Posts Tagged ‘Thunder’

Two Fascinating PG’s »

Two Fascinating PG’s

I think we all saw what happened last night. The Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder on a game winning shot by Tony Parker. Game over. Everybody on Oklahoma City played terribly and Scott Brooks drew up one of the worst final plays I've ever seen. Everybody just kind of stood around and waited for Kevin Durant to make his cut and then

All The Perks »

All The Perks

Congratulations to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who tied up their Western Conference Finals match-up at two a piece tonight.  A special shout out to the bigs from OKC as they were able to hold off San Antonio just long enough for Kevin Durant to come along in the fourth and explode for 18 points in the closing 7 minutes.  The combination though,

And Then There Were Four »

And Then There Were Four

The game was far from beautiful.  It featured atrocious shooting from both Boston and Philadelphia.  No one player stood out as the heroic savior of a game seven...until Paul Pierce (on a questionable charging call)  fouled out with just over four minutes left in the game.  It was at that point, that a savior stood up in Boston.  It was at

When Can We Anoint Kevin Durant As the NBA’s »

When Can We Anoint Kevin Durant As the NBA’s Marquee Name?

Everyone knows Kevin Durant can score.  He has drawn a lot of comparisons to George "Iceman" Gervin, for their fluid and silky play style and both seem capable of scoring without a lot of effort, as it appears to an observer.  They both make it look so easy. Even when Gervin was spindling his way through three defenders and flipping up an

NBA Top 200 of All-Time: Numbers 179 Through 160 »

The list continues.  We've covered the players outside the top 200, down to 210, and gone up to 180.  Now it's time for 179 through 160.  The players are starting to progressively improve as we go along, as you have undoubtedly noticed already. 179.  Shane Battier Battier is undoubtedly one of the best defenders at the wing position

Kevin Durant’s Buzzer-Beater Defeats the New »

Kevin Durant is looking for his second consecutive scoring title...and his game-winner last night showed why most people consider him an MVP candidate.