OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

[Phil89]

I was going to post the video of it, but it ended up being a goaltending so it was less cool looking.

[Andrew]

Ah yes, that's another problem with screenshots and replays in general; either the finish isn't quite so good or a clipping issue or the like means it doesn't look quite as good as it did during gameplay.

[Phil89]

6/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [26-7] vs Cleveland Cavaliers [16-13]

Brilliant shooting in the fourth propels Cavs to win



OKC - 21 24 27 23 95
CLE - 16 26 32 34 108

Player of the Game: Baron Davis


OKC _______ CLE
44-92 - FGM/A - 48-87
6-14 - 3PTM/A - 1-6
1-2 - FTM/A - 11-18
35 - Rebounds - 39
29 - Assists - 30
3 - Blocks - 13
10 - Steals - 10
26 - Turnovers - 18
12 - Fouls - 1


Top Scorers
Antawn Jamison - 33
Baron Davis - 32
Kevin Durant - 27
James Harden - 16
Shannon Brown - 13
Brook Lopez - 12
Anderson Varejao - 12
Al Horford - 11
Thabo Sefolosha - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 18
Baron Davis - 13
JJ Hickson - 6
Bobby Brown - 5

Rebounds
Awtawn Jamison - 14
Brook Lopez - 8
Al Horford - 7
Kevin Durant - 7
Anderson Varejao - 6
Joel Anthony - 6

Video Highlights
Durant sinks a corner three.


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They shot 70% in the fourth quarter.

[Andrew]

Ouch, sounds like the typical "CPU can't miss while you blow all kinds of easy and wide open shots" kind of loss.

[Phil89]

Yeah, very frustrating. It's a game I should have won comfortably, but I let them back in it and they took advantage.

[Phil89]

8/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [26-8] vs Milwaukee Bucks [12-20]

Thunder battle past stubborn Bucks



OKC - 25 28 26 36 115
MIL - 19 30 29 29 107

Player of the Game: Brook Lopez


OKC _______ MIL
47-95 - FGM/A - 43-99
6-16 - 3PTM/A - 5-16
15-20 - FTM/A - 16-21
41 - Rebounds - 49
28 - Assists - 23
9 - Blocks - 4
13 - Steals - 6
19 - Turnovers - 21
15 - Fouls - 11


Top Scorers
Brandon Jennings - 34
Brook Lopez - 26
Kevin Durant - 25
Michael Redd - 19
Corey Maggette - 17
Shannon Brown - 15
James Harden - 13
Corey Brewer - 13
Andrew Bogut - 13
John Salmons - 13

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 15
Brandon Jennings - 10
John Salmons - 6

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 14
Andrew Bogut - 12
Drew Gooden - 8
Michael Redd - 7
Kendrick Perkins - 7
Cporey Maggette - 6
Al Horford - 5
Serge Ibaka - 5

Video Highlights
Ibaka emphatically blocks Perkins.


Durant misses the tough shot, then Lopez misses the layup, then Horford grabs it and slams it home.

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Horford fouled out midway through the fourth quarter.

[Andrew]

Good win. Fouling out wouldn't help but looks like Horford's struggling a bit on the boards again.

[Phil89]

I'm quite happy for him to only grab 6-8 rebounds a game, as long as Lopez is getting 10+.

[Andrew]

Good point.

[Phil89]

11/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [27-8] vs Utah Jazz [19-16]

Thunder smash Jazz after brilliant second half



OKC - 24 23 31 40 118
UTA - 27 28 12 23 90

Player of the Game: Al Horford


OKC _______ UTA
49-86 - FGM/A - 36-83
6-15 - 3PTM/A - 5-13
14-16 - FTM/A - 13-18
34 - Rebounds - 26
30 - Assists - 16
14 - Blocks - 10
10 - Steals - 3
17 - Turnovers - 22
12 - Fouls - 9


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 37
Devin Harris - 36
Al Horford - 22
Shannon Brown - 21
James Harden - 15
CJ Miles - 14
Brook Lopez - 13

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 16
Devin Harris - 7
Al Horford - 5

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 15
Al Jefferson - 8
Al Horford - 7

Video Highlights
Westbrook with a no-look pass to Durant, who sinks the three.


Durant still makes the dunk despite the goal-tending call.

[Andrew]

Killed 'em.

[Phil89]

Indexed the first post with links for any new readers or those who wish to catch up.

[Phil89]

13/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [28-8] vs Boston Celtics [16-18]

Thunder come up big in the fourth to beat Celtics



OKC - 27 21 27 44 119
BOS - 28 23 30 32 113

Player of the Game: Al Horford


OKC _______ BOS
42-84 - FGM/A - 47-97
6-15 - 3PTM/A - 4-14
29-29 - FTM/A - 15-20
32 - Rebounds - 43
24 - Assists - 24
9 - Blocks - 5
10 - Steals - 6
15 - Turnovers - 14
12 - Fouls - 16


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 40
Brook Lopez - 24
Ray Allen - 24
Rajon Rondo - 18
Al Horford - 18
Paul Pierce - 17
James Harden - 15
Jermaine O'Neal - 14
Kevin Garnett - 14

Assists
Rajon Rondo - 17
Russell Westbrook - 13
Al Horford - 7

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett - 13
Al Horford - 10
Jermaine O'Neal - 10
Brook Lopez - 8
Othello Hunter - 6
Kevin Durant - 5

Video Highlights
Durant with a monster jam.


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

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I lead by 10 in the second quarter. They lead by 12 in the third quarter. A very competetive game.

[Andrew]

Sounds like a challenging one, nice work getting the job done in the fourth. Good to see Durant starting to pour in the points, too.

[Phil89]

15/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [29-8] vs Chicago Bulls [15-22]

Durant's last second dunk seals win



OKC - 37 27 23 29 116
CHI - 28 26 27 33 114

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant


OKC _______ CHI
50-89 - FGM/A - 49-87
6-15 - 3PTM/A - 3-9
10-10 - FTM/A - 13-16
32 - Rebounds - 29
31 - Assists - 21
10 - Blocks - 8
6 - Steals - 6
13 - Turnovers - 14
13 - Fouls - 5


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 44
CJ Watson - 33
Carlos Boozer - 24
Derrick Rose - 20
Al Horford - 20
Luol Deng - 18
Brook Lopez - 16
Corey Brewer - 12
James Harden - 10
Shannon Brown - 10
Joakim Noah - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 12
Derrick Rose - 8
CJ Watson - 8
Brook Lopez - 7

Rebounds
Joakim Noah - 14
Kevin Durant - 7
Al Horford - 6
Brook Lopez - 5
Serge Ibaka - 5
Carlos Boozer - 5

Video Highlights
Durant finishes with a spectacular dunk.


Durant switches hands in mid-air.


Durant splits 2 Bulls defenders and scores the winning points.

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They had 0.9 left on the clock and the commentators clearly said that they had called a time-out.
But they in-bounded and the clock ran down. Very weird.

[Phil89]

17/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [30-8] vs Indiana Pacers [16-19]

Thunder dominate Pacers after slow start



OKC - 25 37 30 33 125
IND - 31 26 22 25 104

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook


OKC _______ IND
53-96 - FGM/A - 40-79
7-14 - 3PTM/A - 8-19
12-13 - FTM/A - 16-21
33 - Rebounds - 33
35 - Assists - 25
9 - Blocks - 7
13 - Steals - 5
11 - Turnovers - 22
15 - Fouls - 8


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 36
Mike Dunleavy - 27
Danny Granger - 26
TJ Ford - 21
Al Horford - 20
Brook Lopez - 19
Tyler Hanbrough - 14
Russell Westbrook - 14
Shannon Brown - 13
James Harden - 12
Darren Collison - 12

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 17
TJ Ford - 15
Al Horford - 5
James Harden - 5

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 13
Tyler Hansbrough - 9
Mike Dunleavy - 9
Al Horford - 8
Darren Collison - 6

Video Highlights
Lopez makes the tough shot desite the contact.

[Phil89]

19/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [31-8] vs Toronto Raptors [20-19]

Lopez stars as Thunder grab sixth straight win



OKC - 28 28 33 26 115
TOR - 26 31 20 27 104

Player of the Game: Brook Lopez


OKC _______ TOR
45-86 - FGM/A - 38-85
5-18 - 3PTM/A - 5-9
20-20 - FTM/A - 23-33
42 - Rebounds - 34
34 - Assists - 22
8 - Blocks - 5
11 - Steals - 9
15 - Turnovers - 14
21 - Fouls - 11


Top Scorers
Jarrett Jack - 28
Brook Lopez - 26
Kevin Durant - 26
Jose Calderon - 22
Andrea Bargnani - 21
James Harden - 15
Al Horford - 14
Shannon Brown - 14
Linas Kleiza - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 12
Al Horford - 11
Jarrett Jack - 10
Jose Calderon - 6

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 12
Al Horford - 8
Louis Amundson - 8
Joey Dorsey - 7
Andrea Bargnani - 7
Kevin Durant - 6
Tyrus Thomas - 5

Video Highlights
Durant spins past Kleiza and dunks emphatically.


Harden beats the buzzer with a three.

[Andrew]

What a finish against the Bulls! Definitely some AI issues there, but at least they went in your favour this time. You're definitely on a roll right now.

[Phil89]

Yeah, it was a close call. I wonder if that change-hands lay up happened because I was playing the Bulls?

Lopez and Horford are combining for around 20 rebounds per game lately, apart from that one hiccup against Noah.

[Andrew]

A bit of a tribute, yes.

[Phil89]

20/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [32-8] vs Houston Rockets [10-32]

Thunder produce massive fourth quarter to overrun Rockets



OKC - 25 29 22 38 114
HOU - 25 30 29 22 106

Player of the Game: Brook Lopez


OKC _______ HOU
43-84 - FGM/A - 41-95
4-13 - 3PTM/A - 6-14
24-26 - FTM/A - 18-23
42 - Rebounds - 30
20 - Assists - 22
9 - Blocks - 14
12 - Steals - 3
22 - Turnovers - 15
13 - Fouls - 14


Top Scorers
Kevin Martin - 36
Kevin Durant - 31
Brook Lopez - 27
Courtney Lee - 20
James Harden - 15
Goran Dragic - 13
Jordan Hill - 12
Luis Scola - 10
Shannon Brown - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 10
Goran Dragic - 10

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 14
Luis Scola - 8
Jordan Hill - 7
Kevin Durant - 6
Serge Ibaka - 6
Kevin Martin - 5
Courtney Lee - 5

Video Highlights
Westbrook sets up Durant with a nice alley-oop pass.

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I shot 72% in the fourth.

[Phil89]

22/1/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [33-8] vs Houston Rockets [10-33]

Thunder winning streak extends to 8



OKC - 30 29 24 36 119
HOU - 32 22 25 26 105

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant


OKC _______ HOU
48-91 - FGM/A - 41-83
3-8 - 3PTM/A - 6-16
20-23 - FTM/A - 17-26
37 - Rebounds - 33
29 - Assists - 22
7 - Blocks - 8
8 - Steals - 5
13 - Turnovers - 16
16 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 36
Goran Dragic - 36
Kevin Martin - 32
Al Horford - 20
Brook Lopez - 16
Shannon Brown - 13
Courtney Lee - 13
Chuck Hayes - 11
James Harden - 11
Russell Westbrook - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 15
Kevin Martin - 7
Goran Dragic - 7

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 12
Al Horford - 11
Jordan Hill - 10
Luis Scola - 7
Kevin Martin - 7
Chuck Hayes - 5

Video Highlights
Matthews feeds Brewer a great pass and he finishes with an easy lay-up.

[Andrew]

Different days, same result. It's all clicking for you right now.

[Phil89]

Yeah, my team is going great atm.

Stupid Vince Carter and his glass feet are causing problems though.

I've been waiting 1-2 months for him to recover from a broken bone in his foot so I can trade him to Phoenix.
Now he's gone and got a bone spur in his foot straight away and is out for another month. Which is beyond the trade deadline.

So now I don't know what to do. Do the trade without him or not at all?

[Lamrock]

Impressed with your work here. I hate the Thunder, but this is really nice. As for the trade, you should try to do it without VC if possible. He's a contract more than anything at this point.