Oklahoma City Thunder: Observations From The Game 2 Win
Last night, the Oklahoma City Thunder got a big win last night to even the series at one at piece. An emotional MVP speech from Durant on Tuesday, the presentation pre-game in front of the Peake, and...
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder: Three Adjustments In Order To Close Out Series
More than 24 hours have passed, and I am honestly still speechless from Game 5. How it happened is still a major question in my head. Either way, the Thunder won and are now a game away from heading to...
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder: Three Conclusions From The Clippers Series
It’s been an up and down roller coaster so far in these playoffs from the Thunder, as one night they look like a title contender, and then the next they look like they don’t belong. The domination by...
View ArticleThunder Fall In Game 1 As The Loss Of Serge Ibaka Was Evident
The Thunder fought. The Thunder battled. The Thunder made it interesting. The Thunder showed positive life. The Thunder missed Serge Ibaka. The Spurs took Game 1, 122-105 to take an early 1-0 series...
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder: Keys To Turning This Series Around
After being beaten by a combined 52 points in the first two games of the series, the Thunder are put in a tough position. There is a loss of hope, optimism, and pride. In Game 1, the Thunder could have...
View ArticleRelax Thunder fans: Why it’s not time to panic yet
The Thunder suffered another close loss last night, this time to the Golden State Warriors 91-86. That has been the theme of the Thunder’s season thus far. They have been unbelievably close to winning...
View ArticleESPN Projects OKC Thunder to Miss Playoffs
According to ESPN’s latest playoff odds rankings, the OKC Thunder will not earn a playoff berth at the end of the 2014-15 season. The ranking system, developed by John Hollinger, is based on a team’s...
View ArticleKevin Durant Shows Anger, Perspective on Rough Start
It’s the quote that gets your attention, especially out of context, that shows an edgier, angrier side to Kevin Durant. “I really don’t give a damn what people have to say.” That latest insight into...
View ArticleIs it Time For the OKC Thunder to Panic?
Is it time to sound the alarms on the Oklahoma City Thunder? It’s nearly February and yet the Thunder are still only sitting in 10th place in the West, a game back of New Orleans and three and a half...
View ArticleEnes Kanter vs. Steven Adams: Who Should Start?
With the addition of Enes Kanter at the trade deadline, the decision of who will be the Oklahoma City Thunder’s starting center moving forward this season is worth debating. Join David Ramil and Jake...
View ArticleOKC Thunder Preview: A Fight for Playoff Life vs. Suns
Early Rumblings is your ultimate OKC Thunder preview for tonight’s game. The Thunder are riding high and on a seven-game winning streak. But they’ve been in a close race for the eighth-seed in the...
View ArticleOKC Thunder Fall to Clippers, Out of Playoff Standings
And just like that, the OKC Thunder are on the outside looking in for the playoffs. Despite an amazing February in which Russell Westbrook ascended from All-Star level point guard into some bizarre mix...
View ArticleRound Table Discussion: Would You Trade Kevin Durant for a Title?
With just 15 games left in the regular season, it almost seems as though the Oklahoma City Thunder are still struggling to find their identity. Much of that is due to injury, while mid-season trades...
View ArticleHow Far Can OKC Go Without Kevin Durant?
With the recent news that Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant will be held out of basketball-related activities, many Thunder supporters and basketball fans alike fear that this may be the end...
View ArticleThe Oklahoma City Thunder Should Miss the Playoffs
It has been a constant struggle all season for the Oklahoma City Thunder to fight and claw their way into the playoff picture and now that they have found themselves contending for the 8th seed in the...
View ArticlePredicting the Thunder’s Final Four Games of the Season
With the season coming to a close and only four games left, the Oklahoma City Thunder are currently tied with the New Orleans Pelicans for the 8th seed in the Western Conference at a record of 42-36....
View ArticleThunder Playoff Hopes Come Down to Season Finale
As the regular season is coming to a close and teams only have one or two games left on their schedule, the playoff picture is coming into form. Several teams in both conferences have clinched their...
View ArticleLooking Back at Kendrick Perkins’ Impact With the OKC Thunder
Kendrick Perkins‘ impact on the Thunder is noted and widespread. Perkins was a player that brought toughness to the Thunder in post. Now, Perkins is just one game away from reaching his fourth NBA...
View ArticleTop 10 Plays in OKC Thunder Playoff History
After a historically good regular season, the 2015 NBA Playoffs have been a letdown with just about every contender suffering key injuries. No contender has been hit harder than the Cleveland...
View ArticleNBA Playlist: Oklahoma City Thunder Edition
If Oklahoma City Thunder players were a song, which one would they be? Now that the season has officially ended and I’m currently waiting for the summer league to get going, I can start to put together...
View ArticleAssessing The Thunder’s Path To The Playoffs
The run home to the end of the regular season and the playoffs has begun. All Star Weekend has passed and normal service has resumed. But the Thunder are sliding, dropping two games on the bounce at...
View Article3 Issues Killing The Oklahoma City Thunder
Who are the Oklahoma City Thunder? This is a question the whole league and certainly the team itself will be asking at this point about one of the Western Conference’s juggernauts. Inside the last...
View ArticleOne game can make or break a season: Thunder vs Clippers
One game can decide a season. Just ask the Thunder about the pain of missing out on the playoffs. Last year, the Thunder missed out on the playoffs because of an Anthony Davis buzzer beater from 35...
View ArticleDespite Adversity, Oklahoma City Start To Turn It Around
It’s an understatement to say the Oklahoma City Thunder have faced their share of adversity this season as an organisation, adversity which has nothing to do with basketball. Around a month ago, Monty...
View ArticleStars Playmaking Key To The Thunder’s Playoff Destiny
Since the All-Star break, it’s been a confusing time for the Oklahoma City Thunder. They struggled out of the gate, going 4-8 in a stretch where their critics concerns were justified. They weren’t...
View ArticleNBA Playoffs: Thunder schedule released
The NBA gave the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks one of the prime slots for the playoffs on Saturday, scheduling Game 1 for 8:30 CST on ESPN. Here is the full schedule for the first...
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder dominate Game 1 over the Dallas Mavericks
The Oklahoma City Thunder scored the first 9 points of the game, and then never stopped scoring until the final buzzer sounded, giving them a 108-70 victory of the Dallas Mavericks in the first game of...
View Article2015-2016 Season Grades: Anthony Morrow
Anthony Morrow might be the forgotten man of the Oklahoma City Thunder season. Cameron Payne certainly has a claim to the title, but as a rookie, his minutes would always be spotty. Morrow factored...
View Article2015-2016 Season Grades: Dion Waiters
Dion Waiters is a source of controversy inside and outside Oklahoma City. The former Syracuse guard is an enigma whose inconsistency is as frustrating as it gets for Thunder fans. A big producer at...
View ArticleEarly Rumblings: Dallas Mavericks Game 2
The Thunder dominated Game 1. Let’s hope for more of the same. That could be the end of this edition of Early Rumblings, but that wouldn’t be quite fair to you, the reader (or very fair, depending on...
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder let Game 2 slip away
Regressing to the mean. The Dallas Mavericks weren’t going to carry an effective field goal percentage of 32.1% for the entire series (league average this season was 50.2%). The Oklahoma City Thunder...
View ArticleEarly Rumblings – Dallas Mavericks Game 4
Oklahoma look to extend series lead against Dallas. The Thunder dominated Game 1 and 3, with the Mavericks squeaking out Game 2, thanks to what was possibly the worst shooting game of Kevin Durant‘s...
View ArticleEarly Rumblings: Dallas Mavericks, Game 5
In what could be the last Early Rumblings of the first round, the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to close out the Dallas Mavericks tonight at home. The common theme of the series this far has been...
View ArticleNBA releases playoff schedule for Oklahoma City Thunder
The NBA released the second round playoff schedule for the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, which starts on Saturday, April 30th. The full schedule: Game 1: TBD, April 30th, Oklahoma City @ San Antonio...
View ArticleThunder Roundtable: it’s playoff time!
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 4 games to 1. With the first round now in the past, the staff at Thunderous Intentions participated in a roundtable on the rest of the playoff...
View Article2016 NBA Playoffs: Thunder-Spurs Series Preview
Apparently the first round of the NBA Playoffs have been boring? You wouldn’t have guessed it by watching the series between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. A series of snarky moves...
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder survives late game antics, defeat Spurs in Game 2
The Oklahoma City Thunder scratched and clawed on defense and will leave San Antonio tied in the Western Conference Semifinals 1-1. There was an obvious focus for the Thunder to get out and run in this...
View ArticleGuess what, Mark, Russell is a superstar
Every so often, people say things in frustration (or they actually believe), which are totally incorrect. Unfortunately for Mark Cuban, his comment that Russell Westbrook is not a superstar was flat...
View ArticleEarly Rumblings – San Antonio Spurs, Game 4
This is it. An often used phrase, this may very well be Oklahoma City’s most pivotal game of the season so far. Down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series, the Thunder simply cannot afford to go down 3-1....
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder rides Kevin Durant to victory in Game 4
In what could have been Kevin Durant‘s last home game for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Durant responded in a way only he can, with 41 points on 14-25 shooting, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the...
View ArticleFilm Room: 3 good and bad things from Game 4
The Oklahoma City Thunder head back to San Antonio with a 2-2 series tie. The Thunder played one of their most complete halves in the second half last night, closing an 8-point deficit to end up...
View ArticleFilm Room: 3 good and bad things from Game 5
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday night to take a 3-2 series lead. The Thunder beat the Spurs in San Antonio, something that had only been done once before the series...
View ArticleOklahoma City versus Golden State: The NBA needs this
The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from facing Golden State in the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder are looking more like a team that a can finish strong, which may lead us to one of the...
View ArticleEarly Rumblings – San Antonio Spurs, Game 6
Oklahoma City and San Antonio have played a series so far which embodies what “playoff basketball” should be all about. Second is playing third and there is no such thing as momentum. The simplified...
View ArticleWestern Conference Finals Preview: Thunder vs Warriors
The Western Conference Finals start Monday night at 8:00 CST. The Thunderous Intentions crew will have plenty to say during the series, but before it begins, here are a few stats to get you caught up...
View Article2016 NBA Playoffs: Thunder-Warriors Series Preview
Have you recovered yet? What a series it was between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs as the Thunder beat the 7th best regular season team of all time in six games in the NBA...
View ArticleThunder lose Game 2, series tied 1-1
The Oklahoma City Thunder started well in Game 2; Kevin Durant was shooting well (although he turned it over 4 times in the first quarter) Steven Adams was defending well and the team was playing with...
View ArticleThunder steamroll Warriors in Game 3, take 2-1 series lead
The Oklahoma City Thunder held a 34-28 lead after the first quarter, and that was about as close as the game got for the rest of the way. That’s not entirely true. The Golden State Warriors opened the...
View ArticleThunder do it again, take 3-1 series lead
The Oklahoma City Thunder become the first team in more than a calendar year to beat the Golden State Warriors twice in a row and take a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. Not only did...
View ArticleThunder fall to Warriors, series moves to back to Oklahoma City
It wasn’t the outcome that #ThunderNation hoped for — a win Thursday night would have clinched a Finals appearance for the first time since 2012 — but the Oklahoma City Thunder losing to the Golden...
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