Eli J. FriedmanEli J. Friedman

Basketball has always been my life. My articles have appeared on ESPN affiliated blog dailythunder.com, FoxSports.com, and now SI.com's Thunder team page. Last year, I was lucky enough to fly down to Miami for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. I live by the the quote,"Do what you love," and I pursue my dream everyday.

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Thunder Blow Out The Suns 127-96 For Third Straight Win

For a few minutes, it seemed like the Thunder would struggle beating a below par Phoenix Suns team. Then, the Thunder came out of the locker room to start the second half, and just went on a tear. Oklahoma…Read More

Analyzing The Oklahoma City Thunder Road Trip

Oklahoma City has played nine of its last 10 away from Chesapeake Energy Arena, and went 7-3 in that long stretch.  The six-game road trip consisted of games in Golden State, Los Angeles twice (Lakers…Read More

Oklahoma City Falls To Lakers 105-96

Well. It definitely hurts to lose a big game, on a big stage, against your rival Los Angeles Lakers. I guess you could say the Lakers caught the Thunder on a “bad night” and the Thunder got the Lakers…Read More

The Two Players the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Season Depends On

When you look at the success the Thunder have had over the past two or three years, it is evident that it has been led by the dynamic duo of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. For the past few years,…Read More

Ligginsanity: DeAndre Liggins Has Been Huge For The Oklahoma City Thunder

Ligginsanity We always talk about it as sports fans. The moment when a “no name” guy gets a slight and minor opportunity and takes full advantage of it. So many cases of this have been going on with…Read More

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Why Serge Ibaka Should Not Be An All-Star

When you think about an all-star, you think about a guy who is a top scorer for their perspective team…Read More

Dallas Mavericks (12-16) vs. OKC Thunder (21-6) Preview

Tonight, the Thunder will look to bounce back from a tough loss to the Miami Heat on Christmas Day and…Read More

Top 3 Takeaways From Thunder-Heat Christmas Day

This morning it sunk into my head that this was just another regular season game in December. From the…Read More

Five things to watch for in Thunder-Heat NBA Finals rematch

If you think this is just an ordinary regular season game, you’re wrong. This is the game every Thunder…Read More

Kevin Martin Wants To Stay With The Thunder Long-Term

It’s pretty obvious at this point. Kevin Martin has not been a good replacement for James Harden,…Read More