20/4/14
Oklahoma City Thunder [62-16] vs Toronto Raptors [41-38]
Rose stakes his own claim for MVP votes in Canada
OKC - 24 33 28 35 120
TOR - 33 27 24 28 112
Player of the Game: Derrick Rose
(22pts, 1reb, 27ast, 2stl)
OKC _______ TOR
50-91 - FGM/A - 48-96
6-15 - 3PTM/A - 4-15
14-15 - FTM/A - 12-18
32 - Rebounds - 35
35 - Assists - 20
10 - Blocks - 12
13 - Steals - 9
23 - Turnovers - 26
14 - Fouls - 13
Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 39
Evan Turner - 23
Blake Griffin - 22
Derrick Rose - 22
Corey Brewer - 20
Rodney Stuckey - 19
James Harden - 17
Ed Davis - 13
Jerryd Bayless - 13
Amir Johnson - 12
Josh Boone - 12
Michael Beasley - 11
Assists
Derrick Rose - 27
Rodney Stuckey - 7
Evan Turner - 5
Rebounds
Ed Davis - 10
Amir Johnson - 9
Kevin Durant - 9
Roy Hibbert - 7
Blake Griffin - 7
Corey Brewer - 5
Video Highlights
Rose with a slick pass to Harden for an easy lay-up.
22/4/14
Oklahoma City Thunder [63-16] vs Golden State Warriors [38-41]
Curry leads Warriors to surprise win in Oklahoma
OKC - 30 25 29 23 107
GSW - 31 30 24 25 110
Player of the Game: Stephen Curry
(39pts, 4reb, 9ast, 2stl)
OKC _______ GSW
40-87 - FGM/A - 43-76
3-13 - 3PTM/A - 3-9
24-25 - FTM/A - 21-24
23 - Rebounds - 42
31 - Assists - 22
9 - Blocks - 7
13 - Steals - 5
19 - Turnovers - 33
15 - Fouls - 15
Top Scorers
Stephen Curry - 39
Kevin Durant - 32
Blake Griffin - 26
David Lee - 22
Anthony Morrow - 17
James Harden - 14
Roy Hibbert - 14
Assists
Derrick Rose - 27
Stephen Curry - 9
David Lee - 6
Rebounds
Andris Biedrins - 11
David Lee - 10
Kwame Brown - 8
Kevin Durant - 7
Roy Hibbert - 5
Video Highlights
Durant skips around some defenders and dunks.
24/4/14
Oklahoma City Thunder [63-17] vs Los Angeles Clippers [43-37]
Mo Williams has another monster night against the Thunder
OKC - 26 37 27 30 120
LAC - 32 31 34 32 129
Player of the Game: Mo Williams
(49pts, 3reb, 11ast, 1blk)
OKC _______ LAC
43-89 - FGM/A - 55-100
2-9 - 3PTM/A - 4-7
32-32 - FTM/A - 15-19
28 - Rebounds - 26
27 - Assists - 33
16 - Blocks - 20
2 - Steals - 6
15 - Turnovers - 20
17 - Fouls - 14
Top Scorers
Mo Williams - 49
Kevin Durant - 33
Blake Griffin - 28
Derrick Rose - 26
Kevin Love - 23
Eric Gordon - 17
Al Horford - 14
CJ Watson - 11
James Harden - 11
Assists
Derrick Rose - 22
Mo Williams - 11
Declan Giles - 7
Eric Gordon - 5
Rebounds
Blake Griffin - 9
Al Horford - 8
Kevin Love - 7
Eric Gordon - 6
Michael Beasley - 5
Video Highlights
Griffin spins around Love and lays it in over Horford.
26/4/14
Oklahoma City Thunder [63-18] vs Phoenix Suns [39-42]
Brooks' last second shot secures playoff berth for Suns
OKC - 32 38 25 35 130
PHX - 32 45 28 28 133
Player of the Game: Aaron Brooks
(30pts, 5reb, 13ast, 1stl)
OKC _______ PHX
44-91 - FGM/A - 54-87
0-4 - 3PTM/A - 3-9
42-43 - FTM/A - 22-27
25 - Rebounds - 37
18 - Assists - 31
5 - Blocks - 12
13 - Steals - 3
10 - Turnovers - 21
17 - Fouls - 25
Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 37
Aaron Brooks - 30
Blake Griffin - 28
Spencer Hawes - 25
James Harden - 23
Derrick Rose - 20
Martell Webster - 19
Jared Dudley - 15
Travis Outlaw - 14
Josh Childress - 12
Udonis Haslem - 12
Assists
Aaron Brooks - 13
Derrick Rose - 8
Josh Childress - 5
Rebounds
Spencer Hawes - 11
Blake Griffin - 8
Kevin Durant - 6
Jared Dudley - 6
Aaron Brooks - 5
Josh Childress - 5
Video Highlights
Young throws down an emphatic dunk to tie the scores late on.
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Rose fouled out early in the fourth quarter. Brooks hit a three with 2 seconds left. Durant almost tied it at the end, but the ball went in-and-out of the rim.
30/4/14
Regular Season ReviewConference Standings
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------League Leaders
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------AwardsMost Valuable Player
30.3 PPG - 13.3 RPG - 1.5 APG - 2.5 BPG - 1.1 SPG
Chris Bosh was supposed to be the third option for the Heat behind LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Now he's won back-to-back MVP's.
The former Raptor finished third in scoring and rebounding in the league this season. He will be key for the Heat in their title hopes.Most Improved Player
5.7 PPG - 12.0 RPG - 0.7 APG - 2.3 BPG - 0.6 SPG
Fourth-year center Benjamin Morgan has had a breakout season. The 22 year old 7ft2 monster has established himself as an NBA calibre center.
He's been so good that the Spurs decided to give him the starting role and trade former all-star Al Horford to the Clippers for Serge Ibaka.Defensive Player of the Year
35.3 PPG - 3.9 RPG - 1.7 APG - 1.4 BPG - 2.8 SPG
Some people find it surprising that the scoring champion could be the defensive player of the year as well. But this is Durant's fifth straight award.
He led the league in steals for the fifth straight season and played a vital role in the Thunder's defensive structure alongside Blake Griffin.Rookie of the Year
7.8 PPG - 11.4 RPG - 0.6 APG - 2.5 BPG - 0.7 SPG
The rookie of the year award has been won by the top draft pick for the fourth season in a row. George Marshall of the 76ers is a worthy winner.
He has been a bright spot for Philadelphia during their miserable season. They finished with the third worst record in the league this season.Sixth man of the Year
14.8 PPG - 5.4 RPG - 2.4 APG - 1.8 BPG - 1.1 SPG
Marvin Williams has been trying to live up to his status as a second overall pick since he was drafted in 2005. He was in excellent form this season.
He helped the rebuilt Cavs finish third in a super-competitive conference after years of struggling. His title win with the Thunder has helped him.
His current deal with Cleveland expires at the end of the season. It's likely this award will help him justify asking for a new long-term deal.Coach of the Year
Erik Spoelstra - Miami Heat
Win Percentage - 79.268 - Home - 30-11 - Away - 35-6
Despite four successive finals losses to the Thunder, Erik Spoelstra has guided his team to the best record in the league this season.
He may have lost one of his 'big three', but he got his new players integrated seamlessly and will be confident of finally winning a title.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Teams
All NBA team 1
All NBA team 2
All Defensive team 1
All Defensive team 2
Rookie team 1
Rookie team 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2013-14 Oklahoma City Player Stats
30/4/14
Thunder sign Korver & Collison for playoffs
Oklahoma City have today announced the addition of veterans Nick Collison and Kyle Korver to their roster for the upcoming playoff run.
Korver had been waived earlier in the season and replaced by Ron Artest. But a lack of depth on their roster made them give him another shot.
Collison was a first round draft pick in 2003 by the Seattle SuperSonics. He moved to Oklahoma with the team when they became the Thunder.
After six seasons with the franchise he was traded to the Lakers in November 2009 in a deal that freed up cap space ahead of the off-season.
Ironically that very same off-season he left Los Angeles and re-signed with the Thunder on a four year deal. It only lasted two months though.
He was traded again, this time to the Nets in December 2010 as part of the Brook Lopez deal. He made it to the conference finals in 2012.
The Nets released him at the start of this season to make room for all of their veteran stars. He'd reportedly been contemplating retirement.
"I was delighted to get a phone call from Sam [Presti]", he said. "This is a really exciting team to be a part of and it will go down in history."
Interestingly Collison was never part of any of the four title-winning Thunder teams. He's hoping that he's got the timing right this time around.Depth chart
C - Hibbert, Jeffries, Collison
PF - Griffin, Beasley, Seraphin
SF - Durant, Young, Artest
SG - Harden, Korver
PG - Rose, Maynor, Lin
1/5/13
Playoff match-ups finalisedWestern Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder [63-19] vs 8. Phoenix Suns [40-42]
Stats Leaders
Thunder
Points: Kevin Durant - 35.3
Assists: Derrick Rose - 11.8
Rebounds: Roy Hibbert - 8.2
Suns
Points: Aaron Brooks - 24.1
Assists: Aaron Brooks - 9.5
Rebounds: Spencer Hawes - 10.8
Oklahoma City
Starters
Roy Hibbert - Blake Griffin - Kevin Durant - James Harden - Derrick Rose
Bench
Eric Maynor - Rolf Young - Howie Jeffries - Michael Beasley - Ron Artest - Nick Collison - Kyle Korver
Inactive
Kevin Seraphin - Jeremy Lin
Phoenix
Starters
Spencer Hawes - Travis Outlaw - Jared Dudley - Martell Webster - Aaron Brooks
Bench
Josh Childress - Chris Douglas Roberts - Colman Johnson - Crawford Mayer - Luis Scola - Bobby Brown - Udonis Haslem
Inactive
Carl Foster - George Christian
--------------------------------------------------4. Los Angeles Clippers [44-38] vs 5. New Orleans Hornets [43-39]
Stats Leaders
Clippers
Points: Mo Williams - 23.9
Assists: Mo Williams - 8.5
Rebounds: Kevin Love - 13.2
Hornets
Points: Rudy Fernandez - 27.8
Assists: Jose Calderon - 8.3
Rebounds: Marc Gasol - 11.9
Los Angeles
Starters
Al Horford - Kevin Love - Declan Giles - Eric Gordon - Mo Williams
Bench
CJ Watson - Ernie Moller - Colton Sampson - Malik Hairston - Anthony Tolliver - Anthony Maier - Julio Carlos
Inactive
James Anderson - Zaza Pachulia - Felix Walter
New Orleans
Starters
Marc Gasol - Pau Gasol - Ersan Ilyasova - Rudy Fernandez - Jose Calderon
Bench
Lee Alsten - Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hilton Armstrong - Ioannes Karpat - Alexandre Carlos - Kelly Neumann - Phillip Cook
Inactive
Quincy Pondexter - Silas Feehan - Luke Babbitt
--------------------------------------------------3. San Antonio Spurs [45-37] vs 6. Utah Jazz [43-39]
Stats Leaders
Spurs
Points: Cameron Hunter - 29.1
Assists: George Hill - 8.2
Rebounds: Benjamin Morgan - 12.0
Jazz
Points: Channing Frye - 25.8
Assists: Mario Chalmers - 10.6
Rebounds: Carlos Boozer - 13.0
San Antonio
Starters
Benjamin Morgan - Serge Ibaka - Josh Smith - Cameron Hunter - George Hill
Bench
Kyle Lowry - Shelden Williams - Sherron Collins - Delonte West - JJ Hickson - Patrick Patterson - Samuel Kennedy
Inactive
Elliot Williams - Nicholas Robin - Lino Cheaney
Utah
Starters
Channing Frye - Carlos Boozer - Gordon Hayward - Randy Foye - Mario Chalmers
Bench
Mike Miller - Hamed Haddadi - Jonas Jerebko - Brady Boyle - Sonny Weems - Sundiata Gaines - Demitri Warren
Inactive
Darren Ridley - Leo Hogan - Adrian Gray
--------------------------------------------------2. Portland Trail Blazers [50-32] vs 7. Golden State Warriors [41-41]
Stats Leaders
Blazers
Points: LaMarcus Aldridge - 27.7
Assists: Goran Dragic - 6.5
Rebounds: Emeka Okafor - 11.7
Warriors
Points: Stephen Curry - 26.2
Assists: Stephen Curry - 9.6
Rebounds: Andris Biedrins - 13.4
Portland
Starters
Emeka Okafor - LaMarcus Aldridge - Nicolas Batum - Brandon Roy - Goran Dragic
Bench
Omer Asik - Abram Baxter - Corey Fitzgerald - Pete Bonner - Marcin Gortat - Luke Harangody - Vincenzo Connolly
Inactive
Jodie Meeks - Jesse Hartley - Fred Howard
Golden State
Starters
Andris Biedrins - David Lee - Matthew O'Donnell - Anthony Morrow - Stephen Curry
Bench
Al-Farouq Aminu - Ekpe Udoh - Shannon Brown - Daniel Gibson - Ian Zimmermann - Dean Williamson - Kwame Brown
Inactive
Dante Cunningham - Jasper Curry - Emery Jenkins
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Eastern Conference
1. Miami Heat [65-17] vs 8. Detroit Pistons [44-38]
Stats Leaders
Heat
Points: Chris Bosh - 30.3
Assists: Raymond Felton - 10.3
Rebounds: Chris Bosh - 13.3
Pistons
Points: Jarrett Jack - 25.1
Assists: Jarrett Jack - 8.1
Rebounds: Robin Lopez - 10.8
Miami
Starters
Tyson Chandler - Chris Bosh - LeBron James - JR Smith - Raymond Felton
Bench
Gilbert Arenas - Mickael Pietrus - Rashard Lewis - Austin Daye - Stephen Henry - Shavlik Randolph - Acie Law
Inactive
Jordan Hill - Vic Kelly - Moyo Chrima
Detroit
Starters
Robin Lopez - Danilo Gallinari - Boris Diaw - Jarrett Jack - Chris Duhon
Bench
Mike Taylor - Jon Brockman - Wayne Reid - Jake Cochrane - Karl O'Farrell - Logan Hartmann - Harvey Dixon
Inactive
Gary Neal - Theo Jeffries - Derrick Lee
--------------------------------------------------4. New Jersey Nets [46-36] vs 5. Milwaukee Bucks [46-36]
Stats Leaders
Nets
Points: Deron Williams - 32.8
Assists: Deron Williams - 9.8
Rebounds: Dwight Howard - 13.9
Bucks
Points: Andrea Bargnani - 23.4
Assists: Russell Westbrook - 10.4
Rebounds: Andrew Bogut - 12.3
New Jersey
Starters
Dwight Howard - Nene - Gerald Wallace - Kobe Bryant - Deron Williams
Bench
Steve Nash - Nicolaos Abas - AJ Price - Cesar Carlos - Clement Kohler - Tim Duncan - Sam Robinsen
Inactive
Jason Kapono - Dirk Nowitzki
Milwaukee
Starters
Andrew Bogut - Andrea Bargnani - Jeff Green - Monta Ellis - Russell Westbrook
Bench
TJ Ford - Ryan Anderson - Samuel Dalembert - Ian Mahinmi - Richard Fortsen - Daequan Cook - Kosta Koufos
Inactive
Larry Sanders - Declan Butler - Loren Prince
--------------------------------------------------3. Cleveland Cavaliers [49-33] vs 6. Orlando Magic [46-36]
Stats Leaders
Cavs
Points: Chris Paul - 28.1
Assists: Chris Paul - 9.5
Rebounds: Howie Murphy - 12.0
Magic
Points: Jordan Farmar - 27.6
Assists: Jordan Farmar - 9.0
Rebounds: Greg Monroe - 10.3
Cleveland
Starters
Howie Murphy - Javed Abdur Salam - Vincenzo Carlos - Kevin Martin - Chris Paul
Bench
Marvin Williams - Rodney Carney - Brodie Bailey - Chase Budinger - Andy Rautins - CJ Miles - Denis Prokhorov
Inactive
Donald Snow
Orlando
Starters
Greg Oden - Greg Monroe - Von Wafer - JJ Redick - Jordan Farmar
Bench
Rodrigue Beaubois - Michael Redd - Anderson Varejao - Angel Carlos - Gary Forbes - Brandan Wright - Devon Muller
Inactive
Inaani Chidzero - Jamario Moon - Pape Sy
--------------------------------------------------2. Chicago Bulls [53-29] vs 7. New York Knicks [45-37]
Stats Leaders
Bulls
Points: Luol Deng - 22.8
Assists: Ramon Sessions - 9.2
Rebounds: Al Jefferson - 13.3
Knicks
Points: Amare Stoudemire - 28.7
Assists: Tony Parker - 11.0
Rebounds: Amare Stoudemire - 13.2
Chicago
Starters
Al Jefferson - Derrick Favors - Luol Deng - Dwyane Wade - Ramon Sessions
Bench
Beno Udrih - Ronnie Price - Richard Jefferson - Caron Butler - Kris Humphries - Baron Davis - Taylor Simmons
Inactive
Sean Williams - Gerard Neumann - Walt O'Shea
New York
Starters
Zach Randolph - Amare Stoudemire - Carmelo Anthony - Ben Gordon - Tony Parker
Bench
Jud Peters - Tony O'Callaghan - Nathan Jawai - Mordecai Connolly - Dirk MacDermott - Brice Shannon - Sean May
Inactive
Monty Griffin - Valentino Moretti - Jamie Becker
Playoffs fun facts
• Oklahoma City swept Phoenix in the conference finals in season one. The Thunder won game four 189-188 after three overtime periods.
• This is the first time the the Clippers have made the playoffs in this dynasty. It's also the first that time Lakers haven't featured.
• The last two teams to play against Miami in the conference finals face each other in first round this season (Bucks & Nets).
• Cleveland make their first playoff appearance since lebron left for Miami. Dan Gilbert seemingly making good on his promise.
• The Knicks also faced the Bulls in first round last season. New York ended up comfortably sweeping the series 4-0.
**/5/14
Oklahoma City Thunder [0-0] vs Phoenix Suns [0-0]
Thunder firing on all cylinders in game 1
OKC - 37 39 37 32 145
PHX - 22 33 27 20 102
Player of the Game: Derrick Rose
(20pts, 2reb, 14ast, 1blk, 2stl)
OKC _______ PHX
51-84 - FGM/A - 39-94
7-15 - 3PTM/A - 5-15
36-37 - FTM/A - 19-25
43 - Rebounds - 25
30 - Assists - 27
11 - Blocks - 7
5 - Steals - 8
17 - Turnovers - 15
15 - Fouls - 22
Top Scorers
Aaron Brooks - 36
Martell Webster - 29
Kevin Durant - 26
Blake Griffin - 20
Derrick Rose - 20
James Harden - 17
Roy Hibbert - 16
Rolf Young - 13
Nick Collison - 10
Assists
Derrick Rose - 14
Jared Dudley - 7
Eric Maynor - 6
Aaron Brooks - 5
Rebounds
Roy Hibbert - 11
Rolf Young - 9
Nick Collison - 8
Video Highlights
Durant starts the playoffs in perfect style.
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This was one of those fluke games where everything went almost perfectly. My shooting and rebounding were awesome and the Suns barely showed up.
All of my players contributed and unfortunately for them only Brooks and Webster looked like they were trying.
My starters sat out the fourth quarter. Collison had most of his 10 points and 8 rebounds in the fourth quarter.
First round playoff results - Game 1 Western Conference
145-102
Thunder lead the series 1-0
136-129
Clippers lead the series 1-0
125-140
Jazz lead the series 1-0
114-146
Warriors lead the series 1-0
-----------------------Eastern Conference
153-94
Heat lead the series 1-0
143-136
Nets lead the series 1-0
121-132
Magic lead series 1-0
152-156
Knicks lead series 1-0
**/5/14
Oklahoma City Thunder [1-0] vs Phoenix Suns [0-1]
Suns show fight in game 2, but Thunder still take 2-0 series lead
OKC - 29 33 38 28 128
PHX - 29 34 33 26 122
Player of the Game: Aaron Brooks
(38pts, 2reb, 14ast, 2stl)
OKC _______ PHX
49-89 - FGM/A - 50-98
7-20 - 3PTM/A - 6-16
23-26 - FTM/A - 16-22
35 - Rebounds - 31
24 - Assists - 30
10 - Blocks - 10
8 - Steals - 6
21 - Turnovers - 19
15 - Fouls - 15
Top Scorers
Aaron Brooks - 38
Kevin Durant - 29
Blake Griffin - 25
Travis Outlaw - 25
Spencer Hawes - 17
Derrick Rose - 17
James Harden - 13
Jared Dudley - 13
Josh Childress - 12
Martell Webster - 11
Roy Hibbert - 11
Kyle Korver - 10
Nick Collison - 10
Assists
Aaron Brooks - 14
Derrick Rose - 12
Jared Dudley - 5
Rebounds
Roy Hibbert - 9
Blake Griffin - 9
Travis Outlaw - 9
Spencer Hawes - 8
Kevin Durant - 6
Video Highlights
Rose sinks a rare open three.
First round playoff results - Game 2 Western Conference
128-122
Thunder lead the series 2-0
143-120
Clippers lead the series 2-0
117-120
Jazz lead the series 2-0
155-132
Series tied 1-1
-----------------------Eastern Conference
163-128
Heat lead the series 2-0
116-136
Series tied 1-1
126-136
Magic lead series 2-0
169-151
Series tied 1-1
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