Yesterday we won a game. If we win today that’s two in a row. If we win tomorrow that’s called a winning streak. It has happened before. – Major League II
So what happens when you when three in a row? Do you 
get anything special, like a prize?
Can you believe after only having three wins TOTAL on Dec. 31, that the team has now won three straight? That’s totally awesome. My how far they’ve come.
Here’s a key stat from tonight’s 88-83 win over Washington to keep in mind: The last seven minutes of the game, the Thunder held Washington to 1 of 12 from the floor.
That’s what OKC did for a third straight game – defense. Just great, total team defense. And you know, total team basketball is a beautiful thing. Every OKC starter was in double-figures tonight with lines of 12, 12, 15, 12 and 18. That’s pretty unbelievable. Nenad Krstic led the way with his 18, but talk about doing it together.
We’ve talked about how this was a big opportunity for this team to become a full functioning unit instead of a couple studs and some scraps. And Kevin Durant and Jeff Green are the type of guys character-wise that should be able to jump right back into it but now will be playing with Kyle Weaver that’s playing with confidence and a Nenad Krstic that’s got confidence and is playing how we hoped and a Thabo Sefolosha that is an absolute defensive stopper and a bench that feels like it can contribute. These are big, big things going forward into next season.
Two guys really stand out with big performances (and that’s with nine guys playing pretty well): Nick Collison and Thabo. Collison did a the little things – got on the floor, tipped balls and finished plays. He scored 12 points (5-5) from the field and grabbed 10 boards, but had two major plays down the stretch. The first was when he got on the floor and dug the ball out giving OKC possession. The next was grabbing an airball in traffic that resulted in the game-sealing bucket. Keep Reading…
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Durant back in the lineup by the weekend. The second-year forward was off crutches and walking with only a slight limp during Monday’s 96-87 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Durant was expected to miss seven to 14 days after suffering a severely sprained right ankle in Dallas on Friday. “It’s definitely improving,” Oklahoma coach Scott Brooks told The Oklahoman. “Young guys’ bodies heal a lot quicker than older guys.” Durant will not play Wednesday against Washington, meaning the earliest he could return would be Saturday at New Orleans.”
month (20.6 ppg), second in assists (5.9 apg), fifth in rebounds (6.1 rpg) and fourth in double-doubles (2). In addition, Westbrook scored 20 or more points six times and 30 or more points three times. On Feb. 1, Westbrook had a career-high 34 points at Sacramento including a career-high 20 free throws made and on Feb. 21, had a career-high 13 field goals at Golden State.”
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Another month down, another month Russell Westbrook got better
It seems like it’s becoming a bit of a monthly deal around here to recap Russell Westbrook’s last month and compare it to other rookie studs. One trend we’re seeing with Russell is that it seems he’s improving statistically every month, which is something you can’t really say about the two other rookie studs he’s in the ROY race with.
Westbrook
November: 12.1 ppg 4.1 apg, 3.3 rpg, 2.5 turnovers per game
December: 15.5 ppg, 5.1 apg, 5.1 rpg, 4.0 tpg
January: 16.5 ppg, 5.5 ap,g 4.9 rpg, 2.7 tpg
February: 20.6 ppg, 5.9 apg, 6.1 rpg, 3.9 tpg
Rose
November: 18.9 ppg, 6.1 apg, 4.1 rpg, 2.6 tpg
December: 16.3 ppg, 6.2 apg, 3.1 rpg, 2.8 tpg
January: 15.3 ppg, 6.8 apg, 3.3 rpg, 2.4 tpg
February:15.8 ppg, 6.3 apg, 4.0 rpg, 2.3 tpg
Mayo
November: 23.1 ppg, 2.3 apg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 tpg
December: 17.7 ppg, 3.9 apg, 3.6 rpg, 2.9 tpg
January: 17.1 ppg, 2.2 apg, 3.8 rpg, 2.8 tpg
February: 19.7 ppg, 3.6 apg, 4.8 rpg, 3.0 tpg
Rose seems to be leveling off and Mayo improved some in February, but Westbrook is steadily rising – which makes sense because he’s playing a new position so each night he gets better at it. And a game like Monday night’s against Dallas shows how far Russell has come. He made everyone on the floor better that night. Sure he had the attractive triple-double, but he played smart and played really well. That jumpshot is coming and coming. Don’t worry about it. Just think about what it will be like when he starts hitting it consistently. He’s already far better with it than he was in November. Keep Reading…