Back in Time for the Weekend

I've been curled up in a ball, in the dark, sucking my thumb ever since Dwight Howard single-handedly pistol-whipped the Thunder on Wednesday night. Superman was 3 blocks shy of a triple double at halftime. Most of those blocks were on Russell Westbrook who was roughly 0-38 from the floor.

Wednesday proved, if nothing else, the Thunder are not the best team with a singular nickname. The good news is that "nationally known" recording artist Natalie kept the crowd, "hyped" at halftime.

I must say out of all the games at the Thunderdome thus far, this game had the most fun and relaxed atmosphere. I would speculate this is because the outcome was never in doubt. There were never those tense moments where everyone holds their breath and hopes that nothing bad happens a la the Atlanta game. Quoth my sister who made it to her first game, "If you can't have fun at a Thunder game, you're not a fun person." Well then.

Also, in case anyone thinks Kevin Durant doesn't make a difference on the defensive end of the floor think again. 71 points for the Magic at the Half! We need KD back and how. And whilst he lulls people to sleep with smoothness, he evidently is much of the heart and soul. This fact evidenced by the lack of either on the floor for the Thunder in the first half.

So, it's on New York tonight. If the Thunder get off to their patent-pending slow start this could be a nightmare. The Knicks are not winning a title this year but they certainly score in bunches. If the Thunder don't have it together this could easily be a 120-92 type game. That would not be the party-time Friday night Thunder fans are looking for if you are scoring at home.

Saturday it's on to Philly in what, I'm guessing, is a little better matchup. It'd be nice if the boys can come home with a split.