Category: Oklahoma City Thunder
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
The Oklahoma City Thunder came out in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs and took care of business. Scott Brooks had to be impressed with his young basketball team as they swept the Dallas Mavericks, who were the defending NBA Champions.
With a young core of Russell Westbrook, James ...
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Friday, April 13th, 2012
While the Dallas Mavericks are the defending champions, it’s clear as the regular season winds down that the road to the Finals goes through Oklahoma City out West. While the Thunder have some flaws, like every other team, they also have a trio of players (Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and ...
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Monday, March 5th, 2012
In a way the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the identity of their star player, Kevin Durant. The former NBA scoring champ isn’t flashy and stays relatively quiet, but is as dangerous a scorer the game has. The Thunder is the same way. It’s strange to say that the second ...
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
Last season the young Oklahoma City Thunder took a huge step forward in their development. Not only did they win their first playoff series, but they advanced all the way to the Western Conference Finals before being eliminated by the eventual NBA Champions. It appears that playoff experience has been ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
I guess the Oklahoma City Thunder believe that Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook can co-exist over the long run, as the franchise announced on Thursday that they had signed Westbrook to a multi-year extension. The fourth-year point guard out of UCLA has appeared in 261 games (244 starts) and registered ...
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Friday, December 30th, 2011
Kevin Durant insists the so-called feud between he and Russell Westbrook is no big deal at all, and that the two of them are more than capable of co-existing as the Oklahoma City Thunder try to take the next big step forward and compete for an NBA title. When you're ...
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Friday, December 30th, 2011
Metta World Peace entered the abbreviated NBA season with a new name and a bit of a new role with the Los Angeles Lakers. As he describes it, his role is to come off the bench and spell the starters long enough for them to get back in and finish ...
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
It's too bad we don't hear more from Kevin Durant, the star of the Oklahoma City Thunder that's won the previous two NBA scoring titles. Still just 23 years of age, Durant has plenty of time to find himself squarely in the spotlight, but as of now, not nearly enough ...
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
It's a whole lot easier to sound smart when things are going well. Sam Presti keeps sounding smarter and smarter. The Oklahoma City Thunder general manager put coach Scott Brooks in charge, drafted Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook and, not coincidentally, has seen the team go from miserable to title ...
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
So much for the Dallas Mavericks being a bit rusty to start the Western Conference Finals. After sweeping the Lakers, Dallas had over a week off while they awaited the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies series. Dirk Nowitzki led the charge with one of the most ...
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