Thunder: These are historic times in OKC

 
BY JOHN ROHDE, Staff Writer, jrohde@opubco.com
Published: February 21, 2012

Oh, so close.

For the first time – and almost certainly the last time – the Thunder will play back-to-back home games against the two most storied franchises in NBA history.

The league rarely schedules teams to play back-to-back home games. This season became the exception thanks to a 149-day lockout that led to a 66-game schedule being crammed into 119 days (minus the All-Star break).

The Thunder...


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