Game 81, Thunder vs. Pacers

Post #1 » by **Jake0890** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:56 pm

April 13, 2014
1:00 PM EST
Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN

Lineups

Thunder
PG - Russell Westbrook | Reggie Jackson | Derek Fisher
SG - Jeremy Lamb | Reggie Williams
SF - Kevin Durant | Caron Butler
PF - Serge Ibaka | Nick Collison | Perry Jones | Andre Roberson
C - Steven Adams | Hasheem Thabeet | Kendrick Perkins

Stat Leaders
Points - Kevin Durant (31.9), Paul George (21.7)
Rebounds - Serge Ibaka (8.6), Lance Stephenson (7.1)
Assists - Russell Westbrook (6.9), Lance Stephenson (4.5)
Steals - Russell Westbrook (1.8), Paul George (1.9)
Blocks - Serge Ibaka (2.7), Roy Hibbert (2.3)

Injuries
Andrew Bynum - Knee, Out
Thabo Sefolosha - Calf, Out

Post #2 » by **Jake0890** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:20 pm

Anyone know if the Thunder are resting players?

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mikepacernation · Post #3 » by **mikepacernation** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:10 pm

Hibbert with 4 point blank misses

EuroPacer · Post #4 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:12 pm

He will get some, he looks a lot more assertive than he did in Miami.

EuroPacer · Post #5 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:14 pm

Jake0890 wrote:Anyone know if the Thunder are resting players?

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Nope doesn't look like it.

Lol, game break on League Pass and I get a clip of Green in a Suns shirt pulling of an awesome dunk. Is this some ironic BS or what?

mikepacernation · Post #6 » by **mikepacernation** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:20 pm

Hibbert with 4 point blank misses

Post #7 » by **Jake0890** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:30 pm

Watson playing well so far. Better than Hill.

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EuroPacer · Post #8 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:33 pm

His threes are a great bonus. Overall a good first quarter, shame PG has two fouls already as I reckon Evan is better at toweling KDs forehead than at defending a towel. But we will see how it pans out. At least it isn't a blow-out so far!

Post #9 » by **Jake0890** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:38 pm

Damn, the last 3 was called off. but they spent 5 minutes to set the time to .2 seconds for a heave that didn't count anyway, lol.

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Post #10 » by **Jake0890** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:44 pm

CJ IS ON FIRE. Maybe the new starter? He's 7-7 from 3 since he came back from the injury.

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EuroPacer · Post #11 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:51 pm

Looks like Collison broke his nose a few times before now, but that is a nasty gash!

EuroPacer · Post #12 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:58 pm

Hmmm.... the way Hibbert went through his heels there suggests an injury of some sort? certainly looked very soft on his legs... Bit like Bambi finding his feet.

EuroPacer · Post #13 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:08 pm

Come on CJ! Damn he is having a game here! Perhaps we should put him in from the start...

mikepacernation · Post #14 » by **mikepacernation** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:25 pm

Very pleased with the bench today! Hope they can keep it up in the second half

EuroPacer · Post #15 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:34 pm

I agree with JvG on the booing re. Hibbert. Give the man a break, he is not feeling confident, how the hell does it help him if his own crowd boos him. It's like cheering a ticket to having a max contract stuck on the bench. Support him ffs.

btw: he is playing a blinder defensively. That is what he is in for.

Post #16 » by **Jake0890** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:43 pm

Well at least Hibbert is playing well defensively, otherwise, he's been useless the last few games. 0-9 (seriously?) and still can't get off his feet to rebound.

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EuroPacer · Post #17 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:50 pm

I agree Jake, and to be fair, a max contract is looking way too much for him at the moment, but that doesn't mean he can't turn things round. If he is the man I think he is, he will use this adversity to turn things around. It's not like we are talking about Beasley here.

btw: bench rolling, looks like that Bucks game worked to get them going.

EuroPacer · Post #18 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:02 pm

Remind me, don't run into Mahinmi at pace.... that looked nasty.

EuroPacer · Post #19 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:22 pm

We need Hibbert in, I can't view it back at the moment, but I have this feeling that OKC would have struggled more on that run if Hibbert had patrolled the paint rather than Mahinmi.

Post #20 » by **Jake0890** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:29 pm

Lance is cold blooded. How many of those 3s has Lance hit at the end of the clock today? And it was in KDs face.

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