Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images BOX SCORE The Thunder beat the Mavericks 87-83 in the second and final preseason tuneup. Here are a few thoughts: 1. Color me impressed by Reggie Jackson. He got early minutes

Glenn James/NBAE/Getty Images BOX SCORE In almost all cases, it’s a little difficult to take anything of large value from a preseason game, but this season is a bit different. Mainly because there are

Why this video? Because I’m pretending that happened again tonight. I guess it’s better than nothing. The Lakers beat the Thunder 103-97 on opening night of the NBA season which of course, didn’t actually

AP PHOTO BOX SCORE It wasn’t an All-Star Game, but Oklahoma City sure treated it like it was. A near-packed Cox Convention Center saw stars like LeBron James, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant,

Ronald Martinez/NBAE/Getty Images BOX SCORE Sometimes, it just doesn’t even seem fair. Or meant to be. Or both. First, I can’t tell you how proud I am of this Thunder team. To come back

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images BOX SCORE “That was bad.” That’s what I heard a fan saying as he walked out in front of me. Simple, succinct and entirely correct. That was bad. Very, very bad.

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images BOX SCORE Turns out the world didn’t end today, but it definitely looked like the Thunder at least got raptured. Because they sure didn’t show up tonight. A push was made

vs. Dallas Mavericks (9-3, 2-2 road) vs. OKC Thunder (9-5, 6-1 home) TV: ESPN (Cox 29, HD 720); Stream: Click here (Also on ESPN3.com) Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1