OKC - 2011/12 - Thunder Three-peat

[Bucket]

21 assists.
Amazing game. Two records in two games.

[Andrew]

Nice work getting Westbrook into the 20-20 club. I think something went wrong with that first replay though, the camera seems to be stuck at midcourt so you can't see the block. Anyway, another impressive win, I'm guessing there'll be the tough game here and there but I'd say you're going to repeat.

[Phil89]

That's weird. I thought I had the right camera angle when I uploaded it

[Keef]

Westbrook's a beast . In my dynasty, he improved so drastically it was hard to believe. He went from something like a 79 overall in the first year to 87 overall by the third .

[Phil89]

22/2/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [43-8] vs San Antonio Spurs [26-24]

Thunder record third straight 40+ point win



OKC - 36 35 40 30 141
SAS - 20 27 19 32 98

Player of the Game: LaMarcus Aldridge

Top Scorers
Richard Jefferson - 30
LaMarcus Aldridge - 29
Brandon Roy - 27
Tony Parker - 24
Kevin Durant - 21
Manu Ginobili - 16
Greg Oden - 13
Kenyon Martin - 12
Russell Westbrook - 10
Roy Hibbert - 10

Assists
Tony Parker - 9
Russell Westbrook - 8
LaMarcus Aldridge - 5
Greg Oden - 4
JJ Redick - 4
Jeff Green - 4

Rebounds
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Greg Oden - 11
Brad Miller - 10
Tim Duncan - 9
Richard Jefferson - 6
Brandon Roy - 6
Russell Westbrook - 5
Roy Hibbert - 5

Video Highlights
Roy starts and finishes a nice team move.
Flash

Roy finishes the first quarter with a three.
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My bench contributed 41 points. I gave Martin, Redick, Green, Harden and Hibbert about 10 minutes each.

[Andrew]

Yeah, I'd say the league is at your mercy. Nifty passing in the first video.

[cavs4872]

Holy crap dude! I think that it's time to change the difficulty.

[Axel The Great]

OK, you seriously have something against the Southwest division. Time to change those sliders.

[Phil89]

24/2/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [44-8] vs Utah Jazz [27-26]

Thunder hot streak continues against Jazz



OKC - 30 35 25 33 123
UTA - 14 26 18 29 87

Player of the Game: Mehmet Okur

Top Scorers
Mehmet Okur - 27
JJ Redick - 22
Deron Williams - 21
Kevin Durant - 20
LaMarcus Aldridge - 18
Brandon Roy - 15
Andrei Kirilenko - 11
Carlos Boozer - 10
Greg Oden - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 11
Ronnie Price - 6
Deron Williams - 5
Kevin Durant - 5
Brandon Roy - 4
Jeff Green - 4
Mike James - 4

Rebounds
Mehmet Okur - 11
Carlos Boozer - 9
Jeff Green - 8
LaMarcus Aldridge - 7
Roy Hibbert - 7
Greg Oden - 5
Brandon Roy - 5

Video Highlights
JJ Redick knocking down a three on the buzzer.
Flash

Roy makes the lay-up despite contact.
Flash

[Phil89]

I don't really think I need to change the difficulty. In the last 4 games the opposition is still scoring about the same as they normally do.
I just seem to be scoring 20-40 points more than I usually do for some reason. My offense is really clicking at the moment.

Actually, maybe it's because my bench guys are scoring at the same rate as my starters. They've contributed 40+ points in the last couple of games.

[Phil89]

28/2/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [45-8] vs Atlanta Hawks [27-26]

Thunder's hot form continues against Hawks



OKC - 28 29 26 32 115
ATL - 22 15 15 24 76

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
James Harden - 26
Joe Johnson - 25
Kevin Durant - 24
Brandon Roy - 20
Mike Bibby - 16
Marvin Williams - 15
JJ Redick - 13
Greg Oden - 12
LaMarcus Aldridge - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 9
Brandon Roy - 4
Marvin Williams - 4
Mike Bibby - 4

Rebounds
LaMarcus Aldridge - 8
Al Horford - 8
Zaza Pachulia - 7
Greg Oden - 7
Roy Hibbert - 5
Jeff Green - 5
Kevin Durant - 4
Marvin Williams - 4

Video Highlights
Oden blocks Horford's shot.
Flash

Westbrook steals it, Harden dunks it.
Flash

Jeff Green throws a perfect alley-oop pass to Harden.
Flash

[Andrew]

Just too easy for you at the moment. As always, nice job with the screenshot and video highlights. Westbrook's hustle play that leads to the fast break dunk is my favourite.

[Phil89]

Yeah the other teams just aren't showing up lately. But the games against the Lakers, Suns and Nuggets were all very competitive.

I'm contemplating moving the difficulty up to Superstar, but I'm a bit hesitant because last time I did that it made me really mad.
For the moment I'm just giving my bench players more time. Redick and Harden have top scored in my last 2 games.

[Andrew]

Yeah Superstar is brutal in NBA Live 10. Maybe go with slider tweaks first, or be prepared to tweak the sliders a bit on Superstar to make things a little fairer while still being challenging. All-Star difficulty was actually the popular suggestion of the dev team.

[Murat]

Sorry for this because you win your last 5 games with +30 margin.

[Phil89]

1/3/11

Conference Standings

Eastern Conference
1. ORL | 37-19 | N/A | .661 | = | [6-3]
2. CLE | 35-20 | 1.5 | .636 | +1 | [9-2]
3. CHI | 31-24 | 5.5 | .564 | +1 | [6-6]
4. BOS | 32-25 | 5.5 | .561 | +2 | [8-4]
5. DET | 32-25 | 5.5 | .561 | -3 | [5-6]
6. TOR | 30-25 | 6.5 | .545 | -1 | [6-5]
7. ATL | 28-27 | 8.5 | .509 | +2 | [7-5]
8. IND | 26-27 | 9.5 | .491 | -1 | [4-8]
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9. CHA | 27-30 | 10.5 | .474 | +1 | [6-8]
10. WAS | 27-30 | 10.5 | .474 | -2 | [4-7]
11. NYK | 26-30 | 11.0 | .464 | = | [5-5]
12. NJN | 26-31 | 11.5 | .456 | = | [7-4]
13. PHI | 24-31 | 12.5 | .436 | = | [6-5]
14. MIL | 22-34 | 15.0 | .393 | = | [5-6]
15. MIA | 20-37 | 17.5 | .351 | = | [5-9]


Western Conference
1. OKC | 46-8 | N/A | .852 | = | [10-1]
2. DEN | 34-20 | 12.0 | .630 | +4 | [9-1]
3. LAL | 35-23 | 13.0 | .603 | = | [6-5]
4. HOU | 31-22 | 14.5 | .585 | = | [5-4]
5. PHX | 33-24 | 14.5 | .579 | -3 | [4-7]
6. DAL | 27-27 | 19.0 | .500 | +1 | [4-9]
7. SAS | 29-27 | 18.0 | .518 | +1 | [5-6]
8. UTA | 27-27 | 19.0 | .500 | -3 | [3-8]
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9. GSW | 27-31 | 21.0 | .466 | +1 | [6-6]
10. LAC | 24-32 | 23.0 | .429 | +2 | [7-5]
11. NOH | 23-33 | 24.0 | .411 | -2 | [3-9]
12. MIN | 20-35 | 26.5 | .364 | +1 | [6-5]
13. MEM | 19-36 | 27.5 | .345 | -2 | [2-9]
14. SAC | 20-36 | 27.0 | .357 | = | [6-6]
15. POR | 19-41 | 30.0 | .317 | = | [6-7]

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League Leaders

Points Per Game
1. Deron Williams - UTA - 25.0
2. LeBron James - CLE - 24.9
2. Kevin Durant - OKC - 24.9
4. Dwyane Wade - MIA - 24.8
5. Brandon Roy - OKC - 23.5

Rebounds Per Game
1. Dwight Howard - ORL - 12.0
2. Al Jefferson - MIN - 10.9
3. Yao Ming - HOU - 10.5
4. LaMarcus Aldridge - OKC - 10.3
4. Marcus Camby - POR - 10.3

Assists Per Game
1. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 9.2
2. Jameer Nelson - ORL - 8.3
3. Chauncey Billups - DEN - 8.2
4. Rodney Stuckey - DET - 7.8
5. Steve Nash - PHX - 7.7

Steals Per Game
1. Russell Westbrook - OKC - 3.0
2. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 2.0
3. Brandon Roy - OKC - 1.7
3. Monta Ellis - GSW - 1.7
3. Kevin Durant - OKC - 1.7
3. Michael Redd - MIL - 1.7

Blocks Per Game
1. Emeka Okafor - NOH - 2.7
1. Yao Ming - HOU - 2.7
3. Tyson Chandler - CHA - 2.6
3. LaMarcus Aldridge - OKC - 2.6
5. Dwight Howard - ORL - 2.3

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Awards

Players of the Month
East
Joe Johnson - ATL
28.4 PPG - 3.5 RPG - 2.8 APG - 0.7 BPG - 2.0 SPG

West
Brandon Roy - OKC
25.8 PPG - 3.4 RPG - 3.2 APG - 1.1 BPG - 2.0 SPG

Rookies of the Month
East
Rasheed Duffy - MIL
9.9 PPG - 8.0 RPG - 1.0 APG - 0.8 BPG - 1.0 SPG

West
Alan Edwards - MIN
10.5 PPG - 7.8 RPG - 1.2 APG - 1.1 BPG - 1.3 SPG


MVP Candidates
Kevin Durant - 24.9 PPG - 4.2 RPG - 2.2 APG - 1.1 BPG - 1.7 SPG
Brandon Roy - 23.5 PPG - 3.9 RPG - 2.9 APG - 1.0 BPG - 1.7 SPG
LaMarcus Aldridge - 16.9 PPG - 10.3 RPG - 2.8 APG - 2.6 BPG - 0.6 SPG
LeBron James - 24.9 PPG - 5.1 RPG - 1.9 APG - 1.8 BPG - 1.4 SPG
Kobe Bryant - 21.7 PPG - 3.3 RPG - 3.7 APG - 1.2 BPG - 1.6 SPG

[Andrew]

Nice to see the Bulls up there in the East. Good work picking up Player of the Month honours for Roy, too.

[Phil89]

2/3/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [46-8] vs Cleveland Cavaliers [35-20]

Durant and LeBron duel delights crowd



OKC - 29 31 29 25 114
CLE - 26 22 27 31 106

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 46
LeBron James - 42
Devin Harris - 34
Brandon Roy - 26
Delonte West - 13
JJ Redick - 12
Greg Oden - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 12
Devin Harris - 6
JJ Redick - 4
Greg Oden - 3
Roy Hibbert - 3
Jeff Green - 3

Rebounds
Carl Landry - 12
Anderson Varejao - 10
Jeff Green - 8
LaMarcus Aldridge - 7
Kevin Durant - 6
Roy Hibbert - 6
Greg Oden - 5
Delonte West - 5

Video Highlights
Oden sets the screen on LeBron, allowing Durant a clear path to the rim.
Flash

Oden dunks over 3 Cavs players.
Flash

Jeff Green sinks a massive three over LeBron.
Flash

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Oden and Aldridge sat out a lot of the game with foul trouble. That's why their rebound numbers are down and Green and Hibbert have more.

[Andrew]

I was wondering about that until I saw your note, I was going to say they did a pretty good job keeping you off the boards. Sounds like a great scoring dual though with a bit more of a challenge this time around. Good job coming out on top.

[Martti.]

Why is LeBron #24?

[Phil89]

Because he was traded to Utah for Deron Williams and I undid the trade. I don't think anyone is using #23 though.

[Bucket]

Why is LeBron #24?

He is a big Kobe fan.


OKC is the best team, and three MVP candidates

[Phil89]

4/3/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [47-8] vs New Jersey Nets [27-31]

Thunder triumph despite Williams scoring 55



OKC - 37 26 20 42 125
NJN - 29 31 26 31 117

Player of the Game: Mo Williams

Top Scorers
Mo Williams - 55
Jeff Green - 22
Brandon Roy - 18
Russell Westbrook - 18
Greg Oden - 15
Kevin Durant - 15
Keyon Dooling - 15
Stephen Jackson - 14
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
James Harden - 12

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 9
Keyon Dooling - 7
Stephen Jackson - 6
Brook Lopez - 4
Mo Williams - 4
LaMarcus Aldridge - 4

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 16
Yi Jianlian - 13
Greg Oden - 10
LaMarcus Aldridge - 7
Brandon Roy - 7
Keyon Dooling - 5

Video Highlights
Aldridge stops Dooling in his tracks with a block.
Flash

Durant dunks over 2 defenders.
Flash

A quick passing move ends with Redick sinking a three.
Flash

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Durant picked up his 5th foul late in the third quarter and didn't really feature in the fourth. Hence his low scoring.
Also, I found out why those last few games were so easy. Somehow the difficulty was set to Pro.
I've no idea how that happened because I've been playing All-Star for months.

[Andrew]

Weird, but at least you don't have to step up to Superstar difficulty just yet. Good win, sounds like Williams was tough to handle in that one. Your better balanced attack clearly prevailed though.

[Phil89]

Good win, sounds like Williams was tough to handle in that one.

For most of the game neither team lead by more than 4 points. Williams was having one of those games where he couldn't miss.

Your better balanced attack clearly prevailed though.

That's what I like about my team. Even guys like Harden, Redick and Green off the bench can put up 20-30 point games if needed.

I just passed the 2/3 mark of the season and I'm looking forward to the Playoffs.