The Thunder needed to go 2 and 2 last week and that is exactly what they did. They lost to San Antonio which put them into a tie for 6th. Then, they defeated Houston with an impressive comeback performance by James Hardin. They followed that with a romp of the Lakers. Sunday was a defeat to Portland.
The bad news is that they are in a 3 way tie for 6th,7th, and 8th with the Spurs and Trailblazers. Phoenix also pulled away for the 5th spot.
The good news is they lowered the magic number to reach the playoffs to four. And, they sent a message to the league that they can play with anyone when they routed Los Angelos.
The Thunder end the month with back to back games at Philly and Boston. It will be hard to be the Celtics on their floor as a second of a back to back series so, beating the 76ers is a must. This is a very tough end to a good season. After a couple of days rest, they have another back to back at Dallas and home against Minnesota. Another win and loss most likely.
If they win all four games, OKC will have clinched the playoffs. Most likely they will go 2 and 2 and Memphis might do the same, which would also allow OKC to be in the playoffs.
There are ten games left and the last one of the season is against Memphis, who is in 9th place right now. Things are looking good!!
Go THUNDER!!!
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