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This game was painful, it really was.
It was like watching a Cat and a mouse. The cat has a piece of cheese on a string, and it lowers it towards the mouse. The mouse thinks its going to get the piece of cheese, but then the cat pulls it away at the last second. That scene just played over and over again in my mind.
You could call this refusing to quit, but I don't think there was any way the Lakers were going to go down. They played superb defense when they needed to, and scored effortlessly. The sheer fact that Chris Mihm played 6 minutes in this game should tell you something.
There's not much else to say or analyse game wise. Individually, Kyle Weaver (Thunder Blunder) is killing us offensively. 5-13 Shooting could be okay for a guard, but when you shoot no freethrows and go 1-7 from 3 Point Land, something is wrong. Honestly, unless he's wide open for a 3 or he has a really open lane, the ball should stay out of this guys hands. Joe Smith (3rd Star) is finally back to his efficent ways, and Kevin Durant (Thunder Wonder) had a great game. Jeff Green had a bad shooting night, and Russell Westbrook (Thunder Down Under) was 1 Rebound and 3 Assists away from a triple double. On the Laker side of things, Kobe Bryant scored at will, while Pau Gasol (Thunder Plunderer) and Lamar Odom sucked up all of the rebounds. As usual, everyone else on the team recorded triple singles.
Next Game: Tonight at the Portland Trailblazers
I say it's time for another easy win.
Bonus: Check out these Thunder-Related Articles on Josh Q. Public's Site:
Give The Kids A Thunder Clap
Durant Durant: Hungry Like the Wolf
Lastly, be sure to check the Blazers Preview over at Bust a Bucket. Personally, I think we've played them so much that a preview is pointless. That's probably the team-specific blog that I like most in the network, but sometimes the pictures they make in photoshop look really, really creepy.
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PS. Obviously KD is a stud, Green is very good and I love me some Westbrook. If you guys somehow get Blake Griffin I will be so incredibly jealous.