vs. 
OKC Thunder (0-0, 0-0 road) at San Antonio Spurs (1-0, 0-0 home)
TV: TNT (Cox 31, HD 730)
Stream: Click here
Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 8:30 CT
Offensive Rating: Thunder – N/A (N/A), Spurs– 104.2 (8th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – N/A (N/A), Spurs – 100.0 (12th)
Pace: Thunder – N/A (N/A), Spurs – 95.0 (8th)
View from the enemy: 48 Minutes of Hell
San Antonio coming in: The Spurs last played yesterday beating the Hornets in New Orleans.
So this is going to be interesting. The Thunder kick things off on the road against the team looking for payback. And they’re doing it just days after making a massive trade and shaking up the foundation of their roster. Other than that, no big deal.
I’m not sure how much we should read into this game. We’ll be looking for a lot of stuff, especially how Kevin Martin fits and how the rotation plays out, but it’s the first game of trying it all out. Obviously winning is a priority, but we’ll just have to see how it goes.
Three Big Things
1. K-Mart. How does he fit? When does he play? How does he play? Where does he play? Working him into the rotation comfortably will be Scott Brooks’ biggest challenge. It shouldn’t be too awful hard though. Most likely it’ll work similar to Harden in that Martin will get a lot of time alone on the floor in the second and third quarter, while working in at spots in the fourth as well.
2. Who plays? Does Perry Jones III see time? Does Hasheem Thabeet actually back up Perk? Eric Maynor plays backup to Westbrook, but could Reggie Jackson play at all? And is there any chance of Jeremy Lamb seeing the floor?
3. Just play. There’s so much going on heading into this game that the important thing for the Thunder to do and remember is to just play. It’s one of 82. It’s really not that important. Don’t press too much, don’t try too hard. Just play your game, do your thing and let things develop naturally.
Tip at 8:30 CT. Go Season.
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/11/okc-falters-late-in-san-antonio-86-84/#respond
No Maynor-Westbrook lineup; no PJ3; way too little small ball. This team should easily be able to beat a team that only scores 86. The loss is on Brooks. Hopefully he was just being conservative because of the trade and the away game against a good opponent.
damn i wish there was an edit button for thunder games so i could fix the final score
I apologize for overreacting earlier. I just hate losing so much. I'm too competitive. Also, I tend to take it out on players that are 10,000 times better than me in my dreams, as if I could play better.
@Aren't I don't even mind losing if the other team is just that much better than us or couldn't miss any contested shots. But we literally handed SA this win by leaving parker wide open twice in a row within 27 seconds.
@EternalThunder @Aren't That's on Russ. He needs to mature. He gets into a funk when his offensive game is not on for the night..
@neo12 @Aren't Russ lost this game in so many ways. Not just the wide open shots at the end. The bonehead TOs earlier in the quarter.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/files/2012/06/Durant-Westbrook-GIF.gif
@ALL I WANT 4 MY BIRTHDAY IS A BIG BOOTY GUL I'm sure.... lolo
Marin with the best +/-
Kevin Martin looked like our calmest player out there tonight. KMart will be fine. I'n mot even slightly worried how he will fit in and score for us. It appeared every player put there had trust in him except one...Russell. Pass the basketball....Bad Little Dude. Pass the basketball. Have trust in your Kevins.
Maynor hits halfcourt shots on the regular
@OkcBaby He isos into contested mid-range shots on the regular.
@OkcBaby That should be a set play. Inbound to Maynor, he runs to about 3/4 court takes two steps and launches. If he goes 3 for 5 a night on those I'll be happy
@desatt @OkcBaby Of course you would 3/5 every night on 3s is incredible.
@OkcBaby great comment
I like how Durant is getting the rebounds and picked up 5 assists. Also, 10,000 career points!
@Aren't 5 turnovers. Yes I took the last one from Westbrook and credited it back to him
3000 comments a record?
@Lambchop
Might be . . . Thunder/Spurs WCF Game 6 on 6/6/12 = 2056 comments.
I wont name names...but no one would call you out if you decided to be a Rocket's fan. HE's not coming back. Do something else with your game beards.
Sorry.
I think we have to put lamb or pj3 into our bench a defensive bench ?
Should have signed Harden the damn 4/60 he wanted and let Ibaka be RFA.
@EternalThunder Sigh. I swear you were on the other side of the fence yesterday.
@supreme35 Not really, I just supported the organization. However, I didn't agree with extending Ibaka for that much so early.
@EternalThunder Fair enough.
@supreme35 @EternalThunder Reality has set in....
@EternalThunder not this again
@2 Kevinz We aren't paying ibaka 50 mil to take fadeaway jump shots.
@novelisticbee0 @2 Kevinz That wasn't correct, but I guess I get the smart ass question now.
@EternalThunder @2 Kevinz Can't help but jump in. That IS correct English. Don't get picky on the Internet. Lol
"So, what we paying him for Coach?"
@2 Kevinz Please rephrase that in understandable English.
@EternalThunder so what we paying him for coach?
JAMES HARDEN ROCKET JERSEY ON ORDER.
I have hope that with some time, Scottie can adjust the late game sets so that Kmart can be involved and balance the floor. Russ wasn't playing well tonight, but those predictable offensive sets were just too easy to defend..
Good game tonight. Finished with a loss, but overall it was a good game. KD put up 23 on the boards though : )
WILL I BE COOL IF I TYPE LIKE THIS!
@Lost Ones no, only i get away with caps locks
@Lost Ones LOL, HOW MY AZZ TASTE?
CAPS LOCK!!
JAMES HARDEN!!!!
@kdub chug bleach
@eallen7 @kdub woah now... no need for that.
@kdub stop it.
I hate to tell you guys this, but the Thunder are going to lose another game. Russ is going to have another bad game. Serge is going to miss more shots. Hope you get used to it. You don't win everything.
@Jooseppi mind = blown
@Jooseppi BLASPHEMER!
81-1
@Jooseppi Seriously, what happened here?
@senseandsenescence I don't know. It's been bad both ways.
@Jooseppi NEVER!
@Jooseppi Heresy