Thunder 107 @ Wizards 119

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307670

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Thunder @ Pacers
Wednesday, April 21
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

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Thunder 116 @ Pacers 122

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307680

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Wizards @ Thunder
Friday, April 23
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

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Let's welcome Russell Westbrook and Scottie Brooks back to the Peake on Friday night! Oh dang, we can't attend the friggin' game in person!

Let's welcome Russell Westbrook and Scottie Brooks back to the Peake on Friday night!

Might be Scottie's last visit to OKC.

Let's welcome Russell Westbrook and Scottie Brooks back to the Peake on Friday night! Oh dang, we can't attend the friggin' game in person!

it is down to 3 teams with out fans in the stands Portland (the state doesn't allow) the Bulls ( the chicago mayor just said they expect to have fans again before the end of the season) and the Thunder that has been allowed to have fans in the stand since game 1 ..

such garbage

thunder needs houston to win

Exact opposite. OKC fans should want Houston to lose every game and finish last. That gives OKC the best odds at a good pick. If Houston finishes last then OKC has a 48% of getting the #5 pick, which is the best possible outcome.

Exact opposite. OKC fans should want Houston to lose every game and finish last. That gives OKC the best odds at a good pick. If Houston finishes last then OKC has a 48% of getting the #5 pick, which is the best possible outcome.

Help me, I thought the Houston pick was top 4 protected, and the protection is based on won-loss standings at the end of the regular season? That would mean we need Houston to finish with number 5 or higher record for us to get their pick and use it in the draft lottery?

Help me, I thought the Houston pick was top 4 protected, and the protection is based on won-loss standings at the end of the regular season? That would mean we need Houston to finish with number 5 or higher record for us to get their pick and use it in the draft lottery?

The lottery is now weighted.

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I suggest anyone needing more info on tanking to visit tankathon.com

Help me, I thought the Houston pick was top 4 protected, and the protection is based on won-loss standings at the end of the regular season? That would mean we need Houston to finish with number 5 or higher record for us to get their pick and use it in the draft lottery?

Yup, look at the “pick odds” on tankathon. The top 5 players in this year’s draft are supposed to be very strong and if Houston stays in the worst spot then we have a 48% chance of Houston dropping to #5 and OKC getting the best possible pick. If Houston ends with the second worst record then OKC’s odds to get the pick don’t improve, but the odds for #5 drop. The weighted lottery odds have really changed things. June 22nd will be when we find out.

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Wizards 129 @ Thunder 109

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Thunder @ 76ers
Monday, April 26
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

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Exact opposite. OKC fans should want Houston to lose every game and finish last. That gives OKC the best odds at a good pick. If Houston finishes last then OKC has a 48% of getting the #5 pick, which is the best possible outcome.
That would be the best odds of getting the #5. Pick. But not the best odds of getting the houston pick this season

Would be nice to accidentally win the #1 pick and have Houston fall to #5.

Not quite like drawing an Inside Straight, but pretty close.

That would be the best odds of getting the #5. Pick. But not the best odds of getting the houston pick this season

I'm starting to feel like you're arguing for the sake of it. Just look at the odds, standings, and remaining schedule and it is extremely clear OKC wants Houston to finish with the worst record. Houston is really bad with a very hard schedule so, realistically, they couldn't climb higher than the maybe the 3rd worst record. Houston winning actually slightly DECREASES OKC's odds of getting the pick.

- If Houston finishes last the OKC has a 47.9% change of getting the #5 pick.
- If Houston finishes second to last then OKC has a 47.8% chance of getting the #5 or #6 picks.
- If Houston finishes third to last then OKC 47.8% chance of getting the #5, #6, or #7 picks.

There is almost no chance Houston can climb up to #4, but only then would OKC's odds of getting the pick increase to a 51.9% chance of getting the #5, #6, #7, or #8 picks. OKC fans want Houston to finish with the worst record and possibly get that valuable #5 pick. It's pretty clear.


Would be nice to accidentally win the #1 pick and have Houston fall to #5.

Not quite like drawing an Inside Straight, but pretty close.

This is the dream. If OKC could pull this off then it would potentially allow the franchise to re-think it's plans.

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Thunder 90 - 76ers 121

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307721

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Thunder @ Celtics
Tuesday, April 27
T. D. Garden, Boston
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

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Luguentz Dort playing way too hard right now, imo

Luguentz Dort playing way too hard right now, imo

lol. I'm really impressed with his improvement. His shot looks really nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z3ldR56m6I


Thunder 119 @ Celtics 115


Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307730

Catastrophic win for the Thunder.

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Pelicans @ Thunder
Thursday, April 29
Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

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Our Global Oklahoma City Thunder 2022

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National Basketball Association Standings: https://www.espn.com/nba/standings


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Full 2021 NBA Draft Order: http://www.tankathon.com/full_draft


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Catastrophic win for the Thunder.

haha. That's pretty strong. It may matter in the end or not. We'll see. Let's hope the T-Wolves keep winning and the Cavs find a win at some point. Big picture, there's not a huge difference between the 4 and 6 spots, but I'd like to get those improved odds at 4.

The hell we doing beating Boston?

I thought we finally had this tanking thing figured out

The hell we doing beating Boston?

I thought we finally had this tanking thing figured out



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The Grand Prize

Players want to secure an individual future with the Thunder and not be used for tanking purposes. Our 2 original pivotal starters Al Horford & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are being sat out.

Look for the Thunder to finish no higher than the 5th seed. IMO you can't ask players or a coach to purposefully lose a game; Sam Presti took care of that by asking Coach Daigneault to experiment with players like Charlie Brown Jr., and Tony Bradley with earned playing time.


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Incredible Thinking Man

Presti selected Luguentz Dort (now a starter) undrafted in 2019; think what he's going to get from a first round top 5 draft pick in 2021:


Cade Cunningham - Oklahoma State. 6'8" 220 lbs - PG.
Evan Mobley - USC. 7'0" 215 lbs - C.
Jalen Suggs - Gonzaga. 6'4" 205 lbs SG.

Jalen Green - USA. 6'6" 186 lbs SG.
Jonathan Kuminga - Congo. 6'8" 220 lbs PF.
Keon Johnson - Tennessee. 6'5" 186 lbs SG.
Jalen Johnson - Duke. 6'9" 220 lbs SF.
Davion Mitchell - Baylor. 6'2" 205 lbs PG.
Franz Wagner - Michigan. 6'9" 220 lbs SF.
Scottie Barnes - Florida St. 6'9" 227 lbs SF.




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Pelicans 109 @ Thunder 95

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307750

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Pacers @ Thunder
Saturday, May 1
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

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Age 26 - 6' 6" 231 Ibs., Forward

Oklahoma City Thunder roster https://www.espn.com/nba/team/roster/_/name/okc



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Oklahoma City Thunder's draft picks 2021-2027: https://tradenba.com/teams/Thunder/21/draft-picks

Western Conference

13. Oklahoma City Thunder . . . . . . . . . 21 - 42 .333
14. Minnesota Timberwolves . . . . . . . . 20 - 44 .313
15. Houston Rockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 47 .254


NBA Standings https://www.espn.com/nba/standings

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Pacers 152 @ Thunder 95

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307766

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Suns @ Thunder
Sunday, May 2
Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

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Suns 123 @ Thunder 120

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307775

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Kings @ Thunder
Tuesday, May 4
Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

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Our Tank trying to sneak into that #3 Spot.

Just need Dort and Baz to RELAX and get those L’s.

I think we end up getting past Minnesota, but I could see the Cavs losing out and the Magic and Pistons may not win more than a game or so. The challenge for OKC is losing to the Kings... three times! I'm thinking the #4 spot is most likely, but we need stay focused. haha

Our Tank trying to sneak into that #3 Spot.

Just need Dort and Baz to RELAX and get those L’s.

Looks like Dort is taken out every other game which makes it more difficult for the Thunder to win.

Tonight might be the toughest game to lose against a depleted Kings squad missing their three best players that was already terrible. Even winning one or two of these games could push the Thunder from 3rd to 6th without any meaningful benefit. I wish they'd sit Dort tonight, but it appears he's playing. Let's see what Charlie Brown can do. ;)

The reason I don't mind SGA and Dort sitting is that I suspect they're both going to get plenty of run on Team Canada this summer. It really works out that they could still get some great experience this summer while allowing the Thunder to tank during the season.

I don't know about sactown.

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Kings 103 @ Thunder 99

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307791

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Thunder @ Golden State
Thursday, May 6
Chase Center, San Francisco
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 9 p.m.

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Bulls fans are officially back at games starting on Thursday night

that leaves the Thunder (who could have had fans every game this season) and the Portland Trailblazers (their state just extended their mask mandate indefinitely) as the only teams without fans ..

Arrrgh ^^^^

Only 2 home games left so really no point of bringing back fans now. That being said with our cases under 500 a day for the most part they should of had some fans for the second half of the season.

Only 2 home games left so really no point of bringing back fans now. That being said with our cases under 500 a day for the most part they should of had some fans for the second half of the season.

should have had fans for the entire season

Tank you fools, tank...

It's obvious that Thunder management wants this team to tank. You have Presti directing Coach Daigneault to insert the 10 day contract players and experiment with various combinations. Hope we can get somewhere between 3rd and 5th in the draft--because like it or not we anticipated this season being toast.

Gary Beck continues to get the hang of things with Thunder teammates. He dropped 16 points on the Kings--good pick-up for 21-22. If we get a top five draft pick, the team will be competitive next season.

Gary Beck

who is this ??? there is no one on the thunder with this name

who is this ??? there is no one on the thunder with this name

Correction, Gabriel Deck. Gary Beck is a friend of mind having health concerns, who has been on my mind of late--thanks for calling this to my attention BoulderSooner.

Correction, Gabriel Deck. Gary Beck is a friend of mind having health concerns, who has been on my mind of late--thanks for calling this to my attention BoulderSooner.

ok thanks .. and i hope your friend starts doing better

I just figured autocorrect was doing it’s thing

Thunder 97 @ Warriors 118

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307807

and as of today it is official the Thunder are the only team in the league to not have fans this season .. pretty pathetic ..

Portland is bringing back fans today https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/2021/5/5/blazers-to-welcome-limited-fans-back-to-moda-beginning-may-7


for those that don't know .. the Thunder could have had fans every game this season ....

I don't see any situation where this could be considered "pathetic".

should have had fans for the entire season

I agree. But I guess if you are going to have an empty arena then this is the season to do it. Hopefully everyone gets their Jab and they can fill the place from day one next season.

I agree. But I guess if you are going to have an empty arena then this is the season to do it. Hopefully everyone gets their Jab and they can fill the place from day one next season.

the thunder must be hurting for tickets sales .... they are already promoting 10 day packages .... for next season ....

the thunder must be hurting for tickets sales .... they are already promoting 10 day packages .... for next season ....

may is usually when they would start advertising for next season games. so while i can't say they aren't hurting... i don't think this is a sign of it. people just usually didn't notice, because they were also trying to sell payoff packages at the same time, so didn't pay attention to the packages for next season

may is usually when they would start advertising for next season games. so while i can't say they aren't hurting... i don't think this is a sign of it. people just usually didn't notice, because they were also trying to sell payoff packages at the same time, so didn't pay attention to the packages for next season

i have had thunder season tickets the entire time they have existed .... lots of facebook adds for 10 game packs at this time of the year is not something that has ever been common ...