Oklahoma City Thunder 2022-23 Season

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder 101 @ Denver Nuggets 99

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468857

Attendance: 19,557

[Laramie]

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Atlanta Hawks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Paycom Center, OKC
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7:00 P.M.

[okatty]

Good tweet by Brandon Rahbar (the Joker did not play):

OKC ends the Nuggets' 9 game win streak.

OKC beats the West's #1 seed.

OKC give the NBA's best home team their 4th loss at home.

Course this game comes with a big asterisk as one of the teams was missing a certain Serbian 7 footer.

Get well soon, Poku.

[Laramie]

Thunder have been fortunate to be on a leveled playing field when they play teams with two key starters out.

Don't want to take anything away from the players--these guys want the team to be successful. They stay focused on
the team effort. You know once they get behind on the scoreboard; they are going to fight to get back and make a game
game of it.

And thanks for reminding me Okatty, we have players out: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Aleksej Pokusevski (Poku) and Chet Holmgram,
two of which (JRE and Holmgram) probably would have been starting for the Thunder.

[CCOKC]

Don't forget, we trounced a full-strength team in Boston, without Shai.

[Laramie]

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The OKC Thunder have passed a lot of tests, now another is in front of them:

Thunderous Intentions: https://thunderousintentions.com/202...tests-another/

[Laramie]

Atlanta Hawks 137 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 132

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468880

Attendance: 15,079

[Laramie]

Friday, January 27, 2023
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Paycom Center, OKC
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7:00 P.M.

[Laramie]

Cleveland Cavaliers 100 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 112

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468894

Attendance: 16,236

[Laramie]

Wednesday, January 30, 2023
Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Paycom Center, OKC
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7:00 P.M.

[Celebrator]

Anyone still loathe GSW? I don't think I will ever not think of them as a villain team--no matter the roster. Can't seem to forgive how they usurped our rise 10 years ago. For me, my most despised team in all of sports--both pro and college--still!

[Bellaboo]

Don't like them. But Durant didn't have the loyalty he said he did, takes 2 to tango.

[Laramie]

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<Monday, January 30, 2023>
Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Paycom Center, OKC
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7:00 P.M.

[Laramie]

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2022-23 OKC Thunder Predictions:

Bleacher Report predicts the Oklahoma City Thunder will finish with a 18-64
bookies.com Oklahoma City Thunder Under 23.5
Draftkings Nation predicts a total over/under: 23.5
ESPN projects OKC Thunder win total for 2022-23 season 26.9 wins.
Forbes - Oklahoma City would finish roughly 26-56.
Sportsbook Wire an over/under of 23.5 wins by bookmakers.
The Atheltic a 20-62 record

Friday, January 27, the Thunder posted a 112-100 home win over Cleveland to improve its record to 24-25 with 33 games remaining in the season.

OKC Thunder Feeling the Buzz Riding Hot Streak: https://flipboard.com/@fannation/ins...654265270-%2F0

“I mean, we definitely feel it when the crowd’s packed like it was tonight,” Giddey said postgame. “As a young team, it’s easy to get ahead of yourselves. We’ve been playing good the last month or whatever — there’s still such a long way to go in the season, just taking it one day at a time.”

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[FighttheGoodFight]

This team will be in the playoffs. I have been very impressed with JDub. I feel a trade of Bazely and Tre Mann is incoming to get some more pieces/picks.

[king183]

J-Dub should legitimately be a Rookie of the Year candidate.

[Laramie]

Checking out the weather thru the KFOR app forecast is 21 degrees for the 7 p.m. Paycom Center tip off against the Golden State Warriors . Game attendance will take a hit with plenty of possible no shows.

[Laramie]

Golden State Warriors 128 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 120

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468914

Attendance: 16,854

[Laramie]

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets
Toyota Center, Houston
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7:00 P.M.

[April in the Plaza]

As of today, team is 4.5 games from the West #3 seed and 4.5 games from the #5 pick. Can’t remember the last time the league had this level of parity. Makes it much more interesting.

[Laramie]

Houston Rockets (12-38) are up next. November 26, they beat the Thunder 118-105 at the Toyota Center.

This match-up will be a challenge since this series will have back-to-back games in Houston (W-February)
and OKC on SA-February 4.and W-February 15 in Paycom Center.

Thunder are 24-26 with 32 games remaining on the schedule with a final home series game vs the Rockets
February 15. Would be nice to get a Presti Top 6-10 draft pick for 2023-24 season to welcome the return of
Chet Holmgren's rookie season..

[okatty]

For subscribers to The Athletic there is a very good article on the Thunder today by Anthony Slater titled “How the Thunder went from rebuild to fringe Play-In contender: ‘It’s starting to take shape’”

[BoulderSooner]

For subscribers to The Athletic there is a very good article on the Thunder today by Anthony Slater titled “How the Thunder went from rebuild to fringe Play-In contender: ‘It’s starting to take shape’”

https://theathletic.com/4141255/2023...-in-contender/

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder 106 @ Houston Rockets 112

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468928

Attendance: 15,181

[Laramie]

Saturday, February 4, 2023
Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Paycom Center, OKC
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 7:00 P.M.