GT: Indiana Pacers (23-33) @ OKC Thunder (31-25) "The Russell Westbrook Show"

[Thunderfan86]

After learning they'd have to endure another stretch without Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook made sure the Oklahoma City Thunder would have no problem extending the offensive surge that has keyed their winning streak.

They might not have as easy of a time against the improving Indiana Pacers, who are as healthy as they've been all season.

As Westbrook looks to continue his strong play without the reigning MVP, the Thunder will try to match their longest winning streak of the season at seven Tuesday night against the visiting Pacers.

Durant is expected to miss at least a week after he had minor surgery Sunday to alleviate pain in his right foot. The six-time All-Star has been limited to 27 games because of the broken foot, sprained right ankle and sprained left big toe.

The Thunder (31-25) haven't let that keep them from building a slight advantage in the race for the Western Conference's final playoff spot after a 3-12 start. They've won four in a row and seven of their last nine without Durant.

Westbrook has played a major role in that success, averaging 32.8 points and 10.2 assists in the last five games when Durant has been sidelined. He's also put up 29.3 points and 12.3 assists per game in the past three overall following a 41-point effort in the All-Star Game.

''Russell's at a high level, but he's been playing this way for a long time, for a lot of years, and every year, like all the special players do, they come back a little bit better,'' coach Scott Brooks said.

Westbrook had 21 points, a career-high 17 assists and eight rebounds in Sunday's 119-94 home win over Denver.
Over/under 12 assists?

[Graviton]

Pacers been beating some good teams lately. I am watching NBA TV and Vogel just said they have spent the last 48 hours gameplanning against Westbrook so I expect this to be his 1st Westbrick game this month. :lol

[Megabox!]

Over/under 12 assists?
Over, gimme 13

[buddha]

26/11/7 in 3 quarters of action

[Lebronxrings]

these days okc is actually enjoyable to watch :rockon:

[Budadiiii]

25/13/9 on 53% shooting.

:pimp:

[Im Still Ballin]

Indiana by 5 points

[buddha]

Indiana by 5 points

http://i.imgur.com/STaufCQ.png

[dabigbaws]

Okc by 12

Russ 29/8/10

[Budadiiii]

http://i.imgur.com/STaufCQ.png
:roll:

[Budadiiii]

King Kanter will have his 3rd straight double double on route to OKC's 7th straight win.

We're coming for you San Antonio.

[VengefulAngel]

Westbrook already has 2 assists. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Budadiiii]

Westbrook already has 2 assists. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
Should be 3.

:bowdown:

new look Thunder.

[Im Still Ballin]

Oooh!

Oooooooh!

Russell Wesbrook is SIZZLING!

Ooooooh!

[Budadiiii]

Team will be unstoppable with Durant


UNSTOPPABLE

[Cowboy Thunder]

Westbrook and Kanter


http://img.pandawhale.com/97465-Did-we-just-become-best-friend-5BZD.gif

[buddha]

anyone got a good stream?

[Budadiiii]

anyone got a good stream?
Nah, watching it on my 62 inch HD TV, fox sports

[Im Still Ballin]

Somebody get the fire extinguisher

He's on fire!

[Joyner82reload]

anyone got a good stream?

http://intsports.net/str12.html

[Jef]

http://atdhe.mx/basketball/watch-indiana-pacers-at-oklahoma-city-thunder-77869

aint awful

[Cowboy Thunder]

http://images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/fkfmvgjzko2v4ohcs3wn.jpg

[buddha]

would rep you 2 but i'm a red.

[Budadiiii]

Westbrook has large nuts

Aggressive bastard

[Cowboy Thunder]

Relentlessbrook

[Joyner82reload]

This team looks unbeatable and it's missing the best player in the world :lol

[Budadiiii]

What's gonna happen when we get our best player and best interior defender back?

:biggums:

[Budadiiii]

Collison is worthless. Just can't hang with the big dogs.


nvm great play

[buddha]

Collison's even driving lmao

[Profound]

Woo Collison the SF:bowdown: :bowdown:.

[Cowboy Thunder]

At the end of the first quarter:

Westbrook has 9 pts, 4 rebs, 6 ast


Ibaka with 11 pts, 6 rebs, 2 blocks

[Jef]

one question i can't get out of my head -

when we get everyone back, do we dare go with the following lineup at SOME point down the stretch or in the playoffs in a huge game. would brooks possibly have the courage to pull this off and just decimate one of these pretenders.

PG Russell Westbrook
SG Kevin Durant
SF Serge Ibaka
PF Enes Kanter
C Steven Adams

i honestly think we could pull it off against a lot of teams. would be one of the most insane lineups ever.

oh, and in case we needed 3 point shooting:

PG DJ Augustin
SG Russell Westbrook
SF Anthony Morrow/Kyle Singler
PF Kevin Durant
C Serge Ibaka

the bottom line is that we have 2 guys who can play 3 positions: westbrook (1-3), kd (2-4, plus Point Forward), and Ibaka (3-5).

[Budadiiii]

I really wish Waiters could shoot.

Or finish.

[Jef]

another serious question, and it is absolutely hilarious to consider:

as i watch dion waiters fly to rebounds and loose balls on the defensive end like never before, i am honestly wondering if the whole "we don't run plays - someone can just clear out" system run by Brooks leads to guys like Waiters fighting harder on the defensive end. a steal or a rebound for dion = a shot for dion.

[Thunderfan86]

It feels good

[LONGTIME]

DJ :applause:

[Cowboy Thunder]

It's nice to have Augustin :applause:

[navy]

another serious question, and it is absolutely hilarious to consider:

as i watch dion waiters fly to rebounds and loose balls on the defensive end like never before, i am honestly wondering if the whole "we don't run plays - someone can just clear out" system run by Brooks leads to guys like Waiters fighting harder on the defensive end. a steal or a rebound for dion = a shot for dion.
lol

Brooks gets his team to play, but im not sure if that's the sacrifice he makes.

[Graviton]

Everyone playing with so much energy, hustle plays all around. Love seeing this new ball movement from Brooks. He may be a retard but he knows how to use new players, at least until Durant gets back. :lol

[Profound]

Looked like Waiters had an open layup.

[bluechox2]

time to trade durant...westbrook is clearly alpha

[Cowboy Thunder]

Waiters...ughhhhhh

[Cocaine80s]

Reggie Jackson 15/5/4 at half time... yikes.


Looks like OKC ****ed up again

[Cowboy Thunder]

Reggie Jackson 15/5/4 at half time... yikes.


Looks like OKC ****ed up again

:lol


Thunder up by 30, every game for the rest of the year

[Thunderfan86]

Before the trade I didn't mind having Waiters, but now I don't know

[Cowboy Thunder]

Before the trade I didn't mind having Waiters, but now I don't know

Really speaks to how bad we were struggling compared to now.

[Budadiiii]

Reggie Jackson 15/5/4 at half time... yikes.


Looks like OKC ****ed up again
I'd take DJ over Jackson straight up. You can't win games with Jackson playing that way.

Which is why OKC started 3-14 without Durant/Westbrook... he put up good stats but we lost almost every game. :lol

[LONGTIME]

Before the trade I didn't mind having Waiters, but now I don't know

Reggie 2.0

[bluechox2]

perkins just gave the pistons like 5 points for free...nice trade by thunder

[Budadiiii]

perkins just gave the pistons like 5 points for free...nice trade by thunder
Keep us updated. :pimp:

[KDthunderup]

Everyone playing with so much energy, hustle plays all around. Love seeing this new ball movement from Brooks. He may be a retard but he knows how to use new players, at least until Durant gets back. :lol
Seriously the ball movement is due to having that ball stopping ****** gone in Jackson and guys like Kanter and Singler who Westbrook actually has confidence to pass to.

[bluechox2]

I'd take DJ over Jackson straight up. You can't win games with Jackson playing that way.

Which is why OKC started 3-14 without Durant/Westbrook... he put up good stats but we lost almost every game. :lol

nor can you win when westbrook was bricking it alot during that stretch also

[LONGTIME]

perkins just gave the pistons like 5 points for free...nice trade by thunder

Sabotage :confusedshrug:

[Budadiiii]

Waiters is actually a valuable defender and a decent play-maker. Just doesn't have shit going on upstairs, and Brooks really can't help with that.

[Thunderfan86]

Reggie Jackson 15/5/4 at half time... yikes.


Looks like OKC ****ed up again
The nikka didn't want to be here so fvck him

[Natureland]

Sabotage :confusedshrug:
Perk's greatest contribution to OKC. :bowdown:

[Budadiiii]

nor can you win when westbrook was bricking it alot during that stretch also
Westbrook had a broken hand during that time and was on the bench

[Joyner82reload]

Before the trade I didn't mind having Waiters, but now I don't know

Honestly once Durant is back I wouldn't mind seeing him phased out.

Rotation should be

Starters:
Westbrook
Roberson
Durant
Ibaka
Kanter

Morrow
Singler
Adams
Augustin
McGary
Collison(for defense)

[Cowboy Thunder]

Waiters is actually a valuable defender and a decent play-maker. Just doesn't have shit going on upstairs, and Brooks really can't help with that.

He just needs to focus on setting up Morrow every time they are on the court together.

[Graviton]

Westbrook needs to stop shooting those long jumpers, he has bricked them HARD tonight. Time to attack.

[Cowboy Thunder]

Serge :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Natureland]

I still want to see how they do against some more competent teams (that might happen against Phoenix but it should definitely take place against Portland), but if Waiters ever gets completely taken out of the rotation and Durant stays healthy then I'd fully embrace #NoExcuses.

[Budadiiii]

Ibaka carrying the team

[LONGTIME]

Westbrook needs to stop shooting those long jumpers, he has bricked them HARD tonight. Time to attack.

Attack and set up Serge or Kanter.

[Jef]

Reggie Jackson 15/5/4 at half time... yikes.


Looks like OKC ****ed up again


no one with a brain would say reggie wouldn't have some great games or insane highlights.

but if he really didn't want to be there - and if the franchise players really didn't want him there - he just had to go.

this wasn't a james harden thing. reggie and westbrook won't be sitting next to each other at the dunk contest next year.

[Cowboy Thunder]

Blocka

[Graviton]

All of Westbrook's jumpers been bricking hard, I can hear the rim bounce on my TV. :lol

[Budadiiii]

Terrible 2nd Quarter.

Only scored 18 points. Didn't play with the same energy.

[Budadiiii]

these refs are ****ing **** suckers

Give Indiana the ball so they can score at the buzzer. We're at home idiots. 50/50 balls go to us.

[Thunderfan86]

Westbrook has to get back to setting up his teammates. Otherwise, just attack the rim.....don't settle for long jumpers.

[Joyner82reload]

Terrible 2nd Quarter.

Only scored 18 points. Didn't play with the same energy.

That wasn't the problem, Russ played like the old bonehead Russ. He jacked up at least 4 contested jumpers that he shouldn't have, and he missed them all badly.

[Graviton]

These Pacers just don't give up, gotta keep moving the ball like in the 1st quarter.

This is always the issue with OKC, when they get leads, they relax and deviate from what worked.

[Dro]

Very impressed with Ibaka tonight...he's killing it....

[Graviton]

Goatbrook mode activated. :applause:

[Graviton]

Did I hear "Block that ho" on that Ibaka basket? :lol

[Graviton]

Kanter the beast. :bowdown:

[Natureland]

Oh cool OKC woke back up.

[Graviton]

Westbrook/Kanter 2 man game holy shit I need a change of pants. :banana:

[Thunderfan86]

I like that we can give the ball to Kanter and let him go to work down low.

[Thunderfan86]

Jesus Christ Dion.....pass the fvcking ball to the roll man. This nikka just gotta shoot the ball :facepalm

[BlackVVaves]

OKC finally has a low post presence offensively. It only took Presti what, 5 years to finally get it?

[buddha]

the Thunder are lucky they got Enes Kanter for nothing, this guy will be a 17/10 player for years on this squad.

[buddha]

god damn westbrook is so fast.

[BlazerRed]

GOATbook finna get another trip dub :bowdown:

[Graviton]

These pull up jumpers from Westbrook are killing me, I wanna choke this damn ninja turtle. Those HARD BRICK SOUNDS ARE TELLING YOU NO RUSS. :lol

[Jef]

the Thunder are lucky they got Enes Kanter for nothing, this guy will be a 17/10 player for years on this squad.


realistically, his stats will just depend on his usage rate - much like ibaka. when they find ibaka, he has monster quarters and halves. he just doesn't get the full game usage like other players.

[LONGTIME]

Triple dub for GOATbrook :applause:

[Graviton]

Easy PZ triple double in 28 minutes. :applause:

[LONGTIME]

Waiters finally hits a shot. About ****ing time.

[IGOTGAME]

I like McGary. He plays the right way. Not worried about stats, just constantly doing his best to make the best play.

The Waiters three was a magnificent sequence by McGary. Guy runs the floor like he is trying to earn millions, to bad the rest of those millionaires dont have that motor.

[Cowboy Thunder]

Morrow is one of my favs. Love the way he plays.

[BlazerRed]

Waiters put up what, 20 shots in about 4 minutes? :lol

[IGOTGAME]

Morrow is one of my favs. Love the way he plays.

same. always wanted him on the Lakers back when they were relevant. Great shooter.

[navy]

Waiters put up what, 20 shots in about 4 minutes? :lol
Dude is cancer. Thunder better trade him to the next sucker

[Graviton]

I love this team, with the 2 cancers gone EVERYONE is playing hard and sharing the ball, look at the bench reactions, these are brothers in arms. :bowdown:

[Prime_Shaq]

Westbrook please.

[BlazerRed]

This OKC team seems really happy since those trades.

[Cowboy Thunder]

http://media3.giphy.com/media/M7gtacN7aPNsc/giphy.gif

[LONGTIME]

BINGO! Oh me oh my!

[KDthunderup]

All I was think was 'oh god' when Waiters chucked that 3 up

[Graviton]

Jesus christ at this rate Wetsbrook won't even play the 4th.

THIS IS INSANE, EVERYONE IS ON FIRE. :roll:

[buddha]

lmao at the announcer shitting on ibaka's dance move

[Graviton]

http://media3.giphy.com/media/M7gtacN7aPNsc/giphy.gif

[Graviton]

Someone gif that Ibaka dance. :oldlol:

[Spokelahoma]

I'm livin this team!!

[sd3035]

lol it seems like not long ago people were wondering if OKC could get that 8 seed, now the question is will they go 57-25?

[Thunderfan86]

Nikkas out there having a great time. My dick is hard as fvck right now. :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Budadiiii]

Feel sorry for whoever gets OKC in the first round. Team full of hungry gamers ready to win a championship.

[Profound]

What the hell happened here it was a close game when I last tuned in

[LONGTIME]

What the hell happened here it was a close game when I last tuned in

Thunder started raining threes.

[BlazerRed]

Crazy pass from Mcgary..

[navy]

What the hell happened here it was a close game when I last tuned in
The power of the 3ball.

[Andrew Wiggins]

this is by far the most well rounded okc team they've ever had. all their weaknesses are now addressed as long as they're healthy.

backup pg who can penetrate and stay in front of quick guards? dj augustin
low post scorer? kanter
young, athletic, hustling bigs off the bench? adams, mcgary
shooters/volume scorers off the bench? waiters, singler, morrow

damn.

[KG215]

What the hell happened here it was a close game when I last tuned in
OKC hit three 3s in the first 77 seconds of the 4th quarter to turn an 11 point game into a 20 point game.

[Crimsonrain777]

At this rate. OKC might not even play Golden State in the first round

[Fudge]

TURRRRRRRRN UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[Profound]

Thunder started raining threes.
Sheesh this team is dangerous man, hope they can avoid a WB or KD injury during the post season.

[beastee]

That bench is looking mighty fine. Once Durant is back and everyone is in slot...holy crap GS or Memphis gonna have a heck of time in the 1st round.

[Fudge]

Nikkas out there having a great time. My dick is hard as fvck right now. :banana: :banana: :banana:
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Mine too. :pimp:

[Graviton]

Hopefully Morrow and Waiters can have games like this in the playoffs.

[KG215]

At this rate. OKC might not even play Golden State in the first round
After tonight OKC will only be 2.5 games behind the Spurs, so finishing 7th in the West is doable.

[Fudge]

Russ done ****ed around and got a triple double again. Lawd.

R.I.P. Golden State.

[Im Still Ballin]

Everyone

Look at my avatar

That's what Westbrook is right now

[Fudge]

Mitch McGary is gonna be a f*cking stud. I'm telling you. Dude is going to be David Lee 2.0 with WAY better defense.

[SillyRabbit]

After tonight OKC will only be 2.5 games behind the Spurs, so finishing 7th in the West is doable.

???

OKC is going to overtake Portland and win the Northwest Division.

[Cowboy Thunder]

Thunder been destroying point spreads

[BlazerRed]

???

OKC is going to overtake Portland and win the Northwest Division.
Nahh we got dis.

[LONGTIME]

Waiters :roll: :roll:

[Fudge]

Thunder been destroying point spreads
ANUSUS*, my friend. Been destroying ANUSES.

[Graviton]

Waiters the Perkins of shooting guards, this nikka just blew another open layup.

[SillyRabbit]

Nahh we got dis.

Friday is going to be a huge game.

[Fudge]

Greatest Thunder team in OKC history, period.

Bow down, you ugly peasants.

[KDthunderup]

Pretty cool that our bench just went out there and destroyed them, that would of never happened pre Jackson trade

[Cowboy Thunder]

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