An Epic NBA Playoff Collapse: Five Reasons the Thunder Lost to Dallas
May 24, 2011 by The Sports Watchers
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By now you have heard the news already. Last night’s Dallas Mavericks come-from-behind win over the Oklahoma City Thunder was the first time in 15 years that a team ever lost after having a 15-point lead with less than five minutes left in an NBA Playoff game. Needless to say, what happened to the Thunder [...]
Kevin Durant Goes Old School
July 17, 2010 by The Sports Watchers
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Kevin Durant recently told reporters that he’s wondering where all of the NBA’s competitors are. Overshadowed recently by all of the hoopla surrounding LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, Durant quietly signed an $80 million contract that keeps him in Oklahoma City for the foreseeable future. Durant did not produce a television show to [...]
Lakers Ought to Have A Little More Concern with the Numbers…
April 27, 2010 by The Sports Watchers
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Going into Game 5, the Los Angeles Lakers have some serious issues. Now, I’m not one of the 43% of ESPN’s Sportsnation that thinks Oklahoma City is going to win this series in 6 or 7 games—I’m not crazy. But that doesn’t mean this is going to be an easy contest, not by any means.In [...]
NBA’s Best Teams Get Beaten
April 23, 2010 by The Sports Watchers
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If you were to tell me that both the #1 seeds in the NBA Playoffs were going to lose on the same night, fall to 2-1 in their respective series, and that both would lose games in which they were outplayed in the final minutes of the 4th quarter, neither I, nor anyone else on [...]
Westbrook vs. Fisher Just Isn’t a Fair Matchup
April 19, 2010 by The Sports Watchers
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You will have to correct me if I am wrong, but I am fairly certain that the Lakers general manager, during the playoffs last season, made mention of the fact that the Lakers needed to do something about their point guard position. Well, a championship and a draft and off-season later, the Lakers still have [...]
Durant Might Not Have a Better Game…
April 19, 2010 by The Sports Watchers
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In my opinion, the Los Angeles Lakers made it quite apparent that they are going to win this series. However, they didn’t prove that on the defensive end. Instead, it was an old foe of the Lakers helping them play the defense he has long been known for. Read More… In my opinion, the Los [...]
