It was hyped as a showdown between the NBA's top two scorers but the showdown fizzled when the NBA's top scorer lit up the New York Knicks and helped shut down the number two scorer.
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Thunder All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook had one of his more extensive workouts on the floor at Chesapeake Energy Arena this morning before the Thunder-Knicks game.
He worked on dribble drives and appeared to be at or near full speed then took shots from all over the floor.
Read MoreI have no idea how many times I've heard it and I've heard it from high school players and coaches all the way up to the pros.
When a team or player or coach, for that matter, does something stupid or doesn't do something they've been practicing and working on forever, I always hear and you always hear, 'well that's something we just have to learn from,' or 'well we'll learn from this and we'll know not to do it next time.'
Read MoreThe Oklahoma City Thunder will be well represented at All-Star Weekend in New Orleans in fact it's going to look like some sort of Thunderfest with all the players, coaches and staffers who'll be there.
Read MoreIt was not one of the Thunder's best efforts, in fact OKC head coach Scott Brooks wasn't happy at all with the defense his team played for most of last night's game with Minnesota.
But even without their best effort the Thunder still managed to do enough to beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 106-97 last night at The Peake.
Read MoreSo I guess the Minnesota Timberwolves are feeling right at home this morning. They flew in from the frozen tundra of the north woods to the frozen tundra of the shortgrass overnight.
The T-Wolves beat the Lakers in Minneapolis last night 109-99 with former Thunder sixth man Kevin Martin tying a season-high with 32 points.
Read MoreThe Memphis Grizzlies seem to have their mojo back, mostly because they have their Gasol back.
Marc Gasol, Pau's little brother, missed most of the early part of the season with an injury but returned to the Grizzlies' lineup the last time Memphis played in Oklahoma City, a game the Grizzlies won.
Read MoreIt would seem the lunatic fringe is out in force already.
If you navigate through various sports websites you're seeing more and more stories wondering whether it's time the Thunder start working on a trade involving Russell Westbrook. (I know, I know).
Read MoreA statement win last night for the Thunder and the statement is, 'there's a new sheriff in town boys.'
You can pin the star on Kevin Durant or you can pin the star on Scotty Brooks. Brooks probably deserves it the most for finally coming to grips with the fact that his normal starting lineup doesn't matchup very well with Miami.
Read MoreThese days coaches and players tend not to place more emphasis on one game over another, at least they don't publically.
And afterall every game does count the same in the win-loss column. You just get credit for one win even if you beat a great team and likewise you just have to live with one loss even if you lose to the worst team in the league.
Read MoreThe Thunder, who were scuffling around just a few games ago, are suddenly the hottest team in the NBA having won five straight.
They have what would appear to be an outstanding chance to keep this streak going for at least a few more games with a back-to-back in Boston and Philadelphia tonight and tomorrow and a home game Monday night against Atlanta.
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