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Redemptive Opportunity Awaits Thunder In OKC Tonight
The assumption was that things would get better for OKC when they came home. Russell Westbrook was back, and with the home crowd supporting them, this team would get back on track. Back-to-Back losses to Sacramento and Boston proved that to be a myth and suddenly the franchise was in uncharted territory at an 0-4 start.
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We identified three players for the Thunder to keep an eye on. Two of them struggled from the floor and one was the Player of the Game for OKC. Here’s what we said pregame.
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Trailing 76-69, with 37.4 seconds remaining in the 3rd, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers went to his bench for Marjanovic, LA’s third option at center. He immediately scored, off his own rebound on a play that resembled a grown up playing with elementary children. That was the beginning of a 39-15 swing in favor of the Clippers to close out the game, putting the Thunder in an 0-2 hole to start the season.
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For Oklahoma City it was a renewed effort in playing defensive basketball and starting off the third quarter strong. The Thunder held Golden State to 26.9% shooting from long-range and forced the defending world champs into 21 turnovers. Even more important, OKC’s most explosive quarter was the third in which they came out of the locker room to produce 32 points.
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