Eric Williams covered the Sonics' last season in Seattle. A Tacoma native, Eric graduated from Mount Tahoma High and the University of Puget Sound.
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All signs pointed to a joyous homecoming for the Oklahoma City Thunder, which rolled back into the Ford Center on Monday night after a stressful four-game road trip through the American South.
Sure, the Thunder had wobbled to a 2-19 record in its first 21 games and had lost eight straight at home, but things were looking up for Oklahoma City's NBA heroes.
For one, Golden State stumbled into town looking like the NBA version of a sacrificial lamb. The Warriors arrived in the heartland in the throes of a nine-game losing streak and fresh off a 35-point gutting in San Antonio. Better still, the Warriors were without two of their top three scorers, Stephen Jackson (20.1 ppg) and Corey Maggette (19.1) sat with injuries.
Even the Las Vegas sharps had a good feeling, making the Thunder a 3-point favorite against the Warriors. That may not sound like much, but it was the first time since Nov. 2 that those wily oddsmakers had shown such confidence in the Boomers.
Then Kevin Durant went off on the Warriors for a season-best 41 points – one for every season the team played in Seattle as the SuperSonics prior to getting Clayjacked – to go along with 10 rebounds and three blocked shots.
How could the Thunder lose?
Let us count the ways.
