OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

[Phil89]

5/11/10

Thunder sign former Blazer Matthews



Oklahoma City have today signed guard Wesley Matthews to a deal reportedly worth $2.39m over 3 years.
The former Utah Jazz player was released by Portland during the recent off-season.
He is expected to compete with Acie Law as backup to Russell Westbrook at the point guard position.

[Phil89]

4/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [2-1] vs Sacramento Kings [1-2]

Durant the hero as Thunder just manage to win



OKC - 27 34 22 27 110
SAC - 35 19 20 35 109

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook


OKC _______ SAC
49-87 - FGM/A - 45-92
4-14 - 3PTM/A - 5-11
8-8 - FTM/A - 14-20
25 - Rebounds - 39
26 - Assists - 25
12 - Blocks - 7
12 - Steals - 2
13 - Turnovers - 17
14 - Fouls - 4


Top Scorers
OJ Mayo - 24
Tyreke Evans - 23
Samuel Dalembert - 22
Beno Udrih - 20
Russell Westbrook - 18
Kevin Durant - 17
Donte Greene - 16
Yao Ming - 14
Al Horford - 14
Jeff Green - 14
Corey Brewer - 10

Assists
Beno Udrih - 13
Russell Westbrook - 9
Al Horford - 8

Rebounds
Samuel Dalembert - 12
Jason Thompson - 11
Jeff Green - 6
Yao Ming - 5
DeMarcus Cousins - 5
Al Horford - 4

Video Highlights
Ibaka with a fast break dunk.


Durant beats the clock with this dunk and seals the win.

[Phil89]

5/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [3-1] vs Denver Nuggets [3-0]

Team effort helps Thunder to victory in Denver



OKC - 17 26 39 25 107
DEN - 27 22 15 31 95

Player of the Game: Al Horford


OKC _______ DEN
46-98 - FGM/A - 40-92
5-17 - 3PTM/A - 3-11
10-12 - FTM/A - 12-14
37 - Rebounds - 44
25 - Assists - 21
17 - Blocks - 6
7 - Steals - 4
13 - Turnovers - 25
11 - Fouls - 8


Top Scorers
Al Thornton - 24
Carmelo Anthony - 22
Kevin Durant - 20
JR Smith - 18
Al Horford - 13
Jeff Green - 13
OJ Mayo - 13
Wesley Matthews - 13
Shannon Brown - 13
Arron Afflalo - 12
Russell Westbrook - 10
Corey Brewer - 10
Nene - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 6
Al Horford - 5
Carmelo Anthony - 5
JR Smith - 4
Arron Afflalo - 4
Serge Ibaka - 4

Rebounds
Nene - 14
Carmelo Anthony - 11
Al Thornton - 7
OJ Mayo - 7
JR Smith - 6
Jeff Green - 6
Al Horford - 5
Kevin Durant - 5
Serge Ibaka - 5
Corey Brewer - 5

Video Highlights
Horford blocks Melo from behind.


Matthews throws down a one-handed dunk.

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Horford was immense at the defensive end. He finished with 7 blocks.

[Andrew]

Awesome way to end the Kings game, gamewinners don't come much more emphatic than that. Seems Horford's still struggling on the boards but a seven block game is nice. Good pickup in Matthews.

[Phil89]

7/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [4-1] vs Utah Jazz [3-1]

Thunder need overtime to beat Jazz



OKC - 32 22 17 24 23 118
UTA - 24 24 22 25 10 105

Player of the Game: Al Horford


OKC _______ UTA
50-99 - FGM/A - 43-95
5-15 - 3PTM/A - 4-15
13-17 - FTM/A - 15-20
46 - Rebounds - 41
29 - Assists - 23
7 - Blocks - 6
7 - Steals - 2
12 - Turnovers - 12
14 - Fouls - 11


Top Scorers
Deron Williams - 41
Kevin Durant - 27
OJ Mayo - 24
Al Horford - 20
Jeff Green - 18
Russell Westbrook - 12
Al Jefferson - 11
CJ Miles - 11
Paul Millsap - 10
Mehmet Okur - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 9
Deron Williams - 9
Al Horford - 6
Kevin Durant - 5
Al Jefferson - 5
Shane Battier - 4

Rebounds
Jeff Green - 16
Al Horford - 12
Al Jefferson - 12
Paul Millsap - 7
OJ Mayo - 6
Serge Ibaka - 5
Mehmet Okur - 5

Video Highlights
Durant weighs up his options before sinking the three over Battier.


Horford posterizes Millsap.


Bell gives the Jazz a 93-92 lead with a three. But Brown hits straight back to give the Thunder a 95-93 lead.

[Andrew]

12 rebounds for Horford, that's more like it.

[Phil89]

8/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [5-1] vs Indiana Pacers [2-3]

Thunder outclass Pacers



OKC - 40 31 30 33 134
IND - 31 25 17 28 101

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant


OKC _______ IND
57-94 - FGM/A - 38-79
4-11 - 3PTM/A - 8-19
16-20 - FTM/A - 17-21
33 - Rebounds - 24
25 - Assists - 16
9 - Blocks - 12
16 - Steals - 6
17 - Turnovers - 24
13 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Danny Granger - 25
Kevin Durant - 23
OJ Mayo - 17
Mike Dunleavy - 17
TJ Ford - 17
Darren Collison - 16
Jeff Green - 16
Wesley Matthews - 15
Russell Westbrook - 14
Shannon Brown - 13
Tyler Hansbrough - 12
Al Horford - 12
Serge Ibaka - 12
Corey Brewer - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 10
TJ Ford - 5
Mike Dunleavy - 4

Rebounds
Jeff Green - 10
Tyler Hansbrough - 10
Serge Ibaka - 6
Al Horford - 5

Video Highlights
Matthews beats the buzzer at the end of the first quarter.

[Phil89]

12 rebounds for Horford, that's more like it.

I'm hoping that he and Green can replicate what Oden and Aldridge did in my old Dynasty. 15-20 rebounds per game between them.

I'm considering my options via a trade, but for now I'm giving the team more time to gel.

[Andrew]

Yeah, you don't want to make too many trades too early on in the season. I did that in my Bulls Dynasty at the start of the second year and it did mess things up a little, though I managed to sort it out with subsequent trades and sticking with the roster since.

Nice win over the Pacers, they were definitely outclassed in that one.

[Phil89]

10/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [6-1] vs Atlanta Hawks [4-4]

Hawks win as Horford returns to Atlanta



OKC - 33 22 28 32 115
ATL - 27 31 33 28 119

Player of the Game: Joe Johnson


OKC _______ ATL
47-92 - FGM/A - 45-106
6-21 - 3PTM/A - 9-24
15-18 - FTM/A - 20-22
33 - Rebounds - 52
19 - Assists - 30
11 - Blocks - 6
14 - Steals - 8
15 - Turnovers - 21
14 - Fouls - 11


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 37
Joe Johnson - 30
Jamal Crawford - 29
Marvin Williams - 19
Russell Westbrook - 16
Josh Smith - 15
Al Horford - 14
OJ Mayo - 13
Jeff Green - 12
Mike Bibby - 11

Assists
Jamal Crawford - 10
Joe Johnson - 7
Grant Hill - 6
OJ Mayo - 4
Serge Ibaka - 4

Rebounds
Marvin Williams - 17
Josh Smith - 11
Al Horford - 10
Joe Johnson - 6
Jamal Crawford - 6
Jeff Green - 6
Serge Ibaka - 5

Video Highlights
Brown sinks a three under no pressure.


Brewer gives the Thunder a 115-113 lead late on.

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Brewer had a chance to tie the game with seconds left, but for some reason he shot a fade-away jumper into the back of the backboard when he was clean through to the basket. Pressing square half a step too early can cost you the game apparently.

[Andrew]

Tough loss, especially getting screwed over on that attempt by Brewer. While the layup control was fairly intuitive in NBA Live 10, I found myself experiencing similar issues or otherwise attempting something that didn't make sense and I didn't want to do at that time.

[Phil89]

11/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [6-2] vs New York Knicks [1-5]

Big numbers put up as Thunder beat Knicks



OKC - 33 33 31 41 138
NYK - 31 37 34 33 135

Player of the Game: Raymond Felton


OKC _______ NYK
53-88 - FGM/A - 55-101
5-16 - 3PTM/A - 9-15
27-28 - FTM/A - 16-19
30 - Rebounds - 37
34 - Assists - 32
7 - Blocks - 8
9 - Steals - 6
14 - Turnovers - 15
14 - Fouls - 14


Top Scorers
Danilo Gallinari - 37
Amare Stoudemire - 36
Jeff Green - 30
Raymond Felton - 29
Kevin Durant - 29
Al Horford - 28
Shannon Brown - 20
Kelenna Azubuike - 18
OJ Mayo - 15

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 20
Raymond Felton - 20
Jeff Green - 6
Amare Stoudemire - 5

Rebounds
Al Horford - 13
Amare Stoudemire - 13
Tiago Splitter - 6
Anthony Randolph - 6
Jeff Green - 5
Kevin Durant - 4
Nick Collison - 4
Danilo Gallinari - 4

Video Highlights
Nothing but net for Durant from down town.

[Phil89]

13/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [7-2] vs Toronto Raptors [3-5]

Thunder fall just short despite Mayo's big game



OKC - 23 16 26 28 93
TOR - 27 30 17 23 97

Player of the Game: Andrea Bargnani


OKC _______ TOR
40-80 - FGM/A - 40-78
4-13 - 3PTM/A - 1-6
9-9 - FTM/A - 16-22
29 - Rebounds - 33
23 - Assists - 18
5 - Blocks - 9
9 - Steals - 8
19 - Turnovers - 14
12 - Fouls - 8


Top Scorers
OJ Mayo - 37
Andrea Bargnani - 32
Jose Calderon - 17
Jarrett Jack - 17
Kevin Durant - 17
Jeff Green - 15
Al Horford - 12
Tyrus Thomas - 10

Assists
Al Horford - 8
Russell Westbrook - 8
Jarrett Jack - 7
Jose Calderon - 6
Tyrus Thomas - 4
Jeff Green - 4

Rebounds
Amir Johnson - 11
Tyrus Thomas - 8
Al Horford - 8
Andrea Bargnani - 7
Jeff Green - 5
OJ Mayo - 5
Kevin Durant - 4

Video Highlights
Westbrook hands off to Green who dunks emphatically.

[Phil89]

15/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [7-3] vs Golden State Warriors [3-6]

Thunder overrun determined Warriors late on



OKC - 21 35 30 28 114
GSW - 28 31 28 20 107

Player of the Game: Monta Ellis


OKC _______ GSW
44-95 - FGM/A - 44-93
4-12 - 3PTM/A - 5-16
22-27 - FTM/A - 14-16
36 - Rebounds - 41
26 - Assists - 30
7 - Blocks - 11
18 - Steals - 6
19 - Turnovers - 27
12 - Fouls - 15


Top Scorers
Jeff Green - 27
Monta Ellis - 27
Stephen Curry - 26
Caron Butler - 23
David Lee - 19
Al Horford - 17
Kevin Durant - 17
Shannon Brown - 14
Russell Westbrook - 12
OJ Mayo - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 15
Stephen Curry - 12
Monta Ellis - 6
David Lee - 6
Al Horford - 4

Rebounds
David Lee - 12
Al Horford - 11
Monta Ellis - 7
Serge Ibaka - 7
Jeff Green - 6
Andris Biedrins - 6
Brad Miller - 6
Stephen Curry - 5
OJ Mayo - 5

Video Highlights
Mullens blocks Lee in the paint.

[Phil89]

18/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [8-3] vs Sacramento Kings [5-5]

Thunder win first game of Sacramento double-header



OKC - 23 32 28 23 106
SAC - 16 22 19 27 84

Player of the Game: Jeff Green


OKC _______ SAC
44-87 - FGM/A - 37-75
4-16 - 3PTM/A - 2-5
14-15 - FTM/A - 8-12
30 - Rebounds - 33
24 - Assists - 20
14 - Blocks - 6
7 - Steals - 4
10 - Turnovers - 22
8 - Fouls - 8


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 23
OJ Mayo - 22
Tyreke Evans - 21
Beno Udrih - 17
Al Horford - 14
Byron Mullens - 12
Donte Greene - 11
Samuel Dalembert - 10
Jeff Green - 10
Russell Westbrook - 10

Assists
Jeff Green - 8
Beno Udrih - 7
Tyreke Evans - 5
Russell Westbrook - 5

Rebounds
Samuel Dalembert - 8
Jeff Green - 7
Yao Ming - 6
Jason Thompson - 6
Tyreke Evans - 5
Al Horford - 5
Kevin Durant - 5

Video Highlights
Green denies Evans in the paint.


Matthews sinks a looooooooooooong buzzer beater.

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Green also had 5 blocks.

[Phil89]

20/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [9-3] vs Sacramento Kings [5-6]

Thunder make it 3-0 against the Kings this season



OKC - 24 30 23 27 104
SAC - 25 29 18 22 94

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant


OKC _______ SAC
41-92 - FGM/A - 42-106
7-20 - 3PTM/A - 3-14
15-16 - FTM/A - 7-10
39 - Rebounds - 40
23 - Assists - 16
14 - Blocks - 20
12 - Steals - 3
22 - Turnovers - 22
7 - Fouls - 9


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 27
Beno Udrih - 24
Al Horford - 18
Jason Thompson - 17
OJ Mayo - 17
Serge Ibaka - 15
Samuel Dalembert - 14
Yao Ming - 13
Shannon Brown - 13
Jeff Green - 12

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 8
Beno Udrih - 8
Jeff Green - 5
Al Horford - 4
Tyreke Evans - 4

Rebounds
Samuel Salembert - 11
Al Horford - 9
Jeff Green - 8
Serge Ibaka - 7
Kevin Durant - 7
DeMarcus Cousins - 6
Yao Ming - 5
Jason Thompson - 5
OJ Mayo - 5

Video Highlights
Ibaka blocks Yao.


Mayo beats the buzzer after some good work from Brewer.

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I decided to start Ibaka instead of Mayo for this game to combat their height. It shook the rotations up a bit. Seemed to out work alright.

[Phil89]

Horford's rebounding is a bit up and down, but at least he is scoring and throwing in a few assists per game as well.

I'm playing Denver up next and luckily Nene just got injured. I'm expecting Horford to be able to out rebound Al Harrington.

[Andrew]

That Knicks game looked like a fun shootout. Nice to see Horford crashing the boards a little more and even flirting with a triple double.

[Phil89]

22/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [10-3] vs Denver Nuggets [10-2]

Thunder throw away early lead against Nuggets



OKC - 32 20 20 38 110
DEN - 25 29 30 35 119

Player of the Game: Al Thornton


OKC _______ DEN
48-100 - FGM/A - 53-108
8-19 - 3PTM/A - 3-10
6-6 - FTM/A - 10-12
37 - Rebounds - 45
31 - Assists - 34
11 - Blocks - 10
8 - Steals - 5
18 - Turnovers - 15
12 - Fouls - 4


Top Scorers
Al Thornton - 38
Kevin Durant - 37
Carmelo Anthony - 27
JR Smith - 24
Jeff Green - 24
OJ Mayo - 18
Al Horford - 12
Al Harrington - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 15
JR Smith - 10
Arron Afflalo - 10
Carmelo Anthony - 5
Chauncey Billups - 4
Al Horford - 4

Rebounds
Al Thornton - 15
Al Harrington - 12
Al Horford - 12
Jeff Green - 9
JR Smith - 5

Video Highlights
Melo's attempted dunk is blocked.

[Phil89]

That Knicks game looked like a fun shootout. Nice to see Horford crashing the boards a little more and even flirting with a triple double.

It certainly wasn't a defensive game.

I wouldn't be surprised to see both Horford and Green grabbing a triple-double at some point this season. Green had a few last season.

[Andrew]

Great numbers from Horford, shame about the blown lead though.

[Phil89]

24/11/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [10-4] vs Utah Jazz [7-6]

Thunder bounce back in stunning style against Jazz



OKC - 38 35 36 36 145
UTA - 18 28 34 33 113

Player of the Game: Al Horford


OKC _______ UTA
62-105 - FGM/A - 46-94
3-11 - 3PTM/A - 6-15
18-18 - FTM/A - 15-20
45 - Rebounds - 28
31 - Assists - 22
7 - Blocks - 13
12 - Steals - 4
13 - Turnovers - 20
13 - Fouls - 9


Top Scorers
Deron Williams - 33
Jeff Green - 31
Kevin Durant - 31
Al Horford - 22
OJ Mayo - 22
Paul Millsap - 20
Shannon Brown - 17
Raja Bell - 13
Mehmet Okur - 13
Al Jefferson - 12
CJ Miles - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 17
Deron Williams - 16

Rebounds
Al Horford - 15
Paul Millsap - 10
Al Jefferson - 7
Jeff Green - 7
Russell Westbrook - 6
Serge Ibaka - 5
Shane Battier - 5

Video Highlights
Brown hits a corner three.


Horford blocks Battier.

[Andrew]

Great win, there was no looking back after that first quarter. Nice performances by Durant, Westbrook and Horford, who seems to be racking up the boards now.

[kibaxx7]

Yep that first quarter was huge Great win to bounce back.

[Phil89]

Great win, there was no looking back after that first quarter. Nice performances by Durant, Westbrook and Horford, who seems to be racking up the boards now.

Yeah, he's settling in pretty well now. I think I'm balancing out the scoring better now too.

Yep that first quarter was huge Great win to bounce back.

I didn't even realise how far ahead I was until the quarter ended.