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OKC Thunder (14-4, 5-2 road) vs. Brooklyn Nets (11-5, 7-1 home)
TV: FS OK (Cox 37, HD 722, Tulsa Cox 27, DirectTV 679, UVerse 754)
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Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 6:30 CT
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 112.5 (2nd), Nets– 107.7 (6th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 102.0 (7th), Nets – 103.0 (9th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.3 (14th), Nets – 87.9 (30th)
View from the enemy: The Brooklyn Game
The jury is still mostly out on where exactly the Nets stand in terms of contendership. But one thing’s for sure: They’re pretty good. And beating them on their home floor would certainly be a nice win.
Run down the Thunder’s wins this season and really only three stick out, at least in terms of who they beat: Beating the Clippers, the Bulls in Chicago and the Warriors. And you could make a solid case beating the Nets in Brooklyn would trump all of them.
The Thunder are clearly rolling along, not just winning, but winning with some authority. I don’t think that’ll be the case in Brooklyn tonight, but regardless of if it’s by a point or 20, beating the Nets would be something to feel good about.
Brooklyn coming in: The Nets lost to the Heat on Saturday.
Three Big Things
1. Brookless. The Nets are without their top scorer Brook Lopez, which obviously is a break for the Thunder. It also means that Kendrick Perkins’ role in this game just got a little bit more cloudy. Without Lopez, the Nets have started Andray Blatche, using Kris Humphries at center mostly. Which means Perk has to be sound on the glass and able to cover more athletic players than him. In other words, Perk probably shouldn’t play more than 20 minutes. Also out tonight: Reggie Evans. So we’re spared an egregious flop.
2. D-Will vs. Russ. To big physical guards that tend to take matchups personally. Should be fun.
3. Matching. Both teams seem to have a pretty good answer to the other position by position. The Nets have Joe Johnson, the Thunder have Thabo Sefolosha to guard him. The Thunder have Kevin Durant, the Nets have Gerald Wallace to guard him. Where OKC should have a solid edge is in small lineups, especially with Kevin Martin on the floor. The Nets don’t have much guard depth with MarShon Brooks and Keith Bogans in the backcourt behind Johnson. Jerry Stackhouse has been a surprise this year, but if that’s who the Nets are relying on to match Martin, OKC should feel good about it.
Tip at 6:30 CT. Go Hello Thunder.
I would say the Lakers have a chance on Friday.....but unless some kid steals KDs talent between now and then I dont see it happening
Brooks pulling KD and Russell at the same time almost cost us this game. It left Ibaka on Wallace, and we all saw what happened with that.
@EddieJones Yea that gave me flashbacks of Ibaka on Battier. Bad move by Brooks!
@EddieJones
We still won. They'll learn not to do this from film. No big.
@BrockSuede I'm not worried about it. It seemed like brooks was trying something. They had a decent lead, he just stayed with it too long.
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/12/the-thunder-hang-on-in-brooklyn-117-111/
kd is shoting 51.4/45/90.3
@fuzzyman
That's kinda good. He can do better :)
Lakers tied for fourth worst in the west. 1 game back from 8 seed.
I really don't want to get ahead of myself, but it would be so awesome...
@Jooseppi buuuuuuttttt, then we'd face them in the first round. not saying they're better but they're pretty bitter about that gentlemans sweep. crazier things have happened.
Paul George played well today
@RRRWHATEVER Which is weird because he went against the Bulls, a good defensive team. But when he played against like Sacramento he scored like 2 points
Lakers going to see if Phil Jackson will coach from Skype.
@reddirt717 just write up a game plan and email it to Kobe
If the Thunder ended the season with their current scoring margin, it would be the NBA's largest since Boston won by 10.3 points per game during its 2007-08 championship season.
D antoni is incredibly stubborn
Minnesota, Memphis, Indiana, and OKC win tonight. Small markets taking over.
Miami lost to Washington....HAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That's great...oh man....that's great.
@reddirt717
They were working of the RGIII boost from last night and even absorbed a Lebron triple double.
CarsonC5 About to tweet an EPIC quote from LeBron James on Kevin Durant... 12/4/12 9:48 PM
CarsonC5 "I know there is someone, somewhere, trying to take my spot. And I know where he is too. He's in Oklahoma…." 12/4/12 9:49 PM
CarsonC5 "He's my inspiration because I see the direction he's headed, and it's the same direction I'm headed…." 12/4/12 9:50 PM
CarsonC5 "I know his mind-set, and he knows mine. It's a collision course. We're driving one another." 12/4/12 9:50 PM
@tydude it was in today's bolts too.
i thought i lost my laker tickets, that was a scary 15 minutes.
@OBoy Jones III I went through a similar thing this morning. I even called Stubhub and then realized I didn't buy it from Stubhub and thought I lost my mind because I know I bought a ticket. Turns out O bought in on ticketmaster and that's why I couldn't find it
@OBoy Jones III Russell Westbrook, pantsing the Lakers since 2010.
How have we played almost three more games than everyone else
Brooklyn's favorite son, hipster russell westbrook
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@MisterJohnsonOKC she's looking for Justin right now
Jason Gay @jasonWSJ
Russell Westbrook just rolled out in tortoise-shell glasses, tweed fedora and ankle boots with cuffed pants, no socks. He is so Brooklyn.
If OKC can go 3-1 or 4-0 through the Spurs/Hawks/Timberloves/Heat then this month would just be great.
Houston radio broadcast said "THE LAKERS HAVE POOPED THEIR BIG BOY PANTS" at the buzzer, true story
@OBoy Jones III Mike Brown, upon hearing he'd been fired: http://arousinggrammardotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/transmetropolitan_04_p21.jpg?w=590&h=923
@ou_sas @OBoy Jones III Transmetropolitan! Classic
@OBoy Jones III I thought they said, "Kobe took that last shat, but he missed."
@OBoy Jones III Brian Davis have a brother?
@BallSoHard @OBoy Jones III Kobe Bryant left naked at the 3 pt line, shoots that one from Muskogee County!!
@OBoy Jones III Instant Hall of Fame Comment.
Lakers lose w/Houston shooting 37% & beard @ 3-19. Them guys suck.
@Tequila or Failure
Missing Pau though, so it's great but muttled.
@Tequila or Failure They had massive lead most of the game too.
Lakers now 1-5 on the road. Also, 12th in the west.
I want more games
@OBoy Jones III Cant we just play a back-to-back. Knicks?
I'll take more wins over better winning percentage. I doubt taht when Memphis makes up the 3 games behind us that they that they will win all 3
Oh Beasley!
Great win, one problem I have though. Why is it that the player Ibaka usually guards against the opposing small lineup ALWAYS go red hot from 3? Is it just me noticing this?
@CDNBallJunkie because he is a big guy and not proficient at defending out there
@Perk90X But this has happened MULTIPLE times dating back from last year..... I know it's hard for a big to step out, but he HAS to. That adjustment needs to be made especially against far better shooters than Gerald Wallace....
@CDNBallJunkie @Perk90X put ibaka at 5 and put kd at the 4 on wallace.and take a damn time out
@CDNBallJunkie Ibaka loses his man like a trillion times when they drift out to the 3 point line.
@SilenceTheLambs @CDNBallJunkie that's more on brooks. he has to adapt