vs. 
Phoenix Suns (11-20, 2-13 road) vs. OKC Thunder (23-6, 15-2 home)
TV: FSOK (Cox 37, HD 722, Tulsa Cox 27, DirectTV 679, UVerse 754)
Stream: Click here
Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 7:00 CT
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 112.8 (1st), Suns– 104.5 (16th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 103.2 (9th), Suns – 108.4 (27th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.7 (8th), Suns – 92.3 (10th)
View from the enemy: Valley of the Suns
The Thunder are 79-0 on New Year’s Eve (note: actually 4-0 in the OKC era). And one of those wins includes beating the Suns on Dec. 31 (last season). So what I’m saying is, history is on the Thunder’s side here.
The Suns aren’t very good, especially on the road. They lack talent, depth and talent. And talent. They have a couple players that can score though if you don’t pay attention like Goran Dragic, Luis Scola and Jared Dudley. What I’m saying here is, the Thunder should roll into 2013 with another win. Unless they don’t show up.
Phoenix coming in: Lost to the Wolves on Saturday.
Three Big Things
1. Gortat and roll. The Suns focus a lot of their offense on the pick-and-roll with Marcin Gortat. He really hasn’t been all that effective this season, but he’s a threat to score 20 at any time. Perk, Ibaka and Collison will all need to be keyed in on him.
2. Small. The Suns start Scola at power forward but use Dudley and Michael Beasley often at the 4. Which plays right into the Thunder’s hands, assuming Scott Brooks is willing to match. Or Brooks can dictate the smallball matchups himself. Because OKC going small means that Alvin Gentry will have to remove either Scola or Gortat, which is a win for the Thunder.
3. Russell. He seemed to finally shed his shooting slump against the Rockets. And talked about the confidence boost that was. Is he about to start trending upwards? It starts with putting together consecutive performances and against the Suns soft defense, he has a good chance at that.
Tip at 7:00 CT. Go Final 2012 Thunder.
http://dailythunder.com/2012/12/thunder-cruise-into-2013-with-114-96-win-over-phoenix/
recap up
@senseandsenescence are you done doing the +/- lineups or just taking a break from them?
@senseandsenescence nvm
Man, i ain't even drunk... what kind of NYE is this. I hope 2013 won't be like this
funny stuff tonight during one of the free throws Perk came in and the refs says you can't check in and he say you didn't tell me and the refs says we are about to be in 2013 but the rules won't change at all and my attire section started to laugh
@tydude Did you go back to the bar underneath near the players tunnel? Is so, ya walked right past me.
@Tronchaser i went under the tunnel about 6:00 PM tonight
Oh! One thing I forgot in my recap.... When Reggie sits down, Jeremy came over and offered him his hand. Reggie took it and then sat down. It happened everytime a timeout or whatever was called. I think it may have been part of rookie hazing. It was hilarious. Jeremy would go in front of Reggie's chair, and put his hand out., then Reggie would grab it and sit down. I lol'd
Also, Jeremy was jabbering with a girl on the side sitting near me. When he went back to the locker room for halftime, he patted her on the head. I laughed again.
@Tronchaser Oh Baaaaa. :')
what pisses me up about the refs is that he saw russ on the ground holding his head he should of blown his wrestle to check on him when Phoenix got the ball
@tydude not in NBA basketball bro
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@MisterJohnsonOKC Nice pic. You're scary. You would have killed me. Glad I live 15 hours away
@GervinReincarnated @MisterJohnsonOKC
You know the little princess is probably a tough cookie too . . .
@ThunderChick2010 @MisterJohnsonOKC Don't call @MisterJohnsonOKC a princess. That's not nice
@MisterJohnsonOKC CYA MrJ. Have a great New Year~!
GEEZ Brooklyn scored 5 points in a quarter. I hope they like Carlisimo
Westbrook received 8 stitches tonight.
@BallSoHard and made the suns pay for that :D
More from KD: I was screaming at him telling him to get up and get back. But when I looked and seen that he was bleeding, you know, you see blood and you kind of get a little…you don’t know what to do when you see it. I’m just glad he came back (to the locker room) and got stitched up and was able to play again
@GervinReincarnated oh to be a fly in the locker room . russ was already pissed on the floor and saying F#$# F#$%
Lol KD: When he fell on the ground I thought it was one of those ones he thought he got fouled and was upset.
welp ive been up for far to long *going on 24 hours and a 12 hour shift at work* i hope you ALL are wearing jean shorts in your dreams tonight..oh and
THUNDER UP! ;) toodles~
I'm sure this has already been talked about . . . but just noticed Brooklyn with the 5-point quarter against San Antonio. I didn't even know that was possible.
@ThunderChick2010 Through P.J. all things of inept NBA are possible.
@Old Man Game
If someone had told you this morning that Nets third quarter points would equal Thunder's total turnovers for tonight's game, would you have ever dreamed that number would be 5? Strangeness.
@ThunderChick2010 I would've thought, we lost the game and had turned the ball over about 20 times.
and i sat courtside tonight
@tydude Were you close to me bro???
@Tronchaser i was in Section 116 Floor 1 seat 3
@tydude WOW! I was in 118 Row A seat 1.. pretty close!
sigh. was just texted by my roommate. apparently some of the thunder guys are going to be attending the club they are at. People came in and said if your wearing Jeans or jean shorts you have to change before you see the thunder. lol that just makes my day.
@Legendary_Dork Can you please find out? Not that I am going to appear, I'm in Lawton right now but I wanted to know where NBA players and people in general club and have a good time after hours in OKC for a while.
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@MisterJohnsonOKC @BallSoHard @Westbrook gon' Westbrook idk. he hasnt texted me back, probably drunk off his ass, maybe rock bar. not sure though. idk ive been up for like 24 hours so im about to pass out
@MisterJohnsonOKC @Legendary_Dork @Westbrook gon' Westbrook @BallSoHard I have never been except when I went to a concert (Laura Izibor and Chrisette Michelle) in Dallas at the House of Blues
@MisterJohnsonOKC @Westbrook gon' Westbrook @BallSoHard havent been to a club since i last played in one with my old band :P
@Westbrook gon' Westbrook @BallSoHard @MisterJohnsonOKC @Westbrook gon' Westbrook nah. i gotta go to work early and besides, i dont do clubs, just not my thing.
@Legendary_Dork @BallSoHard @MisterJohnsonOKC @Westbrook gon' Westbrook You didn't even go wingman to snatch one of them off of him, or he didn't invite you? Either way your friend/roommate dynamic needs work. You should pee in his Bud Light
@Legendary_Dork @MisterJohnsonOKC @Westbrook gon' Westbrook Cowboys!
@BallSoHard @MisterJohnsonOKC @Westbrook gon' Westbrook i dont think so. maybe sky but....he had 2 chicks with him so i dont know what they were talking about.
@MisterJohnsonOKC @Westbrook gon' Westbrook @Legendary_Dork Sky Bar? Mickey Mantles?
@Westbrook gon' Westbrook im asking im asking.
@Legendary_Dork If you're wearing jean shorts you need to have your head examined. Nevermind the Thunder.
@Old Man Game @Legendary_Dork Even Blake knows better. Trust me.
@KellOne @Old Man Game uuugh....
@Old Man Game *has been guilty of wearing jean shorts in the past, in regular life* i have since graduated to khaki shorts much more comfortable and dont rip as easy.
@Legendary_Dork @Old Man Game I can't even front. My favorite pair of pants to wear are these 12$ open leg, super baggy dark ash grey Starter jawns from Wal Mart. I even bought another pair so I can wear them multiple days in a row without having to do laundry
@Old Man Game but i dont have jean shorts anymore D: . khaki shorts are what i got and some black no boundaries ones. im lame i know
@Legendary_Dork I was giving you an out there man and you blew it.
@Old Man Game >.> ................GET OFF MY BACK MAN!!!!!
@Legendary_Dork Well yeah like 15 years ago maybe but now?!? LOL
@Old Man Game im not quite know for my fashion sense. thats for sure lol
@Legendary_Dork Ugh. Lol
@Legendary_Dork What club is that?
@Westbrook gon' Westbrook i dont know i dont go clubbing. but you have to wear a polo or dress nice. thats all i know.
@Legendary_Dork @Westbrook gon' Westbrook I wouldn't even let people in my house in jean shorts though, so it can't be too nice lol