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3y ago
By Berry Tramel
Columnist
btramel@oklahoman.com
Probably 15 years ago, then-Oklahoman deputy sports editor Mike Koehler asked me if I would start blogging ..read more
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3y ago
By Joe Mussatto
Staff writer jmussatto@oklahoman.com
The first half of the NBA season is in the books, and it’s time for everyone to take a breath before another 36-game sprint begins.
“It’s a good time to take a mental and physical reprieve,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said ..read more
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3y ago
By Berry Tramel
Columnist
btramel@oklahoman.com
The Thunder had the Spurs in trouble, but the tide turns fast in the NBA. The Thunder led 99-97, less than 2½ minutes left in the game Thursday night, and the shot clock running down quickly.
The Thunder turned to its grizzled veteran ..read more
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3y ago
By Joe Mussatto
Aleksej Pokusevski has been called up from the G League bubble, the Thunder announced Friday.
The 19-year-old rookie will rejoin the Thunder after logging 25 minutes per game in 12 starts with the Oklahoma City Blue ..read more
Tramel: Thunder's no-fan decision for games at Chesapeake Energy Arena seems to be supported by fans
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3y ago
By Berry Tramel
Columnist
btramel@oklahoman.com
Jonathon Clinesmith is a Thunder fan who doesn’t get to watch his team much ..read more
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3y ago
By Joe Mussatto
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander banked in a floater, and he gave Luguentz Dort three hard high fives as the Spurs called timeout.
The Thunder started the fourth quarter on a 14-5 run in its 107-102 comeback win against the Spurs on Thursday night in San Antonio ..read more
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3y ago
By Berry Tramel
Columnist
btramel@oklahoman.com
On Jan. 31, 2015, the Thunder lost to Memphis 85-74.
That was the lost season in OKC pro basketball history ..read more
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3y ago
By Joe Mussatto
The Mavericks were 1-of-22 from 3-point range Wednesday night before Tim Hardaway Jr. drained a triple early in the third quarter to give Dallas a 10-point lead — its biggest of the night up to that point.
After missing 21 of its first 22 3-pointers, the Mavericks made four of their next five 3-pointers to build a 73-54 lead.
That 19-point margin was too big to overcome on a night when the Thunder shot a season-low 33% from the field in an 87-78 defeat at Dallas ..read more
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3y ago
Thunder at Spurs
When: 8 p.m. Thursday
Where: AT&T Center in San Antonio
TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma (Cox 37/HD 722, DirecTV 675, U-verse 751/1751)
Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM
Three things to know
• The Thunder is 1-1 against the Spurs ..read more
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3y ago
By Joe Mussatto
Thunder guards Luguentz Dort and Theo Maledon were among the 20 players named to the NBA Rising Stars rosters on Wednesday.
The annual Rising Stars game will not be played this year due to a condensed All-Star schedule, but the league's assistant coaches still voted on the top first- and second-year players.
Ten international players and ten players from the U.S. were selected to form two teams.
Dort, from Montreal, and Maledon, from Rouen, France, were named to the World Team.
Dort, in contention for an All-Defensive selection, is averaging 12.5 points ..read more