Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs 11/14/09

[dre_1614]

great win, but I hate the fact that we missed so many free throws down the stretch, could have cost us.

[slick_watts]

Wow yeah, great win. 3 road wins already!

I was very impressed with the defense and poise down the stretch. Westbrook actually ended up having one of his best games, 19 and 11 - ZERO turnovers.

Starters played a ton of minutes though.

TEN BLOCKS in the game, the defense in the paint to close the game was the best I've seen from this team.

Very impressive come from behind win, and it shows the team has matured a lo weathering the Spurs comeback in the fourth.

[88' Draft Pick]

what a great win. proud of the guys

and look at Westbrook. 11 assists 0 turnovers. THATS WHAT IM TALKIGN ABOUT.

Everyone really played excellent tonight.

[wiff]

Wow great win. This team has come a long ways defensively. If they can keep up the defensive effort they will make the playoffs.

They really made it tough for the Spurs most the game. Their defense broke down before the half when the Spurs went on that run to go up by ten but the Thunder's D really made the Spurs work for their points.

And I don't care if Duncan and Parker did just come back, the Spurs are as veteran as they come in the league and are a well oiled machine. They remind me of the Jazz back when it was Stockton and Malone.

To me the teams D was the player of the game.

Everyone did their part. Durant got his 25 and 6. Green played like a number two option with 21 and 10. Nenad hit a decent percent of his chip shots to stretch the floor. Westbrook proved he might struggle at times but it is best to keep him on the floor with 19pts,11dimes and 5rebs. Then Thabo brought some excellent D. Just getting up in a guys grill, making it tough. I loved it when he curled around the paint showdowing Parker and rejecting his shot.

And even Harden got into the act with the monsterous dunk. I like the way Harden plays right after he gets the ball though. He has a decent cat and mouse game with a few fakes to get space. Once his shot starts dropping like it should he is going to be a great weapon.

Everyone played their role. Even Brooks by taking smart timeouts to not let the game get out of reach.

I really think if they can stay where they are defensively 5-th (almost 4th) in the league defensively they can be a playoff team. Sure there will be nights where Durant goes cold or where everyone else does, but if they can keep locking teams up they should have a shot at winning.

New Orleans is done for the year. Sacramento is going to come back down to Earth some and the Spurs will climb into it. But the Thunder have no reason or excuse to not make the playoffs. They have proven they can play solid D.