Maybe. We got Miami at the end of a home game stead where they were determined to not lose. In the fourth quarter the game got waaay out of hand in a hurry. It was ugly :deevee:

Adelman has to find a way to communicate discipline to these players. It seems like there's a combo lineup on the floor that works brilliantly in the first half (usually it involves Pek-Kirilenko-Shved) and then when he gets away from that and rotates the bench out, that mojo is gone and it never comes back.

How well does OKC defend the boards and rebound? I haven't seen them play but once this year admittedly. Where we've stumbled has been when teams get it together on defense in the paint and then cause us to go completely cold on scoring for more than half of a quarter. That's when we get hurt and usually lose games.

Against OKC one of those cold stretches will be instant death like it was against Miami.

The interior defense has been pretty good overall. The rebounding kind of fluctuates. Some games Perk gets a little lazy and it becomes a problem.

Minnesota has always seemed to match up well against us though. We have a long winning streak, but they usually go down to the buzzer. The triple OT game last year in OKC had a few buzzer beaters by Love and Durant. Probably the best game I've ever been too.

Should be fun.

Yeah it was a good trade for the Rockets too. I would try my best to move Lin for other pieces though.

they will never trade Lin because the owner loves that connection to China that Yao paved the way for that franchise and Lin is the key to open that this season. And thats the formula that franchise cares about.

OKC starts off sloppy and is now down by 13.

I had a feeling this would be a bad spot.

Back to Back
Minnesota overdue to beat them
Plus, Martin being out

Not over but an uphill battle.

Already you see that all our scoring happens in hot streaks. We're either on or off. There is no in between.

This second half will be ugly if we don't get it together.

I think it's because Love and Pek have been out so long. Adelman's really not giving us much chance for success by letting the shitty bench players stay out there so long

Perkins is sucking a big fat cock tonight.

Russ and Ibaka can't buy a jumper.

KD is gonna have to put up 50 tonight.

Really, impressed with Pekovich and Shved. Probably butchered the spelling on both.

Lucky it's only a single digit lead.

People are going to recognize Pekovic by the end of the year as one of the most talented 5s at scoring.

That's why these Laker fans demanding more than just Pekovic for Pau are ****ing morons.

WHAT THE **** WAS THAT, LUKE?

A SMART DECISION? NO, IT WAS NOT.

YOU bundle of sticks

Pekovic>>>Gasol.

Luke Ridnour, is an embarrassment.

Yes indeed.

Lukemia is what I call him.

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