Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Toronto Raptors 03/20/2011

[Comeatme_Bro]

Hey, can someone get a video of the perkins/amir tech? Please and thank you.

[dream_catcher_9]

You don't stand much of a chance to win in this league when you come out unfocused, and your 2 best players play like utter trash.

[slick_watts]

At least Harden continues to dominate. He was fantastic.

[Gotta_B_KD35]

Perk didn't cost the team the game.

Durant did.

Not a lot of teams survive 6/21 performances from their star player.

And honorable mention to Westbrook. When the star players of a team takes up over half of the teams shots and shoots at such a really low efficiency, they're bound to lose. Raps won this due to Evans and barbosa greatly contributing coming off the bench.

[dream_catcher_9]

At least Harden continues to dominate. He was fantastic.

and Westbrook completely ignores him on offense down the stretch. I seriously question that guys intelligence on the Basketball court.

[slick_watts]

At least Harden continues to dominate. He was fantastic.

and Westbrook completely ignores him on offense down the stretch. I seriously question that guys intelligence on the Basketball court.

It wasn't only Westbrook ignoring him. Harden was wide open as the defense collapsed on Durant twice...

Late game is going to be Russ and KD taking turns, I don't think this will change until next season, if it changes at all.

Which is funny because I think Harden of all of them might be the best at creating his own shot down the stretch of games eventually.

[dream_catcher_9]

At least Harden continues to dominate. He was fantastic.

and Westbrook completely ignores him on offense down the stretch. I seriously question that guys intelligence on the Basketball court.

It wasn't only Westbrook ignoring him. Harden was wide open as the defense collapsed on Durant twice...

Late game is going to be Russ and KD taking turns, I don't think this will change until next season, if it changes at all.

Which is funny because I think Harden of all of them might be the best at creating his own shot down the stretch of games eventually.

I know, I just didn't want to pile on KD, you might think I'm out to get him.

I think you are right though, I doubt it gets corrected this season.

[Gotta_B_KD35]

Our inability to closeout games is due to not trusting each other. Neither Durant and westbrook are great closers, yet. We need to take on the C's mentality and play team ball the last minutes and have ball rotation and not be like the Lakers/Heat who rely on their star players at the end of games. Durant/Westbrook are still way too young and teams are not taking them lightly anymore.

[Phailadelphia]

This kind of effort (or lack thereof) straight up annoys me. There's no reason to come out that unfocused and unmotivated when you're 2.5 games away from the 3 seed.

[tsherkin]

Hey, can someone get a video of the perkins/amir tech? Please and thank you.

It was really dumb. Amir got up, Perk wouldn't get out of the way so, after waiting, he shoved him out of the way and instead of calling the tech on Perk for taunting or intimidating or whatever, they gave Amir the tech. It should have been an obvious non-call, but the refs were out to get us that game. It didn't cost us the game because Russ and KD choked big-time, but it wasn't for lack of effort on behalf of the refs.

[fallacy]

This kind of effort (or lack thereof) straight up annoys me. There's no reason to come out that unfocused and unmotivated when you're 2.5 games away from the 3 seed.

Unrelated to the game but I would rather be the 4 seed than the three seed.

I'd rather play the nuggets, then spurs, then lakers

than

trailblazers, lakers, then spurs/mavs


The first path is MUCH easier

[ATLTimekeeper]

Hey, can someone get a video of the perkins/amir tech? Please and thank you.

It was really dumb. Amir got up, Perk wouldn't get out of the way so, after waiting, he shoved him out of the way and instead of calling the tech on Perk for taunting or intimidating or whatever, they gave Amir the tech. It should have been an obvious non-call, but the refs were out to get us that game. It didn't cost us the game because Russ and KD choked big-time, but it wasn't for lack of effort on behalf of the refs.

It definitely seemed to wake up the Raptors, though, who were expecting to lose tonight. Don't know if you noticed but on the next play down Perk shoved Amir from behind. Seemed kind of like posturing for no reason. Why pick a fight?

[DatHomieYouHaTe]

james johnston is a big fella. he put the clamps down on durant. He just forced him to shoot jumpers all night.

[LOLTorontoFan]

It should have been an obvious non-call, but the refs were out to get us that game.

i thought it was the other way around

durant losing control of the ball out of bounds and the refs saying the raps player tipped it
westbrook's charge on calderon (i know its the hardest call to make, but calderon clearly established position)
i would say the free throw disparity disproves your point but your squad is so much more aggressive than the raps that it would be wrong to say that

regardless i dont think the refs were out to get you that game
games like this happen, im sure you will rebound from it next game

[LOLTorontoFan]

james johnston is a big fella. he put the clamps down on durant. He just forced him to shoot jumpers all night.

johnson is a solid defender but i wouldnt say he put the clamps down on durant
if durant wanted to take it to the rim the whole game, he could have, there was no stopping him
fortunately for the raps he decided to shoot jumpers and was off today

[Phailadelphia]

This kind of effort (or lack thereof) straight up annoys me. There's no reason to come out that unfocused and unmotivated when you're 2.5 games away from the 3 seed.

Unrelated to the game but I would rather be the 4 seed than the three seed.

I'd rather play the nuggets, then spurs, then lakers

than

trailblazers, lakers, then spurs/mavs


The first path is MUCH easier

I'd personally rather face Portland over Denver. Denver since the Melo trade scares me for whatever reason. They just play really well for a team without a superstar. That being said, Spurs or Mavs in WCF rather than Lakers sounds more enticing.