OKC strolled downstairs into the basement known as "The Q" to face the lowly Cavaliers. Cleveland is a bad team at full health, but without Antawn Jamison, Anderson Varejao, and Baron Davis, this team is borderline pathetic.
The Thunder came into this one winners of 6 of their last 7 and at full strength. The Cavs could do nothing to slow down Russell Westbrook or Kevin Durant en route to a blowout.
Nazr Mohammed was more efficient than usual scoring 11 points on 7 shots. I swear every time he shoots he is wanting to hang on to the ball until the last possible second, releasing the vice grip with his arms almost at full extension. Doesn't matter though, ball went through the hoop.
Ibaka provided some very tough interior defense. Altering shots and swatting away 7 others, Serge really made a significant impact in the paint. What surprised me is that he didn't have to sacrifice his rebounding to do so. Well done, man-child.
Russell Westbrook ran lay-up lines all game leading to a scorching FG%. Couple that with 5 assists with only 2 turnovers and he put together a solid 3/4 of a game. Durant netted 50% from the field while sinking all of his free throws, also through 3/4 of a game.
Basically this game was over after the 1st quarter. Like the Detroit game, multi-tasking would have been an effective option for the 150 Cav's fans that made it to the arena to watch "that team that LBJ left."
Here is the box score courtesy of ESPN.
Next up: @ Washington Wizards (16-48), March 14th at 6 pm CT.
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