Thunder Losing Control of Their Playoff Destiny and Tuesday NBA Takeaways

April 7th, 2015 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

The Oklahoma City Thunder walked into a buzz saw Tuesday night, leaving their playoff hopes resembling a splintered piece of wood. 

Not only did the San Antonio Spurs wallop the Thunder, 113-88, but the New Orleans Pelicans used a 36-23 third-quarter edge to fuel a 103-100 upset victory over the Golden State Warriors and moved into sole possession of the Western Conference's No. 8 seed.  

With the win, New Orleans is in complete control of its destiny, contrary to what Dion Waiters told reporters following the loss, according to ESPN.com’s Royce Young and ESPN Stats & Info: 



The Thunder have now lost six of their last seven games while the Pelicans have won five of their last six, dating back to March 27.    



Led by 29 points (10-of-21 shooting), 10 rebounds, four blocks and two steals from Anthony Davis, New Orleans avoided a season-series sweep by the Warriors and doubled-down by pushing Oklahoma City closer to catastrophe. 

Following the win, Davis reiterated that his team took offense to the Warriors' ...

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