Thursday Bolts – 11.20.14
Darnell Mayberry: “After a Serge Ibaka 3-pointer trimmed the deficit to three, Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler missed a 3 at the other end, which set up an improbable opportunity for the Thunder. But guard Reggie Jackson missed a straight-away 3-pointer and the Nuggets nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to bump their lead to nine with 1:42 remaining. The shame of this one was that the Thunder finally produced a respectable offensive performance that on most nights would have been enough to power OKC to victory. But when the defense that had been so steady to this point disappeared in Denver, the Thunder never really stood a chance.”
KD has signed with Sonic via Darren Rovell: “An extra layer of motivation to forge the partnership comes from the fact that Sonic, which has 3,500 restaurants in 44 states, has its headquarters in Oklahoma City. It’s the second deal that Durant has done this year with an Oklahoma City company. Yogurt franchise Orange Leaf is also based there. But, for Sonic, signing Durant is clearly a national play for a growing brand.”
Kobe on Dwight Howard: “No, I don’t feel that way. I don’t think Kevin does, either. “In moments of confrontation during a game, you’ll say things in the heat of the moment … I know Dwight. I’m sure Kevin does. We don’t really feel that way about him. It’s like when you get in an argument with somebody, you’ll say things out of frustration, out of anger, that you don’t really mean.”
The Thunder are currently last in the West. Sads.
Great quote from Gregg Popovich: “In today’s world, if you don’t win the whole thing, whether it’s football or basketball, or this and that, people have a tendency to paint you as a loser or act like you just robbed the cookie jar,” Popovich said. “Well that’s baloney. I’m just as proud of them in the loss as I was this year in the win. I thought when they came back in Game 7 [in 2013], that was an unbelievable effort after that devastating loss in Game 6.”
The fan that tried to trash talk Russell Westbrook: “He looked at me and he was standing up. It was pretty much a face-to-face conversation from about six rows away,” he explained. “I knew he was listening and thought with his personality that he might respond to my statements.”
