OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

[Houndy]

You could make a team with all the players the Sixers cut

[Larvae]

Goodness! That's a crazy night!
I agree with Houndy,

[Phil89]

I probably should have done that part over a couple of weeks instead of just one day, but in order to stop them re-signing those guys it had to be done.

I'm really interested to see if they can manage to sign a few big names next season.

[Phil89]

24/1/12

New arrivals attend first training session with Thunder



Shaquille O'Neal and Marvin Williams met up with their new team mates at their first training session as Thunder players today.
"It's great to be here", said Williams. "There is such a professional vibe around this place. Everyone here has a winning mentality."
He also revealed that he spoke to former Atlanta team mate Al Horford about the move after he learned that he'd been traded.
"I gave Al a call last night after I found out that I'd be coming here. He had nothing but good things to say about this place."

Shaq was a bit more relaxed by the whole situation. "This is the seventh time I've done this", he said with a smile on his face.
"It's always great to meet up with everyone when you join a new team. There's some young guys here. I'm old enough to be their father."

The Thunder face a tough home game against the in-form Knicks tomorrow night. This time Amare Stoudemire is fit and expected to play.
The reigning league MVP was injured earlier in the season when the Thunder won in New York. He hopes to help avenge that 18 point loss.

[Phil89]

24/1/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [34-7] vs New York Knicks [23-17]

Knicks inflict Thunder's second home loss of the season



OKC - 20 38 29 20 107
NYK - 21 33 25 33 112

Player of the Game: Amare Stoudemire




Video Highlights
Westbrook throws an alley-oop pass to Love.

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They out-rebounded me 20-7 in the second half.

[Phil89]

26/1/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [34-8] vs Toronto Raptors [19-23]

Thunder win as Perkins and Brewer return to OKC



OKC - 34 34 22 34 124
TOR - 23 29 36 24 112

Player of the Game: Brook Lopez




Video Highlights
Bargnani finds Williams who finishes with a strong dunk.

[Phil89]

28/1/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [35-8] vs Washington Wizards [19-23]

Thunder grab fairly routine win against Wizards



OKC - 29 24 32 28 113
WAS - 25 21 24 17 87

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant




Video Highlights
Durant finishes the fast break with a nice reverse dunk.


Williams dunks over Brandan Wright.


Williams sinks a three to end the first quarter.

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I finally figured out how to do more editing to replays.
Also this is the 500th game I've played between my two dynasties.

[Larvae]

Congratz on the win and the achievement!
You've been really blowing out teams lately.

[Houndy]

500 games? Damn, that's amazing.

Congratz

[kibaxx7]

Wish I could get to 200 Incredible job man!

[Andrew]

That's a huge shakeup for the Sixers. Good to see Shaq back in the league for one last shot at a ring...I kind of wonder if the real Shaq will consider a comeback, following the long rest that the lockout may provide.

[Gamebreaker]

70?

[Phil89]

70?

[Phil89]

30/1/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [36-8] vs Los Angeles Lakers [25-17]

Thunder fall short of comeback in LA



OKC - 14 30 23 29 96
LAL - 25 28 24 25 102

Player of the Game: Ron Artest




Video Highlights
Ibaka emphatically blocks Gasol.


Durant spins and then dunks over Kobe.

[Gamebreaker]

Heh, nevermind.

[Phil89]

1/2/12

Eastern Conference
#	Team	Wins	Losses	GB	%	Streak	Division	Conference	Last 10
1	Miami Heat*	38	7	N/A	.844	8W	5-0	24-6	9-1
2	Orlando Magic	30	16	8.5	.652	1W	5-1	20-12	7-3
3	New York Knicks*	26	18	11.5	.591	2W	4-3	19-11	7-3
4	New Jersey Nets	27	19	11.5	.587	2W	3-4	17-14	9-1
5	Boston Celtics	24	20	13.5	.545	3W	3-3	18-11	7-3
6	Indiana Pacers*	23	24	16.0	.489	1W	4-2	18-14	3-7
7	Detroit Pistons	20	25	18.0	.444	3L	2-4	9-21	2-8
8	Washington Wizards	20	25	18.0	.444	1L	1-5	15-16	2-8
9	Toronto Raptors	19	25	18.5	.432	5L	3-3	16-14	4-6
10	Chicago Bulls	20	27	19.0	.426	4L	2-4	14-18	2-8
11	Atlanta Hawks	19	27	19.5	.413	1L	1-6	10-22	5-5
12	Charlotte Bobcats	17	24	19.0	.415	3W	3-3	12-17	4-6
13	Milwaukee Bucks	18	27	20.0	.400	1W	3-2	15-16	4-6
14	Philadelphia 76ers	17	28	21.0	.378	3L	3-3	11-19	5-5
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	17	31	22.5	.354	1W	3-2	12-19	4-6

Western Conference
#	Team	Wins	Losses	GB	%	Streak	Division	Conference	Last 10
1	Oklahoma City Thunder*	36	9	N/A	.800	1L	5-1	25-6	7-3
2	Golden State Warriors*	34	13	3.0	.723	1L	4-2	24-8	7-3
3	Portland Trail Blazers	31	14	5.0	.689	4W	2-2	19-11	9-1
4	Los Angeles Lakers	27	17	8.5	.614	2W	4-2	19-10	7-3
5	Sacramento Kings	26	18	9.5	.591	1L	4-2	18-12	6-4
6	San Antonio Spurs*	25	20	11.0	.556	5W	3-2	19-12	5-5
7	Utah Jazz	24	20	11.5	.545	1W	1-4	12-15	6-4
8	Phoenix Suns	23	25	14.5	.479	1W	2-4	17-15	4-6
9	Dallas Mavericks	19	25	16.5	.432	2L	3-3	15-15	4-6
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	21	25	16.5	.457	1W	3-5	13-19	4-6
11	New Orleans Hornets	18	27	18.0	.400	1L	3-3	12-20	5-5
12	Memphis Grizzlies	16	28	19.5	.364	2L	4-2	12-18	2-8
13	Los Angeles Clippers	15	27	19.5	.357	1L	1-5	8-21	4-6
14	Denver Nuggets	15	28	20.0	.349	1W	3-2	9-21	3-7
15	Houston Rockets	11	37	26.5	.229	12L	2-5	7-25	0-10

* = Division Leader


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Scoring Leaders
Rank	Player	Team	Statistic
1	Chris Bosh	Miami	34.2
2	Amare Stoudemire	New York	33.0
3	Carl Landry	Charlotte	30.5
4	Kevin Martin	Houston	30.0
5	Deron Williams	New Jersey	29.8
6	Rudy Fernandez	New Orleans	28.9
7	Brandon Roy	Portland	27.9
=8	Jarrett Jack	Toronto	27.8
=8	Channing Frye	Phoenix	27.8
10	Ben Gordon	Detroit	27.5

Rebound Leaders
Rank	Player	Team	Statistic
1	Tyson Chandler	Dallas	14.0
2	Dwight Howard	Orlando	13.9
3	Chris Bosh	Miami	13.3
4	Al Horford	San Antonio	13.1
=5	Carlos Boozer	Chicago	12.9
=5	Joakim Noah	Chicago	12.9
7	Luis Scola	Houston	12.7
8	Samuel Dalembert	Sacramento	12.6
9	Amare Stoudemire	New York	12.3
=10	Channing Frye	Phoenix	12.1
=10	Andris Biedrins	Golden State	12.1

Assist Leaders
Rank	Player	Team	Statistic
=1	Michael Conley	New York	10.5
=1	DJ Augustin	Charlotte	10.5
=1	Tyreke Evans	Sacramento	10.5
=1	Rajon Rondo	Boston	10.5
5	Tony Parker	San Antonio	10.3
6	Jose Calderon	Toronto	10.1
7	CJ Watson	Chicago	10.0
8	Chris Paul	Portland	9.9
=9	Stephen Curry	Golden State	9.8
=9	Jose Barea	Dallas	9.8

Steal Leaders
Rank	Player	Team	Statistic
1	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City	2.7
2	Dwyane Wade	Miami	2.4
3	Rajon Rondo	Boston	2.2
4	Tyreke Evans	Sacramento	2.1
=5	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles	2.0
=5	Kevin Martin	Houston	2.0
=5	Arron Afflalo	Denver	2.0
=5	Leandro Barbosa	Charlotte	2.0
=5	Jamal Crawford	Atlanta	2.0
=5	Beno Udrih	Sacramento	2.0

Block Leaders
Rank	Player	Team	Statistic
1	Dwight Howard	Orlando	3.2
2	Tyson Chandler	Dallas	2.9
=3	Chris Kaman	Atlanta	2.8
=3	Joakim Noah	Chicago	2.8
=5	Blake Griffin	Los Angeles	2.7
=5	Andrew Bogut	Milwaukee	2.7
=5	LeBron James	Miami	2.7
=5	Paul Millsap	Utah	2.7
=9	Nene	Boston	2.6
=9	Al Jefferson	Utah	2.6
=9	Andris Biedrins	Golden State	2.6

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Players of the Month
Conference	Player	Team	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals
Eastern	Chris Bosh	Miami	37.1 ppg	15.4 rpg	1.7 apg	2.6 bpg	1.1 spg
Western	Stephen Curry	Golden State	30.8 ppg	1.5 rpg	11.1 apg	0.4 bpg	2.3 spg
Rookies of the Month
Eastern	Vincenzo Carlos	Cleveland	17.2 ppg	4.9 rpg	1.8 apg	1.2 bpg	1.8 spg
Western	Cameron Hunter	San Antonio	9.7 ppg	1.8 rpg	4.1 apg	0.3 bpg	0.7 spg

MVP Candidates
Player	Team	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals
Chris Bosh	Miami Heat	34.2 ppg	13.3 rpg	2.0 apg	2.2 bpg	1.1 spg
LeBron James	Miami Heat	25.8 ppg	6.8 rpg	7.4 apg	2.7 bpg	1.8 spg
Deron Williams	New Jersey Nets	29.8 ppg	2.0 rpg	9.4 apg	0.5 bpg	1.5 spg
Amare Stoudemire	New York Knicks	33.0 ppg	12.3 rpg	2.8 apg	2.1 bpg	1.3 spg
Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	26.0 ppg	1.3 rpg	9.8 apg	0.3 bpg	1.8 spg

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Transactions
Date	Team	Receives	Team	Receives	Team	Receives
23/01/12	Atlanta	Thaddeus Young Laker's 2012 1st Round Draft Pick 76ers' 2012 2nd Round Draft Pick	Oklahoma City	Marvin Milliams Bucks' 2012 2nd Round Draft Pick	Philadelphia	Hasheem Thabeet Wesley Matthews Ian Griffiths Vince O'Mahony
23/01/12	Cleveland	Spencer Hawes Steve Blake	Philadelphia	Baron Davis Vince Carter
23/01/12	Philadelphia	waived Baron Davis, Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Quentin Richardson, Vince Carter, Luke Walton and Andres Nocioni.

[Larvae]

Two Heat Players up for grabs at the MVP? Not a good sign
Wow, Fernandez is averaging 28 PPG? Unexpected

[Martti.]

LIKE A BOSH! Holy shit, he's putting up amazing numbers.

Interesting trade, Marvin doesn't really affect this team too much. Shaq wants another title, good pick-up, though I prefer Thabust.

[kibaxx7]

How did Philly waive all those players?

[Andrew]

Weird to see Bosh leading the way for the Heat, somehow I don't think that will be happening any time soon. Still looks like we're on course for another Thunder/Heat clash in the Finals. I see the Bulls have fallen down the standings again though.

[Phil89]

Congratz on the win and the achievement!
You've been really blowing out teams lately.

500 games? Damn, that's amazing.

Congratz

Wish I could get to 200 Incredible job man!

Thanks guys. Between my two dynasties I've played 399 regular game seasons, 8 all-star weekend games & 93 playoff games.

That's a huge shakeup for the Sixers. Good to see Shaq back in the league for one last shot at a ring...I kind of wonder if the real Shaq will consider a comeback, following the long rest that the lockout may provide.

Perhaps I'm just acting vicariously through the 76ers to accomplish what I wouldn't mind doing with my own team this off-season. But also It would be nice to have a different team challenging Miami in the East for a change.
I signed Shaq for two reasons. As veteran backup for Lopez and Ibaka and as a nice element to the overall story.

Two Heat Players up for grabs at the MVP? Not a good sign
Wow, Fernandez is averaging 28 PPG? Unexpected

Miami are absolutely dominating. At one point they were on a 16 game winning streak. Fernandez is on a poor Hornets team, which is probably why he is scoring so much.

LIKE A BOSH! Holy shit, he's putting up amazing numbers.

Interesting trade, Marvin doesn't really affect this team too much. Shaq wants another title, good pick-up, though I prefer Thabust.

Bosh is insane. Him and Stoudemire are making everyone look bad this season. I'd say he gives me more balance and a bench of quality rather than quantity. Thabeet was cool but his contract was up at the end of the year anyway.

How did Philly waive all those players?

With a little help.

Weird to see Bosh leading the way for the Heat, somehow I don't think that will be happening any time soon. Still looks like we're on course for another Thunder/Heat clash in the Finals. I see the Bulls have fallen down the standings again though.

The weird thing is that he has outplayed Wade and LeBron pretty much all the way through this game. It's probably between him and Stoudemire for MVP.
Chicago were just hanging on to 8th spot last time I looked. I'm a little behind in posting games.

[Phil89]

2/2/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [36-9] vs Los Angeles Clippers [15-27]

Another close encounter between Thunder and Clippers



OKC - 32 20 27 29 108
LAC - 29 16 26 29 100

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant




Video Highlights
Williams sets up Ibaka for a nice dunk.


Durant just gets away with a block on Williams.

[Andrew]

Good win. Seeing Mo Williams post huge numbers once again makes me hope they fix up the point guard domination issues in the next game though.

Pretty cool block by Durant, it's fun when stuff like that happens in games. If they can get the physics working properly in future games, we'll probably see more stuff like that.

[Cruzerr]

Congrats for the achivement. Awesome win in LA

[Phil89]

4/2/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [37-9] vs Phoenix Suns [23-25]

Lopez stars as Thunder win tight game in Phoenix



OKC - 24 18 28 38 108
PHX - 19 23 29 28 99

Player of the Game: Brook Lopez




Video Highlights
Hill misses a corner three, but Bargnani is there to tip in the rebound.


A nice passing move which ends with a left handed alley-oop dunk by Lopez.