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BOX SCORE
Maybe you don’t go to the Jay Z concert in Indianapolis last night, huh? As Royce so aptly predicted, this game wreaked of sleepwalking, playing down BELOW an opponent’s level and pretty much ruining all the good vibes that the Friday night destruction of the Raptors had created.
Awful, abysmal defense. Atrocious man-to-man, pathetic rotation and even worse help-side defense pretty much showed that this game was going to be ugly early on and it only got worse after halftime. When DJ White and Kevin Ollie get subbed in with 10 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, your coach has officially waived the white flag and you know somebody’s down by 20.
Oh, and they couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn from deep either. Is there anyone left who doesn’t fully appreciate James Harden’s playmaking and three point shooting coming off of the bench yet?
The Thunder got off to a horribly slow start and were it not for Jeff Green attacking the rim early on, this game would have gotten out of hand much sooner than it did. I’d like to thank Jeff Green for showing up to play today as he really seemed like the only starter who was awake and oriented from the tip, as his 20 points on 6-10 shooting, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block numbers showed. The rest of the starters…ugh. Read more…
Recap
Indiana Pacers
vs. 
Okla. City Thunder (42-25, 20-14 road) at Indiana Pacers (23-46, 16-16 home)
TV: FS Oklahoma (Cox 37, HD 722, Tulsa Cox 27, DirectTV 679, UVerse 753)
Stream: Click here
Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 1:30 CST
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 107.2 (16th), Pacers – 102.2 (28th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 103.2 (6th), Pacers – 107.3 (17th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.9 (14th), Pacers – 97.4 (2nd)
View from the enemy: Eight Points, Nine Seconds
A bunch of the team went to a Jay Z concert in Indianapolis last night, so combine that with the unusual 1:30 CDT start time and I fear for some sleepwalking through the first quarter or so. The good news is that you might be able to get away with a quarter of that against the Pacers. Read more…
Preview
Indiana Pacers
vs. 
Indiana Pacers (11-24, 3-15 road) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (19-16, 9-8 home)
TV: FS Oklahoma (Cox 37, HD 722, Tulsa Cox 27, DirectTV 679, UVerse 753)
Stream: Click Here
Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 7:00 CST
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 106.0 (20th), Pacers – 100.6 (27th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 103.9 (7th), Pacers – 106.7 (16th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.0 (19th), Pacers – 97.3 (2nd)
View from the enemy: Eight Points, Nine Seconds
Let’s put forth our due diligence here: Indiana has a capable roster with Danny Granger, Troy Murphy and the emerging Roy Hibbert leading the way. They won five straight earlier in the year and have beaten Boston, and well, I guess Boston is really their only impressive win. But they aren’t a complete bunch of pushovers. Read more…
Preview
Indiana Pacers
