2024-2025 OKC Thunder Games Thread

[Dadouv47]

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so this warriors rockets to game 7 is a massive w for us. 1 less rest day for den, 1 less rust day for thunder

Nuggets will be gassed at least for game 1 if we play them. They have 0 bench outside of Westbrook and are playing an injured MIchael Porter Jr...don't get why some would rather play the Clippers.

[Dadouv47]

Happy for Steven Adams that he's having a great impact on his team but damn watching him in a Rockets uniform is sad.

[Dadouv47]

Playoff Murray is a thing...gonna need an elite defensive effort from our guys but we are built for that.

[Devilanche]

Going meet Westbrook in this playoff. And hopefully Adams next.

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[Devilanche]

How injured is MPJ ? I seen gb saying he’s injured but he’s still playing the game .

[Dadouv47]

How injured is MPJ ? I seen gb saying he’s injured but he’s still playing the game .

2 games ago he couldn't really move in order to atempts shots because of his shoulder injury...somehow he looked a lot better yesterday. Not clear to me how fast he can heal.

[bbms]

yesterday result was terrible

instead of a turnover prone, slow, 0-4 vs the thunder team, we get to play a 2-2 team with altitude, plus the westbrook distraction.

gotta be perfect in okc, denver and salt lake city are probably the toughest home courts in the nba.

[cjmcallist]

yesterday result was terrible

instead of a turnover prone, slow, 0-4 vs the thunder team, we get to play a 2-2 team with altitude, plus the westbrook distraction.

gotta be perfect in okc, denver and salt lake city are probably the toughest home courts in the nba.

Maybe it would've been easier to play the Clippers, but 'terrible' isn't the word I would use - nor the mentality we should have with this team. I tell my 8u rec baseball team that 'to be the best, you have to beat the best'.

We're a 68 win team with a historic defense and net rating. Nuggets just fired their coach and GM. The roster is held together with duct tape and paper clips. If we can't handle them in 6 or less games then we're not ready.

[bbms]

yesterday result was terrible

instead of a turnover prone, slow, 0-4 vs the thunder team, we get to play a 2-2 team with altitude, plus the westbrook distraction.

gotta be perfect in okc, denver and salt lake city are probably the toughest home courts in the nba.

Maybe it would've been easier to play the Clippers, but 'terrible' isn't the word I would use - nor the mentality we should have with this team. I tell my 8u rec baseball team that 'to be the best, you have to beat the best'.

We're a 68 win team with a historic defense and net rating. Nuggets just fired their coach and GM. The roster is held together with duct tape and paper clips. If we can't handle them in 6 or less games then we're not ready.

i understand, but from now, if the thunder advance they're likely to be the most worn out, unless they finish in five or less. which is extremely unlikely.

[Kizz Fastfists]

We're a 68 win team with a historic defense and net rating. Nuggets just fired their coach and GM. The roster is held together with duct tape and paper clips. If we can't handle them in 6 or less games then we're not ready.

I'm going to agree with this. Jokic and Murray are capable of carrying Denver to a win in any game in the series, but there is no excuse if OKC let's them do it 4 times in 7 games. OKC should win in 5.OKC has the size, length and defense to win this series without too much of an issue. OKC lost by 2 to Denver without IH and then the other loss Denver shot over 50% from 3. If they let Denver shoot 50% from three in multiple games and lose the series they are not as good as anyone thinks they are.

[Dadouv47]

yesterday result was terrible

instead of a turnover prone, slow, 0-4 vs the thunder team, we get to play a 2-2 team with altitude, plus the westbrook distraction.

gotta be perfect in okc, denver and salt lake city are probably the toughest home courts in the nba.

Maybe it would've been easier to play the Clippers, but 'terrible' isn't the word I would use - nor the mentality we should have with this team. I tell my 8u rec baseball team that 'to be the best, you have to beat the best'.

We're a 68 win team with a historic defense and net rating. Nuggets just fired their coach and GM. The roster is held together with duct tape and paper clips. If we can't handle them in 6 or less games then we're not ready.

pretty much this. We might have the deeper team (and youngest) in NBA history with legit 9 good players and two more that could play if needed (Jwill and Kenrich) and we are going to face one of the shortest roster in the entire NBA.

Altitude matters for endurance purposes so it could impact a guy like Shai a bit and he might need an extra 3-4 min rest but we are a young team that have guys that can be replaceable for at least some minutes at every other position. There might not be another team that is built in a better way to face altitude in the last 20+ years so this shouldn't be a concern.

Injuries can happen, underperforming is always a concern and our offense relies so much on Shai that he's gonna need to show up but on paper this isn't a series we should lose. I genuinely think we could find better arguments for a team like Minny to be able to challenge us than Denver and I do not neglect the fact that Jokic is the most dominant offensive player I have ever watched.

[Devilanche]

I tell my 8u rec baseball team that 'to be the best, you have to beat the best'.

So so true . There’s always preferred opponent between a choice of 2 but we should be able to handle most of the opponents if we do want to win a title.

[Dadouv47]

The only thing I hate about this series is that stupid MVP talk going back whatever happens (and obviously Shai officially winning it in the middle of the series won't help).

[bbms]

yesterday result was terrible

instead of a turnover prone, slow, 0-4 vs the thunder team, we get to play a 2-2 team with altitude, plus the westbrook distraction.

gotta be perfect in okc, denver and salt lake city are probably the toughest home courts in the nba.

Maybe it would've been easier to play the Clippers, but 'terrible' isn't the word I would use - nor the mentality we should have with this team. I tell my 8u rec baseball team that 'to be the best, you have to beat the best'.

We're a 68 win team with a historic defense and net rating. Nuggets just fired their coach and GM. The roster is held together with duct tape and paper clips. If we can't handle them in 6 or less games then we're not ready.

pretty much this. We might have the deeper team (and youngest) in NBA history with legit 9 good players and two more that could play if needed (Jwill and Kenrich) and we are going to face one of the shortest roster in the entire NBA.

Altitude matters for endurance purposes so it could impact a guy like Shai a bit and he might need an extra 3-4 min rest but we are a young team that have guys that can be replaceable for at least some minutes at every other position. There might not be another team that is built in a better way to face altitude in the last 20+ years so this shouldn't be a concern.

Injuries can happen, underperforming is always a concern and our offense relies so much on Shai that he's gonna need to show up but on paper this isn't a series we should lose. I genuinely think we could find better arguments for a team like Minny to be able to challenge us than Denver and I do not neglect the fact that Jokic is the most dominant offensive player I have ever watched.

most studies i get from playing in altitude is "soccer" related and it's the opposite. contrary to popular belief, being younger and fresher actually means very little, what coaches and physiologists suggest by their experience is actually playing with more cadence and bringing the pace down and be more economic with exchanges.

this obviously hurt the thunder the most out of any team in the nba not the opposite

[Dadouv47]

Maybe it would've been easier to play the Clippers, but 'terrible' isn't the word I would use - nor the mentality we should have with this team. I tell my 8u rec baseball team that 'to be the best, you have to beat the best'.

We're a 68 win team with a historic defense and net rating. Nuggets just fired their coach and GM. The roster is held together with duct tape and paper clips. If we can't handle them in 6 or less games then we're not ready.

pretty much this. We might have the deeper team (and youngest) in NBA history with legit 9 good players and two more that could play if needed (Jwill and Kenrich) and we are going to face one of the shortest roster in the entire NBA.

Altitude matters for endurance purposes so it could impact a guy like Shai a bit and he might need an extra 3-4 min rest but we are a young team that have guys that can be replaceable for at least some minutes at every other position. There might not be another team that is built in a better way to face altitude in the last 20+ years so this shouldn't be a concern.

Injuries can happen, underperforming is always a concern and our offense relies so much on Shai that he's gonna need to show up but on paper this isn't a series we should lose. I genuinely think we could find better arguments for a team like Minny to be able to challenge us than Denver and I do not neglect the fact that Jokic is the most dominant offensive player I have ever watched.

most studies i get from playing in altitude is "soccer" related and it's the opposite. contrary to popular belief, being younger and fresher actually means very little, what coaches and physiologists suggest by their experience is actually playing with more cadence and bringing the pace down and be more economic with exchanges.

this obviously hurt the thunder the most out of any team in the nba not the opposite

Interesting. That being said, correct me if I'm wrong but I think playing high altitude in Soccer is usually for guys going over 2.5Km above sea level (way higher than Denver) and the effect on the ball is also a big factor from playing outside (and for the body as well the effect is increased if I'm not mistaken). I live in Brazil and every year I see and listen about how impactful it is for players going in other countries in South America and how teams need to adjust travel times and give extra oxygen to their players. Never heard it's that impactful in Denver but I might be wrong.

[bbms]

pretty much this. We might have the deeper team (and youngest) in NBA history with legit 9 good players and two more that could play if needed (Jwill and Kenrich) and we are going to face one of the shortest roster in the entire NBA.

Altitude matters for endurance purposes so it could impact a guy like Shai a bit and he might need an extra 3-4 min rest but we are a young team that have guys that can be replaceable for at least some minutes at every other position. There might not be another team that is built in a better way to face altitude in the last 20+ years so this shouldn't be a concern.

Injuries can happen, underperforming is always a concern and our offense relies so much on Shai that he's gonna need to show up but on paper this isn't a series we should lose. I genuinely think we could find better arguments for a team like Minny to be able to challenge us than Denver and I do not neglect the fact that Jokic is the most dominant offensive player I have ever watched.

most studies i get from playing in altitude is "soccer" related and it's the opposite. contrary to popular belief, being younger and fresher actually means very little, what coaches and physiologists suggest by their experience is actually playing with more cadence and bringing the pace down and be more economic with exchanges.

this obviously hurt the thunder the most out of any team in the nba not the opposite

Interesting. That being said, correct me if I'm wrong but I think playing high altitude in Soccer is usually for guys going over 2.5Km above sea level (way higher than Denver) and the effect on the ball is also a big factor from playing outisde (and for the body as well the effect is increased if I'm not mistaken). I live in Brazil and every year I see and listen about how impactful it is for players going in other countries in South America and how teams need to adjust travel times and give extra oxygen to their players.

lower altitudes already can be impactful from individual to individual, even brasilia's 1.1 km is enough for some people to face hypoxia symptoms. i think okc's traveling should be close to optimal since it's best to fly, play, leave.

[bbms]

pretty much this. We might have the deeper team (and youngest) in NBA history with legit 9 good players and two more that could play if needed (Jwill and Kenrich) and we are going to face one of the shortest roster in the entire NBA.

Altitude matters for endurance purposes so it could impact a guy like Shai a bit and he might need an extra 3-4 min rest but we are a young team that have guys that can be replaceable for at least some minutes at every other position. There might not be another team that is built in a better way to face altitude in the last 20+ years so this shouldn't be a concern.

Injuries can happen, underperforming is always a concern and our offense relies so much on Shai that he's gonna need to show up but on paper this isn't a series we should lose. I genuinely think we could find better arguments for a team like Minny to be able to challenge us than Denver and I do not neglect the fact that Jokic is the most dominant offensive player I have ever watched.

most studies i get from playing in altitude is "soccer" related and it's the opposite. contrary to popular belief, being younger and fresher actually means very little, what coaches and physiologists suggest by their experience is actually playing with more cadence and bringing the pace down and be more economic with exchanges.

this obviously hurt the thunder the most out of any team in the nba not the opposite

Interesting. That being said, correct me if I'm wrong but I think playing high altitude in Soccer is usually for guys going over 2.5Km above sea level (way higher than Denver) and the effect on the ball is also a big factor from playing outside (and for the body as well the effect is increased if I'm not mistaken). I live in Brazil and every year I see and listen about how impactful it is for players going in other countries in South America and how teams need to adjust travel times and give extra oxygen to their players. Never heard it's that impactful in Denver but I might be wrong.

good news is that people that come down also feel effects, milder but still

[Devilanche]

Altitude in soccer is mostly La Paz benefits I think.
Home team tends to perform way better as they are more acclimatised to playing at altitude than their opponents

[Dadouv47]

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even Kizz would vote for Presti so he better win it.