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The Thunder endured what looked to be the end of their season, and in the worst way possible — a disastrous showing at home, surrendering a 25 point lead to the Jazz early in the 2nd half and precious little to hang their hopes on. Were you surprised that the reigning NBA MVP woke up in the nick of time to save OKC’s season at least for one more outing?
Given the way this season is gone, I guess not, eh?
From the very beginning, this Thunder team has maintained that their success trajectory is solely dependent on them.