April 18th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in OKC had no answer for Nene in Game 1 Nene played like an All-Star, dunking at will on the Thunder big men. Knicks-Celtics: People who are criticizing Melo and his shot selection at the end are ridiculous. This is the reason why the Knicks traded for Melo! Big games, big shots. Why blast a guy [...]
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Thoughts On Knicks-Celtics/Nuggets-Thunder Game 1 Classics
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No Comments »Thunder Overcomes Poor Shooting, Cools Off Heat 96-85
American Airlines Arena on Wednesday was the venue of record for the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat. On paper, you could easily assume that this game was one of the better matchups on the National Basketball Association schedule for Wednesday. But then again, that would depend on your definition of the [...]
Durant’s 3 In OT Helps Thunder Edge 76ers 110-105
One thing that was discovered during Wednesday night’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers is that both teams are clearly on the rise. The Thunder got the head start in that respect, but under coach Doug Collins, the 76ers are methodically making a climb in the seeding department in terms of the Eastern [...]
Thunder Squashes Pacers 113-89, Durant Injured
The Indiana Pacers certainly didn’t get off on the good foot as they started their mini-Midwest swing through Oklahoma and Texas, starting at Oklahoma City Arena. You just knew it wouldn’t be the Pacers night as they shot an anemic 34 percent from the floor and were dominated in all of the meaningful statistical categories. Long [...]
Curry Outclasses Westbrook, Wins Skills Challenge
Usually with most activities that take place during the NBA All-Star Weekend, there is usually only one winner – the Slam Dunk contest and the NBA All-Star game. This year, the 2011 Taco Bell Skills Challenge would have two winners; I’ll go into more detail about the second winner in just a bit. Five dynamic [...]
2011 NBA All-Star Game Reserves – Who Deserves A Nod?
The beautiful – and contentious – thing about selecting reserves for both the Western and Eastern conferences for the NBA All-Star game is that you cannot please everyone in terms of who is selected and snubbed. Yet the current system that’s in place will be around presumably for some time to come. Having said that, I [...]
Late House Call Propels Heat Past Thunder 108-103
At long last, the Miami Heat had their Big Three (Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh) in their starting lineup for the first time in roughly two weeks. Specifically, the trio made their long-awaited appearance Sunday afternoon as Miami visited the Oklahoma City Thunder at Ford Center. With the Heat being nearly at full [...]
Home Teams Protect House In Game 2 With Superb Offensive Efforts
Durant’s A Bad, Bad Man Western Conference Memphis Grizzlies (8) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (4) 5/1: Game One–Grizzlies 114, THUNDER 101 (1-0, Memphis) 5/3: Game Two–THUNDER 111, Grizzlies 102 (1-1, Tie) There were a bunch of interesting stats from this game, but here’s the only important one: the Thunder shot 52.8% from the floor. No [...]