The Phoenix Suns have been the biggest surprise of the NBA bubble after winning five-straight games. Heading into the restart, they were six games behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. That was just 11 days ago. After a dominating win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday afternoon, […]
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The Oklahoma City Thunder played their first three games in Orlando’s Bubble finishing with a record of two wins and one loss. The Thunder blew away the Utah Jazz in the first game and the Lakers in their last, while they lost in overtime (first overtime loss of the season) against the Denver Nuggets. THE […]
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The Oklahoma City Thunder went into Wednesday night’s game looking to rebound from their loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. What better way to bounce back than beating the number-one seed Los Angeles Lakers? The Thunder were +6 underdogs against the Lakers tonight, but OKC didn’t trail the entire game, even without their […]
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From the moment Russell Westbrook and Paul George were traded away from Oklahoma City, and Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joined the organization, I knew the Thunder had more than a 0.2% chance to make the playoffs. Not because those three players have more value than Westbrook and George, because they don’t. That’s […]
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As usual when I write about the Oklahoma City Thunder, I feel like I have to start out by saying this: I am a Lakers fan so this isn’t a biased opinion. Now that we got that out of the way, let me say something that I didn’t think I would be saying this season…Chris […]
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The Denver Nuggets often present problems for the Oklahoma City Thunder, mainly because of Nikola Jokic’s skill set. Surely newly voted NBCA Co-Coach of the Year Billy Donovan didn’t think too seriously about a game plan for Michael Porter Jr., but that came back to bite OKC in the rear end. Denver controlled the pace […]
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Numerous times have I said that the fate of the Oklahoma City Thunder depends entirely on how they play defense. Head coach Billy Donovan alluded to that on many occasions, and after OKC’s impressive win over the Utah Jazz, it appears as if the Thunder as a team believe that too. OKC’s 110-94 win was […]
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The first of many character wins of the season for the Sparks Energy was imperative for the Los Angeles Sparks in their 81-76 win over the Connecticut Sun as they maintained momentum in the second half of the game. Los Angeles handed the Connecticut Sun their third loss in a row (0-3) as the Sun […]
Sparks could not break through the Chicago Sky’s lead and pace It was a rollercoaster of energy for the Los Angeles Sparks in their 96-78 loss to the Chicago Sky. The Sparks fell behind early and could not recover from the Sky’s constant big leads. Four Sparks players finished the game in double-digit scoring. “Chicago […]
Though this opening weekend is bigger than basketball, the Sparks shined in their win against the Mercury With Black Lives Matter on the forefront and the amplification of Breonna Taylor, the league has done a good job of giving them a platform throughout the opening weekend. Both the Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury held […]
Sparks to open the season against the Phoenix Mercury with fresh legs and motivation for change Opening weekend is here for the WNBA and the Los Angeles Sparks are set to take on the Phoenix Mercury this afternoon. Both teams’ acquired new pieces to fit into the mold of their highly touted cultures within the […]
From integrating another coach miles away to keeping sane in the bubble, the Sparks have been maintaining themselves. It has been almost a week since the league has departed to the IMG Academy. Traveling parties have been quarantined for most of the week and training camp has just begun on Friday. As practices have just […]
