We hoped it would BOk
The Thunder and the Rockets fought to a 23-23 draw in the first quarter; Houston picked up a six-point lead in the second; OKC whittled it down to two after three; it was tied at 93 with 3:30 left.
Then with 57 seconds left, Kevin Durant put the Thunder out front 103-102, dropped to the floor with what seemed to be a twisted ankle, got back up slowly, and went back to work as though nothing had happened. He tossed in free throws, blocked a sure Rocket basket, and just for the hell of it, got the last rebound with three seconds left. Oklahoma City 110, Houston 104, the very first W for the Expansion Team That Wasn’t.
Okay, Tracy McGrady was out, there wasn’t a whole lot of Yao and not a lot more of Ron Artest. Didn’t matter: in the first quarter the Thunder shot right over Yao, which isn’t so easy to do, Artest wasn’t a factor late, and OKC has lots of injuries already.
Give KD 26 points, including 20 during the fourth frame. Nick Collison knocked down 21; Desmond Mason, Johan Petro and Chris Wilcox were all in double figures. (Wilcox was on fire; he pulled down 14 rebounds to go with 13 points.) The BOk Center scoring system was hosed, so these numbers are subject to change once the official box score comes out.
Tomorrow: the Clippers come to the Ford Center.
Jeff said:
14 October 2008 @ 4:42 pm
KD pwnd the last 2 minutes of that game. Was anyone else even on the court?
CGHill said:
14 October 2008 @ 5:44 pm
Well, D. J. Strawberry was certainly there; KD blocked that layup of his with 33 seconds left. (After which, Strawberry fouled KD, which led to points #25 and #26.)