http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2010/06/09/nba-finals-thoughts-on-game-3/ Oklahoma City Thunder News, Photos, Blogs, Videos and more Thu, 02 May 2013 15:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2010/06/09/nba-finals-thoughts-on-game-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3681 Wednesday Bolts – 6.9.10 | Daily Thunder.com Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:33:03 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/?p=1815#comment-3681 [...] Darnell Mayberry with some thoughts from Game 3: “Let me just throw this out there so Thunder fans can perhaps get a clearer understanding of what you all are witnessing right here in Oklahoma City. Kevin Durant, by all accounts, had more than his share of struggles against Ron Artest and the Lakers in the first round. But chew on this. In his first three games in the Finals against Artest and the Lakers, 2008 Finals MVP Paul Pierce is now averaging 16.3 points on 36.1 percent shooting along with five rebounds and 3.3 assists. Durant, 11 years younger than Pierce and a first-timer in the postseason, averaged 28.3 points on 36.4 percent shooting with 11 rebounds and 2.3 assists through the Thunder’s first three games against L.A. Anyone who still thinks Durant isn’t clutch or shouldn’t be OKC’s go-to guy or feels KD simply never can be the man should sit and allow those numbers to stew. The guy is special, and soon enough he’ll figure out how to rise to the occasion on the grandest stage.” [...]

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