OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

27/2/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [38-15] vs New Orleans Hornets [20-30]

Thunder win entertaining game against Hornets



OKC - 29 29 38 33 129
NOH - 33 31 26 27 117

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Mayo spins around Ariza and dunks.
Flash

That's an uncharacteristic loss to the Pistons. The next three games are more like it.

It was a very poor game for Westbrook. Only 4 points and 3 assists. Although he did struggle with foul trouble.

Is Deron's brilliant master-class of 20 turnovers a record by any chance?

I believe so.

1/3/10

Conference Standings

Eastern Conference
1. BOS* | 40-16 | N/A | .714
2. MIA* | 39-18 | 1.5 | .684
3. CHA | 31-26 | 9.5 | .544
4. ORL | 30-25 | 9.5 | .545
5. NJN | 29-24 | 9.5 | .547
6. ATL | 29-25 | 10.0 | .537
7. DET* | 28-24 | 10.0 | .538
8. MIL | 28-28 | 12.0 | .500
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9. WAS | 27-29 | 13.0 | .482
10. CHI | 26-29 | 13.5 | .473
11. TOR | 24-33 | 16.5 | .421
12. NYK | 22-31 | 16.5 | .415
13. CLE | 17-36 | 21.5 | .321
14. IND | 16-41 | 24.5 | .281
15. PHI | 16-42 | 25.0 | .276


Western Conference
1. OKC* | 39-15 | N/A | .722
2. POR | 36-18 | 3.0 | .667
3. HOU* | 36-21 | 4.5 | .632
4. PHX* | 34-20 | 5.0 | .630
5. LAL | 34-21 | 5.5 | .618
6. DAL | 33-24 | 7.5 | .579
7. UTA | 30-25 | 9.5 | .545
8. DEN | 27-28 | 12.5 | .491
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9. SAC | 25-29 | 14.0 | .463
10. SAS | 25-29 | 14.0 | .463
11. GSW | 25-31 | 15.0 | .446
12. MEM | 24-33 | 16.5 | .421
13. MIN | 23-31 | 16.0 | .426
14. NOH | 20-32 | 18.0 | .385
15. LAC | 14-43 | 26.5 | .246

* = Division Leader

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League Leaders

Points Per Game
1. Kobe Bryant - LAL - 33.5
2. Kevin Durant - OKC - 32.0
3. Deron Williams - UTA - 29.3
3. Antawn Jamison - CLE - 29.3
5. Kevin Martin - HOU - 26.6

Rebounds Per Game
1. Chris Bosh - MIA - 13.0
2. Dwight Howard - ORL - 12.5
2. Al Horford - ATL - 12.5
2. Amare Stoudemire - NYK - 12.5
5. Samuel Dalembert - SAC - 12.3

Assists Per Game
1. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 10.3
2. Tyreke Evans - SAC - 10.1
3. Jameer Nelson - ORL - 9.6
3. Russell Westbrook - OKC - 9.6
5. Jason Kidd - DAL - 9.5
5. Deron Williams - UTA - 9.5

Steals Per Game
1. Kevin Durant - OKC - 2.8
2. Monta Ellis - GSW - 2.4
3. OJ Mayo - OKC - 2.1
3. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 2.1
5. Tyreke Evans - SAC - 2.0

Blocks Per Game
1. Brook Lopez - NJN - 3.4
2. Johan Petro - NJN - 3.0
3. Andrew Bogut - MIL - 3.0
4. Al Horford - ATL - 2.6
4. Roy Hibbert - IND - 2.6
4. Anderson Varejao - CLE - 2.6


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Awards

Players of the Month
East
Joe Johnson - ATL
27.5 PPG - 3.7 RPG - 8.2 APG - 0.7 BPG - 1.2 SPG

West
Brandon Roy - POR
27.2 PPG - 5.8 RPG - 5.0 APG - 0.6 BPG - 1.4 SPG

Rookies of the Month
East
John Wall - WAS
18.1 PPG - 3.1 RPG - 7.4 APG - 0.9 BPG - 1.8 SPG

West
Blake Griffin - LAC
13.8 PPG - 9.6 RPG - 1.5 APG - 1.7 BPG - 1.9 SPG


MVP Candidates
Kevin Durant - 32.0 PPG - 5.9 RPG - 2.3 APG - 1.6 BPG - 2.8 SPG
Kobe Bryant - 33.5 PPG - 4.5 RPG - 4.4 APG - 1.5 BPG - 1.8 SPG
Deron Williams - 29.3 PPG - 1.8 RPG - 9.5 APG - 0.6 BPG - 1.7 SPG
Jeff Green - 22.4 PPG - 9.6 RPG - 4.5 APG - 2.4 BPG - 1.0 SPG
Chris Bosh - 22.2 PPG - 13.0 RPG - 1.0 APG - 2.1 BPG - 1.3 SPG


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Injury News

Atlanta
23/02/2010 - Josh Smith - Pulled Calf Muscle - 1 week
27/02/2010 - Jamal Crawford - Strained Shoulder - 2 weeks

Boston
23/02/2010 - Rajon Rondo - Broken Bone in his Foot - 1 week
25/02/2010 - Von Wafer - Back Spasm - 2 weeks

Chicago
25/02/2010 - Matt Barnes - Broken Nose - 1 week

Cleveland
26/02/2010 - Anderson Varejao - Sore Calf Muscle - Day-to-day

Dallas
24/02/2010 - Jason Terry - Sore Wrist - Day-to-day
25/02/2010 - Ian Mihinmi - Sore Foot - Day-to-day

Denver
19/02/2010 - Arron Afflalo - Bone Spur in his Ankle - 2 weeks

Golden State
23/02/2010 - Andris Biedrins - Neck Spasm - 1 week
26/02/2010 - Brandan Wright - Sore Wrist - Day-to-day

Houston
26/02/2010 - Yao Ming - Sore Foot - Day-to-day
26/02/2010 - Kyle Lowry - Broken Nose - 2 weeks

Indiana
20/02/2010 - Jeff Foster - Broken Finger - Day-to-day
26/02/2010 - Mike Dunleavy - Broken Nose - 2 weeks

Los Angeles
19/02/2010 - Jarron Collins - Broken Bone in his Foot - 2 weeks
24/02/2010 - Chris Kaman - Sore Foot - Day-to-day

New Jersey
28/02/2010 - Anthony Morrow - Sore Thumb - Day-to-day

New York
19/02/2010 - Bill Walker - Sprained Toe - 2 weeks

Portland
20/02/2010 - Joel Prztbilla - Bruised Rib - Day-to-day

Sacramento
24/02/2010 - Jason Thompson - Sore Thumb - 1 week

Toronto
17/02/2010 - Jarrett Jack - Broken Wrist - 2 weeks
25/02/2010 - Julian Wright - Bone Spur in his Foot - 2 weeks
26/02/2010 - Tyrus Thomas - Sprained Thumb - Day-to-day
28/02/2010 - Ed Davis - Sore Neck - 1 week

Washington
22/02/2010 - Andray Blatche - Broken Toe - 1 month
01/03/2010 - Nick Young - Sprained Foot - 2 weeks

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Transactions
11/02/2010 - Los Angeles trades M.Barnes to Chicago for K.Thomas.

Last edited by Phil89 on Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.

1/3/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [39-15] vs Houston Rockets [36-21]

Thunder prevail in tight game



OKC - 29 18 30 38 115
HOU - 26 26 27 31 110

Player of the Game: Jeff Green



Video Highlights
Durant hits an open three from the corner.
Flash

Durant with great vision to find a wide open Green at the top of the key, who sinks a three.
Flash

3/3/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [40-15] vs San Antonio Spurs [25-29]

Spurs end Thunder's winning streak at 4



OKC - 18 23 33 30 104
SAS - 26 25 33 29 113

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Westbrook plays a great pass to find Mayo in the paint.
Flash

4/3/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [40-16] vs Minnesota Timberwolves [23-32]

Brown has big night off bench as Thunder win



OKC - 23 32 28 31 114
MIN - 22 22 34 26 104

Player of the Game: Jeff Green



Video Highlights
Mayo gets his defender in the air, then uses the space to sink a three.
Flash

Ibaka dunks over Flynn.
Flash

Durant blocks Flynn at the rim.
Flash

Pretty close race at the top of each conference. Hard luck against the Spurs, looks like a tough night for Westbrook. Solid wins over the Rockets and Timberwolves though.

There's some tough games coming up. Lakers up soon and I finally get to play the Heat at the end of March.

Good stuff. I reckon 55-60 wins isn't out of the question at this point.

6/3/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [41-16] vs Minnesota Timberwolves [23-33]

Excellent free throw shooting gets Thunder over the line



OKC - 27 25 22 21 95
MIN - 25 21 24 22 92

Player of the Game: Jeff Green



Video Highlights
Brown sinks a long three.
Flash

Nice job getting to the line and making them count.

8/3/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [42-16] vs Los Angeles Clippers [16-45]

Green grabs triple-double as Thunder hold off Clippers



OKC - 35 28 29 26 118
LAC - 32 22 29 24 107

Player of the Game: Jeff Green



Video Highlights
Mayo dunks over Kaman.
Flash

Durant makes sure he has the last shot of the half.
Flash
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Mayo was immense in the first quarter. He had 18 pts (8-8 FGM/A), 2 assists, 1 rebound and 1 block.

11/3/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [43-16] vs Los Angeles Lakers [39-22]

Thunder repel late rally by Lakers to win



OKC - 29 40 29 27 125
LAL - 31 19 31 35 116

Player of the Game: Kobe Bryant



Video Highlights
Westbrook gets past Fisher and dunks.
Flash

Brown sinks a three right in front of the Lakers bench.
Flash
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I went on a 22-7 run in the last couple of minutes of the second quarter. Basically set up the win there.
I tried to give me bench guys an extended run in the fourth, but aparently a 17 point lead isn't quite 'garbage time' against the Lakers.
Had to send in the starters to make sure of the win.

Wow nice game by Green with that triple-double. Durantula - huge as always.

Nice wins. Is that Green's third or fourth triple double on the season?

Fourth. He's also had 25 double-doubles.

Something tells me he'll be getting a new contract at the end of the season.

I should think so. Since you've made some moves to try and make a run at some free agents though, do you have anyone in particular in mind?

I checked the list of expiring contracts and these are some of the ones that interest me:

Tony Parker, Yao Ming, Aaron Brooks, Joakim Noah, Marc Gasol, Al Horford, JR Smith, Rodney Stuckey, Michael Conley, Marcus Thornton
Mario Chalmers, Tyson Chandler, Delonte West, Arron Afflalo, DeAndre Jordan, Kendrick Perkins, Corey Brewer, Greg Oden, Thaddeus Young
Jared Dudley, Luc Mbah a Moute, Sebastian Telfair, Wilson Chandler, Nick Young, Marco Belinelli, Glen Davis, Ronnie Price, Brandan Wright.

I'm aiming to secure a youngish big man. Also, I might try and grab a decent backup point guard.

Just hypothetically, can you sign a free agent and then immediately trade him to another team?
(I know it's possible in the game, I just mean could it happen in real life or is it kinda harsh? )

There's a few decent players to choose from then.

Just hypothetically, can you sign a free agent and then immediately trade him to another team?
(I know it's possible in the game, I just mean could it happen in real life or is it kinda harsh? )

In real life, teams can only do it when re-signing their own free agents.

So if none of my preferred targets are available, it would be unrealistic to sign someone else and trade them for a player in the preferred position?
e.g. Sign a highly rated Shooting Guard and then trade for a Center.

Guess I'll just have to hope it doesn't come to plan B.

Correct, it wouldn't happen in real life. But for the purpose of the story, you could do it and say that those players were involved in a sign-and-trade deal that included multiple teams.

13/3/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [44-16] vs Phoenix Suns [37-21]

Nash has great game, but Thunder win



OKC - 27 34 28 24 113
PHX - 27 33 20 30 110

Player of the Game: Steve Nash



Video Highlights
Green slams home a double handed dunk.
Flash
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I held them scoreless for the last 2-3 minutes of the third quarter.
I let my bench play all of the fourth quarter, until the last minute when it was close.

It wouldn't be NBA Live without a dominant performance by Nash. Solid home win.