Thunder: Team is One | RESTART ON THE WAY

[Durant35]

They're very tough. They closed in on us and took the easy shots away. Couldn't get any clean looks for the two, Speights had some attempts but failed to convert due to injury.

[Durant35]

NLSC Draftees Point System

Followers of this story should know that I'm using my own version of the NLSC Draft Class for the 2013-2014 NBA Season, and so I'm here to say and provide info on how you enter the draft and get drafted.

• How do I enter the Draft?
  - You'll be filling out a form located at the first page of this topic and post it as a reply. I'll give you the liberty to set your potential, just be sure to protect it. You need to do a minimum of 5 questions, or else, you'll get cut from the draft. You can declare anytime you want in any season, just tell me.
  
  
• Acquiring Points:
  - You can acquire points by answering every question I throw at you. I'll mostly be asking scores or results from simulation games, but will give out other questions as well. I'll give you two points if your guess is right. A point if the score is close to the simulated game's score and the result is correct. If both are incorrect, I'll be deducting you a point.
  
  
• What are the points for?
  - The points are for increasing your draft stock and your vast skills. It can come in any form. Here's an example below:
  
  1. For every 20 points, you can choose/buy a signature skill of your liking.
  2. You can use your points to raise an attribute. 2 points for +1.

So that's all for now!

New Challenge!

Please guess the outcome of these games!

OKC vs. LAC(8-4)
OKC vs. GSW(4-9)

BONUS! Guess the Player of the Game along with the stat line!

[Durant35]

Thunder embarrass Knicks, 126-79

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GAME RECAP | GAME STORY | TEAM STATS

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant (33 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST and 3 BLK)
Thunder Down Under: Russell Westbrook (21 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST and 1 BLK)
Thunder Protector: Serge Ibaka (23 PTS, 11 REB and 1 BLK)

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - When the Thunder people play in big cities, just make sure you
open your eyes and bow down. Everytime. Everytime, they play big. And what's not nice is they beat a playoff-contender team with CP3 and Melo, by 47 points. The Thunder also had a season-high 60 rebounds, with 7 on the offensive end. The Thunder clicked early, contesting shots and cleaning up the boards.

On the other hand, the Knickerbockers couldn't find a rhythm and kept missing. Melo started 0-of-5 and his first basket didn't come until 5 minutes into the second quarter, where they got matched up with a heavily-loaded Thunder bench. In the end, there was no way the Knicks could handle the Thunder. The 35-12 fourth quarter scoring put the stamp on the ramp.

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Thunder brush off Clips, 114-85 (SIM)

LAC | 23 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 85
OKC | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 114

Thunder cruise through Warriors, 108-86 (SIM)

GSW | 24 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 86
OKC | 20 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 108

No points for the draftees!

[Durant35]

"Nets" kill Thunder, 97-132

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GAME RECAP | GAME STORY | TEAM STATS

Player of the Game: Joe Johnson (28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL and 1 BLK)
Thunder Down Under: Kevin Durant (30 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST and 2 BLK)
Thunder Killer: Deron Williams (19 PTS, 5 REB, 15 AST and 2 STL)

BARCLAYS CENTER - For the first time in years, the Thunder didn't look like themselves. They looked like the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first season in the league, getting blown out by teams easily. The Thunder shot 39% from the field. On the contrary, the Nets had 53%. Dwight and Deron both troubled the Thunder, grabbing rebounds and dishing out assists and dropping timely shots.

The Thunder dug a hole they couldn't come out of and paid the price. The Nets scored an average of 33 points per quarter during the game, and had a season-best 40 assists against the Thunder while grabbing 50 rebounds. The Thunder were clearly unfocused, lazy and perhaps, exhausted.

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[Durant35]

New Challenge!

OKC vs. ORL
OKC vs. MEM
OKC vs. POR

If you guess a game right, you gain 2 points! Is you guess the PotG for each game, I'm giving you 8 points!

[Mark.]

OKC vs. ORL, Win, Westbrook
OKC vs. MEM, Win, Durant
OKC vs. POR, Loss, Batum

[Durant35]

Martin, Thunder cruise by Magic

ORL | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 84
OKC | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 112

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant (22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL and 2 BLK)

Defense sets the key for OKC

MEM | 18 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 79
OKC | 24 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 101

Player of the Game: Serge Ibaka (17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK)

Thunder survives Blazers

POR | 20 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 92
OKC | 30 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 96

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook(28 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST and 3 STL)

Points Check:

Mark. - 4

[Durant35]

Hey guys, I know I have been gone for a long time without posting anything major. I think I'm beginning to enter the stage I call, "Imboredbutnotbored" stage, probably because of excitement. I have played all the way up to the start of January and I am currently just lazy to post them and it got me bored. Thus, this association will go on a mini-hiatus. I have to calm down.

I'm a guy who can get pretty much lazy after starting something, so I'm sorry.

Thank you for all your support!

[Mark.]

Take the needed break man. No need to force things. Perhaps if you are bored of recapping, just don't worry in getting the thread up to speed. Just start updating from where you are up to when you feel like it. Won't take long till all the gaps naturally fill themselves in

[Durant35]

November Recap

Record: 14-3
Home: 9-2
Road: 5-1

It seems the Oklahoma City Thunder settled quite nicely into the league. They haven't lost their touch, and is currently on pace for a good season where they can grab the 70-Win Milestone. Despite an off-Kevin Durant, the team managed to quietly cruise through teams, but lost to the Bulls, Nets and Spurs, all playoff teams. But we can say that the season is early, and everybody wants a piece of the Thunder.

The Thunder also had momentum-swinging matches against the Heat, a rematch with the Bulls, taking their talents to the Big Apple, all came out with big wins. Kevin Martin has been experiencing a slump during the last stretch of November, hopefully he comes back on track.

NEWS: Boston Forward/Center Kevin Garnett will retire after 2013-2014 NBA Season. "I've done everything I can. I'm happy, that's all that matters. It's time to call it a career, father time is calling."


Power Rankings:

Rank (LW) | Team

01 (01). OKC
02 (04). MEM
03 (02). NYK
04 (03). PHI
05 (06). LAC
06 (12). MIA
07 (09). PHX
08 (10). BKN
09 (23). IND
10 (05). HOU
11 (15). DAL
12 (07). ATL
13 (13). MIL
14 (18). SEA
15 (19). CHA
16 (11). BOS
17 (22). ORL
18 (08). SAS
19 (14). CHI
20 (16). POR
21 (21). NOP
22 (26). WAS
23 (17). LAL
24 (30). GSW
25 (20). DET
26 (27). UTA
27 (25). CLE
28 (28). TOR
29 (24). DEN
30 (29). MIN


Player Rankings:

01. Russell Westbrook
02. Kevin Durant
03. Serge Ibaka
04. Nate Robinson
05. Nick Collison
06. Marreese Speights
07. Kevin Martin
08. Perry Jones
09. Mason Plumlee
10. Thabo Sefolosha
11. Jeremy Lamb
12. Hasheem Thabeet

New Challenge!

December Week 1:

OKC @ DAL (Sim)
OKC @ BOS
OKC vs. LAL

Guess the outcome and PoTG(optional, +4 if correct) for the simmed game and the score for the BOS and LAL game!

[Mark.]

OKC @ DAL (Sim) Win [Durant]
OKC @ BOS 121-108
OKC vs. LAL 110-109

Tough one there having to guess exact scores!!

[Durant35]

Need more answers guys! Might post the games later or tomorrow!

[Durant35]

Thunder get by Mavs, 130-114

OKC | 33 | 41 | 26 | 30 | 130
DAL | 18 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 114

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant (27 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST and 2 BLK)

BREAKING NEWS:

Thunder acquire Ronnie Brewer in a trade!

OKC Receives:
SG/SF Ronnie Brewer

LAC Receives:
PF/C Nick Collison
2014 2nd Rnd DP

Celtics, lights out against Thunder

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GAME RECAP | GAME STORY | TEAM STATS

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook (23 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST and 1 STL)
Thunder Down Under: Kevin Durant (32 PTS, 5 REB and 2 AST)
Thunder Protector: Serge Ibaka (11 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL and 1 BLK)

TD GARDEN - Despite Rondo's presence, Westbrook was unstoppable. He was everywhere, creating chaos for the Celtics. He scored. He dished. He stole. He rebounded. Thy day shall be remembered as Westbrook day. When did it start though? It was when he spun around Rondo for an uncontested dunk. Then some pinch of emotions and scream. Bam. Westbrook baby.

Three Boston Players scored in double-digits, but none of them had more than 19 points. "I thought we did a good job of defending and contesting every shot." said Coach Scott Brooks after the game. "We're a defensive team, think of it as a statement (bruhh)." said Westbrook, who will probably be in the NBA's Defensive Teams list at the end of the season.

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Draftees Update:

Mark - 10.0

[Mark.]

Well my score guess certainly wasn't on target!

[Durant35]

I give .5 points if the score's close though. But, again it wasn't close.

Lakers came may come up later.

[Durant35]

Westbrook's 34, Thunder blazes through Lakers

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GAME RECAP | GAME STORY | TEAM STATS

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook (34 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST and 3 STL)
Thunder Down Under: Kevin Durant (25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK and 1 STL)
Thunder Protector: Kevin Martin (15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST and 1 STL)

This game was over right when the first buzzer sounded. The Oklahoma City Thunder jumped to an early 14-point lead through a 14-3 run. The Lakers couldn't catch up. The athletic, young Thunder squad outplayed them. The final score wasn't even close despite Kobe's 37-point season debut. Josh Smith was held to 13 points, and no other player scored higher than him except Kobe, who was mostly the one shouldering the load throughout the night.

Westbrook had a team-high 34 points en route to victory, while Kevin Durant did everything, filling up the stat sheet effortlessly. K-Mart was also big and filled in the scoring gap left by Ibaka due to a shooting slump for the Thunder Power Forward. Marresse Speights also had 12 points on 4-6 shooting.

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New Challenge!

Guess the score, result and PoTG of these simmed four games! I'll give you .5 if the score's close, but not exact. An immediate +8 points will be given to the one who answers all correctly!

OKC vs MIL
OKC vs DAL
OKC vs PHX
OKC vs NOP

Up next: Home-stand against mediocre teams! ^ then a BIG challenge awaits.

Draftees:

Mark - 10.0

[Mark.]

OKC vs MIL: Win, 132-101, Westbrook
OKC vs DAL: Win, 112-94, Durant
OKC vs PHX: Win, 120-80, Durant
OKC vs NOP: Win, 115-103, Westbrook

[Durant35]

Thunder trounce Bucks through a 32-point 4th

MIL | 22 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 81
OKC | 23 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 109

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant (28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST and 1 STL)

Thunder survives Mavs

DAL | 17 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 88
OKC | 19 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 98

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook (22 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST and 5 STL)

Suns get blown out by the Thunder, 108-82

PHX | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 82
OKC | 29 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 108

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant (25 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST and 2 BLK)

Thunder, now has a 10-Game winning streak

NOP | 19 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 91
OKC | 22 | 31 | 22 | 28 | 103

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant (29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST and 1 BLK)

Draftees:

Mark - 20.0



Guess Mark's my only contestant.

[Durant35]

9/11:
MEM Rec: Byron Mullens
CHA Rec: Darell Arthur

16/12:
HOU Rec: Danilo Gallinari
DEN Rec: Chandler Parsons, Cole Aldrich

"I wanted out of Denver, we get in the playoffs every year, but we can't even get into the WCF. It's all bullshit." stated Danilo. Every NBA player dreams of getting a championship. "Danilo Gallinari is an exceptionally good player who can probably play the 2-4 spots. We are very thrilled to have him here." - Daryl Morey

[Mark.]

Very interesting trade. IMO Danilo isn't too much of an upgrade over Parsons nowdays anyway.

[Ghost]

Nice one you have here. I based mine on yours because it's pretty good.
And about the Parsons/Gallinari trade, I think Parsons is way better.

[Durant35]

Mark., I think Parsons isn't really playing that much in my association. He's become a 10-15 guy in here.

Ghost, The Pau trade? Hahaha! Thanks! Following yours too! Care to put yourself in my draft pretty please?

[Ghost]

Sure, I'll PM you the info.

[Andrew_Wiggins]

Following! Loving the way this is developing! Also, ill PM you some draft info if thats ok for me to join!

[Durant35]

Everyone's still welcome to join! I think this is one of the reasons why I'm bored, cause there's only one active Draftee.

Come to think of it, I think Mark didn't put himself on the Draft. XD