My friend Dave and I made it out to the OKC Thunder game tonight. As a give-away the Kings provided thunder swords to the first 10,000 fans in attendance. These were pretty cool, when you shake them they glow brightly. I think this is the first thunder sword sighting of the season. Last year the Kings used to drop them each game down from the rafters for people to distract opposing team players when they shot free throws.
Here's the national anthem tonight. Tonight was different in that the huge flag was not out on display. Instead, there was an honor guard with the flags. It was a very classy and simple way of honoring our country. On a side note, I actually hear this guy sing the national anthem twice. The first time was at 3PM at the start of the Grant Napear show on KHTK1140. He was practicing the anthem as Grant went through his intro. I can say that he was very consistent in his anthem renderings.
Here's a shot of the tip. Why is it that most games the Kings are the team that loses the tip? I guess it isn't that big of a deal, but it's something. I always feel that winning the tip gives a little bit of good mojo at the beginning of the game. Notice that tonight there is no number 15 on the court. Demarcus didn't dress for the game tonight due to a sprained ankle. Without our best player... were we gonna get throttled?
The answer is NO. The Kings actually had a great start to the game. Check out this very early stat!!! Wow, if only that lasted the entire game. OKC started off extremely cold, and the Kings built up a good lead. Unfortunately, the tides turned quite a bit with the Thunder getting a double digit lead late in the game.
Thankfully the Kings have Isaiah Thomas. No. 22 has been so clutch for us. He's the spark off the bench... and one of our best players. He had a monster 4th quarter to get us within two points of pushing the game into overtime. Like the past couple games, the Kings came up just a touch short. It was a valiant effort by the Kings tonight, and I am not too upset about the loss. I was happy to see the Kings fight and claw and hold their own against one of the NBA's top clubs.
There was a definite lack of 'energy' in the building tonight. I noticed that there was very little music during the game. The crowd being quieter tonight only made the lack of music stand out even more. I tweeted the Kings about it and got a response that they were testing audio for customer satisfaction. I'm not sure what that means, but hey... they responded at least! I hope we're back up to full music onslaught by Friday's game versus the Lakers.
Here's a shot of the SKD I got tonight. I really like this one. I added a lighting effect in the middle of the photo for a little artistic touch. The SKD outfits weren't as bling-ed out tonight, they definitely kept things on the subtler side.
Halftime entertainment came from the TNT dunkers. They did a variety of tricks, and even got the SKD and Slamson involved in a couple of their routines. These gentlemen looked to be a bit older... some maybe even in their high 30's or low 40's? They did a nice job... I'd like to be as agile and spring-y at that age.
I had no idea that Derek Fisher was on the Thunder. Fisher got a good amount of boos when he hit the floor and every time he got the ball. Here's a funny picture of the ref putting his hand on Fish's butt. Not sure what's going on with those two! Get a room!
My trip to the Kings store made me want to get this jacket. I tried finding it at the Folsom and El Dorado Hills stores, but they don't have this particular one. One day maybe I'll get this one. I have a hat that would go great with this jacket! Next game will be this Friday... can't wait!
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