Thunder beat Heat in Game 1 Game 2 Preview

The Thunder took a 1-0 lead on the Heat in the Finals with a 105-94 win over Lebron and the Heat. Durant led the way with 36 points and 8 rebounds. Westbrook continues to impress with a amazing 27 PTS but the most impressive thing was the 11 Assists he racked up. The man that impressed me most not named Durant who by the way played so comb and clutch it was an amazing thing to watch but the 2 players that impressed me most was Thabo Sefelosha and Nick Collison who both played outstanding defensive and some pretty clutch offensive plays in the 4th quarter. Sefelosha was all over Wade for 3 quarters and then gave Lebron a hard time in the fourth. Collison racked up 8 points and 10 rebounds. Pretty much everyone contributed except for Harden who only had 5 points but the one shot was an amazing buzzer beater at the end of the first quarter. I dont expect Harden to have that bad of a game again. For Game 2 which is tonight at 9 on ABC I expect another win but a much closer one down to the wire because of the heroics of Durant and Wade (Lebron isnt very clutch in the 4th quarter shown detailed in most of these playoff games.) My prediction is a 97-93 win.

Thunder vs Heat Finals Preview

Its finally here the NBA Finals starts tonight at 9:00 ET in OKC. This atmosphere is going to be crazy loud in the arena maybe even a little too crazy. The Thunder surprisingly are the 5 point favorite to win this match up and take a 1-0 lead but some people think other wise. I have been watching ESPN First Take and Skip Bayless has the Heat sneaking this game on the Thunder. He thinks that this will be too overwhelming for the "Young" Thunder but I think other wise. OK so we all wanna see Durant vs Lebron as the one on one key match-up that will decide the game but I don't think it is. My key match up in order for the Thunder to win is James Harden vs ??? really who is going to cover this guy in my opinion Wade will cover Westbrook so then who does that leave for Harden. Harden is going to need to have a huge spark off the bench for the Thunder because he doesn't just score, he does what Westbrook should do pass the ball and make plays for other players on the court. In my own prediction I will give the Thunder the 101-99 win I believe it is going to come down to the wire in this one but the frozen one ( Lebron James) will not be clutch and Durant will be with a game winning shot with hmm how bout 20 seconds then a stop by Sefelosha on Wade. Sefelosha by the way will be one of the MVPs if the Thunder win the title because he is going to have to deal with Lebron at times, and Wade too so he since hes the best defensive player in my opinion on the floor will be crucial in the Thunder winning tonight. This game is going to be just absolutely crazy good I cant wait!

Thunder have biggest night in history move to the NBA Finals.

Last nigh did not start off great going down 15 at halftime it seemed like we were going back to San Antoinio but in the 3rd some things went the Thunders way Ginnobli and Parker were struggling and shots were going down for Westbrook, Durant, and Harden. Then Westbrook knocks down a jumper and brings it down to 1! The crowd was the loudest I have seen of any crowd in any sports. Durant was being covered heavily so he makes a huge pass to the veteran leader Derek Fisher who drains the 3 which in my opinion was the solidification of the win. Durant finds Perkins wide open for the slam! Its over! The Thunder are going to the NBA Finals the crowd was absolutely ecstatic  Durant is hugging his mom and bros on the side lines and the bench is cheering. Once Kenny Smith awarded that Western Conference Championship I knew that we will be a dynasty of the future, but its not over the Thunder will play either the Celtics who are up 3-2 on the Heat. I hope the Celtics win so that it can be the veterans hoping for one more title vs the younglings looking for their first. OKC Thunder fans lets get ready for the NBA Championship!

Thunder monstrous energy leads to monstrous win!

The Thunder returned to OKC with the season on the line down 2-0 Durant said he wanted to play the whole game and he pretty much did. His energy early rubbed off on the crowd which was crazy lowed then Harden came off the bench and had a really good game but the guy that stood out to me the most was Russell Westbrook who had 10 points but 9 Assists and played out of his mind defense. This is the way I wanna see Westbrook play just with a little more scoring but if he could keep the Assists at 7 or higher and average 18 points this guy WILL be the best PG in the league and make Durant a whole lot better. Sefelosha played very well in the first quarter with 4 steals and finished the game with a playoff career high 19 Points. So pretty much every Thunder player played great last night (Sorry Lazar Hayward and Aldrich) and if the Thunder can find that passion and belief that they can beat these Spurs in Game 4 it would put this series right back in the air but they need to win this next game which is just as crucial as Game 3 was. Game 4 is tomorrow at 8:30 ET at Chesapeake arena.

Thunder 4th quarter melt down results in Game 1 Loss.

The Thunder looked pretty good going into the fourth quarter yesterday as they led by 9. The defense was playing amazing but suddenly the Spurs closed the gap to 6 then 4 then 2 then they starting running away with the game. The Thunder had no answer for Ginnobli who had 26 points including the 1st quarter buzzer beater. Westbrook looked pretty awful in my opinion with 17 points but only 5 assists which isnt enough for a "Point Guard". Heres my real problem though Durant the so called "Super Star of this team" only took 2 SHOTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER now how are you supposed to close out a game when he doesnt shoot at least 6-7 shots. This could not saying it was could have been the result of Russell Westbrook who took 21 shots compared to Durant's 19! My theory is back on until Westbrook starts acting like a PG and finding Durant good looked shots which he never does he just passes it to him when hes like right next to him and until he limits his shots this series will be a long one! Harden also looked dazzled as he couldn't find an answer for Ginnobli. I wasn't very pleased with the big men either who let Duncan get 16 Points and 11 Rebounds but thats a whole different story. The Thunder need to split the difference in Game 2 because you cannot go down 2-0 or you will have to win both in OKC.

Thunder win series 4-1 Conference Finals Thunder vs Spurs

The Thunder were handed the torch yesterday vs the Lakers as they pounced them with a 106-90 win in game 5. The crowd was going crazy, Westbrook and Durant again had huge games with Westbrook having 28 Pts and Durant 25. My earlier theory (Courtesy of Skip Bayless) that Westbrook shooting more than Durant will lead to disaster is obliviously wrong, Westbrook has had more points than Durant in most of the games but Durant still had 3 Game winning shots and over 20 points in every game so its not like Durant was sloutching. Westbrook just had a huge mismatch with Sessions and Blake covering him. Now off to the Thunder-Spurs Series I think even with the Thunder problems with the Spurs they have beaten the past 2 champs and know now from both series how to win close down the the wire games. The big matchups are Westbrook vs Parker which is just the showdown everyone wants to see then a huge off the bench battle begins with Harden vs Ginnobli that is going to be fun but with Hardens ability to serge (Ibaka) to the hoop I think this will be the NBA Champ whoever wins this series mainly because of how much the Heat are struggling with the Pacers. My prediction is the Thunder win in 7 which will be a nail biter kind of like the Thunder-Grizzlies Game 7 of last years second round. Game 1 kicks off on Sunday at 8:00 ET lets THUNDERUP!


                             

Thunder win a thriller to go up 3-1

The Thunder the whole game just could not seem to get the Laker lead down they would score and make it a 6 pt game but then the Lakers would come right back down and Kobe would make a 3 or something. Instead of the Thunder regrouping for Game 5 the Thunder stayed and decided to fight and w/ Westbrook and Durant leading the charge they pulled it out. With about 11 seconds left Durant pulled up for a 3 and drained it over Metta World Peace to go up 101-98 this put the Thunder in great position but then here comes Kobe with 5 seconds left being covered hard by Harden who did a great job all night defending Bryant so Kobe pulls up a fade away 3 ...it hits the rim bounces again and Perkins made an amazing one handed catch to snag the rebound and that did it. Westbrook showed a lot of maturity keeping his teammates up and not giving up he had 37 Points and was dominating in the second half. Durant and Westbrook combined for 21 points in the 4th quarter which outscored the hole Laker team who had a total of 20 points. The Thunder go back to OKC looking to move forward to the Western Conference Finals against probably the Spurs who are up 3-0 on the LA Clippers. Look to see the Thunder come out with huge energy and I think they get the job done.