Thunder Win 7th Straight on the Road in Phoenix, 111-107

Don’t look now but the streaking Oklahoma City Thunder are 30-20 and tied with the Dallas Mavericks for the No. 6 seed in the West one game before the All-Star break. There are still deniers who hold out the hope Sam Presti dismantle the team so they can lose big for the next three years and hope the next Kevin Durant falls their way.

Good luck with that.

But for now five days before the trade deadline the Thunder with this roster have a team which is 23-9 in the months of December and January. Add to the fact the team has now won seven straight road games which I believe breaks the Thunder record for most road wins in a row.

Go a step further and you’ll notice the Thunder are four games out of the No. 3 seed in the West.

Did Lu Dort do all this by himself?

No… of course not, but he hasn’t hurt either.

This is Chris Paul’s basketball team. It is a reflection of Chris Paul’s smarts and attention to detail on the floor. Chris Paul made the All-Star team this week and rightfully so. I have Chris Paul as my No. 3 choice in the West as conference MVP… behind LeBron and Luka.

Without Chris Paul this team might be a 26-28 win type of team. With him—the serious argument can be made the Thunder could contend for a No. 4 seed depending on what transpires at the trade deadline with Gallo.

On Friday night in Phoenix the usual three guard monster was a tweaked a bit as Shai G. Alexander had a pedestrian night scoring the ball.

Didn’t matter though as Chris Paul, Dennis Schroder, and Danilo Gallinari combined for 71 points on 52 shots.

But most of all it was Chris Paul and Dennis Schroder doing what they’ve done ever since the early season west coast road trip when the Thunder were discovering what they hoped they could be at 8-12.

I have no idea what Sam Presti will do on the trade deadline. But I know this group with a healthy Chris Paul and Danilo Gallinari is a pretty good team right now.

Next up the Cleveland Cavaliers.


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