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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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
Notes From OKC’s 97-91 Preseason Loss to Detroit
by Michael Doutey Thunder are without PG for personal reasons. Andre Roberson, Russell Westbrook and Abdel Nader are also out. Alex Abrines will play but limited minutes. Neither Blake Griffin or Reggie Jackson played for Detroit. Starters are Dennis Schroder, Terrance Ferguson, TLC, Patrick Patterson and Steven Adams. Pick and Roll early for Dennis and…… MORE
Five Observations from the Thunder’s 11th Annual Blue-White Scrimmage
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder held their 11th annual Blue-White scrimmage Sunday afternoon inside the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder began training camp this past Tuesday. This afternoon was the first pubic showing before Wednesday’s first preseason game. The Thunder have run a lot of five-on-five through the first week of practice but…… MORE
Thunder Notebook: Notes from Thunder Media Day
By Michael Doutey The Thunder had their 11th media day this afternoon. I took some notes from what what said and some interesting tidbits from today’s media session. Tomorrow kicks off training camp for the 2018-2019 season. Billy Donovan: Spent a lot of time with players from last year’s team in the offseason. He’s been…… MORE
Five Observations from OKC’s 96-91 Season Ending Loss in Utah
By Michael Doutey The season that was born with such optimism and expectation soured as the season matured and has finally come to a despondent end. It has been a long, grueling and frustrating season. This season has been anything but what we expected. The Thunder were supposed to be the NBA’s newest “Super Team”…… MORE
Five Observations from OKC’s Thrilling 107-99 Comeback Win Over Utah
By Michael Doutey The season was all but over. The Oklahoma City Thunder were down 25 points in the opening moments of the third quarter in an elimination game. Down 3-1 in the opening round of the playoffs and the Thunder showed no life or sense of urgency. There’s been a dark cloud hanging over…… MORE
Three Observations from OKC’s 113-96 Game 4 Loss in Utah
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder fall 3-1 in their opening round playoff series after suffering 113-96 loss to the Utah Jazz. The Thunder got off to an excellent start, leading 30-24 at the end of the first quarter. That was the best 12 minute stretch of basketball of the entire series. However, that…… MORE
Five Observations from OKC’s 115-102 Game 3 Loss in Utah
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder drop Game 3 115-102 in Salt Lake City. The Thunder were beat in every phase of the game. OKC’s defense was not locked in the whole night, other than a small period in the second quarter where OKC took at 12 point lead. The Thunder offense had it…… MORE
Five Observations From OKC’s 102-95 Loss to Utah in Game Two
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder fall to the Utah Jazz 102-95 in Game Two as the Jazz even the series 1-1. The Thunder had their chances in the fourth quarter, but the Thunder’s Big 3 couldn’t get anything going. The Thunder were simply outplayed for the majority of the game, but a third…… MORE
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