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Why not Russ? Wizards guard Russell Westbrook breaks Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old record.

May 10, 2021 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Before Russell Westbrook came along, Oscar Robertson’s 181 career triple-doubles seemed unattainable. Even Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd both said no one will ever break The Big O’s record. But someone forgot to tell that to Westbrook. Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook made history on May 10, 2021, when he produced the 182nd triple-double of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Oscar Robertson, Russell Westbrook, Scott Brooks, triple double, washington wizards

Scott Brooks may be holding back Thunder

April 21, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Finding fault in a coach who has won 50 games three times and 60 once in the last five years sounds a bit ridiculous. But if you’re Oklahoma City, the time is now to win a championship and Scott Brooks may not be the right guy to get the Thunder over the hump. As good … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Princeton offense, Rick Adelman, Scott Brooks

OKC’s Reggie Jackson has Spurs’ number

January 22, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

While all eyes have been focused on Kevin Durant during his remarkable scoring binge this month, lost in the shuffle is the brilliant play of Reggie Jackson. The third-year pro out of Boston College has been more than just a backup plan for Oklahoma City while Russell Westbrook continues to recover from knee surgery. Jackson … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder, Reggie Jackson, Russell Westbrook, San Antonio Spurs, Scott Brooks

Westbrook’s tantrums not a big deal to OKC

February 1, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Before we all gang up on Russell Westbrook for throwing a tantrum on the bench during the Thunder-Grizzlies game on TNT Thursday night, let’s listen to the responses of his coaches and teammates. Kevin Durant said was just a disagreement. ”This is the game of basketball,” Durant told the Associated Press. “You have so many … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Craig Sager, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Scott Brooks, TNT

NBA FINALS: OBSERVATIONS FROM GAME 3

June 18, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

There is nothing like home sweet home. After gaining a split in Oklahoma City, the Miami Heat took advantage of an energized American Airlines Arena crowd to win Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Heat rallied from a third-quarter deficit and pulled out a 91-85 victory Sunday night to take a 2-1 series lead … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Chris Bosh, Erik Spoelstra, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA Finals, Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, Scott Brooks

NBA FINALS: OBSERVATIONS FROM GAME 2

June 15, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Miami Heat avoided a 0-2 hole after holding off the hard-charging Oklahoma City Thunder, 100-96, Thursday night in Game 2 of the 2012 NBA Finals. The series now heads to South Beach for games 3, 4, and 5. Here are a few observations from Game 2: HEAT USES THE FORCE Erik Spoelstra talked about … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: 2012 NBA Finals, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Erik Spoelstra, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Scott Brooks

NBA FINALS: OBSERVATIONS FROM GAME 1

June 13, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Oklahoma City Thunder drew first blood in the 2012 NBA Finals after defeating the Miami Heat, 105-94, in Game 1 Tuesday night. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 36 points in his first Finals game, and he got plenty of help from Russell Westbrook, who nearly had a triple-double. The Thunder point guard had … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: 2012 NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade, Erik Spoelstra, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, Scott Brooks, Thabo Sefolosha

NBA FINALS: DURANT VS. LEBRON

June 12, 2012 by Joel Huerto 2 Comments

This is the dream matchup for the NBA. You have arguably the best team from the West playing against arguably the best team in the East. And each side boasts arguably the two best players in the game. The NBA Finals has not had this kind of salacious showdown since Magic Johnson’s Lakers faced Michael … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: 2012 NBA Finals, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Miami Heat, Michael Jordan, Oklahoma City Thunder, Scott Brooks

BROOKS FLIPS SCRIPT ON SPURS

June 7, 2012 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

What a difference a week makes. Last week the San Antonio Spurs were on a historic roll, winning 20 in a row and were a perfect 10-0 in the postseason. Seven days later the unbeatable Spurs are going fishing after dropping four consecutive games to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs’ season ended Wednesday night … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Gregg Popovich, Kendrick Perkins, Manu Ginobili, Oklahoma City Thunder, Robert Horry, San Antonio Spurs, Scott Brooks, Serge Ibaka, Thabo Sefolosha, Tony Parker, Western Conference finals

SPURS’ HISTORIC WIN STREAK

May 29, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Forget about who is going to the NBA Finals. The bigger question is “can anyone win a playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs?” In case you hadn’t looked it up, the last time the Spurs lost a game was on April 11 against the L.A. Lakers. That’s more than a month ago and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Gregg Popovich, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Scott Brooks, Tony Parker, Top Bet, Western Conference finals
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