| Durant, Thunder commence season with Bulls |
Wed Oct 27 11:11:26 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Basketball's best young team kicks of its season tonight when Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Chicago Bulls. After a breakthrough year that included 50 wins and an exciting first round loss to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, the Thunder had a very productive offseason. The club signed Durant, the star of USA Basketball's gold medal winning team at the FIBA World Championships this summer, to a long-term cont |
| A Quick Take On The 30 NBA Teams |
Tue Oct 26 11:57:53 2010 EST |
| uld soon change that tune once the Hornets take the court. Aside from Paul and David West, there's not much to get excited about on this roster, and it looks like a second straight season of no playoffs for New Orleans. NORTHWEST DIVISION OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER: The odds-makers and many members of the media consider Kevin Durant and company to be the Lakers' number one challenger in the West. But the Thunder lack the size and talent up front playing alongside Durant to serious challenge the defe |
| Blazers, Suns open season at Rose Garden |
Tue Oct 26 10:51:02 2010 EST |
| in Pritchard. In a bizarre development back in June, the Trail Blazers fired Pritchard just before the NBA draft began, eventually replacing him with Rich Cho, who had spent the past nine seasons as assistant GM of the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder. Cho inherited a solid roster with a more than capable coach in Nate McMillan but it's hard to imagine the Blazers taking the next step unless oft-injured centers Greg Oden and Joel Pryzbilla stay healthy and swingman Rudy Fernandez stops |
| Durant hoping to lift Thunder into NBA's elite |
Sat Oct 23 02:59:00 2010 EST |
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant has already proven he is among the NBA's elite players. He'd like to take his team to the same level. At age 21, Durant became the youngest scoring champion in league history last season, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder into the playoffs for the first time since the franchise relocated from Seattle. Every player in his supporting cast - the nine who made up Oklahoma City's regular rotation - is back from last year's roster that won 50 games and got with |
| 2010-11 Oklahoma City Thunder Preview |
Wed Oct 20 12:06:10 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - No team in the NBA's Western Conference did more to secure the future of its franchise during the summer of 2010 then the Oklahoma City Thunder. Coming into the "Summer of LeBron," the Thunder had one thing on their mind: re-signing their own superstar Kevin Durant to a long-term deal. The move was not necessary, as Durant still had one more year left on his initial rookie contract, but in a effort to put the Thunder faithful at ease, the OKC brass made the move and signed Du |
| 2010-11 Portland Trail Blazers Preview |
Wed Oct 20 11:42:45 2010 EST |
| in Pritchard. In a bizarre development back in June, the Trail Blazers fired Pritchard just before the NBA draft began, eventually replacing him with Rich Cho, who had spent the past nine seasons as assistant GM of the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder. Cho inherited a solid roster with a more than capable coach in Nate McMillan but it's hard to imagine the Blazers taking the next step unless oft-injured centers Greg Oden and Joel Pryzbilla stay healthy and swingman Rudy Fernandez stops |
| Nuggets top Thunder |
Tue Oct 19 23:43:19 2010 EST |
| Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Arron Afflalo scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting to lead the Denver Nuggets in a 130-115 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. J.R. Smith and Carmelo Anthony each had 21 points for the Nuggets, who have won four of their six preseason games. Ty Lawson added 18 points, while Chauncey Billups had 15 in the victory. Jeff Green posted a game-high 29 points for the Thunder, who are 3-3 in their exhibition season. Byron Mullens and James Harden both scored 14, while |
| Durant and Green pace Thunder in win over Spurs |
Mon Oct 18 23:24:23 2010 EST |
| San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Kevin Durant scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs, 111-102, in preseason action. Jeff Green added 27 points and nine boards for the Thunder, who got 18 points and six rebounds from James Harden. Russell Westbrook ended with 17 points and nine assists. Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker finished with 17 points apiece for the Spurs, who got 12 points each from Richard Jefferson, DeJuan Blair, and George H |
| LeBron, Bosh pace Heat over Thunder |
Fri Oct 8 23:41:18 2010 EST |
| Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Chris Bosh scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-96, in a neutral site exhibition game at the Sprint Center. Bosh went 10-of-15 from the field for the Heat, while LeBron James nearly recorded a triple-double with 22 points, eight assists and seven boards. Udonis Haslem had 17 points, while Mike Miller had 15. Dwyane Wade, who suffered a hamstring injury earlier in the week, did not play. Kevin D |
| LeBron, Durant to renew acquaintances in preseason |
Fri Oct 8 03:10:00 2010 EST |
| d this season. LeBron James - the two-time reigning MVP - knows why. Albeit from afar, James has followed Durant's game closely for years. James will have a better view Friday night, when his Miami Heat match up against Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder in a preseason game at Kansas City, Mo. ``You just appreciate great talent,'' James said. ``He's just one of those guys, one of those kids, man, who's just going to continue to work hard and try to be one of the greats. For me, I admire |
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