OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

[Phil89]

1/4/10

Conference Standings

Eastern Conference
1. MIA* | 50-21 | N/A | .704
2. BOS* | 47-23 | 2.5 | .671
3. DET* | 40-30 | 9.5 | .571
4. CHA | 37-34 | 13.0 | .521
5. ORL | 36-34 | 13.5 | .514
6. NJN | 34-34 | 14.5 | .500
7. ATL | 34-35 | 15.0 | .493
8. NYK | 33-36 | 16.0 | .478
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9. CHI | 32-37 | 17.0 | .464
10.WAS | 32-37 | 17.0 | .464
11. MIL | 29-41 | 20.5 | .414
12. TOR | 29-42 | 21.0 | .408
13. IND | 27-45 | 23.5 | .375
14. CLE | 24-44 | 24.5 | .353
15. PHI | 22-48 | 27.5 | .314


Western Conference
1. OKC* | 51-19 | N/A | .729
2. POR | 46-24 | 5.0 | .657
3. LAL* | 46-25 | 5.5 | .648
4. DAL* | 43-26 | 7.5 | .623
5. PHX | 42-27 | 8.5 | .609
6. UTA | 41-28 | 9.5 | .594
7. HOU | 40-31 | 11.5 | .563
8. DEN | 36-34 | 15.0 | .514
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9. SAS | 33-37 | 18.0 | .471
10. NOH | 31-36 | 18.5 | .463
11. MEM | 30-41 | 21.5 | .423
12. MIN | 28-40 | 22.0 | .412
13. GSW | 28-43 | 23.5 | .394
14. SAC | 27-44 | 24.5 | .380
15. LAC | 19-51 | 32.0 | .271

* = Division Leader

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League Leaders

Points Per Game
1. Kobe Bryant - LAL - 32.8
2. Kevin Durant - OKC - 31.3
3. Deron Williams - UTA - 29.8
4. Antawn Jamison - CLE - 28.4
5. Stephen Jackson - CHA - 27.5

Rebounds Per Game
1. Chris Bosh - MIA - 13.0
2. Dwight Howard - ORL - 12.9
3. Al Horford - ATL - 12.7
3. Amare Stoudemire - NYK - 12.7
5. Joakim Noah - CHI - 12.5

Assists Per Game
1. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 10.4
2. Tyreke Evans - SAC - 10.3
3. Jameer Nelson - ORL - 9.8
4. Jason Kidd - DAL - 9.7
5. Russell Westbrook - OKC - 9.5
5. Steve Nash - PHX - 9.5

Steals Per Game
1. Kevin Durant - OKC - 2.6
2. Monta Ellis - GSW - 2.2
2. OJ Mayo - OKC - 2.2
4. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 2.2
5. Tyreke Evans - SAC - 2.0

Blocks Per Game
1. Brook Lopez - NJN - 3.1
2. Andrew Bogut - MIL - 2.9
3. Dwight Howard - ORL - 2.7
4. Al Horford - ATL - 2.6
5. Roy Hibbert - IND - 2.5


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Awards

Players of the Month
East
Amare Stoudemire - NYK
25.6 PPG - 13.2 RPG - 4.8 APG - 1.8 BPG - 1.1 SPG

West
Kobe Bryant - LAL
30.6 PPG - 3.9 RPG - 4.9 APG - 1.0 BPG - 2.1 SPG

Rookies of the Month
East
John Wall - WAS
15.6 PPG - 3.4 RPG - 6.5 APG - 1.2 BPG - 2.0 SPG

West
Blake Griffin - LAC
15.3 PPG - 12.5 RPG - 1.7 APG - 1.7 BPG - 1.2 SPG


MVP Candidates
Kobe Bryant - 32.8 PPG - 4.4 RPG - 4.5 APG - 1.4 BPG - 1.9 SPG
Kevin Durant - 31.3 PPG - 5.6 RPG - 2.3 APG - 1.5 BPG - 2.6 SPG
Deron Williams - 29.8 PPG - 1.9 RPG - 9.1 APG - 0.6 BPG - 1.7 SPG
Chris Bosh - 22.5 PPG - 13.0 RPG - 1.2 APG - 2.1 BPG - 1.4 SPG
Jeff Green - 21.4 PPG - 9.5 RPG - 4.5 APG - 2.3 BPG - 1.1 SPG


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Injury News

Dallas
29/03/10 - Brendan Haywood - Torn Achilles Tendon - 2-3 months

Houston
27/03/10 - Kevin Martin - Sprained Ankle - 1 week
01/04/10 - Luis Scola - Sore Thumb - Day-to-day

Los Angeles
08/03/10 - Steve Blake - Broken Wrist - 1 month

New Jersey
21/03/10 - Troy Murphy - Sprained Wrist - Day-to-day
29/03/10 - Anthony Morrow - Sore Finger - 1 week

New Orleans
21/03/10 - Emeka Okafor - Sprained Wrist - Day-to-day
27/03/10 - Peja Stojakovic - Sore Finger - 1 week

New York
15/03/10 - Danilo Gallinari - Torn Achilles Tendon - 2-3 months

Orlando
23/03/10 - Mickael Pietrus - Sprained Finger - Day-to-day

Portland
01/04/10 - Andre Miller - Sore Wrist - 1 week

San Antonio
26/03/10 - Manu Ginobili - Neck Spasm - Day-to-day

Toronto
25/03/10 - Jose Calderon - Broken Finger - 2 weeks
29/03/10 - Amir Johnson - Sore Toe - Day-to-day
29/03/10 - Joey Dorsey - Sore Calf Muscle - Day-to-day

Washington
11/03/10 - Yi Jianlian - Broken Bone in his Foot - Day-to-day

[Andrew]

Huge game from Bosh as well as LeBron, tough break. You certainly made up for it against the Magic though. Reckon you can take the scoring crown with Durant?

[Phil89]

Yeah, I could score 50+ with Durant in each of the last 12 games if that's what you mean?

I think I'll just concentrate on trying to win games and take the individual awards if they come though.

[rise]

Captain Jack is beasting it up!! (#5 in the NBA in points and the Cats are the 4th seed in the East!)

Hope you can win the scoring title and an MVP Award for KD!

[Andrew]

Yeah, I could score 50+ with Durant in each of the last 12 games if that's what you mean?

Sure, why not.

[Phil89]

2/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [51-19] vs Phoenix Suns [42-27]

Nash stars in Phoenix win



OKC - 28 27 25 28 108
PHX - 34 22 29 38 123

Player of the Game: Steve Nash



Video Highlights
Mullens gets a consolation dunk in the last few seconds.

[Phil89]

4/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [51-20] vs Los Angeles Lakers [46-25]

Durant seals Thunder comeback win with last second shot



OKC - 26 19 33 31 109
LAL - 28 31 29 19 107

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Mayo hits nothing but net with his early taken three.


Durant sinks the game winner with 0.1 seconds left.


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Pretty happy with this one. Not just because it's the Lakers, but because I've missed a lot of 'game winning' shots lately.

[Phil89]

6/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [52-20] vs Golden State Warriors [28-44]

Free scoring Thunder too good for Warriors



OKC - 27 33 34 34 128
GSW - 28 25 29 32 114

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Mayo dunks over Lee.

[Phil89]

8/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [53-20] vs Sacramento Kings [27-44]

Durant continues good form against Kings



OKC - 28 29 31 39 127
SAC - 29 22 24 34 109

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Ibaka blocks Evans, then Westbrook out sprints Thompson and dunks.

[Andrew]

Tough loss to the Suns, thanks in no small part to a typical "Steve Nash in NBA Live" performance. Great clutch win against the Lakers and a couple of impressive ones against the Kings and Warriors. Durant and Mayo are certainly pouring in the points.

[Radioman]

I like that Play against the Kings Westbrook is toooo fast

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[Phil89]

10/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [54-20] vs Minnesota Timberwolves [29-43]

Thunder thrash poor Wolves



OKC - 37 20 30 36 123
MIN - 21 22 16 27 86

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Brown's first touch of the game.


Green beats the buzzer at the end of the first quarter.

[Phil89]

12/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [55-20] vs Detroit Pistons [44-32]

Thunder extend winning streak to 5 with overtime win against Pistons



OKC - 32 21 21 26 20 120
DET - 26 26 28 20 14 114

Player of the Game: Tayshaun Prince



Video Highlights
Mayo slams it home.


Westbrook scores with 0.3 seconds left to tie it at 100-100.

[Phil89]

Miami re-match up next.

[Andrew]

Couple of nice wins there, the Timberwolves game was over in the first quarter. Hope you can gain revenge on the Heat!

[Phil89]

I've played 5 of the final 6 games already, but haven't been bothered typing up the box scores.

So I'll play the last game, type them up and post them all together.

[Radioman]

Playoff time

[Andrew]

Sounds good. Hope you've cracked the sixty win mark.

[Phil89]

14/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [56-20] vs Miami Heat [54-22]

Thunder lead all game against Heat



OKC - 34 32 30 23 119
MIA - 29 19 33 28 109

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Ibaka plays a perfect pass to Mayo, who dunks.

[Phil89]

16/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [57-20] vs New York Knicks [34-42]

Thunder continue winning streak against Knicks



OKC - 29 31 28 36 124
NYK - 19 28 23 34 104

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Durant with a reverse two-handed dunk.


Mayo makes the tough shot with contact, and the free throw.

[Phil89]

19/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [58-20] vs Dallas Mavericks [51-27]

Durant stars as Thunder hold off Mavs



OKC - 36 26 20 36 118
DAL - 32 28 17 36 113

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Ibaka intercepts the ball and takes it to the basket.

[Phil89]

21/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [59-20] vs Memphis Grizzlies [30-48]

Thunder win shoot-out against Grizzlies



OKC - 33 35 28 37 133
MEM - 32 35 27 29 123

Player of the Game: Jeff Green



Video Highlights
Dampier blocks Gasol, then Green takes it all the way to the rim.

[Phil89]

23/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [60-20] vs New Orleans Hornets [34-44]

Thunder win 10th straight after another offensive master-class



OKC - 33 37 40 23 133
NOH - 19 22 23 16 80

Player of the Game: Jeff Green



Video Highlights
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[Phil89]

25/4/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [61-20] vs Denver Nuggets [40-41]

Durant dominates as Thunder end season in style



OKC - 35 27 29 31 122
DEN - 24 25 28 33 110

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Durant hits an open three from the corner.

[Phil89]

Playoff time

Finally

Sounds good. Hope you've cracked the sixty win mark.

Just a little bit.