch during the playoffs and it's no different this time around. The fact that we blew 4th quarter leads all season, getting EMBARRASSED, the stars are aligned just right to blow everyone's expectations up about us not getting past SA or GS. I can totally see us being the western conference champions. The question is, are we good enough to beat LEBRON FOR ONCE?!

Why waste time getting embarrassed by blowing leads in the 4th quarter when you can just start at tipoff instead?

Hopefully we figure out how to be good enough to beat Kawhi Leonard...LeBron won't matter much if we lay many more eggs like last night.

For the record, the Spurs are far better than Cavs.

We'll see what this Thunder team is made of. Can they make this series competitive?

I honestly believe this year's Spurs and Warriors teams could be two of the better teams in NBA history. They're just complete teams that play on an elite level. Let's see if the Thunder bounce back... Regardless, I'll be at Game 3 cheering loud.

I'll be at game 3 too! I've been of the belief that thunder athleticism would overwhelm the spurs. I hope the series goes to 6 like usual, or maybe even 7.

On the bright side, it'll be really hard for the Thunder to play any worse.

:(

For the record, the Spurs are far better than Cavs.

We'll see what this Thunder team is made of. Can they make this series competitive?

I honestly believe this year's Spurs and Warriors teams could be two of the better teams in NBA history. They're just complete teams that play on an elite level. Let's see if the Thunder bounce back... Regardless, I'll be at Game 3 cheering loud.

Yup. When they picked up Aldridge, it just became unfair. I think OKC can make this a series, and hopefully it starts tonight by at least being competitive. Hopefully we win our home games and see what we can do at game 5 or 7. Spurs were on fire, and we were on ice, we had one of those against DAL, but this time were punished because it is against an elite team.

Hopefully it is a nice wake up call in the locker room.

Watching interviews from practice yesterday, the players still appear to be pretty confident.

The offense wasn't really ice cold: we shot 47% from the field...as long as it wasn't KD or Russ taking the shot.

But really 92 points, especially against the Spurs, is not an AWFUL point total. Our defense is absolutely what lost us the game. I mean, a 43 point quarter is...unfathomable in the playoffs.

Anyway, we probably need at least 10 more points to win a game, but who knows. Really don't know what's up with KD + Russ...they don't seem to be having very much fun...it's as if the playoffs are a laborious process instead of a chance to play some basketball and enjoy the spirit of competition...even when they were crushing the Mavs. So hopefully they turn it on. The team simply can't survive against the Spurs when they're shooting 32%. We had close games against the Mavs with that "strategy"...the game is over by the 1st half if that's what we're packing against SAS.

Airport is about to be crazy!

I don't want to hear about the no-call on Dion at the last inbound. Ginobli was like 2 inches from him and touching Dion himself. Then Durant gets fouled on the catch, then Aldridge gets fouled down low. The refs seriously let everything go in the last possession. Crazy ending.

True guts by everyone on the team tonight. I am really proud of Russ and Kevin trusting the teammates to knock down shots in the last 5 minutes.

Looked a bit like Scott Brooks basketball to me where Russ took over the game with his athleticism, and Ibaka playing more defensive minded. I'll take it though cause it works against the Spurs. Really liked Ibaka vs LMA

LMA with 41 points. Thunder 18 turnovers.

Bring both of those down and that will make Game 1 look like a freak occurence!

Aldridge is going to get his points in this series. OKC has no position that can defend that well enough. Ibaka and Collison are basically our only options for that and Ibaka is getting torched and Collison likely wouldn't fare too well.

You have to stop the points elsewhere. Which OKC did last night.

Aldridge is going to get his points in this series. OKC has no position that can defend that well enough. Ibaka and Collison are basically our only options for that and Ibaka is getting torched and Collison likely wouldn't fare too well.

You have to stop the points elsewhere. Which OKC did last night.

Aldridge is hitting contested jumpers at an absurd rate well above his average... in short, while he's good, he's not this good. He'll start missing some. And I'm okay with OKC living with LMA getting and playing solid defense on everyone else by not helping, which is exactly what happened last night. Waiters' defense on Leonard was outstanding.

That was really an incredibly impressive win and it's not like OKC played it's best ball. There were a lot of unnecessary turnovers, little offensive contribution from Waiters (until his huge three on a late possession where OKC actually moved the ball beautifully), and so on. Let's see what OKC can do with these two home games...

On the last play drama. If anybody should be upset, it should be OKC. We should have received a technical free-throw which could have resulted in a 2 point lead (which is a million times different than a 1 point lead) and it would have given Waiters more space and another chance to inbound. More importantly, next time we need to have Nazr or Nick inbound.

As far as the other 47:47 --- OKC played its best defense that I've seen since 2014 quite frankly, and that's absolutely why we won. If they play defense to that level the rest of the playoffs, they absolutely have a shot to win a title this season. Roberson was like +17, bested only by Ibaka at +18.

Oh yea, forgot to mention this. Has anyone noticed Foye is basically out of the rotation?

Still no clue why Donovan waited until the playoffs to finally push a Morrow and Payne incorporated lineup. I like seeing Payne out there getting experience, but he looked scared in game 2 down in SA. I think he will be more comfortable at home this Friday.

Aldridge is going to get his points in this series. OKC has no position that can defend that well enough. Ibaka and Collison are basically our only options for that and Ibaka is getting torched and Collison likely wouldn't fare too well.

You have to stop the points elsewhere. Which OKC did last night.

So you're telling me Teddy Ruxpin aka Zach Randolph was that successful in keeping Aldridge from scoring like he has against us?

I thought I saw Aldridge mostly scoring when Serge was switched away from him. I'll keep an eye out game 3. LIke Dan said, he's not going to be hot forever. Granted he was in POR til SA shut him down. SA got plenty of open shots, they didn't go in where they did game 1.

Thunder have got to continue to play an aggressive style of basketball.

The Spurs are known for being a well-disciplined & well coached group; that doesn't mean they can't be taken down. All the talk about home-court advantage since the Spurs went 41-1 at home doesn't guarantee an automatic home win in the playoffs.

The Memphis series didn't challenge the Spurs like the Thunder did in game 2. Notice how Popovich handled the Thunder beat-down in game one; he doesn't want his team to get a false sense of security or become to complacent.

Thunder needs to take care of the home court advantage they now possess. Win the next two home games and you have the Spurs down 3-1. It's important to win the next two because it means that the Spurs won't get that badly needed rest. It becomes mental; especially against a team that relies on physical rest as a part of their game plan.

Other than the Cavs, I think the other team that coins the mantra "Home court advantage isn't real" would be the spurs.

Other than the Cavs, I think the other team that coins the mantra "Home court advantage isn't real" would be the spurs.

The Warriors, Spurs each lost one home game this season. Cavs were 33-8 at home & 24-17 on the road. Thunder were 32-9 at home & 23-18 on the road.

If we make the NBA finals; Cleveland would be a tough match up. They have a better overall record; plus in head-to-head confrontation this season they beat OKC in Cleveland 104-100 & 115-92 in OKC.

Interesting take on the Thunder's six game take down of the Spurs:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw8x3H7hUyE&feature=youtu.be&t=1

The Warriors, Spurs each lost one home game this season. Cavs were 33-8 at home & 24-17 on the road. Thunder were 32-9 at home & 23-18 on the road.

If we make the NBA finals; Cleveland would be a tough match up. They have a better overall record; plus in head-to-head confrontation this season they beat OKC in Cleveland 104-100 & 115-92 in OKC.

IF and I mean IF OKC were to reach the NBA fiinals against Cleveland, the heart of the players will decide the outcome. KD,RW,Ibaka, Kanter, Big Kiwi et al will have to want to win a championship, plain and simple, NO doubt Cleveland does and will play alll out to do so

IF and I mean IF OKC were to reach the NBA fiinals against Cleveland, the heart of the players will decide the outcome. KD,RW,Ibaka, Kanter, Big Kiwi et al will have to want to win a championship, plain and simple, NO doubt Cleveland does and will play alll out to do so

Why are we even talking about Cleveland? The Thunder haven't even started their series against the greatest team in regular season history yet. Lol. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. ;)

OKC - GSW
All CDT:

Game 1: Away Monday, May 16, 8 p.m. TNT
Game 2: Away Wednesday, May 18, 8 p.m. TNT
Game 3: Home Sunday, May 22, 7 p.m. TNT
Game 4: Home Tuesday, May 24, 8 p.m. TNT
Game 5: Away (if necessary) Thursday, May 26, 8 p.m. TNT
Game 6: Home (if necessary) Saturday, May 28, 8 p.m. TNT
Game 7: Away (if necessary) Monday, May 30, 8 p.m. TNT

Why are we even talking about Cleveland? The Thunder haven't even started their series against the greatest team in regular season history yet. Lol. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. ;)

Good point dankrutka,

Agree, we will have to get by Golden State before we think about a discussion that would involve Cleveland; plus the Cleveland-Toronto series hasn't started or been determined.

These games are too late for my blood. Just gonna have to do what I did for the SAS games. Wake up around 11:30pm and check the scores :-(

These games are too late for my blood. Just gonna have to do what I did for the SAS games. Wake up around 11:30pm and check the scores :-(

You may as well wait until the next morning. These games keep me on edge; therefore, I'd just as soon watch the game and fall asleep than to go to bed thinking--who won the game or attempt to sleep if we got BLOWN OUT!

With these two teams being the #1 and #2 highest scoring teams, I'm hoping this is a better version of the all star game.

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Oklahoma City Thunder 108 - Golden State Warriors 102

Box Score: http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400876750

Boom!

Looks like Donovan has this team peaking at exactly the right time.

We didn't even play particularly well last night and still beat the best team in the history of the NBA on their home floor.

This whole series will be an absolutely battle but you've got to think the Thunder are starting to believe and the Warriors are worried. Lots of pressure on them as their historic season will mean little if they don't even make the finals.

What a game. That was pure maturity in that second half. We could have easily came out and rolled over and let Steph and Klay hit a bunch of ridiculous shots and that's all anyone would be talking about.

Instead OKC is wrecking the media's season long story they have been touting about Golden State and San Antonio. Looks like everyone slept on the Thunder. Still 3 more wins to go, game tomorrow will be another grinder I'm sure.

Looks like Donovan has this team peaking at exactly the right time.

We didn't even play particularly well last night and still beat the best team in the history of the NBA on their home floor.

This whole series will be an absolutely battle but you've got to think the Thunder are starting to believe and the Warriors are worried. Lots of pressure on them as their historic season will mean little if they don't even make the finals.

That's the biggest unstated advantage OKC has going for it right now, and I'm amazed no one is talking about it more. GSW has immense pressure on it to push this through and validate its 73-9 regular season. The Thunder are playing with house money, as they say. Last night was amazing.

Good analogy Sooner Dave, the Thunder are playing with house money.

It boils down to this; who has more at stake if they lose this series. Thunder have taken down the Spurs; along with their jedi grand master, Popovich.

There is blood in the Bay area waters, the Thunder smell blood; this just may be the confidence they need to gather that second wind.

The house money Sooner Dave referenced may have sealed Durant faith in the Oklahoma City Thunder--Durant & Westbrook can co-exist.

The entire narrative about KD's last season in OKC has been obliterated by this run. ESPN is trying to make it about how OKC is lucking into road wins with late-game blown referee calls. It is truly hilarious how this team and coach are still barely getting any credit when they are beating their two golden-boy teams.

The entire narrative about KD's last season in OKC has been obliterated by this run. ESPN is trying to make it about how OKC is lucking into road wins with late-game blown referee calls. It is truly hilarious how this team and coach are still barely getting any credit when they are beating the their two golden-boy teams.

They want to talk about blown calls; however, they fail to mention about Durant being fouled twice in the paint down the stretch.

Yep.... I find it amusing that the Waiters elbow to Ginobli is mentioned time and time again but no one bothers to mention that if the referees call the technical on Ginobli for stepping over the line. The Waiters elbow probably never happens because the Thunder would have been shooting a free throw instead of in-bounding the ball.

Donovan has many former college players in the NBA; don't know how many will be free agents. A template for things to come.

:)

what a game. That was pure maturity in that second half. We could have easily came out and rolled over and let steph and klay hit a bunch of ridiculous shots and that's all anyone would be talking about.

Instead okc is wrecking the media's season long story they have been touting about golden state and san antonio. Looks like everyone slept on the thunder. Still 7 more wins to go, game tomorrow will be another grinder i'm sure.

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