BDL NBA Power Rankings: From sea to shining sea (Yahoo! Sports)
November 10, 2008
The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts Crown Royal with one part flippant observation to create the most…
Hawks beat Thunder to stay unbeaten (AP)
November 10, 2008
Even without their defensive standout, the Atlanta Hawks still kept their perfect record intact. Joe Johnson scored 25 points and Atlanta came from behind after a late Oklahoma City run to beat the Thunder 89-85 Sunday night and move to 5-0 on the season. The Hawks, who’ve developed one of the NBA’s top defenses early this season, played for the first time without defensive-minded forward Josh…
Thunder F Wilcox sprains right knee (AP)
November 10, 2008
Oklahoma City forward Chris Wilcox left the Thunder’s game Sunday night against Atlanta after spraining his right knee in the first quarter. Wilcox, a reserve who was averaging 6.8 points and 5.8 rebounds, laid under the basket for a few minutes before he walked to the locker room with trainers with 1:24 remaining in the first period.
Sloan wins 1,000th game with Jazz (AP)
November 8, 2008
Jerry Sloan shook a few hands, then walked off the court with no hint of a smile or any recognition that he had just made history. Reaching 1,000 wins as coach of the Jazz was much less important to Sloan than anyone else in the arena after Utah beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-97 on Friday night. Sloan is the only coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games with one team and hasn’t wanted a bit of…
Suicide lines: Sun Tzu Amaré, video game Tony Parker, McNice … (Yahoo! Sports)
November 6, 2008
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Celtics’ clamp down for 96-83 win over Thunder (AP)
November 6, 2008
The Boston Celtics are getting to know what it’s like to have everyone shooting for them. Paul Pierce had 20 points and nine rebounds, Ray Allen scored 18 points and the defending NBA champions clamped down on Oklahoma City after the Thunder’s fast start to run away with a 96-83 victory Wednesday night.
NBA Power Poll: Votes are in, Lakers take top billing (SportingNews.com)
November 4, 2008
It took me more than an hour to vote this morning, and that was with me getting up at 5:45 and getting to my…
Thunder waive PG Lucas (AP)
November 3, 2008
Guard John Lucas III was waived Monday by the Oklahoma City Thunder after being inactive for the team’s first three games. Lucas was caught in a logjam at point guard behind starter Earl Watson, first-round pick Russell Westbrook and third-stringer Kyle Weaver, who was acquired in an offseason trade.
Thunder beat Minnesota 88-85 for first win (AP)
November 3, 2008
It didn’t take long for Russell Westbrook to show the defensive prowess that convinced the Oklahoma City Thunder to make him their first-round draft pick. Westbrook sparked a comeback with back-to-back steals on the defensive end and then scored the go-ahead basket for the last of his 14 points as the Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 88-85 Sunday night for their first victory in their new…
McGrady, Yao keep Rockets rolling, 89-77 (AP)
November 2, 2008
Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets made up for a sputtering offense with some sparkling free-throw shooting. McGrady had 22 points, Yao Ming added 16 and the Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 89-77 on Saturday night for their third straight win. Carl Landry had 14 points and tied a career best with 11 rebounds for Houston.