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Thunder notebook: Players' expectations for winning is evolving

BY DARNELL MAYBERRY, Staff Writer, dmayberry@opubco.com | Modified: February 23, 2010 at 4:42 am | Published: February 23, 2010

A byproduct of the Thunder’s nine-game winning streak and its 33-21 record being 10 games better than last season’s final win total is a changed attitude. Players are now walking into games with confidence that wasn’t present last year.

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