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I read this article and thought you guys might find it interesting 
https://deadspin.com/5917867/the-thunder ... s-the-heat
https://deadspin.com/5917867/the-thunder ... s-the-heat
So besides torturing Seattle and Cleveland fans, the Heat-Thunder showdown is torturing the language. The reason the mass-noun names sounded trendy and different is that they don't fit the normal grammatical tradition of American sports. The Bulls were better than the Sonics. The Spurs were better than the Nets. But is the Heat going to beat the Thunder? Or ARE the Thunder going to beat the Heat?
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