OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

[Andrew]

Nice comeback, cool to see Young step up and support your stars.

[Phil89]

4/12/13

Oklahoma City Thunder [14-4] vs Cleveland Cavaliers [10-6]

Brilliant CP3 leads Cavs to amazing win



OKC - 32 29 45 28 134
CLE - 31 38 39 43 151

Player of the Game: Chris Paul
(30pts, 22ast, 1reb, 1stl)


OKC _______ CLE
54-102 - FGM/A - 65-109
6-17 - 3PTM/A - 5-11
20-24 - FTM/A - 16-18
29 - Rebounds - 44
28 - Assists - 43
11 - Blocks - 11
8 - Steals - 8
21 - Turnovers - 19
14 - Fouls - 16


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 42
Chris Paul - 30
Javed Abdur Salam - 25
Vincenzo Carlos - 24
Howie Murphy - 23
Kevin Martin - 21
Marvin Williams - 20
Blake Griffin - 16
Michael Beasley - 16
James Harden - 15
Derrick Rose - 15
Roy Hibbert - 12
Rolf Young - 11

Assists
Chris Paul - 22
Derrick Rose - 16
Kevin Martin - 9
Vincenzo Carlos - 6
Blake Griffin - 4

Rebounds
Roy Hibbert - 11
Howie Murphy - 10
Vincenzo Carlos - 8
Marvin Williams - 8
Javed Abdur Salam - 6
Kevin Martin - 6
Rolf Young - 6

Video Highlights
Beasley ends the first quarter in style.


Young produces a powerful dunk.

[qfrmcpt310]

This might sound weird considering you're 14-5, but you've been loosing a lot of games this season lol. Teams competing better or just not in top form yet ?

[Phil89]

New sliders is the main reason I think.

[Andrew]

Tough loss, but an awesome game from Paul. Looks like they were just on fire from the second quarter onwards.

[Phil89]

There's been some crazy numbers in my games this season.

Chris Paul (30p, 22a), Tony Parker (35p, 20a), Derrick Rose (11p,31a) (20p, 25a) (20p, 22a), Aaron Brooks (40p, 16a).

Though I'd imagine the numbers in the cpu vs cpu sim games would be even bigger.

[Phil89]

5/12/13

Thunder free up rotations by sending Mayer to Phoenix



Oklahoma City today sent second-year rookie forward Crawford Mayer to Phoenix in exchange for a future first round draft pick.
According to sources with knowledge of the deal, the Suns also received both of the Thunder's 2013 draft picks as part of the trade.
Mayer, who was selected by the Thunder with pick 60 in last season's national draft, was deemed surplus to requirements by the team.
Thunder management are believed to rate recent number 4 pick Howie Jeffries and saw this deal as a way to get him more playing time.
They'll have free agency decisions to make next season on superstars Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose, along with promising rookie Rolf Young.
Mayer was also going to be a free agent and may not have been re-signed by the Thunder. He'll hope he can earn an extension with the Suns.
Jeffries, the 23 year old from Argentina, is seen as the next Al Jefferson. At 6 ft 10 and 270 lbs, he could be a dominant player in the future.

Oklahoma City receive
Suns' 2013 1st round pick

Projected line-up:
Roy Hibbert - Blake Griffin - Kevin Durant - James Harden - Derrick Rose
Bench options:
Michael Beasley, Rolf Young, Howie Jeffries, Kyle Korver, Eric Maynor, Jeremy Lin



Phoenix receive
Crawford Mayer - PF - 22 - $711k - 1 year (74)
Thunder's 2013 1st round pick
Thunder's 2013 2nd round pick

Projected line-up:
Spencer Hawes - Travis Outlaw - Jared Dudley - Martell Webster - Aaron Brooks
Bench options:
Crawford Mayer, Udonis Haslem, Chris Douglas Roberts, Josh Childress, Bobby Brown

[Andrew]

Seems like a solid minor move.

[Phil89]

With Beasley and Jeffries added to my bench rotation this year, I was finding it hard to give them all extended minutes. Plus there's Rolf Young.

Unfortunately for Mayer he was my least favourite bench player. I'm happy with my bench now: Jeffries - Young - Beasley - Korver - Maynor
Beasley & Young should probably swap to play their natural positions, but Young is nearly 7ft tall (with his afro ) so I figured he'd be a better rebounder.

[Phil89]

6/12/13

Oklahoma City Thunder [14-5] vs Detroit Pistons [9-9]

Gordon stars as Thunder lose second straight game



OKC - 26 33 44 26 129
DET - 34 27 43 34 138

Player of the Game: Ben Gordon
(47pts, 9st, 2reb, 1stl)


OKC _______ DET
46-101 - FGM/A - 55-90
5-20 - 3PTM/A - 8-18
32-35 - FTM/A - 20-30
30 - Rebounds - 41
27 - Assists - 38
9 - Blocks - 11
9 - Steals - 2
15 - Turnovers - 22
18 - Fouls - 20


Top Scorers
Ben Gordon - 47
Jarrett Jack - 28
Kevin Durant - 28
Roy Hibbert - 19
Rolf Young - 18
James Harden - 17
Derrick Rose - 16
Louis Amundson - 14
Linas Kleiza -13
Michael Beasley - 12
Howie Jeffries - 10
Blake Griffin - 8
Chris Duhon - 8
Theo Jeffries - 8

Assists
Derrick Rose - 15
Jarrett Jack - 13
Ben Gordon - 9
Linas Kleiza - 8
Blake Griffin - 5

Rebounds
Robin Lopez - 10
Roy Hibbert - 8
Blake Griffin - 7
Wayne Reid - 7
Logan Hartmann - 7
Louis Amundson - 6

Video Highlights
Rose gets past Kleiza and dunks.

[Andrew]

Gordon channeling my Dynasty there. Tough loss.

[Phil89]

I really need to stop my opponents' star player having huge games. I've lost 3 of my last 4 because Gordon, Paul and Parker have gone crazy.

[Phil89]

7/12/13

Oklahoma City Thunder [14-6] vs Denver Nuggets [8-10]

Thunder bench get extended run against Nuggets



OKC - 41 30 38 38 147
DEN - 33 29 26 32 120

Player of the Game: Rolf Young
(31pts, 7reb, 4ast, 2blk, 1stl)


OKC _______ DEN
60-97 - FGM/A - 49-92
6-17 - 3PTM/A - 6-17
21-21 - FTM/A - 16-21
30 - Rebounds - 27
41 - Assists - 28
10 - Blocks - 8
15 - Steals - 2
18 - Turnovers - 24
15 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Ty Lawson - 33
Rolf Young - 31
Kevin Durant - 23
Howie Jeffries - 22
Joakim Noah - 21
Paul Millsap - 19
Derrick Rose - 17
Blake Griffin - 16
Arron Afflalo - 16
Michael Beasley - 15
James Harden - 10

Assists
Ty Lawson - 11
Derrick Rose - 10
Arron Afflalo - 8
James Harden - 7
Eric Maynor - 7

Rebounds
Joakim Noah - 11
Paul Millsap - 7
Rolf Young - 7
Roy Hibbert - 6
Howie Jeffries - 6

Video Highlights
Rose palys a one-two with Harden before attacking the paint.

-----
My starters sat out the last quarter and a half.

[Andrew]

That's a pretty good way to break the trend.

[Phil89]

9/12/13

Oklahoma City Thunder [15-6] vs Utah Jazz [11-11]

Thunder lose unbeaten home record after flat performance against Jazz



OKC - 29 32 23 24 108
UTA - 31 28 28 28 115

Player of the Game: Al Jefferson
(20pts, 14reb, 3ast, 4blk, 1stl)


OKC _______ UTA
41-85 - FGM/A - 44-81
6-17 - 3PTM/A - 6-16
20-20 - FTM/A - 21-27
29 - Rebounds - 33
26 - Assists - 28
8 - Blocks - 12
5 - Steals - 5
16 - Turnovers - 15
16 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Randy Foye - 28
Al Jefferson - 20
Gordon Hayward - 19
Rolf Young - 18
Raymond Felton - 17
Derrick Favors - 16
Blake Griffin - 16
Kevin Durant - 16
Michael Beasley - 13
Howie Jeffries - 13
Roy Hibbert - 12
Derrick Rose - 11

Assists
Raymond Felton - 13
Derrick Rose - 10
Randy Foye - 8
Blake Griffin - 4
Eric Maynor - 4

Rebounds
Al Jefferson - 14
Derrick Favors- 8
Blake Griffin - 6
Roy Hibbert - 5
Kevin Durant - 5
Gordon Hayward - 4
Howie Jeffries - 4

Video Highlights
Harden sinks an open three.

-----
Not sure what happened here. I was winning by a point with 3 minutes left and just choked.

[Andrew]

Looks like you played a pretty good all-around team game, but no one was able to close it out for you at the end there.

[Phil89]

10/12/13

Oklahoma City Thunder [15-7] vs Houston Rockets [10-14]

Team effort from Thunder sees off poor Rockets



OKC - 36 24 31 22 113
HOU - 17 14 27 29 87

Player of the Game: Michael Beasley
(11pts, 5reb, 5ast, 1blk, 3stl)


OKC _______ HOU
40-82 - FGM/A - 37-85
7-23 - 3PTM/A - 2-10
26-26 - FTM/A - 11-18
31 - Rebounds - 41
28 - Assists - 14
9 - Blocks - 10
21 - Steals - 7
21 - Turnovers - 30
12 - Fouls - 16


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 20
Blake Griffin - 18
Gerald Wallace - 18
Jan Richards - 17
Jrue Holiday - 16
Chuck Hayes - 14
Rolf Young - 13
Howie Jeffries - 11
Michael Beasley - 11
James Harden - 10
Derrick Rose - 10

Assists
Derrick Rose - 6
James Harden - 5
Michael Beasley - 5
Eric Maynor - 5

Rebounds
DeAndre Jordan - 18
Dave Brown - 8
Roy Hibbert - 7
Howie Jeffries - 6
Michael Beasley - 5
Chuck Hayes - 5

Video Highlights
Rose sets up Durant for a dunk.


Korver with a buzzer beater at the end of the first quarter.


Jeffries shocks everyone by showing some nice range.

[Andrew]

Seems the all-around effort worked out a little better this time around. Nice win.

[Phil89]

12/12/13

Oklahoma City Thunder [16-7] vs Memphis Grizzlies [10-9]

Nelson has a night out in Oklahoma City



OKC - 31 20 26 39 18 134
MEM - 22 38 26 30 24 140

Player of the Game: Jameer Nelson
(36pts, 21ast, 2reb, 3stl)


OKC _______ MEM
51-104 - FGM/A - 59-98
6-24 - 3PTM/A - 7-14
26-27 - FTM/A - 15-16
29 - Rebounds - 38
35 - Assists - 35
9 - Blocks - 14
12 - Steals - 6
18 - Turnovers - 30
16 - Fouls - 16


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 38
Jameer Nelson - 36
Blake Griffin - 34
OJ Mayo - 29
Rudy Gay - 28
Brandon Bass - 23
Derrick Rose - 18
Rolf Young - 15
JaVale McGee - 14
James Harden - 13
Howie Jeffries - 10

Assists
Jameer Nelson - 21
Derrick Rose - 20
Brandon Bass - 6
OJ Mayo - 5

Rebounds
JaVale McGee - 16
Kevin Durant - 8
Rudy Gay - 7
Howie Jeffries - 6

Video Highlights
Durant sinks a three to close the gap late in the fourth.

[Andrew]

Ouch, looks like they just went off in the second quarter thanks to Nelson's efforts. Despite some of your big wins, I'd say those new sliders you're trying are definitely making the game more challenging.

[happysamuel]

WoW, just looked through this now, and its really interesting.
Definitely going to follow this now since the NBA season is over

[Phil89]

12/12/13

Breaking: Wade shocks Heat with trade request



Seven time all-star Dwyane Wade wants out of Miami. That's the word coming from sources with knowledge of the situation.
It's been revealed that the veteran guard has formally asked the Heat for a trade, with his hometown of Chicago being top of his list.
He reportedly met with Miami Heat general manager Pat Riley yesterday and told him he wants to be traded to the Chicago Bulls.
Normally if a player of his calibre asked to be traded it would be a disaster for his team, but Miami also have two MVPs on their roster.
Luckily for the Heat he still has two years remaining on his current contract and will likely still get them some quality pieces back.
Wade led the Heat to the 2006 title, but four straight finals losses has apparently made him feel like he needed a change of scenery.
It may actually be beneficial for the Heat to trade Wade as it could help them sort out some of the weak spots in their roster.
Their frontcourt needs an upgrade. They don't match up well against the Nets (Howard & Nene) and Knicks (Randolph & Stoudemire).
Early reports suggest that any trade between the Bulls and Heat would probably require a third team in order to reach a deal.
The Heat (15-5) are currently sitting on top of the eastern conference, whilst the Bulls (15-7) aren't too far behind in second.

[Andrew]

Interesting...

[qfrmcpt310]

Guess he's tired of loosing to the Thunder in the finals

[Martti.]

No way, he can't leave Miami.