Word of the Week: Overtime
With the exception of a devastating forty-two point loss at the hands of the Timberwolves to start off the week, the Thunder were very competitive. They lost by four to the Rockets on Friday. Then, the rest of the week featured, as Keith Olberman used to say, OOOOOvertime.
The knock on the recently more competitive Thunder has been that they cannot get it done at the end of the game. When the game is close, they collapse and lose. Well, they still haven't gotten over that hump, but instead of losing when it's close and late, they just manage to extend the game and provide the fans with five minutes of basketball for which they didn't pay.
On Saturday, the Thunder took the Bulls to overtime in Chicago. Two days later, the same thing happened in New Jersey against the Nets. In the former, the Thunder opened a can in the extra period and ended up with an eleven point margin of victory. In the latter, well, they lost by four.
Quote of the Week: Kevin Durant