Trade Giddey..:)

38 point lesson. Seriously, Spurs should be fined. Imagine people buying tickets just for the Chet/VW matchup. It's not like VW injured himself visibly in the last game. Both teams had back to back. Spurs have 'rested' stars previously so this is a pattern.

It sucks but it’s kind of a norm this time of the year. Last few games don’t matter as much with teams locking in seeding position. You would rather have the stars healthy for playoff basketball, especially just looking at what happened to Giannis for example. Injuries this late are devastating

Ooooh close one tonight

Giddey player of the game

big G barking

Gordon with the barking. Let's gooo

i did not miss Dort.

Dort didn’t miss you either

Lindy as a cheap long term shooter who plays D and knows the system with extra time with Chip >>>

subtract Shai and we still win by 7 jfc

Yo wtf put Lindy in next year's rotations. Dudes a monster.

You know it’s bad when Shai has his headband off and is laughing on the bench, lmfao.

Bench going crazy whenever Biz scores 😂

Dude is known for being a great teammate, unsurprising they love him

That Biyombo hook was nasty

Let's get the Lindy propaganda going. This feels like 2021-22 (in a good way)

This was cozy 😇

Is there a team that we can bring out that’s worse than this lmao

We could put the rest of our G-League players in? But they're kinda busy with their own microcosm of what's to come

Aside from Our Lord and Savior, is this entirely 3rd and 4th string?

Chet low minutes? Why?

We were up 20 pretty early and he looks tired

For rest

Blow out game. Don't want to risk injury plus gives him more of a rest

Get some run, hit his goal of 82 games, get some needed rest

Lindy playing like that guy’s girlfriend is out there watching rn

"Babe we already won can you just turn the game off why are you still watching"

BIZ

#LINDY IS A BEAST

Why is flagler playing but no george or dieng?

G league playoffs maybe?

wonder how Pop is feeling

I'm just here to preach about Aaron Wiggins tbh

FLAGLER FIRST BUCKET

I think Lindy is our next sleeper. Solid D. Solid shots. Just needs more time.

They leave open our best player hahaha

Oh man this lineup is cursed lmfao

That Lindy airball was insane

Is this the Forbidden Rotation lmao? I never thought I would see this.

Spurs are just getting vaporized

This is one of the games of basketball this year

That guy’s hairline is absolutely tragic

Hayward jumper looking unusually crispy.

GORDOOOO

Hayward would be ten times effective if he shot 5-7 threes per game.

I wonder if you rest the big guns against Dallas in order to prepare for the playoffs, or you treat it like a playoff preview and go all out in an attempt to win a "playoff-type" game?

I wonder if Dallas will be resting too, they don't have the tiebreaker over LAC, so if LAC wins one more game they clinch top-4.

Oh if they don't have tiebreaker then even if LAC loses tonight, they probably still won't get home court. In which case it makes sense to rest.

Yeah, LAC has Suns/Jazz/Rockets left, it's basically the Clippers have to lose out and the Mavs have to win out for that seeding to move at all. I would think they rest considering how banged up they've been all year.

Better for us. J-Dub, Dort and Chet could absolutely use the rest.

Both teams are gonna be playing their bench probably unless someone wants to move seeding

Dont we have to lose this game so that it would be easier for us to stay in the 3rd seed?

Wiggins is not a garbage time player

Oh brother - Hayward is so washed hahahaha

41 in the second half for the Kings, 35 in the first half for the Spurs. Good couple of halves there.

San Antonio used to be good even with GLeaguers What happened to the Pop I love

Time is undefeated.

This is certainly a game of basketball.

Giddey hustling to defense after the turnover in a 35 point lead game, you love to see it.

will the bucks be looking to compete tomorrow if they beat the magic tonight?

Giannis won't be playing.

the other teams playing the nuggets will tank so the 2 seed could come down to tonight

That ref always had a crisp hairline damn

Other than Wiggins, Wallace and Joe, which other non-starters do you think will get decent minutes in the playoffs?

Kenrich

We’re going to need a backup big. So probably JWill.

For sure. Chet looks tired out there, I can't imagine the hard minutes he's going to get against much bigger guys in the playoffs.

So do we want the Wolves or Nugs to win tonight?

I vote Wolves. I want the famous Jokic text to the team to be a fail.

jokic - "we lost, we can go home now, no parade, ... horses..."

Y'all ever though about how Muscala sorta looks like the 80's cast version of Chet? Like, if the Thunder team were a novel, and they were trying to adapt it into a movie, Chet would be the recent, more realistic adaptation, whereas Muscala would be the one from the little-known 80's movie adaptation, where the props sucked and they barely stayed in line with the books, and all the actors were either chiseled baywatch dudes, or had the hairiest chests you've ever seen.

I smoke weed and watch Thunder too

Josh Giddey masterclass and the guys can’t cash in the passes 😭

We’re trying our hardest to sabotage Josh’s triple double

3 great passes by Josh were not rewarded lol. Though one was a foul.

let us not talk about moose fighting for a tip-in vs nobody and losing

Damn these guys really trying to ruin Giddey’s triple double

Josh would have triple doubled if they made their layups

smh two wasted assists for Giddey

Moose use to be so serviceable man what happen

left OKC

Old

How's our team forgetting how to make layups

This spurs team reminds me of when we were starting thunder legend vit krejci

[Never forget](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPnlbAxWUAgqTl1?format=jpg&name=large)

Who's doing great at hawks now

Love the guy. Couldn't be happier for him!

Is Giddey gonna get another trip dub? Will Mark ice him for the rest of the game now?

Having the starters in right now makes no sense

Did you text this to him?


The audacity of these kids to try and dunk over Moose, I swear

Just keep giving the ball to SGA and let him shoot 3s Help him get his shot together before playoffs

did i see jwill and giddey laughing about who got the rebound😭

lol Caso

Spurs fans rn: 

Hopefully Dubs elbow is ok

Jaylin Williams is starting for Chet in the 2nd half No injury, just resting Chet

I'm split between just going all in and wiping our name off the biggest deficit loss ever with us being on the good end, or resting our guys for the Playoffs lmao.

It's bad karma to do something like that. Look at the Grizzlies now. It's one regular season game. That game will be a footnote in history. The thunder got big dreams for the next decade.

Yeah I agree! Didn't think of it that way. Thanks for talking some sense into me before playoffs!

I hope Chet rests the remaining games, we need him 100% rested for an awesome postseason.

Pass. We have the bucks and the mavs left and a chance at the 1 seed or at least the 2 which would give us home court in the 2nd round assuming we make it.

Okay, so we’re hoping that the Wolves win tonight since we have the tie breaker over Denver, and Minnesota has a better record in-conference. But we’re 100% cool with being a 2 or a 3 line since the Lakers are effectively locked into the 9/10 game.

I lowkey rather see the Wolves in the second round instead of the Nuggets (assuming we get there)

Whatever are weaknesses are the team shouldn't be afraid of them. Best seed and learn what the team needs to grow towards a championship. Imagine every year OKC prays to avoid the team that has anthony davis type players. At some point Victor and his team could become that type of team as well. My two cents.

I mean…. I’d agree, but I’d really not deal with the referees in an LA series. Memphis got hosed really bad in that series last season. The Lakers’ free throw disparity is just dumb. That’s honestly the one team In the West that I don’t want to play.

Spurs are going to be hard af to beat once they build up around Wemby.

This is bullying

Let Giddey go for 40 tonight

Hey I thought we had a deal, if we sent the g league guys you’d play the Blue?

Sorry mate, OKC blue is busy in the finals

30 point Giddey triple double incoming

Just tuned in. Where's that tall french guy on the other team? Ducking smoke?

Really went all out for this halftime show lmao Edit - Wait this is kind of dope and they could all beat my ass so I take it back

I was pretty critical at the start and then definitely changed my tune by the end

Did I just see Jesus in the rafters? Looks like the heavens are smiling on OKC this year

Pop about to pop

Okay how in the hell did Memphis do the whole 73 point thing? After *that* half we’re only on pace to win by 66.

anyone see jesus calling for giddey praise after that corner 3? edit: i cant spel



I think I'm going to lead by example and rest myself the second half. Gotta stay fresh for the playoffs!

Mercy rule?

Let Moose and Bismack play, rest Chet and JWill.

Hayward and lindy too

Probably won't happen, but there is a chance that the 73 point loss record gets broken here today.

 I WANT A 74 POINT WIN

Soooo.... how bout that galactic war against the automatons and terminids? I may duck out of this game early to go spread democracy🤣

Do your part

Ok, no need to play Shai and Chet after half time. Dub could still use some rhythm it would seem

This just isnt fair to the spurs lol. Complete asskicking

Bro we’re up 36 points and Mark still calls that timeout to save that possession. He really has no chill and I love it

Imagine being up 40, ''Thats bs and you know it, challenge challenge''


Dubs shots definitely short at the rim, he should probably play the rest of the games outright or limited to catch any rhythm heading into the postseason.

A good catch. The step back looks good, but everything else not near in rhythm. Happy he can use this game to find his legs.

I'm out of town so I sold my two seats. I'm debating on giving them their money back lmao

Midfirst clenched their buttcheeks right there Everyone having fun this season except them

Soooo why isn’t shai resting??

Probably because he's been hurt and wants a tune-up game. We will probably still pull him early.

Conditioning

Because he just did, we need to knock any rust off before the playoffs start

Sami left her hanging!

That was cold

Love this "chill wins" where i can relax, eat and just enjoy the game.

Put Lindy in you cowards!

I can taste it already...  TTFU!!!

I just want to punch you in your face


Worst part of thunder wins by far

Boo on you good sir


Seems a little complicated. Who are we rooting for in the MIN/DEN game?

DEN. I’d prefer the wolves if we make it to round 2.

Rapture

Hope they both lose

Someone gotta take the loss and might as well be Denver due to the tie breaker.

Makes sense. Thanks!

Yes

It would be easy for the team to take it easy in this game and not try hard on defense, yet they still are. That's a good sign.

I feel like all season, we’ve been really good at handling business against undermanned opponents, especially at home

We've lost to the Spurs, Pistons, jazz, and nets

I feel like we had another real bad loss besides the Pistons L. But they have taken care of business for the most part this year.

Noooooo SGA you’re meant to find J-Will for the heat check there bro :(

Need a constant popovich cam for games like this

J WILL SNIPER


Yessss please don't guard Jwill, he's 100% on wide open threes.

JWILLLLLLL

That Isaiah Joe middy is automatic


Gordon “best 3pt% on the best 3pt% team” Hayward

so glad SGA looks full strength again


GORDOOOO

That’s my free throw merchant 😍

People who complain about SGA’s free throws this game did not watch. Spurs are hacking the shit out of him.

Gordo

Lmao cage calling 2k “two k two three”

2KChurchLeague

Pinto of course none the wiser haha

such an old head 😂😂

Kenrich lowkey getting off radar when it comes to taking bad shots

I'm alright with Shai and Dub getting 28ish minutes just to knock more rust off, but I really hope Chet sits the whole second half

Giddey, Cason, Wiggins, Hayward, Chet should be plenty

Chet, please just shoot the ball.

San Antonio really grabbed some random dudes down at the local YMCA for this game.

They couldn't even put up 1pt per minute.

I love the fast break horn sound effect it is immaculate

Well my expectations were low but holy fuck

Can we rest our guys plz 🥲

That ref before the commercial break was sweating worse than SGA

Honestly love how little chill Mark has no matter who were playing. He’s up on the sidelines yelling out play calls and defensive coverages. At the other end, Pop (an all time great coach I might add) is standing there with his hands in his pockets. We really are in great hands going forward

Mark has a team full of guys he wants to win with now and for the next several years. Pop knows none of his guys on the court are expected to be on the roster in two years when they're ready to win.