Showing posts with label Russell Westbrook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russell Westbrook. Show all posts

Friday, November 15, 2013

Warriors' Iguodala hits buzzer-beater to cap off wild victory against Thunder (VIDEO)

Andre Iguodala's buzzer-beater capped off a wild finish to Thursday night's Thunder-Warriors game, giving Golden State a 116-115 win.

Before Iguodala's game-winning bucket, Russell Westbrook sank a deep three-pointer for a 115-114 Thunder lead, turning Oracle Arena quiet as a graveyard.

But Westbrook left 2.3 seconds on the clock and the Warriors had only a sliver of hope to win. After a timeout, Klay Thompson found a breaking Iguodala, who turned and shot the fade-away prayer to stun the Thunder.



Pandemonium ensued as the Warriors mobbed their hero at center court.




Golden State is good, but had been waiting for that statement victory so far this season. Statement made loud and clear.


Saturday, October 5, 2013

Kendrick Perkins dislocates finger, tries to fix it himself (VIDEO)


The Oklahoma City Thunder opened the NBA’s 2013 preseason schedule on Saturday morning, playing Fenerbahce Ulker in Istanbul as part of the Global Games that will see teams play eight preseason games in eight cities, in six countries and territories.

The Thunder was already without Russell Westbrook — who will now miss at least the first month of the regular season after undergoing an additional knee surgery last week — and lost the services of Kendrick Perkins late in the first half, although to something that looks to be far less serious.

Perkins dislocated a finger while battling for a rebound, and as seen in the video clip, he did his best to pop it back in place himself. He was apparently unsuccessful, however, as Perkins didn’t start the second half; rookie Steven Adams got the nod in his place.

The Thunder led 48-42 at the break, behind 20 points and six rebounds from Kevin Durant.