vs. 
OKC Thunder (27-8, 9-5 road) at Los Angeles Lakers (15-20, 10-8 home)
TV: ESPN (Cox 29, HD 720); 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: 9:30 CT
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 113.2 (1st), Lakers– 108.6 (6th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 103.4 (8th), Lakers – 107.0 (22nd)
Pace: Thunder – 92.3 (9th), Lakers – 94.8 (3rd)
View from the enemy: Forum Blue and Gold
At some point, the Lakers are going to win that game that makes everyone start asking if they’ve figured it out, if they’ve turned a corner, if they’re on the right track. What better a game than against the team that eliminated them last season and is defending their Western Conference crown?
I know, I know: I felt this way last time the Thunder and Lakers played, and I was wrong. It’s just that this is the Lakers, and it’s hard for me to get my mind around the fact that something isn’t going their way. National TV game, Friday night in Staples — it’s all set up, right?
Or maybe it’s the other way. Maybe it’s set up for the Thunder to bury the Lakers. National TV, Friday night in Staples and a superior Thunder team rolling in with a death certificate in hand. Games like these the Thunder tend to bring their best, and if they do, the Lakers just aren’t good enough to keep pace.
Lakers coming in: They’ve lost five straight and last played Wednesday, losing to the Spurs.
Three Big Things
1. Hurting Lakers. No Dwight Howard, no Pau Gasol. That means Mike D’Antoni will be forced to mix and match, with Earl Clark likely seeing a featured role. Clark has been a mild revelation so far for the Lakers and fits in nicely as a stretch 4 for D’Antoni. That could give Serge Ibaka some problems, but Scott Brooks always has the smallball matchup option in his pocket, and the Lakers just don’t have the horses to defend that.
2. Kobe. As long as he’s playing, the Lakers have a fighting chance. He continues to make impossible shots possible, hitting ridiculous looks that at least keep the Lakers close.
3. No mercy. I just said it, but the Thunder are obviously better than the Lakers, especially with Howard and Gasol sitting. There’s really no great reason for OKC to fall unless the Thunder don’t show up, or the Lakers play their most inspired game of the season.
Tip at 9:30 CT. Go Beat LA.
http://dailythunder.com/2013/01/kd-and-the-thunder-steamroll-the-lakers-116-101/
@AIaska fake.
@justin_mia @AIaska #NeverTrustJustin
@justin_mia ya got me
Perk had a promising game today.
@OkcBaby wish he could play sacre every night
For some reason our bench looks worse. I could be wrong
@OkcBaby it's looked worse all season except for the games where Kmart scored 25+
@OBoy Jones III Wonder why Kmart played better? hmmmmm....:)
@OkcBaby sorry no.
@OkcBaby
But you're never wrong . . .
Some of these threes Martin is shooting with a guy closing out, how about a pump fake man?
@Old Man Game 3-6 from 3pt range. He takes some silly ones but he's lighting it up from down town, those have always been shots he takes regularly...
@Old Man Game he doesnt value his shots anymore, hes become a stupid player over night
@Lost Ones @Old Man Game you're taking this way too far lol. He's in a slump, he'll get back on track soon.
@OBoy Jones III @Old Man Game lol i rather him not force those shots playoffs arent going to be as easy.
24 players had their season in games against lakers this season.they really made a mistake in their 2nd coach
We are now 13-1 when Lamb plays.
@Sigmund We're 28-0 when we score more points than the other team.
@justin_mia @Sigmund and KD jumper is wet
@ThunderWins @justin_mia @Sigmund yuck
We play Milwaukee the last game of the season and the Lakers play Houston. Hopefully the scoring crown doesn't come down tot he last game.
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@MJOKC is there a way to stream that? or to watch that replay?
@MJOKC you'll very much enjoy it.
Lamb had many opportunities. Did not seize the moment
@OkcBaby lol he was put in during garbage time, he has his moment against the hawks brooks didnt play him after.
@Lost Ones @OkcBaby He has never got his game legs and get into a flow so I take no stock in this.
@Lost Ones @ThunderWins Maynor had knee surgery. Want some cheese with that whine
@ThunderWins @OkcBaby had like 3 minutes of game time, no warm up setting in a jumpsuit yea lets take his game serious after that. lol
@OkcBaby Maynor had 4 minutes of opportunities too pal
@OBoy Jones III Reggie had 14 minutes :) Maynor outplayed him in 4
@OBoy Jones III Exactly
@OkcBaby your post was about Lamb
@OkcBaby "Back to the Brooks Dungeon you go, fella."
Durant now has to outscore Kobe by 1.2 points a game the rest of the seaosn, assuming they both play a full 82. 56 points total.
@justin_mia its kobe idk..
naw, he will shoot well all season!
trying to jinx it...
@justin_mia Pretty doable. Kind of unlikely given the discrepancies in how much they shoot
@justin_mia Will Kobe cool off? Thats the big question
@ThunderWins @justin_mia he cooled off last season,why cannot it happen again
I wish martin would take other shots then just threes its starting to really aggrivate me idk why
@Lost Ones
Because you're Lost Ones and you're easily aggravated? :)
KD and Russ began their warm-up much earlier than laker players,and they played much better
D'antoni told his team the season starts sunday... too bad it starts with 21 losses
Anyone else notice how Reggie kept his cool after MWP pulled him into his armpit?
@ThunderChick2010 Must of been tough considering how he was playing
@ThunderChick2010 he turned around and cussed at him, but no commending him for that. Reggie don't want none of MWP, and I wouldn't blame him. It's not like he was gonna run up on him and get James Harden'd
Durant's season has been ridiculous.
@justin_mia Did you expect it to be bad? He had all the cheat codes on tonite.
@ThunderWins He scoring at a level that is very rare.