
Jenni Carlson
Sports Columnist at Sellout Crowd
Sports columnist now in The Oklahoman and at https://t.co/MgBqPXTyxm Previously: https://t.co/1g910DdjW4 and https://t.co/p3zhDhj4sz
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson |Joel Lorenzi |Justin Martinez
There have been 19 Game 7s in NBA Finals history. The 20th will come Sunday night in Oklahoma City. Not since 2016 has there been a Game 7 in the NBA Finals. The encouraging news for OKC: Home teams are 15-4 in these situations. Ahead of the final Thunder-Pacers clash, we look at both teams’ path to victory and which we think will prevail. How does the Thunder win Game 7? Joel Lorenzi: Playing to the cliché symphony here, but OKC has to lean into its identity.
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1 week ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson
The Thunder withstood a late Pacers push, winning Game 5 120-109 on Monday night in Oklahoma City to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. The Thunder can close things out Thursday in Indianapolis. Let’s get to the Game 5 grades:AdvertisementMUSSATTO: How can Thunder lose these NBA Finals when it 'feels like the court is shaking'? Mark Daigneault likes when his guys have their “foot on the gas.” Well, Jalen Williams was flooring it in Game 5. J-Dub was the Thunder’s MVP Monday night.
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson
The Thunder withstood a late Pacers push, winning Game 5 120-109 on Monday night in Oklahoma City to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. The Thunder can close things out Thursday in Indianapolis. Let’s get to the Game 5 grades:Mark Daigneault likes when his guys have their “foot on the gas.” Well, Jalen Williams was flooring it in Game 5. He scored 40 points on 14-of-25 shooting. He had six rebounds and four assists.
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson |Justin Martinez |Joel Lorenzi
After having Saturday off to travel back to Oklahoma City, the Thunder and Pacers were back at practice Sunday afternoon at Paycom Center. The stakes are higher this time around, but the Thunder was in this same spot two rounds ago against Denver — locked in a 2-2 series with home-court advantage over the final three games. “Two wins and you get the job done,” Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said after practice Sunday.
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto |Jenni Carlson
INDIANAPOLIS — The difference in trailing 3-1 in the NBA Finals versus coming back home tied 2-2 is enormous. But the margin separating those two outcomes can be razor thin. The Thunder proved as much Friday night in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, storming back to beat the Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Let’s get to the grades.
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