1/22 | G47: Portland Trail Blazers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST

Post #21 » by **Dadouv47** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:55 am

1bigfan13 wrote:This is one of those weird game that feels like the Thunder's lead is larger than it is. It feels like OKC as controlled this game from start to finish and should win the game......but it's only a 6 point game entering the 4th. I can't explain it. Just the vibe I'm getting from this game.

Had the same vibe but looks like we will be fine (no jynx plz)

RunOKC · Post #22 » by **RunOKC** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:56 am

This bench line up is nice

Noel and Nader causing havoc on defense with George/Patterson/Schroder

RunOKC · Post #23 » by **RunOKC** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:58 am

Feels like any time we play good the refs just always have an answer for us + stupid turnovers

Post #24 » by **Dadouv47** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:59 am

Dadouv47 wrote:
1bigfan13 wrote:This is one of those weird game that feels like the Thunder's lead is larger than it is. It feels like OKC as controlled this game from start to finish and should win the game......but it's only a 6 point game entering the 4th. I can't explain it. Just the vibe I'm getting from this game.

Had the same vibe but looks like we will be fine (no jynx plz)

heres comes the jynx

RunOKC · Post #25 » by **RunOKC** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:05 am

LMAO im speechless, how did that clown make that foul call on Grant from half court

This better be clear path

Post #26 » by **Dadouv47** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:09 am

We were behind at Portland during all game before taking the lead during the 4th. Looks like it's going to be the opposite tonight

1bigfan13 · Post #27 » by **1bigfan13** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:10 am

RunOKC wrote:LMAO im speechless, how did that clown make that foul call on Grant from half court

This better be clear path

That foul called on Grant was one of the worst calls of the night. And I'm not sure why the foul committed against PG13 wasn't a clear path. I guess they thought he didn't have complete control of the ball.

1bigfan13 · Post #28 » by **1bigfan13** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:13 am

As long as Westbrook doesn't go into full crazy out of control mode, OKC should win this game.

No dumb, quick shots from 25 feet out or high risk passes or 1 on 4 fastbreaks.

Post #29 » by **Dadouv47** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:15 am

1bigfan13 wrote:As long as Westbrook doesn't go into full crazy out of control mode, OKC should win this game.

No dumb, quick shots from 25 feet out or high risk passes or 1 on 4 fastbreaks.

Westbrook plays so smart against Portland. We should give our opponents some Blazers jerseys.

Osirus89 · Post #30 » by **Osirus89** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:20 am

Didn't ppl say Russ couldn't dunk anymore?

Post #31 » by **Dadouv47** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:20 am

HUGE win. I wouldn't want to face the Blazers in a playoff series though. They are a great team and Nurkic is a nightmare for us

1bigfan13 · Post #32 » by **1bigfan13** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:21 am

1bigfan13 wrote:This is one of those weird game that feels like the Thunder's lead is larger than it is. It feels like OKC as controlled this game from start to finish and should win the game......but it's only a 6 point game entering the 4th. I can't explain it. Just the vibe I'm getting from this game.

Piece of cake.

Just like I said.

Post #33 » by **Dadouv47** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:22 am

We shot 47.8% from 3 (and Portland only 27.8) and it was still a close game...

RunOKC · Post #34 » by **RunOKC** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:23 am

That was a really good performance

Blazers are good enough to hit tough shots here and there, but we always had an answer after Q1

Dn4sty · Post #35 » by **Dn4sty** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:23 am

I’m not sure one can say Russ has lost much in the way of burst and athleticism. Also FTs are starting to drop.

Also name me a player that’s playing better than PG right now....

NaturalThunder · Post #36 » by **NaturalThunder** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:23 am

Big win. All three of Lillard, McCollum, and Nurkic had good games (87 combined points on 32/64 shooting) and we still got the win. Even every member of our putrid bench was in the positive tonight.

I know we still have that 1-5 stretch not too far back in the rearview mirror looming over our heads, but we have won three in a row with wins over the 76ers and Blazers.

RunOKC · Post #37 » by **RunOKC** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:23 am

Dadouv47 wrote:We shot 47.8% from 3 (and Portland only 27.8) and it was still a close game...

We generated really good shots though, whereas our defense really shut them down on the perimeter for the most part

Post #38 » by **ThunderBolt** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:26 am

Ferguson is becoming one of my favorites.

1bigfan13 · Post #39 » by **1bigfan13** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:27 am

Dadouv47 wrote:We shot 47.8% from 3 (and Portland only 27.8) and it was still a close game...

Probably because OKC gave up a ton of 2nd and 3rd shot opportunities. I haven't looked at the box score yet but my guess is the Blazers had at least 15 more shot attempts than the Thunder.

NaturalThunder · Post #40 » by **NaturalThunder** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:27 am

I didn't watch. So, I can see Dadouv's point, but if we did indeed defend the 3-point shot well tonight and, on the flipside, we generated a lot of good looks from three, then that's just the way it goes. Our three point shooting as a whole has been (slowly) trending upward.

Also, how did Noel manage to be a +13 in only 12 minutes while scoring 0 points? Did he play most of his minutes with the starters?

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