Chemistry counts for something
The chemistry in Washington has become hazardous, former Thunder coach Scott Brooks will likely become the scapegoat of the toxic mess. The problem with Brooks is he is great with a young team, as the team matures they outgrow Scotty. If Brooks was a G-League coach he would most likely be one of the greatest minor league coaches in the of history the G-League.
With that said, the issues in the Nation’s Capitol extend far beyond Brooks and they begin with John Wall. Wall, much like Westbrook has a reputation as a bad teammate, the difference is Russ’ teammates stick up for him, Wall’s do not.
Thunder roll in the first half
Thunder has 22 assists and nine 3-pointers made at halftime.
— Erik Horne (@ErikkHorne) November 3, 2018
Thunder season highs for assists and 3's made in a game coming into tonight are 23 and 10, respectively.
Wizards look like the team on the second night of a back-to-back.
The Thunder’s 1st half was one of their best halves ever since moving to OKC in 2008-09…
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 3, 2018
- 79 pts ties their most in a half
- 44 pts ties their 2nd-most in a quarter
- 29-point halftime lead is tied for the 3rd-largest pic.twitter.com/sF4kqTYnPH
PG joins the 10k club
PG racks up 10,000 career points. pic.twitter.com/FQONPiR5el
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) November 3, 2018
On Thursday night against the Hornets, George became the 44th active NBA player to join the 10,0000 points club. TI extends their congratulations to PG on the career milestone.
Brothers sticking up for brothers
The fan Westbrook was talking to. https://t.co/NPJ8iMHUqr
— Erik Horne (@ErikkHorne) November 3, 2018
Stunning stat, freedom of movement appears to be serving its purpose
There have been 66 instances of an NBA team scoring at least 120 points already this season.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) November 3, 2018
Last year at this time: 37.
Old tactic that should be a staple in the Thunder’s playbook
Dennis Schroder setting screens for Paul George and whatnot.
— Erik Horne (@ErikkHorne) November 3, 2018
Russ mobs Jerami
Russ to Jerami:
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) November 3, 2018
“I got your back”#ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/EH1cpIW8GQ
Thunder set their season high for threes made in a single game
https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/1058554098050580481
Game in a nutshell
OKC smashes the Wizards 134-111, and it really wasn't that close as more boos come in from the remaining fans. Westbrook 23 and 12 assists, Grant 22-4-4, George 17 and 7 assists, Schroder 16, Adams 15. OKC shot 57 percent, had 34 assists and hit 15-32 from 3.
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) November 3, 2018
Any team can best their opponent on any given night in the NBA. Although there was little doubt OKC would handle the Wizards. It was refreshing to see the Thunder do so in such a convincing fashion behind a solid performance from Russ and a career-high 22-points from Jerami Grant.