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BOX SCORE
Wednesday in Charlotte, the Thunder built a 19-point lead with just over two minutes to go in the first half. The game had the looks of a cruise control blowout. Then the Thunder got sloppy, turned the ball over and allowed the Bobcats to cut the lead to seven before halftime and build valuable momentum going to the locker room.
Tonight? Oklahoma City wasn’t about to let it happen again. The Thunder led by 19 with 2:45 left in the half against Toronto tonight and instead of falling on their faces, OKC extended the lead to 27 and basically ended the game right then and there. You want Coach of the Year material for Scott Brooks? Here’s your Coach of the Year material. Brooks put his team through a rough and tumble, physical, intense practice Thursday after the loss in Charlotte. He was making and stressing the point to his young squad that under no circumstances can you take your foot off the pedal. I think his group got the message. Read more…
Recap
Toronto Raptors
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Okla. City Thunder (41-25, 19-14 road) at Toronto Raptors (33-33, 23-10 home)
TV: FS Oklahoma (Cox 37, HD 722, Tulsa Cox 27, DirectTV 679, UVerse 753)
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Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 6:00 CST
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 106.9 (16th), Raptors – 111.1 (5th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 103.4 (6th), Raptors – 113.1 (30th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.9 (14th), Raptors – 93.2 (11th)
View from the enemy: Raptors Republic
What’s separated this Thunder team most from last year’s, other than the actual success and all, is the fact that the team can refocus and not let one bad game carry over to another. Then another. Then another. And that’s what hopefully happens tonight. Everything that happened Wednesday gets washed away because Oklahoma City comes out ready in Toronto tonight. Read more…
Preview
Toronto Raptors
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BOX SCORE
It’s no gold medal, but at least the United States beat Canada in something today.
It was a very business-like performance by the Thunder at home tonight, disposing of a Chris Bosh-less Toronto Raptor squad 119-99, to get back to 12 games over .500. Oklahoma City was efficient offensively (52 percent from the floor), played excellent defense against a great offensive team (43 percent, 99 points for a team averaging 107) and came out with great energy to start and sustained it through the game. If this recap is reminding you of the Minnesota one, it’s because the games were pretty similar. OKC led by as many as 26, never let it get close and just kind of ran away and hid in this one. Read more…
Recap
Toronto Raptors
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Toronto Raptors (31-26, 10-17 road) vs. Okla. City Thunder (34-23, 17-11 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: 6:00 CST
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 106.2 (17th), Raptors – 111.7 (3rd)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 102.8 (3rd), Raptors – 112.1 (30th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.7 (16th), Raptors – 93.1 (11th)
View from the enemy: Raptors Republic
Chris Bosh is not coming to Oklahoma City. Not ever, just tonight. The Thunder’s catching a break as Bosh sat out Friday’s game with an ankle injury and didn’t travel with the team to OKC. The main difference between someone like Bosh not playing and Steve Nash is that Nash’s backup was the capable Goran Dragic. Bosh’s is Rasho Nesterovic. So yeah, that’s a little different. Read more…
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Toronto Raptors
