Thunder Rumblings

           Several Thunder players are familiar with this year’s Final Four participants, having actually competed against them during the NBA lockout last summer.           Nick Collison and...

Observations from the Thunder’s 102-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Thursday night: Russell Westbrook once again ruled the roost for the Thunder. So this doesn’t sound like a broken record, I try to ask a different teammate to share their thoughts on Westbrook...

  Former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Derek Fisher, traded away two weeks ago after 12 1/2 seasons with the Lakers, spoke for a little more than two minutes after the Thunder’s morning shootaround at Santa Monica High School on Thursday. He took no questions from the 23...

Observations from the Thunder’s 109-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden on Tuesday night: This was one of the best all-around games Russell Westbrook has had. He finished with 32 points and could have threatened 50 had he come down with a case of tunnel vision. He...

Nuggets from my notebook from Sunday’s win over Miami. This was one of the best regular season wins in Thunder history. Taking on an elite team in a game that both sides knew had vast implications, the Thunder assembled a dominating performance that showed a nationally televised audience just...

Nuggets from my notebook from Friday’s double overtime win over Minnesota. What. A. Game.This has to be the best game of the year…in the entire league!Thunder forward Kevin Durant: “That’s going to be a game that’s going to be played for a little while.”Thunder guard Russell...

Power Lunch Chat with John Rohde

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Nuggets from my notebook from Wednesday’s win over the Clippers. The player of the game on this night goes to Russell Westbrook. His defense on Chris Paul set the tone from the start and shaped the complexion of the entire game. Westbrook was as locked in as we’ve ever seen him, giving...

For your reading pleasure, here is a transcribed version of Derek Fisher’s introductory press conference. Stay with NewsOK.com for continuing coverage of Fisher’s signing and tonight’s Thunder-Clippers game. ON THE LAST 48 HOURS I’ll refrain from boring you with the circumstances and...

Nuggets from my notebook from Tuesday’s loss at Utah. This team’s inconsistency is a full blown problem. There’s no other way to put it. Don’t think for a second that the Thunder is good enough to turn it on 20 games from now and drown its deficiencies. Right now, the Thunder isn’t...

SALT LAKE CITY — Kevin Durant would support the signing of free agent guard Derek Fisher. But the Thunder star is leaving the decision up to the front office, as he has done in the past when it comes to the team’s potential player acquisitions. The reigning two-time scoring champ on...

OKC Thunder Power Lunch Chat with Darnell Mayberry

Nuggets from my notebook from Sunday’s win over Portland. Thunder coach Scott Brooks on the first quarter defense: “The first quarter was really good. It was probably one of our best defensive quarters of the season.”The Thunder held the Blazers to 15 points on 6-for-23 shooting in that...

Nuggets from my notebook from Friday night’s loss to San Antonio. Early in the third quarter this one had the look and feel of the road game at Orlando. The Thunder was dead in the water and should have been finished. But they kept chipping away and chipping away. Then all of a sudden it was...

Observations from the Thunder’s 103-90 victory Thursday night at Denver: Tuesday’s 104-103 setback to Houston unquestionably was the Thunder’s worst loss of the season. OKC blew an 11-point lead in the final 2½ minutes, and blew it at home. The manner in which the Thunder lost and the...

Last year’s trade deadline brought a seismic shift in size and attitude to the Thunder with the acquisitions of centers Kendrick Perkins and Nazr Mohammed. Thursday’s trade deadline brought no new personnel, though there was the feel of a new acquisition with guard Thabo Sefolosha...

NBA/OKC Thunder Power Lunch Chat with John Rohde

Guard Thabo Sefolosha will return to the starting lineup tonight for the Thunder’s game at Denver. He has missed the last 23 games due to an injured right foot. “We’re going to slowly integrate him like we do with all players who have been out for six or seven weeks,” OKC coach Scott...

Nuggets from my notebook from Tuesday’s loss to the Rockets. These guys are bored with the process. It’s that simple. There’s no other way to explain what we’ve seen since the All-Star break. And we’ve seen it all. Inconsistency. Sluggishness. Sloppiness. Settling. Bad defense. Worse...