The OKC Thunder have won their first six games of the 2012 NBA playoffs starting off with a sweep of the defending camps Dallas Mavericks in the first round. The second round of the playoffs had the LA Lakers coming into town after a tough 7 game series with Denver. The first game was a 29 point blow out, where the Lakers looks sluggish and the Thunder looked un-beatable. Game 2 was close most of the game, and the Thunder got very luck to win it. OKC trailed by seven with two minutes left before Kevin Druant made a great steal against Kobe Bryant to starting a 9-0 run to win the game. The Lakers also missed a wide open 3 in the final second that would have won them the game.
So the question now is how good are the Thunder. The short answer is if they are hitting their shots and don't turn the ball over they are they best team in the league. They have 3 big time scoring options is Durant, Westbrook, and Harden. They also have a great mix roll players and defensive stoppers that make them a well rounded team. Serge Ibaka lead the NBA in block shots and Sefolosha has been solid against big shooting guards like Kobe. The Thunder are young and led the NBA in turnovers this year. They also don't have much of scoring threat on the low post. While the Lakers have not played them well this year, they at least on paper have the match problems inside to give the Thunder problems.
It's now back to LA for game 3. A must win for the Lakers. Game 4 is also a back to back game that should give the young and rested Oklahoma City team a huge advantage. If OKC can win game 3 a second sweep would be likely.
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Oklahoma City is increasing their hotel room space in the Downtown/Bricktown area in order to become even more competitive in the convention trade. Many local residents consider the reopening of the Skirvin Hotel to be the most exciting addition. On February 26th the doors opened for business for the first time since 1988.
Some people think they have a great spread of land, but most of the time it is not a very deer friendly deer environment. As we all know deer mostly keep in wooded environments. If these environments are too dense or not dense enough is one factor in holding deer. Is there enough eatable foliage for the deer? Most deer like to feed at a height of three or four feet. Some deer will go on their hindquarters to get food, but they prefer something around head level. So, when walking around your land, look at the foliage that is about this height. If you are moving things out of the way around chest level, then you are in business. Another way to hold deer on your land is have a year-round food plot. This will definitely add to the deer population on your land. What you decide to grow is up to you. The average whitetail eats about 8-10 pounds of plant material per day. So, you can see that in order to have a good number of deer on your land, you need a sufficient amount of food.
The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum does have items pertaining to western heritage and cowboy stuff but is also the home of some great western art. It is located in Northeast Oklahoma City off Interstate 44. The original building is located on the top of Persimmon Hill which was part of an old trail used to drive cattle from Texas to the railroads in Kansas during the nineteenth century. It was begun in the 1960’s and has had numerous additions.
