Picking the Playoffs: Why the Spurs Still Hold the Edge Against Oklahoma City in Game 2
The first punch of the Western Conference Finals landed squarely on the chin of the NBA Handicapping V3.0 model. After a blistering 25-11 run through…
The Pupil vs. The Master: Why Samantha Ricketts Represents Oklahoma’s Most Dangerous Postseason Threat
There are postseason matchups built on rankings. Others are built on revenge. A few are built on star power. But every once in a while,…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Western Conference Finals Game 2 Preview: San Antonio Spurs
Game 2 will be a big game of adjustments as Mark Daigneault tries to get the Thunder ready to tie up the series. Attack the rim more—even if Wemby is in the paint—rebound the ball at a much more efficient rate, and keep the crowd in the game by way of momentum.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Looks to Bounce Back in Game 2 of WCF Favored Over Spurs
Same spread, different game. As good as Game 1 was for basketball fans in general, the Thunder didn’t play all that well outside of Alex Caruso popping off for a career playoff-high of 31 points, just 1 point shy of tying his career-high. Jalen Williams was solid in his return to action after missing nearly a month, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a pretty rough game, and Chet was generally bad after having a great run in the playoffs so far. Victory Wembanyama was an animal in Game 1, and the Spurs are definitely the Thunder’s best competition in the league, but OKC has lost back-to-back games just 4 times this season, never back-to-back at home. I anticipate a bounce back for OKC, resulting in a solid cover.
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Chaos Theory Revisited: Where My NCAA Softball Regional Predictions Were Right — And Where the Tournament Humbled Me
The NCAA Softball Tournament is supposed to reward order. That was the entire premise of my original “10 Bold Predictions” column before regionals began last…
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The MVP Paradox: How San Antonio Exposed the Blueprint to Stopping Shai
The image will endure long after the box score fades. Not the one of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander holding his second consecutive MVP trophy before tipoff. Not…
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Picking the Playoffs: Why the Spurs May Be the One Team Built to Challenge Oklahoma City
(Subscriber Content Preview) My short vacation is over and the model is back online. And after a blistering 25-11 run through the second round of…
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Inside the Numbers: Oklahoma’s Ruthless Regional Run Ends With Another Super Regional Berth
There are dominant NCAA Regional performances, and then there is what Oklahoma did Sunday at Love’s Field. For the third straight game, the No. 3…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Western Conference Finals Game 1 Preview: San Antonio Spurs
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs are crossing paths once again, and this time, it’s in the Western Conference Finals. The seemingly forced rivalry between the Thunder and the Spurs is becoming more and more real as time goes on, and this series should take it to another level.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Opens WCF as 6.5-Point Favorite Over Spurs for Game 1
The Oklahoma City Thunder are not just reasonably favored in Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs but also the series. OKC is coming off a week of rest, while San Antonio just finished out their second round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. The Thunder enters this round at full strength, while the Spurs have a couple of question marks on the injury report. Everybody wants to talk about the regular-season series, but those games are not a true indicator of this matchup for a lot of reasons. What truly matters is that the Thunder has played at another level of focus and energy over the last month, and I don’t see that dipping against the Spurs. Give me OKC to cover tonight.
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