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NBA Rumors – Spurs & Thunder Got Equally Screwed by the Referees
There’s an old saying referring to sports in general which falls in nicely with the mayhem of the finish during game 2 of the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder playoff series.
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NBA Rumors – Spurs, Thunder, Aldridge & Kawhi Dominance, Durant & Westbrook Helplessness
At halftime, Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge had more points than the entire Oklahoma City Thunder. The San Antonio Spurs enjoyed a blowout victory to open the conference semifinals in the Western conference. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had the same faces we’ve gotten used to seeing from them at the end of each playoff run, at a different stage each time.
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18 Best Memes of the San Antonio Spurs Crushing the Oklahoma City Thunder
The memes describing how badly the San Antonio Spurs were whoppin’ the Oklahoma City Thunder were coming out before the game was over. Yes, it was that terrible for the Thunder.
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Thunder @ Mavs, Game 4: Kevin Durant is Dirty, Russell Westbrook Doesn’t Care
Two things to take from the Oklahoma City Thunder beating the Dallas Mavericks 119-108 to take a 3-1 lead in the series: One is Kevin Durant is a dirty player and it’s good he finally gets caught in the act. The other is Russell Westbrook and Enes Kanter slicing the Mavs defense to pieces.
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Russell Westbrook Nice to the Media When He Whines About Reggie Jackson
A bad game from Reggie Jackson in the 88-82 Detroit Pistons win over the Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t stop him from enthusiastically celebrating in front of the home fans, which was something Russell Westbrook really didn’t like.
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NBA Rumors – Spurs Have Given Up Chasing the Warriors; Thunder Don’t Worry Them
While both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook didn’t seem like they’re taking their game against the San Antonio Spurs any less seriously than usual, Gregg Popovich showed he’s all about the playoffs from this point onward, resting Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker, LaMarcus Aldridge and Manu Ginobili, deciding it’s not worth exhausting his key players or putting them at the risk of injury chasing the untouchable Golden State Warriors.
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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant Hoping Russell Westbrook Doesn’t Choke Up in Crunch Time
The Oklahoma City Thunder rely on a lot of factors, like every other NBA team, but the performance of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook determines almost everything for them, especially in close games, which have been a problem this season.
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NBA Rumors – Rockets, Thunder & Wizards Hoping Blowouts Mean Continuity
It’s a bad season for the Washington Wizards that still might have some silver lining. It’s a weird season for the Houston Rockets. And it’s a good but filled with down moments for the Oklahoma City Thunder. All three teams are hoping their recent wins, by quite the decisive fashion, mean that things are looking up for them.
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NBA Rumors – Thunder Can’t be Champions, Even With Durant & Westbrook
The loss to the San Antonio Spurs was a classic Oklahoma City Thunder moment of realizing that no matter how good Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are as players, the team built around them just isn’t going to win an NBA championship.
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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder Need to Stop Trusting Russell Westbrook in Fourth Quarters
The Oklahoma City Thunder were cruising to a comfortable victory on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers, until they stopped playing defense, stopped thinking or maybe even stopped playing hard. That’s the explanation you’ll get from Kevin Durant and Billy Donovan. Where is Russell Westbrook in all of this?