What a strange feeling to have as a Thunder fan. Winning a game and yet feeling some disappointment and frustration. And it’s kind of weird to be on the other side of a comeback attempt.
But hey, it’s a win. And guess what: TWO OUT OF THREE. Had it not been for Carmelo tearing out OKC’s heart, this would have been three in a row. Can you believe that? But one encouraging thing to take out of it is that instead of OKC getting the “Here we go again” feeling, they closed. A month ago, the Thunder would have lost this one by eight points. But instead, they closed. They made clutch plays, got big rebounds and most importantly, won. And that feels good. Despite what may have happened in about an eight minute stretch, the Thunder played awesome for about 40 minutes, then hung on for dear life for eight. And won.
But the path to getting there wasn’t pretty. After leading by as much as 25 late in the third, Al Harrington went on an 11-0 run by himself to cut it to 14. The Thunder called timeout, went on a 4-0 spurt and pushed it back to 18. But then New York went back at it and got it down to as little as three. At one point, the Knicks scored on 13 consecutive possessions. As the game tightened, so did the Thunder. Jeff Green (who was awesome tonight) was 7-7 from the free throw line. But late in the fourth, he missed three of four from the line. OKC turned it over time after time and in general was just loose with the basketball. Had it not been for the Knicks just going completely cold from three, this may have been a jump-off-a-building type game.
The Big 3 are really playing to their potential and show great promise for the future. very exciting!
p.s. - more thundercasts!
I agree with you, Joe... but sometimes they are doing that to a fault. When Durant gets the space and you think he's going to pull the trigger, he'll dish to Green who will do the same and then we end up with 2 seconds on the clock and Westbrook at the top of the key with a guy in his face. Doesn't happen too often, but did a few times last night.
Anyone think the T-Wolves will be a tougher game than the Knicks?... who'd guessed it just a couple of weeks ago?...
Last nights game kicked some...er... Rocked.
Royce... congratulations, my friend... you have returned one of the best sites devoted to the Thunder back to the fans... good job
I don't think it's that the Thunder are finally hitting jumpers, I think the team is working for better jumpers. They aren't launching them in the first 10 seconds of the shot clock, they are driving and dishing, working the ball around the perimeter to find the most open man.
My 2 cents.
THUNDA!!!! nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah!!!!!!