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News, notes and observations from Tuesday’s 113-107 win over Sacramento…. Russell Westbrook destroyed Beno Udrih. He blew by him, shot over him, passed around him and locked him up defensively. The Kings were forced to put Tyreke Evans on Westbrook in the second half, then Francisco Garcia....

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The Thunder is ranked No. 1 in ESPN’s future power ratings where Chad Ford and John Hollinger project on-court success for the upcoming three seasons, starting with the 2010-11 season through the 2012-13 season. All 30 teams receive a future power rating of 0 to 1,000 based on points given...

News, notes and observations from Sunday’s 119-99 win over Toronto… The Thunder’s defense is to be commended even if the Raptors played without Chris Bosh. Toronto still has plenty of weapons in Jose Calderon, Jarrett Jack, Andrea Bargnani and Hedo Turkoglu, but OKC held the Raptors to 43...

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News, notes and observations from Friday’s 109-92 win over Minnesota Minnesota forward Corey Brewer is one of the better defenders I’ve seen guard Kevin Durant. With his long, active arms, Brewer makes Durant work hard to get clean looks and chases him extremely well on screens, sometimes...

Kevin Durant’s 25-point scoring streak came to an end Wednesday night in San Antonio. It was simply a matter of time. Streaks of any kind — winning streaks, hitting streaks, consecutive games played streaks, or in this case scoring 25 or more points in 29 consecutive games — are...

Chat with OKC Thunder beat writer Darnell Mayberry 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Thomas on Feb 26, 2010 @ 1:14 am

Kevin Durant’s 25-point scoring streak came to an end Wednesday night in San Antonio. It was simply a matter of time. Streaks of any kind — winning streaks, hitting streaks, consecutive games played streaks, or in this case scoring 25 or more points in 29 consecutive games — are...

A difficult challenge for some sports fans is avoiding knee-jerk reactions. The Thunder wins nine a row and a few fans start dreaming of a No. 2 or 3 seed. Now that they’ve lost two in a row, it’s no time to panic following losses to Phoenix and San Antonio, although the loss to the Suns...

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Coaches often say players make their own breaks. That’s why my favorite sports cliché is winners make plays, losers make excuses. But it sure doesn’t hurt to catch a break now and then, whether it’s a friendly call from a referee or opponents losing games to improve your place in the...

The defense was awful, the offense was out of sync and the energy was unmatched. And yet, the Thunder found a way to win, marking the latest leap this team has taken since Oct. 28. Rarely this season has Oklahoma City won when it hasn’t played its best, or close to its best, ball. But in...

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Kevin Martin will make his Houston debut tonight when the Rockets host Indiana. One reason Sacramento was willing to trade Martin, who has averaged 22.4 points the past 31/2 seasons with the Kings, is some in Sacramento believe Martin isn’t a good fit with Tyreke Evans, the leading candidate...

Chat with OKC Thunder beat writer Darnell Mayberry 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Thomas on Feb 19, 2010 @ 1:06 am

News, notes and observations from Tuesday’s 99-86 Thunder win. I told Berry Tramel before the game that the Thunder would win if it held Dirk Nowitzki to less than 25 points. Dirk had 24. That makes me an expert on all things Thunder, right? Right?Seriously, the Thunder played a serious game...

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