Oh boy. Another step backwards. The Warriors came limping in losers nine straight. Monta Ellis is still out after crashing a moped, Stephen Jackson and Cory Magette were also unavailable for the Warriors.
The Thunder for their part played the two Florida teams tough and were ready to be welcomed home from their longest road trip of the season.
But it was back to old ways. Poor free throw shooting, awful defense and silly turnovers. This recipe produced a 19 point deficit for the Thunder at the half and the Warriors shot over 60 percent.
That's the bad news.
If there's good news it was that Kevin Durant was worth the price of admission. KD owned the 4th quarter. He got to the basket at will and made well-defended three pointers. 19 points in all for the quarter with the Warriors knowing that the ball was going through him the entire time.
This is definitely one that got away. You win games like these and hell you might win 20 games this year. As it is the Thunder are at two wins and still in the hunt for history.
Wednesday night brings Memphis, a team the Thunder know they can beat. C'mon boys.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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