February must be deja vu month. We just played the Trail Blazers less than a week ago. We played against the Kings twice in period of eight games. And we'll be playing the Lakers (sigh) again in two weeks.
At least in the case with the Kings, the second game gave us the opportunity to get the win we should have gotten in the first match up. Tonight's game will have the Blazers coming out hot looking to not get embarrassed by losing to the Thunder again.
In last week's game, OKC won the war of the rebound and that helped lead the way to victory. Winning on the boards again tonight to go a long way to gaining the repeat win. In addition, Portland really had no answer for Durant. If that is the case again tonight, the Thunder should run away with this one.
The Thunder are coming off of a strong game against the Lakers, still a loss, but a good effort overall. The team will need the same energy tonight. Often this season, the Thunder have put on lackluster performances on the second game of a back-to-back series on the road. Tonight's game is a good opportunity to show that will no longer be the trend.
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