By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder looked dead in the water down 19 points with 7:20 left to go in the third quarter. The Charlotte Hornets started the second half on a blistering 18-3 run. Then the Thunder caught fire, lead by an unlikely character in Alex Abrines. The Thunder surged back, climbing out…… MORE
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Five Observations from OKC’s Impressive 128-110 Win Over the LA Clippers
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder are officially on a winning streak, winning tonight’s game 128-110 over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Thunder really struggled in the first half defensively, either allowing easy baskets or committing fouls. The Clippers were 19-24 from the free throw line in the first half. OKC kept sending the…… MORE
10 Observations from OSU’s Upset Win over #6 Texas
By Michael Doutey ONE: Taylor Cornelius Corn was the man of the night. He’s been heavily criticized by everyone, including myself, nearly all season, especially since his performance at Kansas State two weeks ago. I had a feeling that his leash was going to be fairly short this game. If he really struggled, I wouldn’t…… MORE
Five Observations from OKC’s 101-95 Loss to the Boston Celtics
By Michael Doutey The Thunder fall to 0-4 on the season as the Thunder lose to the Boston Celtics 101-95. If you can think back to last season around this time when the Thunder last played the Celtics in OKC, then you already watched this game. It was almost the exact same game. The Thunder…… MORE
5 Observations from OKC’s 131-120 Loss to the Kings
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 11th season home opener was ruined by the Sacramento Kings as the Thunder fall to 0-3 on the season, the worst start in Thunder history. The Thunder came out not fully engaged on defense and the Kings took full advantage. The Thunder offense was good at creating open…… MORE
Assessing OSU’s Current Quarterback Conundrum
By Michael Doutey It is bye week in Stillwater but there is lots to talk about this off week. There are so many things wrong with Oklahoma State’s football team. For the fifth consecutive season the offensive line is bad. The defense continues to get worse no matter who is coordinating the them. Then there…… MORE
Predictions for the 2018-2019 Thunder & NBA Season
By Michael Doutey The NBA season begins today and the Thunder’s 11th campaign in Oklahoma City tips off tonight in Oakland. This is a great time of year and optimism is high all across the league. To officially kick off the season, I polled some Sports Animal hosts and contributors to see what their predictions…… MORE
Five Observations from OSU’s Crushing 31-12 Loss to Kansas State
By Michael Doutey OSU heads into the off week taking a 31-12 beating to Kansas State. The Pokes followed a lackluster first half with a putrid second half as the Wildcats dominated OSU in every facet of the game. OSU was out of sorts all game. They never looked in sync on offense and the…… MORE
Five Thoughts Before OSU Takes On Kansas State
By Michael Doutey Oklahoma State is back at it again on Saturday, this time on the road against Kansas State before an off week next week. The Cowboys are 4-2 on the season and 1-2 in Big 12 play, but the ship feels like it is sinking in Stillwater. The Pokes are coming off one…… MORE
Five Observations from OKC’s 119-115 Thrilling OT Win Over Milwaukee
By Michael Doutey The Thunder had their final dress rehearsal of the preseason, ending with a 119-115 overtime win against a Buck-less Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee held out Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Eric Bledsoe and Brook Lopez. So, the Thunder had a nice break for them in this final game before the regular season gets underway…… MORE
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