By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder played their third game of the season without Russell Westbrook, the first since Westbrook sprained his left ankle on Monday night. And as we have witnessed over the years, the Thunder struggle to win games without Russ in the lineup. Tonight’s game did nothing to dissuade that line…… MORE
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5 Observations from OKC’s 122-116 Win over New Orleans
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder hang on for their fifth win in a row, taking down the New Orleans Pelicans 122-166 Monday night in Oklahoma City. The Thunder were without star Russell Westbrook, who injured his ankle in the third quarter and did not return. For a moment the Thunder were stunned but…… MORE
5 Observations from OKC’s Dominant 134-111 Win over Washington
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder finished off their two-game road trip with two wins, finishing it off with a dominant 134-111 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. The Thunder got off to a bit of a sluggish start, which was to be somewhat expected. The Thunder had just played the night…… MORE
Five Observations From OKC’s 111-107 Win over the Hornets
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
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
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
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 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
Five Observations from the Thunder’s 113-94 Win Over Atlanta
By Michael Doutey The state of Oklahoma got a little bit of a palate cleanser from yesterday’s defensive debacle from OU and OSU with some preseason Thunder basketball Sunday afternoon. OKC welcomed the Atlanta Hawks and former OU standout Trae Young to the BOK Center for a preseason tilt. OKC got off to a slow…… MORE
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