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2/3 | G51: Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder | 7PM CST 

Post#1 » by Thabo Sefolosha » Thu Feb 2, 2017 9:47 pm

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Post#3 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 1:01 am

I've got a new box of wine. I'm not getting mad tonight.
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Post#4 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 1:15 am

Adams needs to finish those layups. As bad as we are from three, we can't miss easy ones.
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Post#5 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 1:36 am

We're playing hard, but not very well.
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Post#6 » by bondom34 » Sat Feb 4, 2017 1:44 am

Watching Nick is seeing your childhood hero go downhill fast. They're down but I can't complain on effort right now, with Enes out this matchup isn't good.
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Post#7 » by InTheSabonus » Sat Feb 4, 2017 1:45 am

I'm no fan of donovan, but I like what he's doing today. We're looking a little bit like we did in the first few WCF games. Roberson cutting, getting really good passes and actions going on. Guys are missing layups but he's getting them looks. Haven't really looked like this at all this season.

Won't be at all upset if we see more of it.
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Post#8 » by NaturalThunder » Sat Feb 4, 2017 1:59 am

We blew a 3-on-1 fastbreak. Morrow tried to throw a lob to Westbrook, a terrible one at that, and Westbrook got fouled on the lob so it was a side out of bounds. Marc Gasol comes down and hits a spinning fadeaway 12-footer that bounces off every part of the rim before falling in. Instead of being up by 7, we're up by 3. Awesome stuff, guys.
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Post#9 » by bondom34 » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:09 am

THAT was a good half.

And Cam gives some hope again. I may be back with him.
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Post#10 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:10 am

About time we hit some threes.
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Post#11 » by InTheSabonus » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:14 am

Best half Donovan has coached all season I reckon.
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Post#12 » by DoubleJ13 » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:16 am

Sabonis got no love in that half, couple of really cheap foul calls & then blew a dunk. That rookie life.
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Post#13 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:27 am

DoubleJ13 wrote:Sabonis got no love in that half, couple of really cheap foul calls & then blew a dunk. That rookie life.


Can't hold on to the ball this half
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Post#14 » by spearsy23 » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:28 am

bondom34 wrote:THAT was a good half.

And Cam gives some hope again. I may be back with him.

I haven't been watching but with cam I've not really cared too much about the numbers but about how he's looked like he refuses to do anything but bring the ball up, make a pass, and then try and hide from the ball. Is he actually participating tonight?
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Post#15 » by spearsy23 » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:32 am

Typical okc third quarter incoming
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Post#16 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:34 am

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bondom34 wrote:THAT was a good half.

And Cam gives some hope again. I may be back with him.

I haven't been watching but with cam I've not really cared too much about the numbers but about how he's looked like he refuses to do anything but bring the ball up, make a pass, and then try and hide from the ball. Is he actually participating tonight?


He hit a three that hit every piece of the rim before falling in, then he had a nice drive to the basket.
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Post#17 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:40 am

I just can't handle watching Roberson shoot threes. It's maddening.
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Post#18 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:53 am

Oh good. The offense of the second unit is struggling so we bring in Roberson. Also, it sure would be nice if Vic wouldn't have just taken the third quarter off. Kind of need him to score occasionally.
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Post#19 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 2:57 am

We can't even hardly get a shot off.
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Post#20 » by ThunderBolt » Sat Feb 4, 2017 3:19 am

Adams has gotten absolutely abused this half. Gasol is very good but Adams has made some dumb decisions. He shouldn't have left Gasol on the pic a few plays back.
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