Sam Amick
Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic
Senior NBA Writer, The Athletic, via USA TODAY, Sports Illustrated, FanHouse, The Sacramento Bee; VP of @ProHoopsWriters. E-mail: [email protected].
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1 week ago |
nba.com | Sam Amick
* * *OKLAHOMA CITY — On May 28, 2016, Klay Thompson changed the course of Oklahoma City Thunder history forever. The Golden State Warriors star vanquished those Kevin Durant- and Russell Westbrook-led Thunder all by himself with an unforgettable finish in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, outscoring the entire Oklahoma City squad in the fourth quarter with an unconscious flurry of 3s.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Amick
OKLAHOMA CITY - On May 28, 2016, Klay Thompson changed the course of Oklahoma City Thunder history forever. The Golden State Warriors star vanquished those Kevin Durant-Russell Westbrook Thunder all by himself with that an unforgettable finish in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, outscoring the entire Oklahoma City squad in the fourth quarter with his unconscious flurry of 3s.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Amick
MINNEAPOLIS - The results were one thing, but it was the process - and the offensive poise - that struck Mark Daigneault as he watched his young Oklahoma City squad finish Game 4 of the Western Conference finals with such fury at Target Center on Monday night.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Amick
MINNEAPOLIS - Anyone who watched the first two games of the West Finals knew that Anthony Edwards simply had to be better, that he had to set the tone from the tip and dominate, if his Minnesota Timberwolves were going to have a prayer of pushing the Oklahoma City Thunder squad that looked so superior to that point. But it's one thing for the fans and media to come to that conclusion.
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1 week ago |
basketball.realgm.com | Sam Amick
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander believes the Oklahoma City Thunder can sense the Minnesota Timberwolves breaking under their defensive pressure following a 118-103 Game 2 victory that gave his team a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder star, who scored 38 points with eight assists, said his team feeds off defensive stops to create offensive momentum and psychological advantages over opponents. "Yeah, you can feel it," said Gilgeous-Alexander.
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Jokic’s last three games… Overall: 21 of 68 (30.8%) * 57.6% regular season Threes: 4 of 22 (18.1%) * 41.7% regular season Points: 21.3 per * 29.6 regular season Assists: 5 per * 10.2 reg season (He’s also averaging 5.7 turnovers in the series, up from 2.3 in season)
Shades of Lakers-Nuggets in the Bubble with this OKC defense that has Joker struggling. Still never seen anyone bother him like Dwight Howard did back then.
