2015-16 OKC Thunder

[Jake]

He was bad this game, but to be fair, so was everybody else. This team flat out isn't very good at defense a lot of times. They switch on screens that they don't need to all the time. Westbrook and Payne were switched onto Cousins countless times where he drained open looks.

Unfortunate that one of the team's best defenders is a liability on the other side of the ball.

[Bits_Of_Real_Panther]

830 game

wonder if KD plays

[Laramie]

830 game

wonder if KD plays

Last I heard as reported by Channel 4; Durant will suit up.

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder 112 - Memphis Grizzlies 94

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Box Score - January 06, 2016 - ESPN

Thunder starters 62; plus 50 points from bench.
Grizzlies starters 39; plus 55 points from bench.

[ljbab728]

The fans in Memphis are probably not pleased about how far their team has fallen this year.

[Laramie]

The fans in Memphis are probably not pleased about how far their team has fallen this year.

The fan support shows. Grizzlies are averaging 17,099 which is down from the 17,329 in which they finished the 2014-15 season. Like OKC, Memphis has one major league franchise, along with PCL AAA baseball and a major collegiate football team. They sport one of the best facilities in the NBA (FedEx Forum--18,119) which seats slightly less than OKC's Peake (18,203).

Grizzlies have acquired some recent additions to the team like Jeff Green, Mario Chalmers & JaMychal Green. True, they lost Jerryd Bayless, Mike Miller, Tayshaun Prince & Rudy Gay (who thought he was on Durant's level); they just haven't jelled. To make matters worst; they've got Mighty Jo Z-Bo (Randolph) coming off the bench.

[Mel]

The size of the ice packs on his knees was impressive.

[Bellaboo]

Kevin Durant grants 5-year-old cancer survivor's wish

January 7, 2016
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KD kid
Courtesy of David Purdum


The shoes Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant wore on Christmas Day against the Chicago Bulls now sit on 5-year-old Keaton Barrón's bookcase.

His parents want to put Durant's size-18s in a protective glass case, but Keaton, who currently wears 2½s, has other ideas.

"I want to wear them when I get bigger," Keaton told his parents.

He has earned the chance to grow into them.

More than three years ago, on Aug. 30, 2012, Keaton was diagnosed with leukemia. He was very sick and faced a grueling regimen of chemotherapy. But he rallied, rooting on the Thunder the entire time.

"He always checks the schedule of the refrigerator and asks if he can stay up to watch the Thunder," Keaton's mom, Holly Barrón, said. "He even fakes getting up at night like he needs a drink just to check the score."



Kevin Durant & Keaton Barrón
Courtesy of David Purdum


On Dec. 27, Keaton completed his final round of chemotherapy and has been deemed cancer-free. A week later, the Barróns celebrated by going to see the Thunder play the Sacramento Kings. Keaton wore his "KD is my homeboy" shirt and brought a sign showcasing his three goals for 2016. "Beat Cancer" -- Check. "Plan trip to Disney" - Check. The third goal, "Meet KD," was unchecked. Durant took care of that.

Durant sat out Monday's game with a sprained right toe, but saw Keaton's sign and made arrangements to meet the Barrón family at halftime.

"I've been waiting to meet him my whole life," Keaton told his mom.


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Sorry, the pictures did not post.

[Sonny_Crockett]

Sucks losing to the Lakers. Byron Scott just saved his job and Jack Nicholson predicts them to be a playoff team.

[dankrutka]

Sucks losing to the Lakers. Byron Scott just saved his job and Jack Nicholson predicts them to be a playoff team.

Huh?

[Sonny_Crockett]

should have beaten those Hollywood bums by 40.

[Jake]

Defense is terribad.

[Anonymous.]

Lillard went videogame at the end there.

Loved what we saw from Adams tonight.

[Teo9969]

Didn't watch the game. Saw the box score.

TWENTY OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS FOR PORTLAND????!!!!

They attempted 100 Field-goals…that's just unreal!

[Jake]

Defense is terribad. Again.

[SOONER8693]

Defense is terribad. Again.

What defense?

[SoonerDave]

Won't pretend to be a *huge* NBA fan, but man, it's hard to get exceptionally excited over this season when you see a lot of the same ol' things spin around - horrendous defensive effort, some guy on the wrong team going off, just a song that keeps on coming back from the Brooks' era. If you never see it change, hard to get optimistic it ever will - and meanwhile, GSW has, what, two losses?

[Laramie]

If you keep using GSW & SAS as a way to gauge the Thunder; you will get depressed.

Let's just hope we can get some of the kinks worked out following the NBA All Star break...

Did many of you think that Billy Donovan was going to come in and turned things around overnight?

The Thunder have 7 years of Scott Brooks' cobwebs messed into this team. These habits & idiosyncrasies will take time to correct & transition. Let's hope that Durant & Westbrook can stay the course and sign on for better things to come.

[dankrutka]

Defense is terribad. Again.

It's struggling as of late, but still a top 10 defense (by the numbers). If we're going to contend we probably need a top 5 defense.

The defense could have been better late, but you also just have to tip your cap to Lillard. He could go the rest of his career without a three minute stretch like that. He was hitting some incredible shots.

[dankrutka]

Won't pretend to be a *huge* NBA fan, but man, it's hard to get exceptionally excited over this season when you see a lot of the same ol' things spin around - horrendous defensive effort, some guy on the wrong team going off, just a song that keeps on coming back from the Brooks' era. If you never see it change, hard to get optimistic it ever will - and meanwhile, GSW has, what, two losses?

OKC is pretty clearly in the top 4 teams in the NBA. What a terrible life. Why even watch?

We've become pretty spoiled pretty quick.

[Thomas Vu]

If you keep using GSW & SAS as a way to gauge the Thunder; you will get depressed.

Sooooo much this. Thunder record is 4th in the NBA overall, 2nd in scoring, and average (15) in defense.

With your guy's opinion of defense, you'd expected every team to score 0.

I don't believe our bench is all that bad either. Cam Payne is blowing up, and love it when Russ and Cam are the guards on the floor.

[ljbab728]

A fun new commercial from KD.

[ljbab728]

And another great boost for OKC given by a KD commercial.

[dankrutka]

Yeah, I think that one was discussed a while ago when it came out since it was filmed in Bricktown. Pretty cool.

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder 101 - Minnesota Timberwolves 96

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves - Box Score - January 12, 2016 - ESPN