OKC - 2011/12 - Thunder Three-peat

[Andrew]

Sounds good.

[Phil89]

Can't believe I didn't think of this before. I can just take my PS3 back into the other room and use the cable in there. My brother just got a new TV so he put his old one in the other room. I'll do it after the Playoffs are finished, when I have some spare time.

Crisis averted

And I have continued playing games. They're very difficult at this stage of the playoffs.
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edit: Never mind. I've somehow managed to save another game over this one. So this is over I guess.

[Andrew]

Oh man, that sucks. I've done that before (as I'm sure others have), not just in NBA Live but with other games too and it's one of the most disappointing feelings in gaming. Sorry to hear it, this has been a great Dynasty. If you feel like starting another one - perhaps you'd could sim through to the Playoffs - then you might want to keep two save files in case something happens to one.

[Phil89]

I decided to start this game again. I did the same trades (Wallace and Gay).
All the other teams roster's are different, but mine is the same as it would have been. (Cleveland have LeBron and Bosh)
I simmed the first season and I'll pick this up from the start of the second season.
Really sucks. I was up to game 4 of the Finals against Boston. I beat the Lakers 4-1 and was leading 2-1 against Boston after losing game 1.
As far as the story goes, I think I'll just say Boston won the series and Championship.

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Here's the rest of the reports from the games I played. Just the stats as I can't be bothered with details.

Game 3

OKC - 17 30 29 33 109
LAL - 21 35 30 31 117

Player of the Game: Kobe Bryant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 52
Kobe Bryant - 40
Rudy Gay - 22
Manu Ginobili - 22
Jeff Green - 19

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 11
Derek Fisher - 7
Manu Ginobili - 6

Rebounds
Lamar Odom - 16
Al Jefferson - 15
Ben Wallace - 11
Kevin Durant - 9

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Game 4

OKC - 37 16 24 32 109
LAL - 20 32 21 19 92

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 45
Kobe Bryant - 31
Russell Westbrook - 22
Rudy Gay - 19
Lamar Odom - 19

Assists
Manu Ginobili - 7
Ron Artest - 5

Rebounds
Ben Wallace - 12
Jeff Green - 11
Al Jefferson - 11
Andrew Bynum - 10
Kobe Bryant - 8

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Game 5

OKC - 18 24 21 35 98
LAL - 22 24 22 22 90

Player of the Game: Kobe Bryant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 34
Kobe Bryant - 24
Jeff Green - 23
Manu Ginobili - 23
Russell Westbrook - 19

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 5
Manu Ginobili - 5

Rebounds
Al Jefferson - 14
Ben Wallace - 11
Lamar Odom - 9
Kobe Bryant - 9

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Western Conference Finals
(1) OKC vs LAL (2) - OKC wins series 4-1

Eastern Conference Finals
(1) CLE vs BOS (3) - BOS wins series 4-2

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Game 1

OKC - 22 25 16 23 86
BOS - 30 18 32 25 105

Player of the Game: Kevin Garnett

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 33
Ray Allen - 28
Rajon Rondo - 22
Paul Pierce - 18

Assists
Kevin Garnett - 7
Paul Pierce - 6
Rajon Rondo - 6
Russell Westbrook - 5

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett - 14
Rasheed Wallace - 12
Ben Wallace - 8

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Game 2

OKC - 23 31 28 27 109
BOS - 18 33 21 28 100

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 35
Paul Pierce - 29
Rudy Gay - 28
Ray Allen - 25
Jeff Green - 23

Assists
Rajon Rondo - 17

Rebounds
Jeff Green - 13
Rasheed Wallace - 13
Kevin Garnett - 12
Ben Wallace - 10
Kendrick Perkins - 8

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Game 3

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

OKC - 30 32 31 29 122
BOS - 18 21 35 26 100

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 31
Rudy Gay - 28
Rasheed Wallace - 23
Paul Pierce - 22
Russell Westbrook - 17

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 8
Rajon Rondo - 8

Rebounds
Rasheed Wallace - 14
Kevin Durant - 11
Kevin Garnett - 10
Ben Wallace - 9
BJ Mullens - 9

After losing game 1, I held on to win game 2. Then I went to Boston and dominated the Celtics to take a 2-1 lead.
As you would expect these games were the toughest of any I've played. But you want to be challenged at this point of the season.

[Andrew]

Again it's a real shame, it's been a great Dynasty and that looks like it would've been a great conclusion. I think it'd be fair if you declared yourself the champions as you were up 2-1 and I'd say on the way to winning it all but it's your Dynasty and story so that's up to you. Good luck in the new season!

[Phil89]

2011 Off-Season

Released

Ben Wallace
He was a great asset last season, but at 36 he is slowly losing his abilities. Free Agent currently.

Thabo Sefolosha
Was only used last season if other players were in foul trouble. Lacked offensive skills. Free Agent currently.

Kevin Ollie
Was inactive all season. Retired at the end of the season.

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Re-Signed

Rudy Gay - SF - 24 - 10.36m - 6 years
He was excellent last season. 6 years because this group is young and have many seasons together.

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Draft

Dilbert Benjamin - C - 22 - 442k - 2 years
I simmed the draft as I only had a crap second round pick.

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Free Agents Signed

Brandon Roy - SG - 26 - 12.12m - 6 years
One of the league's best shooting guards. I'll move Gay to power forward and Green can go to the bench and be an impact player.
It was either him or Stoudemire. I chose Roy because I like him better and I had Mullens to play center if I had no other big men.

Brendan Haywood - C - 30 - 4.45m - 1 year
Signed as a replacement for Wallace. 1 year because he is 30 and I wanted to keep my options open for next off-season.

Glen Davis - PF - 24 - 5.85m - 1 year
Signed on mid level exception for 1 year to add depth in the big man department. Will be used as a center or a forward.

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Roster

Starting Line-Up
C: Brendan Haywood
PF: Rudy Gay
SF: Kevin Durant
SG: Brandon Roy
PG: Russell Westbrook

Bench
Jeff Green
Glen Davis
BJ Mullens
James Harden
Kyle Weaver
Serge Ibaka
Nenad Krstic

Inactive
Dilbert Benjamin
Eric Maynor
DJ White

[dare]

Gay,Durant,Roy

[Bucket]

Jeff to the bench ? Why ?

[Andrew]

Nice moves, though I'd either bring Gay off the bench to anchor the second unit while starting Green, or start Durant at power forward.

[Martti.]

I'd have taken Amare. Amare-Green-Durant-Gay-Westbrook would be unbeatable. Your 3 best players now are all SG/SF-s

[Phil89]

2011 Starting Line-Ups

Atlanta Hawks
C - Zaza Pachulia
PF - Al Horford
SF - Josh Smith
SG - Joe Johnson
PG - Mike Bibby

Other new players: Stephen Jackson, Randy Foye.

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Boston Celtics
C - Rasheed Wallace
PF - Kevin Garnett
SF - Paul Pierce
SG - Ray Allen
PG - Rajon Rondo

Other new players: Joel Przbilla, John Salmons.

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Charlotte Bobcats
C - Tyson Chandler
PF - Boris Diaw
SF - Gerald Wallace
SG - Raymond Felton
PG - DJ Augustin

Other new players: Travis Diener, Rafer Alston.

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Chicago Bulls
C - Al Harrington
PF - Joakim Noah
SF - Luol Deng
SG - Kirk Hinrich
PG - Derrick Rose

Other new players: Von Wafer.

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Cleveland Cavaliers
C - Shaquille O'Neal
PF - Chris Bosh
SF - LeBron James
SG - Delonte West
PG - Daniel Gibson

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Dallas Mavericks
C - Erick Dampier
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
SF - Caron Butler
SG - Shawn Marion
PG - Jason Kidd

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Denver Nuggets
C - Nene
PF - Chris Andersen
SF - Carmelo Anthony
SG - JR Smith
PG - Chauncey Billups

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Detroit Pistons
C - Chris Wilcox
PF - Charlie Villanueva
SF - Tayshaun Prince
SG - Ben Gordon
PG - Rodney Stuckey

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Golden State Warriors
C - Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF - Andris Biedrins
SF - Corey Maggette
SG - Monta Ellis
PG - Stephen Curry

Other new players: Will Bynum.

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Houston Rockets
C - Yao Ming
PF - Luis Scola
SF - Trevor Ariza
SG - Kevin Martin
PG - Aaron Brooks

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Indiana Pacers
C - Troy Murphy
PF - Mike Dunleavy
SF - Danny Granger
SG - Dahntay Jones
PG - TJ Ford

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Los Angeles Clippers
C - Chris Kaman
PF - Blake Griffin
SF - Travis Outlaw
SG - Eric Gordon
PG - Baron Davis

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Los Angeles Lakers
C - Andrew Bynum
PF - Pau Gasol
SF - Ron Artest
SG - Kobe Bryant
PG - Derek Fisher

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Memphis Grizzlies
C - Marc Gasol
PF - Zach Randolph
SF - Ronnie Brewer
SG - OJ Mayo
PG - Mike Conley

Other new players: Kyle Lowry.

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Miami Heat
C - Jermaine O'Neal
PF - Michael Beasley
SF - Udonis Haslem
SG - Dwyane Wade
PG - Mario Chalmers

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Milwaukee Bucks
C - Andrew Bogut
PF - Dan Gadzuric
SF - Marcus Green**
SG - Michael Redd
PG - Nate Robinson

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Minnesota Timber Wolves
C - Al Jefferson
PF - Kevin Love
SF - Quentin Richardson
SG - Ramon Sessions
PG - Jordan Farmar

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New Jersey Nets
C - Brook Lopez
PF - Amare Stoudemire
SF - Larry Hughes
SG - Keyon Dooling
PG - Devin Harris

Other new players: Linas Kleiza.

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New Orleans Hornets
C - Emeka Okafor
PF - David West
SF - Peja Stojakovic
SG - James Posey
PG - Chris Paul

Other new players: Brad Miller.

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New York Knicks
C - Eddy Curry
PF - David Lee
SF - Tracy McGrady
SG - Wilson Chandler
PG - Chris Duhon

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Oklahoma City Thunder
C - Brendan Haywood
PF - Rudy Gay
SF - Kevin Durant
SG - Brandon Roy
PG - Russell Westbrook

Other new players: Glen Davis.

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Orlando Magic
C - Dwight Howard
PF - Marcus Camby
SF - Rashard Lewis
SG - Vince Carter
PG - Jameer Nelson

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Philadelphia 76ers
C - Samuel Dalembert
PF - Elton Brand
SF - Thaddeus Young
SG - Andre Iguodala
PG - Allen Iverson

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Phoenix Suns
C - Channing Frye
PF - Grant Hill
SF - Jason Richardson
SG - Leandro Barbosa
PG - Steve Nash

Other new players: Carl Landry, Sebastian Telfair.

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Portland Trail Blazers
C - Greg Oden
PF - LaMarcus Aldridge
SF - Mike Miller
SG - Rudy Fernandez
PG - Jerryd Bayless

Other new players: Marcin Gortat.

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Sacramento Kings
C - Drew Gooden
PF - Marvin Williams
SF - Andres Nocioni
SG - Zoran Markovic**
PG - Beno Udrih

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San Antonio Spurs
C - Marcos Ramos**
PF - Tim Duncan
SF - Richard Jefferson
SG - Manu Ginobili
PG - Tony Parker

Other new players: Kyle Korver.

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Toronto Raptors
C - Reggie Evans
PF - Andrea Bargnani
SF - Hedo Turkoglu
SG - Jose Calderon
PG - Mo Williams

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Utah Jazz
C - Tyrus Thomas
PF - Carlos Boozer
SF - Andrei Kirilenko
SG - Deron Williams
PG - Ronnie Price

Other new players: Gerald Henderson.

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Washington Wizards
C - Mehmet Okur
PF - Al Thornton
SF - Josh Howard
SG - Rasual Butler
PG - Gilbert Arenas

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** = Regen players

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Notes
- LeBron and Wade re-sign with their clubs.
- Joe Johnson re-signs with Atlanta.
- Brandon Roy signs with Oklahoma City.
- Stoudemire signs with New Jersey.
- New York decided to keep Tracy McGrady.
- The Celtics decide to stick together to have another go at getting a ring.
- Nowitzki, Ming and Iverson re-sign with their clubs.

[Phil89]

Jeff to the bench ? Why ?

Because I can't have 6 players on the court.

Nice moves, though I'd either bring Gay off the bench to anchor the second unit while starting Green, or start Durant at power forward.

Ok, I switched Durant and Gay. I prefer to have Gay to Green because he has more offensive skills.

I'd have taken Amare. Amare-Green-Durant-Gay-Westbrook would be unbeatable. Your 3 best players now are all SG/SF-s

I thought about it, but I wanted Roy and I was lining up Haywood anyway. Plus Amare has those ugly glasses.

[Bucket]

Mo Williams to CB#4 ?

[Phil89]

I'm not sure if that was a straight swap because I simmed the season. Crazy if it was.

My first game is against Boston

[Clutch]

I'd have taken Amare. Amare-Green-Durant-Gay-Westbrook would be unbeatable. Your 3 best players now are all SG/SF-s

definitely with Martti on this one; you gotta ton of offense but no BEAST; Big Baby is good start but no Amar'e (even with the 'ugly' glasses)

[Andrew]

2011 Starting Line-Ups

Chicago Bulls
C - Al Harrington
PF - Joakim Noah
SF - Luol Deng
SG - Kirk Hinrich
PG - Derrick Rose

Other new players: Von Wafer.

I really hope that doesn't turn out to be a prediction of Paxson's offseason moves.

[|)e8*]

Al Harrington at C? I thought he played SF and PF? And DUDE your roster is gonna slaughter everyone :O.

[Andrew]

He's started some games at centre for the Knicks in real life but if he signed with the Bulls I imagine he'd be playing power forward with Noah at centre. The game has a tendency to set unusual rotations though.

[|)e8*]

Yea, I think it set Nelson for my SF once

[Phil89]

Couple of changes for this season. I can't really be bothered writing up game reports at the moment, so I'll just have like game notes.
Also, because it's season 2 and lots of players are now on different teams, I'm going to highlight the players in their team colour.
And there will be no photos or videos, at this point in time anyway.
I may go back to my old design if I get internet back, but this is a lot less time consuming I must admit.
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28/10/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [0-0] vs Boston Celtics [0-0] (Away)

OKC - 23 19 34 29 105
BOS - 38 17 24 17 96

Notes
Thunder came back from being 15 points down at the half to win in a rematch of the 2010 NBA Finals.
Brandon Roy top scored on his Thunder debut with 34 points. Kevin Durant scored 29 and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Russell Westbrook had a busy night. He finished with 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 7 steals.
Rajon Rondo had mixed night for the Celtics. He did score 17 points and had 11 assists, but he also had 13 turnovers.

Player of the Game: Rasheed Wallace

Top Scorers
Brandon Roy - 34
Kevin Durant - 29
Rasheed Wallace - 24
Paul Pierce - 18
Rajon Rondo - 17
Rudy Gay - 17

Assists
Rajon Rondo - 11

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett - 13
Kevin Durant - 12
Ray Allen - 8
Brendan Haywood - 8
Rasheed Wallace - 6
Rudy Gay - 5

[Murat]

Started with defeating Celtics. It is . Roy made 34 and Durant 25, good.

[Andrew]

Understandable, frankly I'd have a little trouble getting back into the Dynasty after what happened to the original. Congrats on opening the season with a win.

[Phil89]

30/10/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [1-0] vs Philadelphia 76ers [0-1] (Away)

OKC - 25 22 36 32 115
PHI - 24 25 35 33 117

Notes
With 10 seconds left and the score at 115-112, Durant hit a 3 pointer to tie the game at 115-115.
Andre Iguodala then made a long jump shot to give the 76ers a 117-115 lead. He then blocked Brandon Roy's 3 point attempt to seal the win.
Brandon Roy continued his great start at his new club with 29 points. Allen Iverson finished the game with 31 points and 9 assists.
Oklahoma City might feel disappointed at losing this game, but Philadelphia definitely deserved their win.

Player of the Game: Allen Iverson

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 34
Allen Iverson - 31
Brandon Roy - 29
Elton Brand - 25
Andre Iguodala - 23
Rudy Gay - 17

Assists
Allen Iverson - 9

Rebounds
Samuel Dalembert - 13
Brendan Haywood - 11
Elton Brand - 9
Rudy Gay - 7
Patrick O'Bryant - 7
Andre Iguodala - 6

[|)e8*]

Tough loss,Sixers got a pretty nice roster

[Bucket]

What is the Jeff stats for this two games ?