Tag: Oklahoma City Thunder

  • Game On: Hornets @ Thunder

    In the West, First takes on Worst. I give you the keys to a Hornets victory.

  • The Thunder beat the Hornets

    If a Marcus Thornton shot is Goaltended, does a referee see it?  Apparently, after tonight, the answer is no.  Seriously – this one wasn’t even hard to call like the Phoenix game.  You could see it in full motion.  No, it didn’t matter to the outcome of the game like the last one, but come […]

  • Anatomy of a Defense and Game On: Hornets @ Thunder

    Matchup: Hornets(32-18) @ Thunder(30-17) Off Efficiency: Hornets 103.3(16th), Thunder 107.4(7th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 99.0(3rd), Thunder 105.0(17th) As always, thanks to the estimable Dariusz for the game day banner. We’ve talked about the Thunder a lot on the podcast, and it feels like we’ve been playing them All. The. Time.  So I’m only going to talk […]

  • Hornets Outlast the Thunder

    The Hornets beat the Oklahoma City in an instant classic, 91-89 behind late game heroics from Chris Paul and David West. Paul came up with a steal with 10 seconds to go that allowed David West to take a game winning shot in the closing second, which he calmly nailed. It was a bittersweet victory, […]

  • Game On: Thunder @ Hornets

    Matchup: Thunder (28-15) @ Hornets (29-16) Off Efficiency: Thunder 107.4 (6th), Hornets 103.0 (17th) Def Efficiency: Thunder 105.0 (16th), Hornets 98.5 (3rd) Pace: Thunder 95.8 (11th), Hornets 91.1 (30th) The Hornets look to continue a fantastic January against the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in front of what is expected to be another big crowd. With […]

  • Thunder Beat the Hornets

    The Thunder beat the Hornets in what can only be described as a depressing game for the Bees. They had their chances, and gave/let them them away. The Hornets took it inside early and often, and for a while it appeared that David West would prove to be too much to handle for the visitors. […]

  • Game On: Thunder @ Hornets

    Matchup: Hornets(14-7) @ Thunder(15-8) First off, you asked and we (finally) delivered. The first Hornets247 watch party of the year is on for Monday, December 13th against the Miami Heat. The game is at 6:30 CT, and will be shown at Extreme Sports Bar and Grille on 535 Tchoupitoulas St. I know this is rather […]

  • Game On: Hornets at Thunder

    Matchup: Hornets(12-4) @ Thunder(11-6) Off Efficiency: Hornets 104.6(12th), Thunder 106.4(8th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 97.6(3rd), Thunder 105.4(18th) Thanks to the amazing Dariusz Ejkiewicz for the Game Day Banner. This is a bit of a role reversal for the Thunder this year.  Last year, they got by on exceptional defense and ordinary offense.  This season they have […]

  • The Thunder beat the Hornets

    The Hornets completed their pre-season with an 86-101 loss(Box Score) to the Thunder in Oklahoma City tonight, bumping their record to 1-7 in meaningless games.  Now the team goes home and gets most of a week to prepare for its first real opponent of the season, the not-to-be-taken-lightly Milwaukee Bucks. There have been a few […]