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Talking Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball through the perspective of two die hard fans and a "hater".

  1. 08/31/2020

    Oklahoma City 104 - Houston 100 | The Lakers Are Going To Have To Keep Waiting

    Oklahoma City forced a Game Seven in its first-round playoff series with the Houston Rockets by way of a 104-100 Game Six victory. Christ Paul and Danilo Gallinari wouldn't be stopped and with the Lakers now waiting for the winner-take-all decisive game on Wednesday night here's what we're talking about after Monday night's win. - Chris Paul was clutch - Thoughts on CP3's technical foul - Shai's struggles - Defense made the difference - How much does Lu Dort need to play? - Bazley needs more minutes - What's the recipe for a Game 7 win?

  2. 08/22/2020

    Oklahoma City 119 - Houston 107 | Hope Is Alive!

    Recapping wins is a lot more fun than recapping losses, as exemplified in this most recent podcast. Oklahoma City scored its first win of the series with an overtime victory on Saturday and we've got several different angles to go over from it. Episode Talking Points - Struggling Early - Dort on Harden - Strong performances from Chris Paul, Shai, and Schroder - Billy Donovan's coaching (Buy or Sell) - Only going three deep into the bench - Small ball - Houston crying over fouls - Adjustments for Game 4

  3. 08/20/2020

    Oklahoma City 98 - Houston 111 | Is The Series Over?

    Backs are firmly against the wall for Oklahoma City as they find themselves in on 0-2 hole against the Houston Rockets. There were some positives in Thursday's loss with SGA becoming the second youngest player in OKC franchise history to score 30-plus points in a playoff game. The bad definitely outweighed the good though, resulting in the loss. We definitely get into all of that, and more, in this latest installment of the Thunder Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points - SGA bounces back - Schroder struggles in the 4th - Dort's impressive playoff debut - Who is more important to their team, Westbrook or Dort? - The Steven Adams enigma (play him or not?) - Chris Paul has to be better - Billy Donovan has to make adjustments - The bench is absent - Is the series over?

  4. 08/18/2020

    Oklahoma City 108 - Houston 123 | Necessary Adjustments For Game Two

    Oklahoma City was handed a loss to open the playoffs but that certainly doesn't mean the future is doom and gloom. Here's our take on what happened in Game One and adjustments necessary for Game Two. Episode Talking Points - Gallinari's performance - Steven Adams under the basket - Chris Paul with a near double-double - Needing more from Shai and Schroder - Perimeter defense - Stagnant on offense - Missing Dort - Defensive focus for Game Two - Other Game Two adjustments - Biggest surprises around the NBA

  5. 08/14/2020

    Oklahoma City 103 - LA Clippers 107 | Schroder Is Back And Sizing Up The Rockets

    It took overtime for Oklahoma City to finish up its eighth seeding game in the bubble. The playoff parings were already settled, for both teams, before this game started, resulting in a bevy of bench players seeing heavy minutes. That doesn't mean we didn't have a lot to talk about though. Episode Talking Points - Dennis Schroder providing solid minutes - Should we be worried about Chris Paul's thumb? - OKC's bubble MVP - Most disappointing team in the bubble - Sizing up the Houston Rockets - First round playoff predictions

  6. 08/12/2020

    Oklahoma City 116 - Miami 115 | Instant Reactions

    The Thunder scored a comeback win over Miami on Wednesday night to solidify a first round playoff matchup with Houston. The game provided a a good look at both the youth and depth of Billy Donovan's squad. That depth could have taken a little bit of a hit though based on the severity of Lu Dort's injury. Episode Talking Points - Dort Injury - Slow Start - Early Foul Trouble - The depth and youth of the Thunder roster - Steven Adams looking healthy - Muscala final shot - Tied with Houston at the #4 seed - Schroder back in the bubble - Around the NBA - Thunder/Clippers Friday night

  7. 08/10/2020

    Oklahoma City 101 - Phoenix Suns 128 | Instant Reactions

    An extremely short-handed Thunder team fell to Phoenix on Monday afternoon dropping OKC's bubble record to 3-3. Episode Talking Points Contributing Factors To The Loss - Short-Handed - Devon Booker's 35 points - Game changed with Deandre Ayton Positives From the Game - Quick State - Bazley - Muscala Hami's Controversy Thunder currently in the 5th seed Thoughts on Miami

  8. 08/08/2020

    Oklahoma City 121 - Washington 103 | Instant Reactions

    Oklahoma City moved to 3-2 in the bubble with a win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Thunder currently sit at the #5 seed in the West with opportunity to move up. The Phoenix Suns are waiting on the other side of OKC's only back-to-back in the bubble and that's just one of the many topics we breakdown in this episode of the Thunder Nation Podcast. Episode Talking Points - Thought's on Friday's Memphis loss (We didn't have the opportunity to record after) - Keys to Sunday's win over Washington - Chris Paul's floor leadership - Darius Bazley leading the team in scoring - Perfect timing for Mike Muscala to return - OKC's quick starts - Monday's matchup with Phoenix - General thoughts around the NBA

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