Thunder Rumblings

Observations from Friday night’s game…… * A 15-2 run in the second quarter opened up a 13-point lead for the Jazz that the Thunder never could recover from. It was due mainly to the Jazz tightening up its defense and forcing the Thunder to become a jump shooting team....

Thunder-Jazz live blog, 8 p.m.

I caught up with Desmond Mason this evening and he was in good spirits. He is scheduled for minor arthroscopic knee surgery early Friday morning and is eager to get this rehab process behind him and make a full recovery and return to full basketball activity this summer. Mason, who’s in...

Observations, news and notes from Wednesday night’s game…… * There was no update on the status of Desmond Mason following the game. When he left in the third quarter, team officials listed him with a hyperextended right knee. We should know more Thursday. By the looks of it, I wouldn’t...

Thunder forward Desmond Mason will miss the remainder of the season after hyperextending his right knee in Wednesday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies.  Mason was seen at practice Thursday walking on crutches after undergoing an MRI in the morning. He will not join the team on...

Thunder-Grizzlies live blog, 7 p.m.

Observations, news and notes from Monday night’s game…… * Unlike the Thunder’s ninth win, Kevin Durant allowed his sigh of relief to be heard Monday night following his team’s 10th victory, which surpassed the win total of the the NBA’s all-time worst record. “It feels...

Observations, news and notes from Friday’s game….. * Not much to say about this one — except for it’s the worst loss of the season. * No Baron Davis. No Chris Kaman. No Zach Randolph. No Marcus Camby. No Mardy Collins (after only four minutes). No problem for the Clippers. Go figure?...

ESPN the Magazine’s Ric Bucher told me during a Q&A that the Thunder is his new favorite team. Here’s more from the chat I had with Bucher…. Elaborating on the Blake Griffin/Ricky Rubio debate: I’ve heard a lot of promising things about Blake. But for me it’s not even close,...

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Observations, news and notes from Wednesday night’s game….. * Lots of sore losers in the Warriors locker room following the Thunder’s 122-121 win, capped by Jeff Green’s buzzer-beating 16-foot bank shot. “A lucky shot beat us tonight,” said Warriors coach Don Nelson. “I...

There was no champagne, no victory cigars, not even the sound of any sighs of relief. The Thunder’s ninth win came and went last night without any mention from the media and no celebration by the players or the coaches. Oklahoma City, after Jeff Green’s 16-foot buzzer-beating...

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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Thunder is catching a break heading into tonight’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Guards Marco Belinelli (knee) and C.J. Watson (toe) and forward Brandan Wright (shoulder) are all out with injuries. Guard Monta Ellis, who hasn’t played all season,...

In Monday’s editions of The Oklahoman I reported that Scott Brooks is likely to become the Thunder’s full-time coach. Unfortunately, space constraints in the paper didn’t allow me to get into much reaction from the players, many of whom support that imminent decision. “Honestly,...

Observations, news and notes from Sunday night’s game….   * The story behind Desmond Mason and Wade getting into it in the first half Sunday night? Mason didn’t appreciate Wade jawing at him. After Wade hit a jumper at one end, Mason was telling a ref Wade pushed off as the two...

Observations, news and notes from Friday night’s game…. * Two in a row for the first time this season. And against winning teams no less. * Looking at the schedule, the Thunder could realistically win the next five and be on a seven-game winning streak. Miami at home, at Golden State, at...

     Thunder forward Nick Collison could miss tonight’s game against the Detroit Pistons because of a stomach virus.      Collison did not attend Friday morning’s shootaround because of the illness, and if he is unable to play tonight center Nenad...