The Thunder's closing schedule is heavy with back-to-back sets, six of them over the last month of the season, and today Thunder head coach Scott Brooks said once again that point guard Russell Westbrook would not play in both games of "some" of those sets.
"We have a plan in place" as to which games Westbrook will sit but Brooks wouldn't reveal it today after practice, "I'll let you know at the appropriate time."
Read More10 seconds into the game the Lakers and Jodie Meeks probably started thinking, 'uh-oh' we're in for a different kind of game.
Just last Sunday Meeks scored a career high 42 points and the Lakers beat OKC 114-110. Thursday night, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks switched things up a bit going with rookie Andre Roberson instead of Perry Jones in the starting lineup.
Read MoreAfter sticking with second year man Perry Jones III for seven games in the absence of injured shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha Thunder head coach Scott Brooks is changing things up tonight going with rookie Andre Roberson.
Read MoreThe Thunder have thought long and hard lately about not only what happened to them in Los Angeles on Sunday but about what had been happening on the defensive end of their game since the All-Star break.
Some big steps have been taken in practice this week to correct things and it showed in Tuesday's win over the Houston Rockets. Now it's time for another step in the right direction.
Read MoreA second chance can be a wonderful thing and the Thunder get one tonight against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers.
Thunder forward Serge Ibaka could barely contain his excitement talking to reporters about the rematch yesterday.
Read MoreWelcome back Thunder defense. It's been too long.
You could almost feel the relief inside the INTEGRIS Thunder Development Center today when reporters were allowed in toward the end of the Thunder's practice session.
A win can do that for you. Especially one over a quality opponent and a team that all of a sudden was breathing down your neck in the Western Conference standings
Read MoreAll we were missing Tuesday night was Michael Buffer asking 'Are you ready to RRRRRRUMBLE!!
In a basketball game suitable for the Octagon in an MMA bout the Thunder and Russell "The Kid" Westbrook took down the Rockets and Patrick "Bad Boy" Beverley, 106-98.
Read MoreAfter two terrible defensive performances on the road the Thunder came back home to their longest practice session of the season, just shy of three hours.
"We had 45 minutes, maybe an hour on the court and then we went into the film room which was good I think we needed 'em both today," said Thunder head coach Scott Brooks after the session.
Read MoreThe Thunder rolled into the All-Star break with the best record in the NBA and a nice cushion of a lead in the Western Conference.
They have rolled out of the break straight into a ditch or maybe even off a cliff.
Read MoreAs bad as the Thunder defense seems to be lately, the Lakers defense has been even worse over the last few games.
No team has had more trouble stopping opponents from scoring than the Lakers. They've allowed a league-worst 112.5 points per game since New Year's Day.
Read MoreThe Thunder led the Phoenix Suns 96-80 with just under four minutes left in the third quarter. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were having monster games and everything seemed to be under control
So, as we've seen happen a few other times this season, the defense decided to make an early exit
Read MoreFor a while this season the Phoenix Suns were among the hottest teams in the NBA, right now not so much.
Your Oklahoma City Thunder flew out of winter straight into summertime yesterday, it was 82 degrees when their charter flight landed in Phoenix and they may be catching the Suns at just the right time.
Read MoreNothing like flying out of winter straight into summer and that's just what the Oklahoma City Thunder are doing today.
It will be 40 to 45 degrees warmer in Phoenix when the team lands than in Oklahoma City when their charter flight takes off.
Read MoreThunder 3-time All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook only played a few seconds more than 20 minutes Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers but he certainly made the most of his time on the court.
Westbrook recorded the fastest triple-double in the NBA in almost 60 years with 13 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.
Read MoreMoments ago Thunder head coach Scott Brooks said he will again go with 6-10 forward Perry Jones III in place of the injured Thabo Sefolosha tonight.
Read MoreThe Philadelphia 76ers may have lost 14 straight and 24 of their last 27 but Thunder superstar Kevin Durant and his teammates aren't taking tonight's opponent for granted.
"We know they've got a bunch of guys looking to make a name for themselves in this league and they're gonna play extremely hard," Durant told reporters after shootaround.
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