Recap: Nuggets at Thunder
The Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry and John Rohde along with the Denver Post's Benjamin Hochman provided live coverage of the Thunder-Nuggets game via Twitter. Here's a recap.
Published: January 16, 2013
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@anthonyVslater 6:40 p.m. Gonna be tough for Manti Te'o to get into the MLB Hall of Fame now. At least not first ballot.
6:40 p.m. Coach Brooks says Serge Ibaka will start tonight vs the #Nuggets. #ThunderLive now on #FOXSportsOklahoma. TV Cmpn @ thunder.nba.com
6:59 p.m. No Wilson Chandler tonight (precautionary reasons)
6:59 p.m. Thunder-Nuggets tipping off soon in OKC. Feels like a first round showdown, because don't these teams always matchup in the playoffs.
7:20 p.m. Hey @NateKreckman.. GK: "My (Nugs) MVP right now? Andre Miller has been the rock, solid foundation that has helped us win the most games."
7:26 p.m. Russell Westbrook has 14 points in first 8 min.. Durant has 8 in 8.. Thunder up 24-10
7:30 p.m. Russell Westbrook with 14 points in the first 10 minutes. Same amount as the Nuggets entire team. OKC up 24-14.
7:32 p.m. two major sports sites have te'o as their main story.. a third has some random college basketball game on display
7:33 p.m. Westbrook shoots 6/8 FG; 4/4 FT for 16 points in 10 first min. vs. DEN, and Brooks sticks to his usual sub pattern.
7:33 p.m. Russell Westbrook is 20/32 for 52 points in his last 46 minutes of basketball.
7:33 p.m. the Thunder's Reggie Jackson is from Colorado Springs fyi #strawthatstirsthedrink
7:35 p.m. OKC leads 34-18. All told, perhaps #Thunder's best first quarter of the season, given Denver came in on 6-game win streak.
7:36 p.m. 16 1st qtr points for Westbrook, 8 for Durant, 7 for KMart. Thunder takes 34-18 lead into 2nd. thunder.nba.com. #FOXSPortsOklahoma
7:36 p.m. End of the first quarter, Thunder up 34-18. Westbrook 6/8 shooting for 16 points. Nuggets 7/19 for 18.
7:37 p.m. remember Lance Armstrong?
7:39 p.m. Ty checks in.. for JaVale. Nuggets goin Lawson, Miller, Corey, Gallo and Faried as they try to claw back in this thing
7:43 p.m. 9:43 left in the second, Ty Lawson gets his THIRD foul. Fourny is in
7:43 p.m. RT @ArashMarkazi: Next thing I know you're going to tell me @_KatherineWebb was a hologram.
7:46 p.m. This Te'o stuff is getting so out of control that Kevin Durant just called a timeout here to quickly check his Twitter.
7:47 p.m. KD, K-Mart and Westbrook a combined 14/19 shooting for 36 points in the first half. Thunder up 45-23 on the Nuggets.
7:52 p.m. RT @DarnellMayberry: Westbrook's career high is 45 points. He's got 21 with 6:44 left in the second quarter. Thunder 50, Nuggets 32.
7:53 p.m. Russell Westbrook with 21 points in 11 first half minutes. Rolling offensively and doesn't look like he's slowing down.
7:53 p.m. Thabo Sefolosha still bothered by neck strain? Has played just six minutes, but DeAndre Liggins gave solid 8 min.
7:54 p.m. Serge Ibaka (returning from chest contusion) flinched noticeably after blocking Andre Miller's shot.
7:54 p.m. Matt Pinto on the radio: Thunder is playing "sticky defense" tonight. #ThunderRadioNetwork #SportsAnimal
7:56 p.m. Here at the Thunder-Nuggets game, they're about do to something that Te'o definitely never participated in: The Kiss Cam.
7:57 p.m. RT @wackeekaren: Nuggets starters = 21 points. Westbrook = 21pts. :-/
7:57 p.m. With 5:13 left in second quarter, #Thunder has just three turnovers. Durant has all three.
7:57 p.m. RT @TheAndrewGilman: Listen, this kind of relationship stuff doesn't happen on J-Date.
7:58 p.m. RT @ZachLowe_NBA: If Westbrook is going to shoot 50% or better on jumpers, you can just pack it in and play another day.
7:59 p.m. so if you have league pass, you might wanna watch this Nuggets game since Russell Westrbrook might score SEVENTY BILLION points
7:59 p.m. Westbrook’s career high in a half is 27 earlier this year vs. Lakers. Has 25 now (8/11 FG; 7/7 FT). Career high for game is 45.
8:00 p.m. RT @RohdeOK: Westbrook’s career high in a half is 27 earlier this year vs. Lakers. Has 25 now (8/11 FG; 7/7 FT). Career high for game is 45.
8:01 p.m. RT @sportsdork: @nuggetsnews If he only plays three quarters...
8:02 p.m. Never understood why players (like Westbrook just did) yell 'and 1' as they throw up a wild shot with no chance of going in.
8:03 p.m. Durant technical for staring down Faried and screaming. No "F bomb." #tickytackcall
8:04 p.m. Kevin Durant has more technicals than Kendrick Perkins. Who had that going into the year?
8:07 p.m. RT @YourManDevine: Kind of feel like Marquis Teague has a Stefan Urquelle thing happening.
8:08 p.m. Kevin Durant is now tied for sixth in the NBA with seven technicals. Has more than Kobe, Garnett and Metta World Peace.
8:08 p.m. Koufos havin a good first half.. 13 points.. he would be the Thunder's FOURTH-leading scorer right now (64-44, 1:19 left in 2nd)
8:09 p.m. Russell Westbrook in the last six quarters: 23/39 FG (.590); 14/16 FT (.876); 61 points.
8:10 p.m. When was the last time even one college player's girlfriend was in the news? this week, there have been two (i know, 1 didnt exist)
8:12 p.m. RT @DarnellMayberry: At halftime, 67-47. OKC shot 54.3 percent and turned it over just four times in the first half.
8:13 p.m. Thunder up 67-47 on Denver at halftime. Westbrook with 25, Durant with 16. The two have combined for 118 in their last six quarters.
8:14 p.m. ha true: bit.ly/XF2AJn
8:16 p.m. Good news for Manti Te'o? He doesn't play the same sports as Kevin Garnett. That trash talk would be brutal.
8:17 p.m. RT @NateKreckman: It was actually Elaine Benes that gave the eulogy at the funeral for Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend. #Susie
8:23 p.m. i'm gonna make an "appearence" on altitude right now..check me out
8:27 p.m. Here's where Denver makes its move RT @RadioKoz: Nick Collison right ankle sprain will not return
8:29 p.m. RT @JWP303: @nuggetsnews I like how genuinely amused you are at seeing yourself on the monitor. pic.twitter.com/3vNCWafY
8:34 p.m. Thunder has outscored Denver 15-0 from 3-point range - 5/11 compared to 0/8.
8:37 p.m. Denver leads 10-9 in FB points, 32-30 points in paint and 18-13 in FTs, yet trails 76-54.
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