WATCH Bobcats vs. Thunder LIVE STREAM online, NBA 2014: TV schedule, time, listen to live feed and coverage from Oklahoma City
The Charlotte Bobcats vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder battle it out on the court at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma on Sunday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Sunday night basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.
The Bobcats currently snag the no. 16 spot in Josh Martin's NBA power rankings for Bleacher Report with a 27-31 winning record:
I don't know how many times this season I've referred to the Charlotte Bobcats as "the real deal," though this seems as good a time as any to repeat that familiar refrain. The 'Cats have won their last four games in a row to move within three games of the .500 mark and, more importantly, out of the dreaded bottom two in the Eastern Conference.
Al Jefferson has been integral to Charlotte's rise, though the team's latest win-a 92-89 nail-biter against the Memphis Grizzlies-was largely a credit to Kemba Walker. The feisty point guard tallied 31 points, eight rebounds and five assists to bolster what would ultimately be a winning case for Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
It would come as no shock, though, if Charlotte fell off a bit in the week to come. Its next four games: at San Antonio, at Oklahoma City, at Miami and home to Indiana.
In the immortal words of Dethklok, brutal.
Meanwhile, the Thunder hold the no. 5 spot with an impressive 44-15 winning record (out of 30 teams):
It'd be easy to blame the Oklahoma City Thunder's three-game losing streak-their longest since 2009, when they last missed the playoffs-on Russell Westbrook. After all, OKC's slide coincides with Westbrook's return from knee surgery.
And, well, Russ always seems to be the scapegoat when things go wrong for the Thunder.
But there's much more at play in the Sooner State than just Russ. For one, those first two defeats came against the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers, both of whom belong among the NBA's elite this season.
In the bigger picture, the Thunder's struggles can be more reasonably connected to Kendrick Perkins' absence. Perkins strained his left groin early in that blowout loss to the Heat and is expected to be out six weeks as a result.
While some might point to Perk's absence as an opportunity for the Thunder to "move on" from their overpaid behemoth, such a perspective ignores just how vital he is to OKC's cause. Perkins is a big body who takes up space on defense, sets solid screens on offense and fills out a frontcourt rotation that's dangerously thin without him.
Westbrook's rust isn't helping things in OKC, but it's Perk's absence that shows up more when considering that the Thunder hadn't given up 100 or more points in three consecutive games since November.
Until this past week, that is.
The game will be broadcasted live on local channels SPSO and FSOK, but fans can also listen in on the radio at WFNZ 'The Fan', ESPN 730, 1380 The Ticket, 97.1 The Sports Animal, and ESPN 1380.
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