12/19 | G30: Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings - 9PM CST

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Player(s) of the Game

Paul George | 43 PTS (15-27 FG, 4-8 3P), 12 REB, 7 AST
11
52%
Jerami Grant | 22 PTS (9-11 FG)
1
5%
Steven Adams | 20 PTS (8-12 FG), 23 REB
8
38%
Terrance Ferguson | 14 PTS (6-13 FG)
1
5%
Russell Westbrook | 19 PTS (9-19 FG), 11 REB, 17 AST, 6 STL
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Re: 12/19 | G30: Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings - 9PM CST 

Post#81 » by getrichordie » Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:22 am

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Russ is back.


Lol. I guess Russ thought the reporter was trying to instigate?

It does seem that Westbrook has slowed down. I think that’s a good thing, in my opinion. He’s playing more in line with the rest of the team’s pace which is a good thing. Before, he would often race down the court off of a turnover or missed shot and get ahead of everyone and try to go @ 2 or sometimes 3 guys by himself.


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Re: 12/19 | G30: Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings - 9PM CST 

Post#82 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:43 am

getrichordie wrote:
Pillendreher wrote:
Read on Twitter


Read on Twitter


Russ is back.


Lol. I guess Russ thought the reporter was trying to instigate?

It does seem that Westbrook has slowed down. I think that’s a good thing, in my opinion. He’s playing more in line with the rest of the team’s pace which is a good thing. Before, he would often race down the court off of a turnover or missed shot and get ahead of everyone and try to go @ 2 or sometimes 3 guys by himself.


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Russ is playing better but airballing 12 footers and 2-7 from the line is still concerning.
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Re: 12/19 | G30: Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings - 9PM CST 

Post#83 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:11 pm

I feel bad not voting for Adams but PG13 is just unreal right now (they both are). He won't but Adams should be an all star this year.
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Post#84 » by Old Man Game » Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:30 pm

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slick_watts wrote:diallo got absolutely crushed defensively. he is not close. reminds a lot of ferguson last season. ferg got beat on and off today too but diallo was just running around in circles out there.

You’re not wrong but if Ferguson hadn’t been given the opportunity last year then we would probably be watching Corey Brewer again this year. He’s a rookie and a very raw one at that. If Roberson were healthy he would probably be in the G-league. He definitely needs some moves on offense to instead of taking the ball to the basket 100mph.
I'm surprised it's still working as well as it is considering teams have had plenty of chance to scout him. I would be giving him like 10 feet and just begging him to shoot.

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Re: 12/19 | G30: Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings - 9PM CST 

Post#85 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:35 pm

Old Man Game wrote:
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slick_watts wrote:diallo got absolutely crushed defensively. he is not close. reminds a lot of ferguson last season. ferg got beat on and off today too but diallo was just running around in circles out there.

You’re not wrong but if Ferguson hadn’t been given the opportunity last year then we would probably be watching Corey Brewer again this year. He’s a rookie and a very raw one at that. If Roberson were healthy he would probably be in the G-league. He definitely needs some moves on offense to instead of taking the ball to the basket 100mph.
I'm surprised it's still working as well as it is considering teams have had plenty of chance to scout him. I would be giving him like 10 feet and just begging him to shoot.

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I think it’s probably a result of teams not really prioritizing him. Also, considering he’s about the tenth man we play he’s not going up against many good defenders.
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Re: 12/19 | G30: Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings - 9PM CST 

Post#86 » by RunOKC » Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:20 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:I feel bad not voting for Adams but PG13 is just unreal right now (they both are). He won't but Adams should be an all star this year.

There's usually the option to vote for 2 players when the team performs this well
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Re: 12/19 | G30: Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings - 9PM CST 

Post#87 » by CROklahoma » Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:48 pm

It's gotten to the point where other team's broadcasters mentioned Ferguson's immense footwork on defense.
People are noticing that real fast.

I'm thinking if Roberson had that kind of impact on D in his second year, any stat digging ?
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Re: 12/19 | G30: Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings - 9PM CST 

Post#88 » by QPR » Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:59 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:I feel bad not voting for Adams but PG13 is just unreal right now (they both are). He won't but Adams should be an all star this year.


Problem is they don't specifically vote for centers, it's just front court players.

Agree it should be George and Adams but it will be George and RW.

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