OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

I believe you'll make short work of the Jazz to face the Blazers in the Finals. I'll go with an all-Florida ECF with the Heat and Magic.

Shit, those scores are messed up. 55 in one game, 155 the next?

Good job sweeping the Suns!

How did Tiago end up in NY?

I think you won't have really big problems against the Jazz.

I believe you'll make short work of the Jazz to face the Blazers in the Finals. I'll go with an all-Florida ECF with the Heat and Magic.

I'm hoping that Utah put up more of a fight than Phoenix did. Heat vs Magic would guarantee a tough finals opponent, for whoever makes it that far.

Shit, those scores are messed up. 55 in one game, 155 the next?

Good job sweeping the Suns!

Thanks.
I wish the sim scores were more realistic. Just another thing they need to fix on the next game.

How did Tiago end up in NY?

I think you won't have really big problems against the Jazz.

Free agency I think. I can't remember any trade involving him this year.

??/5/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [4-0] vs Utah Jazz [4-0]

Thunder make massive statement in game 1



OKC - 28 36 35 32 131
UTA - 35 17 22 17 91

Player of the Game: Brook Lopez


OKC _______ UTA
52-90 - FGM/A - 37-94
3-6 - 3PTM/A - 3-18
24-24 - FTM/A - 14-19
50 - Rebounds - 25
27 - Assists - 15
9 - Blocks - 11
5 - Steals - 9
20 - Turnovers - 15
12 - Fouls - 13


Top Scorers
Al Horford - 28
Randy Foye - 27
Russell Westbrook - 24
James Harden - 20
Kevin Durant - 18
Al Jefferson - 18
Shannon Brown - 15
Devin Harris - 15
Brook Lopez - 14
Paul Millsap - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 14
Kevin Durant - 5
Randy Foye - 5
Devin Harris - 5

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 21
Paul Millsap - 10
Al Horford - 9
Serge Ibaka - 7
Kevin Durant - 6
Derrick Favors - 6

Video Highlights
Murray blocks Foye, then Harden takes it all the way to the basket.
Flash

Durant pulls out a party trick late in the game.
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I really thought that this would be a hard game after the first quarter. But they didn't show up afterwards.
Lopez set a new franchise record with his 21 rebounds. 50 is probably the most I've gotten in a game as well.

Its over. Sweep again

??/5/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [5-0] vs Utah Jazz [4-1]

Thunder's blistering home form continues as they go 2-0 up



OKC - 31 41 22 34 128
UTA - 27 22 24 30 103

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant


OKC _______ UTA
51-92 - FGM/A - 45-92
3-11 - 3PTM/A - 7-18
23-23 - FTM/A - 6-7
34 - Rebounds - 35
37 - Assists - 30
8 - Blocks - 6
12 - Steals - 2
9 - Turnovers - 18
7 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Randy Foye - 28
Kevin Durant - 21
Hasheem Thabeet - 20
Russell Westbrook - 14
Serge Ibaka - 14
Al Jefferson - 14
Devin Harris - 14
James Harden - 13
Mehmet Okur - 11
Derrick Favors - 10
Al Horford - 10
Corey Brewer - 10

Assists
Ronald Murray - 11
Randy Foye - 9
Devin Harris - 7
Russell Westbrook - 6

Rebounds
Al Jefferson - 11
Hasheem Thabeet - 9
Brook Lopez - 7
Serge Ibaka - 7
Derrick Favors - 7
Paul Millsap - 6
Randy Foye - 5

Video Highlights
Thabeet blocks Okur, then Brewer takes it all the way.
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Brown is the last person you want to leave open.
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Rested my starters for the entire second half.

Looks like you've got their number too. I too am expecting another sweep.

Flawless job

??/5/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [6-0] vs Utah Jazz [4-2]

Thunder almost through after tight win in Utah



OKC - 28 33 25 20 106
UTA - 20 31 20 32 103

Player of the Game: Devin Harris


OKC _______ UTA
44-81 - FGM/A - 46-92
3-10 - 3PTM/A - 5-14
15-18 - FTM/A - 6-8
36 - Rebounds - 34
29 - Assists - 28
3 - Blocks - 9
6 - Steals - 3
20 - Turnovers - 15
8 - Fouls - 11


Top Scorers
Devin Harris - 42
Kevin Durant - 23
James Harden - 23
Al Horford - 17
Shannon Brown - 16
Randy Foye - 15
Al Jefferson - 14
Paul Millsap - 11
Brook Lopez - 10
Russell Westbrook - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 11
Devin Harris - 8
Paul Millsap - 7
Randy Foye - 6
Al Horford - 5

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 12
Derrick Favors - 10
Paul Millsap - 7
Kevin Durant - 7
Al Jefferson - 6
Al Horford - 5

Video Highlights
Brown makes the three despite the contact.
Flash

Harden beats the buzzer with a big dunk.
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Close call with them making a furious fourth quarter rally, but stick a fork in them.

??/5/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [7-0] vs Utah Jazz [4-3]

Jazz stay alive with hard fought win in game 4



OKC - 24 26 35 24 109
UTA - 34 26 25 31 116

Player of the Game: Devin Harris


OKC _______ UTA
41-87 - FGM/A - 49-93
5-19 - 3PTM/A - 4-8
22-22 - FTM/A - 14-17
35 - Rebounds - 38
17 - Assists - 24
5 - Blocks - 12
7 - Steals - 4
17 - Turnovers - 12
11 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 30
Randy Foye - 26
Devin Harris - 25
Al Jefferson - 21
Al Horford - 20
Paul Millsap - 14
Brook Lopez - 14
James Harden - 13
Russell Westbrook - 12
Shannon Brown - 12
Shane Battier - 12
Derrick Favors - 10

Assists
Devin Harris - 10
Russell Westbrook - 7
Paul Millsap - 7
Al Jefferson - 5

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 10
Al Horford - 10
Derrick Favors - 10
Al Jefferson - 8
Paul Millsap - 8
James Harden - 6

Video Highlights
Horford makes a fluky one-handed shot.
Flash

??/5/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [7-1] vs Utah Jazz [5-3]

Jazz continue fight back in Oklahoma City



OKC - 30 34 24 23 111
UTA - 32 31 29 25 117

Player of the Game: Al Jefferson


OKC _______ UTA
47-97 - FGM/A - 46-91
5-15 - 3PTM/A - 4-10
12-13 - FTM/A - 21-28
29 - Rebounds - 41
28 - Assists - 19
14 - Blocks - 11
9 - Steals - 3
15 - Turnovers - 15
18 - Fouls - 8


Top Scorers
Randy Foye - 26
Devin Harris - 23
James Harden - 23
Kevin Durant - 21
Al Jefferson - 18
Al Horford - 16
Derrick Favors - 15
Paul Millsap - 14
Brook Lopez - 12
Shannon Brown - 10
Serge Ibaka - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 9
Devin Harris - 8
Al Horford - 6
Brook Lopez - 5
Paul Millsap - 5

Rebounds
Al Jefferson - 17
Brook Lopez - 9
Al Horford - 6
Derrick Favors - 6
Paul Millsap - 6
Randy Foye - 6

Video Highlights
Brown gets past Foye and dunks.
Flash

Whata ? I was certain it was going to be a total swoop. Seems not. But you were competitive in those last games.

??/5/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [7-2] vs Utah Jazz [6-3]

Thunder through to conference finals after blowout win in game 6



OKC - 33 32 21 40 126
UTA - 20 25 28 23 96

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook


OKC _______ UTA
55-89 - FGM/A - 39-95
5-17 - 3PTM/A - 6-17
11-15 - FTM/A - 12-15
38 - Rebounds - 33
37 - Assists - 21
13 - Blocks - 4
6 - Steals - 3
9 - Turnovers - 16
12 - Fouls - 8


Top Scorers
Randy Foye - 34
Paul Millsap - 22
Kevin Durant - 22
Al Horford - 18
Shannon Brown - 17
Devin Harris - 16
James Harden - 15
Brook Lopez - 14
Serge Ibaka - 14
Hasheem Thabeet - 10
Derrick Favors - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 12
Devin Harris - 8
Shannon Brown - 5

Rebounds
Derrick Favors - 10
Brook Lopez - 8
Hasheem Thabeet - 8
Al Horford - 7
Al Jefferson - 7
Paul Millsap - 7
Devin Harris - 6
Russell Westbrook - 6

Video Highlights
Durant gets open in the corner and sinks the three.
Flash

??/5/11

Favourites all advance to conference finals



Both series in the western conference went to 6 games, whilst both in the eastern conference were swept 4-0.


Western Conference

1. Oklahoma City [67-15] vs 5. Utah [46-36]



Oklahoma City looked to have this series tied up after 3 games, but Utah showed their resolve and forced it to 6 games.
Kevin Durant continued to lead his team in scoring and Russell Westbrook had the Thunder offense running efficiently.
Devin Harris and Randy Foye were the main contributors for the Jazz.


Results
UTA @ OKC - 91-131
UTA @ OKC - 103-128
OKC @ UTA - 106-103
OKC @ UTA - 109-116
UTA @ OKC - 117-111
OKC @ UTA - 126-96

Thunder wins series 4-2


Stats Leaders
Thunder
Points: Kevin Durant - 23.0
Assists: Russell Westbrook - 10.3
Rebounds: Brook Lopez - 10.3

Jazz
Points: Randy Foye - 25.2
Assists: Devin Harris - 6.8
Rebounds: Al Jefferson - 9.8

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3. Portland [48-34] vs 7. Sacramento [44-38]



The Blazers went behind in the series twice, but eventually their class shone through and they advanced.
There was no repeat of their first round heroics against the Lakers for the Kings.
The combination of Paul, Roy and Wallace proved too much for Sacramento's defense to handle.


Results
SAC @ POR - 167-143
SAC @ POR - 121-137
POR @ SAC - 147-181
POR @ SAC - 96-82
SAC @ POR - 100-148
POR @ SAC - 137-118

Blazers wins series 4-2


Stats Leaders
Blazers
Points: Chris Paul - 29.4
Assists: Chris Paul - 9.3
Rebounds: Emeka Okafor - 10.2

Kings
Points: Beno Udrih - 29.2
Assists: Tyreke Evans - 11.0
Rebounds: Samuel Dalembert - 12.7

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Eastern Conference

1. Miami [61-21] vs 4. Detroit [43-39]



Despite Chris Bosh missing the entire series through injury, the Heat made short work of the Pistons.
Even with Travis Outlaw playing at center, Detroit were unable to contain LeBron and D-Wade.
Another step in Miami's quest for redemption after losing last season's NBA Finals against the Thunder.


Results
DET @ MIA - 146-149
DET @ MIA - 150-162
MIA @ DET - 130-119
MIA @ DET - 126-88

Heat wins series 4-0


Stats Leaders
Heat
Points: LeBron James - 27.4
Assists: LeBron James - 5.9
Rebounds: Chris Bosh - 13.8

Pistons
Points: Ben Gordon - 27.2
Assists: Will Bynum - 9.1
Rebounds: Jason Maxiell - 11.1

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2. New York [46-36] vs 6. Orlando [44-38]



Orlando were certainly thought to be capable of winning this series, but nobody predicted them sweeping it.
Dwight Howard and the Magic continue their unbeaten march towards the NBA Finals.
Melo and Amare played well in this series, but didn't get enough support. Nelson had the better of Billups.
The Knicks will now turn their attention to bringing in a third superstar during the off-season.


Results
ORL @ NYK - 150-134
ORL @ NYK - 142-110
NYK @ ORL - 120-129
NYK @ ORL - 114-116

Magic wins series 4-0


Stats Leaders
Knicks
Points: Amare Stoudemire - 27.6
Assists: Chauncey Billups - 8.9
Rebounds: Amare Stoudemire - 11.1

Magic
Points: Jameer Nelson - 27.5
Assists: Jameer Nelson - 7.6
Rebounds: Dwight Howard - 11.5

Didn't expect the Jazz to take a couple from you, but you sure made them pay in Game 6. Looks like I was right with my ECF prediction.

??/6/11

Conference Finals preview



It's the conference finals that the fans were craving. The Thunder take on Portland and Miami face Orlando.
The Thunder and Heat seem to be on course for a re-match of last year's NBA Finals.


Western Conference

1. Oklahoma City [67-15] vs 3. Portland [48-34]



When Portland traded for Gerald Wallace, everyone thought that they could reach the conference finals.
Then when they added Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor they suddenly became a real contender for the championship.
This match-up of northwestern division rivals has been predicted ever since the Blazers pulled off the Paul trade.
There are 5 all-stars involved in this series. Horford, Lopez, Durant for the Thunder and Paul and Roy for the Blazers.

Stats Leaders
Thunder
Points: Kevin Durant - 23.0
Assists: Russell Westbrook - 10.3
Rebounds: Brook Lopez - 10.3

Blazers
Points: Chris Paul - 29.4
Assists: Chris Paul - 9.3
Rebounds: Emeka Okafor - 10.2

Oklahoma City
Starters
Brook Lopez - Al Horford - Kevin Durant - James Harden - Russell Westbrook


Bench
Shannon Brown - Corey Brewer - Wesley Matthews - Serge Ibaka - Hasheem Thabeet - Sonny Weems - Ronald Murray


Inactive
Rocco Roe - Byron Mullens




Portland
Starters
LaMarcus Aldridge - Emeka Okafor - Gerald Wallace - Brandon Roy - Chris Paul


Bench
Stephon Marbury - Greg Oden - Nicolas Batum - Armon Johnson - Jeff Pendergraph - Allen Schulze - Sherman Homer


Inactive
Elliot Williams - Harvey Dixon - Abram Baxter

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Eastern Conference

1. Miami [61-21] vs 6. Orlando [44-38]



In the east it's a match-up between the two teams from Florida. Both are currently unbeaten to this point.
The Heat will have a massive disadvantage in their fight to contain Dwight Howard. Chris Bosh will miss the series through injury.
Reports suggest that he could be available to play again in the Finals. Whether Miami make it that far is still to be seen.
After guarding Carmelo Anthony in the last round, things get tougher for Jason Richardson. Now he's up against LeBron James.
There is also 5 all-stars involved in this series. LeBron, Wade and Bosh for Miami and Howard and Nelson for Orlando.

Stats Leaders
Heat
Points: LeBron James - 27.4
Assists: LeBron James - 5.9
Rebounds: Chris Bosh - 13.8

Magic
Points: Jameer Nelson - 27.5
Assists: Jameer Nelson - 7.6
Rebounds: Dwight Howard - 11.5

Miami
Starters
Udonis Haslem - Chris Bosh - LeBron James - Mike Miller - Dwyane Wade


Bench
Mario Chalmers - Mike Bibby - DeShawn Stevenson - Roger Mason - Travis Outlaw - Zydrunas Ilgauskas - Marquis Daniels


Inactive
Acie Law - Stephen Henry - Shavlik Randolph




Orlando
Starters
Dwight Howard - Brandon Bass - Jason Richardson - Jameer Nelson - Gilbert Arenas


Bench
Vince Carter - Chris Duhon - JJ Redick - Jason Williams - Quentin Richardson - Hedo Turkoglu - Ryan Anderson


Inactive
Earl Clark - Corey Fitzgerald - Daniel Orton

Whata ? I was certain it was going to be a total swoop. Seems not. But you were competitive in those last games.

I was too after the first two games. But they put up a good fight in game 3 and went a step further in games 4 and 5. Game 6 was like game 1 though.

Didn't expect the Jazz to take a couple from you, but you sure made them pay in Game 6. Looks like I was right with my ECF prediction.

I think you got both match-ups correct. Can you predict me getting to the Finals?

I reckon we'll see that happen. I'm guessing it'll be a rematch too.

??/6/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [8-2] vs Portland Trail Blazers [8-3]

Durant and Wallace duel as Thunder win game 1



OKC - 32 37 30 34 133
POR - 27 43 26 26 122

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant


OKC _______ POR
53-86 - FGM/A - 50-95
4-10 - 3PTM/A - 5-13
23-25 - FTM/A - 17-20
38 - Rebounds - 28
37 - Assists - 35
6 - Blocks - 8
9 - Steals - 6
23 - Turnovers - 18
14 - Fouls - 15


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 38
Gerald Wallace - 36
James Harden - 26
Chris Paul - 26
Emeka Okafor - 22
Brandon Roy - 22
Brook Lopez - 20
Al Horford - 16

Assists
Chris Paul - 17
Russell Westbrook - 13
Gerald Wallace - 10
Brook Lopez - 8
Al Horford - 7
Brandon Roy - 5

Rebounds
Al Horford - 14
Emeka Okafor - 10
LaMarcus Aldridge - 8
Brook Lopez - 6
Greg Oden - 5

Video Highlights
Westbrook sinks a three from the corner.
Flash

Lopez throws down a dunk on Roy.
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Big fourth quarter effort, that looks like quite a duel. The addition of Paul has made them quite a formidable opponent from the looks of things but I have confidence that you'll get the better of them.

Yeah, that Blazers team is scary... how did they get CP3?

Paul trade <--

??/6/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [9-2] vs Portland Trail Blazers [8-4]

Westbrook stars as Thunder win to go 2-0 up



OKC - 36 36 21 28 121
POR - 21 29 27 27 104

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook


OKC _______ POR
52-94 - FGM/A - 43-84
6-17 - 3PTM/A - 3-9
11-11 - FTM/A - 15-18
37 - Rebounds - 31
35 - Assists - 19
8 - Blocks - 7
8 - Steals - 3
11 - Turnovers - 15
16 - Fouls - 7


Top Scorers
Chris Paul - 33
Brook Lopez - 26
Emeka Okafor - 22
Russell Westbrook - 20
Gerald Wallace - 19
Al Horford - 16
Kevin Durant - 16
James Harden - 15
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Brandon Roy - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 14
Al Horford - 7
Chris Paul - 7
Gerald Wallace - 6

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 12
Al Horford - 10
LaMarcus Aldridge - 10
Emeka Okafor - 10
Hasheem Thabeet - 6

Video Highlights
Westbrook sets up Horford for a dunk.
Flash

Some nice passing leads to Westbrook getting to the basket and dunking.
Flash

Westbrook sinks a turnaround three to end the third quarter.
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