March Ends The Way It Began, With A Thunder Win

What a birth-month the author of this journalistic excellence is experiencing. Today is great for several reasons. I feel a list coming on....

1 > Any day following a Thunder victory is a good day. Like many of you fans out there, when something happens the way you expect, the day just flows. The weather has taken a turn for the better and I like that, too.

2 > Today marks the end of the most dominant month in Thunder history. And for those of you wondering, I do not include the Sonics history as part of our own. They kept the name and the championships so they might as well keep everything else.

3 > Today also marks the day upon which the world became more awesome by approximately 8 pounds. Yes, I was born today. I can't imagine the harassment I would have received had I been born tomorrow.

Now let's talk about the game.

While Kendrick Perkins is benefits our team in a big way, he is nearly useless against teams like the Suns. Why? Because they have no low post scoring threat for the big man to shut down. Instead they have guys like Robin Lopez, Marcin Gortat, and Channing Frye. The first two guys are virtually non-options on offense. The third is a 7-footer that likes to shoot 3's. Big Perk is ineffective against guys like that which is fine. Don't get me wrong, foul trouble helped limit Perkins to 14 minutes, but still.

Early on in the game, Steve Nash drove to the rim and converted a circus shot over Ibaka. He thought he was fouled and when he didn't get the call, he went back skipping down the court and hollered something that rhymes with, "Truck you, witch." Now I don't know the exact wording of the rule but I am pretty sure that is disrespecting the game. The ref thought so also and gave him the technical.

What does Vince Carter see in our defense that allows him to play well above average? I know he used to be an all-star and everything but those days are long behind him and Jared Dudley, who starts in front of him.

Serge had a good game. Yeah, yeah, I know, he shot under 50% from the field but let's not nitpick on 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 rejections.

I am beginning to think Durant is kind of coasting at this point. He hasn't been as consistent nor efficient on the offensive end. Of course, nobody says anything because OKC continues to win.

Harden and Westbrook took care of business and the Thunder ended up winning this one by a wide margin. It's nice to be a die-hard fan for a team that is taking care of business like the Thunder have lately.

Here is the box score courtesy of ESPN.

Next up: @ Portland Trail Blazers (43-32), April 19 pm CT.