12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST

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Player(s) of the Game

Paul George | 18 PTS (7-18 FG), 10 REB
0
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Jerami Grant | 15 PTS (5-6 FG, 2-3 3P)
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19%
Steven Adams | 21 PTS (7-8 FG)
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63%
Russell Westbrook | 18 PTS (7-17 FG), 6 REB, 6 AST
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Dennis Schroder | 12 PTS (6-13 FG), 9 REB, 6 AST
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No votes
Nerlens Noel | 12 PTS (6-9 FG), 8 REB
3
19%
 
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#41 » by ThunderBolt » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:40 am

bondom34 wrote:Only mild disappointment that Adams couldn't keep the perfect shooting line

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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#42 » by bondom34 » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:40 am

Yeah this defense is a thing tonight so far.
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#43 » by ThunderBolt » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:42 am

bondom34 wrote:Yeah this defense is a thing tonight so far.

As is Jerami Grants three point shooting.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#44 » by Fabio19 » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:45 am

Never thought i could enjoy defense so much
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#45 » by ThunderBolt » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:49 am

Refs feelings sorry for Detroit so they call a foul on Nerlens
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#46 » by bondom34 » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:50 am

Assuming starters won't play much but Detroit's been solid and won 5 straight and they're at a 77.5 O Rating right now.
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#47 » by Dadouv47 » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:50 am

Put Roberson instead of Ferguson and we have the best defensive team in the NBA (and it's not close)

But obviously it won't happen :(
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#48 » by NaturalThunder » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:51 am

Wow, that really escalated quickly. I'm only boxscore watching tonight. At one point I checked and we were up 50-40 at the half. Next time I checked we were 58-47 about 5ish minutes into the 3rd quarter. Checked again a few minutes later and we were up 68-51. Check again just now and we're up 87-59.

Impressive. And it's not like any one player is just having an out of this world game. I mean, it's not like one or both of Russ and George are sitting around 30 points already.
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#49 » by slick_watts » Tue Dec 4, 2018 1:52 am

paul george and steven adams have been demons on defense. jesus. they are getting hands on everything.
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#50 » by Dn4sty » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:03 am

This is a really good basketball team.

This level of defense without Roberson is incredible. The biggest development this season is that they are playing great defense without Roberson. That was basically impossible last year. I know not having Melo helps a ton, but this is still an amazing defensive team

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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#51 » by ThunderBolt » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:08 am

Just curious, is anyone else’s game feed garbage?
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#52 » by Thunder Up » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:12 am

said it before, saying it again...

The Thunder are good at basketball
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#53 » by Dn4sty » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:13 am

Maybe OKC should just trade for another defensive wing, who cares about shooting. They will just deflect, block, steal, and defend all the way to the championship
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#54 » by ThunderBolt » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:14 am

Didn’t we play really well against Toronto both games last year? Maybe it’s a Dwayne Casey thing.
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#55 » by Dadouv47 » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:15 am

ThunderBolt wrote:Didn’t we play really well against Toronto both games last year? Maybe it’s a Dwayne Casey thing.


Casey and Melo to the Warriors ASAP
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#56 » by ThunderBolt » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:16 am

I hope the rockets aren’t watching Nader tonight
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#57 » by bondom34 » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:19 am

bondom34 wrote:Assuming starters won't play much but Detroit's been solid and won 5 straight and they're at a 77.5 O Rating right now.

78.9
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#58 » by slick_watts » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:21 am

we played great on defense but the pistons offense looks bad. how did they win five in a row.
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#59 » by ThunderBolt » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:22 am

I’ve not seen many games where a team got out to a lead and the opposing team never even made a run.
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Re: 12/3 | G22: Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons - 6PM CST 

Post#60 » by NetsWorld » Tue Dec 4, 2018 2:24 am

This OKC team is definitely something; I really think with a healthy Roberson, we have a shot at the title this year.
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