Playoff Time

The Thunder have one more regular season game until the playoffs start. They are coming off back to back losses against the Indiana Pacers Sunday, and the New Orleans Pelicans last night. Last nights game was a bad loss vs the Pelicans who only had 8 players suited up, and players playing who have been out of basketball for several years. 

The Thunder end the regular season tomorrow night against the Detroit Pistons. Back to back sixty win seasons are out of the question now, but the Thunder still need to have a little momentum going into the playoffs.

If the season ended tonight the Thunder would play the Dallas Mavericks in the first round. The Mavericks play the Grizzles tonight to see who has the seventh or eight seed. 

Playoff basketball is back in the OKC, and all is well with the world again!

The Streak Is Over

The Thunder are getting healthy at the right time of the year. With the playoffs starting April 19th, the Thunder have everyone back from injury. Thabo returned Tuesday night against the Sacramento Kings, a game which the Thunder won easily. 

Kevin Durant had a streak going of scoring 25+ for 41 consecutive games. The third longest streak in NBA history. Durant scored 23 and didn't play the fourth quarter, because the Thunder had such a large lead and were playing the next night against the LA Clippers. "I am glad the streak is over," Durant said. It tells you what kind of player Durant is, it's more about the team than about himself.

The Thunder won a huge game last night to end the four game road trip 2-2. They beat the LA Clippers in a hard fought game with keys plays by Russell Westbrook down the stretch 107-101. Westbrook scored 30 points and had 11 assists, with a huge tip in dunk to seal the game. 

Next game is tomorrow night at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
7:00pm vs the New Orleans Pelicans
Cable 37, HD 722
All games can be heard on 98.1 WWLS The Sports Animal

Game Night

Kings vs Thunder

Tomorrow Night at 7:00pm

Televised on Fox Sports Oklahoma, cable 37, HD 722

Can also be heard on 98.1 WWLS The Sports Animal

The Race is Over

The Thunder bounce back with 4 straight victories, after the worst loss of the year to the Mavericks by 23. The Thunder had two back to backs last week and  went 3-1 in those games.    Beating the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavilers, and the Toronto Raptors. Last night the Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 117-96 and Kevin Durant's streak of 25 or more plus continues at 35 games.

The defining moment came Friday night in Toronto though. It was a close game throughout the game, then Russell Westbrook in the 2nd quarter hits knee to knee with another player and didn't return to the game. That put the pressure on Kevin Durant one more time to lead his team to victory and he didn't disappoint.

Regulation time wasn't enough to settle the game, and that's where the defining moment of the season came for Kevin Durant. The game was in double OT, and the Thunder were down 7 with 42 seconds to go in the game. Durant hits a three to cut the lead to 4, and then the Thunder play the foul game. Then Derek Fisher hits a three to cut it too two points. The Thunder foul again and Toronto misses both free throws, with 10 seconds remaining and Thunder have the ball. The entire building knows it's going to Durant and he gets the ball looks at the clock and from way behind the 3 point line over a 7 footer he knocks down the game winning 3!

Durant finished the game with 51 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assist. In my opinion the races for MVP is over, and the award should go to Kevin Durant. He was named Western Conference player of the week again averaging 40.1 points last week.

The Thunder play the Dallas Mavericks tonight in Dallas, and they have a little payback on their mind from last weeks lost to the Mavs.

Televised on : Fox Sports Oklahoma, Cable 37, HD 722

All games can be heard on 98.1 WWLS The Sports Animal 

Up's and Downs

The Thunder continue to go up and down since the All Star Break. After losing 3 in a row they won 3 in a row. Then they went on a many West coast road trip and lost two games were they led by 16, and 18 points.

Defense for the Thunder has been suspect at best as well. Gerald Green scores a career high 41 last Thursday night vs the Thunder. Also Jodie Meeks scored a career high 42 points Sunday when the Thunder lost to the Lakers. With Thabo and Perkins out the defense has lost some toughness and grit.

The Thunder bounced  back from back to back losses against a hot team the Houston Rockets. It was a good hard fought victory with tempers flaring up several times throughout the game. With a 106-98 win Tuesday night the Thunder try to get some revenge tonight vs the LA Lakers. 

The Thunder are a half game back in the standings behind the Spurs in the Western Conference.

Tonights game can be seen on TNT tonight at 8:30pm
Also you can listen to the game on 98.1 WWLS The Sports Animal

Guest Speaker

Mark Mazetti from the New York Times, had a lot to say about the "Shadow Wars," going in our country. Mazetti covers the National Security Administration, and the CIA. He went in great length to talk about what really goes on behind the scenes.

Mazetti has worked for the LA Times, and has wrote several books such as, The Way of the Knife , The CIA , and A Secret Army . Mazetti has extensive knowledge on what the CIA does, and how little they share with the public.

I am very glad I got to attend to gather more information on what really goes on in our nation behind the scenes. Mazzetti is well known author, and I could tell he knew what he was talking about!

A Few Changes

After the Thunder lost 3 straight games since the All Star break, panic started to settle in for Thunder fans. With a hard fought win Friday night against Memphis 113-107 it settled some fans. 

Sunday nights winter weather didn't prevent Thunder fans from showing up in full force against the Charlotte Bobcats. It was a close battle until the mid 4th quarter when the Thunder broke out with a blow out win 116-99.

Also Saturday it was made official the newly acquired  Caron Butler joined the Thunder. The Milwaukee Bucks bought out his contract, and the Thunder signed him for the rest of the year. He will bring veteran leadership, and hard nose defense and can shoot from the perimeter.

Even though the Thunder gained a player, they lost one as well. Thabo Sefolosha got injured early in the Memphis game Friday night. Sefolosha will be out 4-6 weeks with a calf strain. Caron will be implemented into the Thunder lineup tonight vs the Philadelphia 76ers.

Tonights game can be seen on:
Fox Sports Southwest, Cable 37,722HD

Also all games can be heard on:
98.1 WWLS The Sports Animal 

THUNDER UP

Learning More on Blogging

Dr. Houchenauer, gave some great information on what it takes to blog professionally and efficiently. Even though a lot of his blogs are longer than the norm, he emphasized it's all about the content. If you can write properly and efficiently people will enjoy your blog. He talked about how he has taken a lot of heat sometimes for some of the material he has blogged, but he said don't be scared to talk about what your beliefs are and go with them. I gathered some great information to use for my blog, and how to improve my upcoming post!

Perkins Out

Tough Times

Coming off the All Star break the Thunder have fell on tough times. With getting blown out by the Heat their first game back from the All Star game, and then the Thunder losing a close one to the Clippers on Sunday. I was their to witness the Clippers game first hand, and the Thunder are still trying to get their rhythm back with Russell Westbrook.Being out for almost 2 months Westbrook is still trying to find his shot, but with any great player it just comes with more reps and game time experience.  Reggie struggled with his shot Sunday, and with Perkins getting hurt against the heat the Thunder were already short handed against the Clippers.

Breaking news today Kendrick Perkins had successful groin surgery, and he will be out for the next 6 weeks. Perkins is planned to return to action around the 1st round of the playoffs. A lot of people in Oklahoma seem to hate Perkins and want to get rid of him, but Perkins does a great job defending the bigs in the Western Conference. With his injury now rookie center Steven Adams will start in place of him, and will have to give the Thunder big minutes. Adams has shown some great signs this season, but starting for the best team in the West is filling some pretty big shoes.

The Thunder are on a 6 game home stand right now, and they are 0-2 so far on the stand. With some Eastern Conference opponents coming in the next few games, the Thunder have some great chances to get some great team chemistry with Adams

Next Game: Wednesday Night vs The Cleveland Cavaliers
on Fox Sports Southwest Channel 722HD 

Also all games can be heard on 98.1 WWLS the Sports Animal 


THUNDER UP

It Speaks For Itself!

Thunder Up!

Recap of All Star Weekend

Another great All Star weekend in New Orleans. It lasted hosted the All Star game in 2008 which lifted the city after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The 2014 All Star game didn't disappoint, and all the big stars were out to see the NBA's best put their talents on display.

It all started Friday night with the Rising Stars Game, with the upcoming talent of the NBA on display. Team hill outlasted Team Webber 142-136, and Detroit Pistons Andre Drummond was the MVP of the game. Saturday night was filled with highlights from some of the most athletic players in the association. Rookie Trey Burke and Damian Lillard won the Skills Challenge, by one one-hundrenth of a second. San Antonio Spur Marco Belinelli won the 3-point shootout, with a great shooting display outlasting Bradley Beal. John Wall won the main event of the night the Sprite Dunk Contest. With his jaw-dropping dunk over the Washington Wizards mascot G-Man! Saturday's nights festivities didn't disappoint.

All Star Sunday was a great game, with the NBA's best showing their talents off. Blake Griffin with his monster dunks, and Carmelo Anthony with his record breaking 7 3-pointers. The All Star scoring record was in jeopardy as well with Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin both scoring 38 points. The East with a late rally in the 4th quarter outlasted the West 163-155, and Kyrie Irving was named MVP with 31 points and 14 rebounds.

The All Star weekend was a success and "The Big Easy,"lived up too its name!

All Star Weekend Is Upon Us!!!

All Star Weekend

With the All Star weekend approaching the Thunder have two more games until the break. The Thunder play the Portland Trail Blazers tonight in Portland, and the LA Lakers on Thursday night in LA. 

The Thunder continue to cruise through the regular season with a record of 41-12, which is best in the Western Conference. They have a 4 game lead in the Western Conference standings over the Spurs.

Kevin Durant continues too put up MVP numbers with averaging 31.2 points a game, and being named a Western Conference starter for the all star game. Durant was the  player of the month for the month of January, and was the player of the week in the Western Conference the first week of February. 

All Star weekend will be held in "The Big Easy" New Orleans. The festivities  start Friday night with the celebrity  All Star game, and the Rising Stars game. Saturday night will be the skills challenge, the 3-point contest, and the main even the slam dunk contest, and Sunday the All Star game. The dunk contest has been down the last few years, but this year big name players our entering the contest. Paul George of the Pacers, Damian Lillard of the Trail Blazers, and defending champion Terrance Ross of the Raptors. 

All Star weekend weekend will be great time for the players to relax and get ready for the final push of the regular season.

Tonights game can be seen on Fox Sports Oklahoma

Cable 37, 722

Thursday's game can be seen on TNT for the National audience

Cable 31, 730

All games can also be heard on the radio on 98.1 WWLS The Sports Animal

THUNDER UP!

Connecting with my Readers

Fellow Readers

This blog will be a very easy read for all ages young or old. I will continuously be posting stuff about the Oklahoma City Thunder, and how they are progressing through the season. I will post scores and updates of the team, and give the dates and times of the upcoming opponents. I will also be posting any major news regarding  injuries or trades. If you love the Thunder you will love this blog.

Typography For Blogs!!!

My font compliments my blog in the way I want it to so far. I bold and emphasize what needs to be bolded to get my point across. I haven't found a weakness so far when you using the different types of font.

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Back To Back

The Oklahoma City Thunder were facing off against the top two teams in the Western Conference in back to back nights. Playing the Portland Trail Blazers at home, then playing the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. The Thunder who have been getting their groove back lately showed up huge in both games. With a hard fought win against Portland 105-97, and 46 big ones from Kevin Durant who leads the NBA in scoring at 30.9 points per game. The Thunder got on the Spurs early, and then the game went back and forth until late in the 4th quarter. Kevin Durant happened again with two huge 3's late the Thunder won 111-105. Kevin Durant is on a torrid pace right now with his 9th straight 30 plus point game. Durant had 36 against the Spurs, but Reggie Jackson also came up huge in the 4th and had 27 big ones! The Thunder continue on the road Friday and Saturday nights against the Celtics and 76ers.

Games will be on Fox Sports Oklahoma both at 6:30pm Central

Thunder Up!

Tune In

     The Oklahoma City Thunder will be taking the court tonight for the first of two games in back to back nights. OKC takes on the Houston Rockets tonight, who is led by former Thunder star James Harden. Harden leads the team in points, assists and steals. Harden is averaging 24.6 points per games. Houston made noise this past Summer by adding arguably the best center in the game Dwight Howard. Howard is leading the teams in rebounds averaging 12.7 rebounds per games. You can catch the Thunder game on these local stations.

Radio

• WWLS- 98.1 FM and 640 AM

Television

• TNT- National broadcast
• Fox Sports Southwest- Local broadcast

-Josh Ray