OKC - 2011/12 - Thunder Three-peat

[mp3]

You should roll straight over the Warriors , doesnt look like a strong team compared to yours.

[Andrew]

Nice job taking the series on the road, it turned out to be a little tougher than I would've picked it to be. Good luck in the second round!

[Phil89]

??/5/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [4-2] vs Golden State Warriors [4-2]

Thunder take game 1 with ease



OKC - 38 32 30 31 131
GSW - 27 20 24 26 97

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 40
Stephen Curry - 38
Brandon Roy - 28
Corey Maggette - 26
Greg Oden - 21
Monta Ellis - 19
Russell Westbrook - 18
LaMarcus Aldridge - 16

Assists
LaMarcus Aldridge - 10
Russell Westbrook - 7
Stephen Curry - 7
Corey Maggette - 6
Kevin Durant - 5
Greg Oden - 4

Rebounds
Greg Oden - 13
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Andris Biedrins - 8
Yi Jianlian - 8
Kevin Durant - 7
Brandan Wright - 6
Monta Ellis - 5

Video Highlights
Roy blocks Yi.
Flash

Durant dunks over Maggette.
Flash

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Roy sat out the fourth quarter with 5 fouls.
Aldridge finally grabbed his triple-double.

[Phil89]

You should roll straight over the Warriors , doesnt look like a strong team compared to yours.

Yeah, it seems like it should be a little bit easier than the Portland series.

Nice job taking the series on the road, it turned out to be a little tougher than I would've picked it to be. Good luck in the second round!

Best series since playing the Nuggets in the West Finals last season. Might have turned out differently if Portland had had better big men.

[Andrew]

Looks like you're pretty determined not to let this series get out of hand.

[Clutch]

Durant dunks over Maggette.

yah, that's pretty accurate... in fact, I could've swore that was 'real-life' footage

(i'm still rooting for the the Dubs though )

[Axel The Great]

Clutch with his usual Corey Maggette bashing.

Good to see you advanced against the Blazers. Warriors should be no problem either, judging from that last game.

[Phil89]

??/5/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [5-2] vs Golden State Warriors [4-3]

Curry stars again for Warriors, but Thunder go up 2-0



OKC - 40 27 31 31 129
GSW - 19 30 25 26 100

Player of the Game: LaMarcus Aldridge

Top Scorers
Stephen Curry - 36
Russell Westbrook - 25
LaMarcus Aldridge - 22
Brandon Roy - 22
Kevin Durant - 21
Corey Maggette - 18
Greg Oden - 16
Andris Biedrins - 14
Yi Jianlian - 14
Monta Ellis - 12
James Harden - 12
Michael Beasley - 11

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 9
Stephen Curry - 6
Greg Oden - 5
Kevin Durant - 5
LaMarcus Aldridge - 4
Monta Ellis - 3

Rebounds
Andris Biesdrins - 17
LaMarcus Aldridge - 11
Yi Jianlian - 9
Greg Oden - 8
Michael Beasley - 4
Corey Maggette - 4
Stephen Curry - 4

Video Highlights
Westbrook makes the shot and the bonus.
Flash

Aldridge blocks Curry, then Oden takes it all the way to the basket.
Flash

[Phil89]

??/5/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [6-2] vs Golden State Warriors [4-4]

Thunder dominate Warriors in fourth to go 3-0 up



OKC - 33 18 29 36 116
GSW - 27 22 25 13 87

Player of the Game: LaMarcus Aldridge

Top Scorers
Stephen Curry - 34
Brandon Roy - 33
Kevin Durant - 28
Corey Maggette - 27
Yi Jianlian - 13
Russell Westbrook - 13
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Greg Oden - 10
Michael Beasley - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 7
Monta Ellis - 6
Stephen Curry - 6
Greg Oden - 4
LaMarcus Aldridge - 4

Rebounds
LaMarcus Aldridge - 15
Greg Oden - 12
Yi Jianlian - 11
Andris Biedrins - 10
Kevin Durant - 6
Roy Hibbert - 5
Stephen Curry - 5
Monta Ellis - 4

Video Highlights
Durant sets Roy up for a great dunk.
Flash

Beasley drives past Yi and gets to the rim.
Flash

[Andrew]

Tremendous effort in the first quarter of Game 2 and the fourth quarter of Game 3 to take care of business.

[Phil89]

This series is a lot easier than the last one, mainly because Curry is the only real scoring threat.

I'm happy that Aldridge finally grabbed a triple-double in game 1. He's been so close on a few occasions.

[Phil89]

??/5/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [7-2] vs Golden State Warriors [4-5]

Durant seals series with buzzer beating three



OKC - 26 27 29 33 115
GSW - 26 36 28 23 113

Player of the Game: Andris Biedrins

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 34
Stephen Curry - 27
Brandon Roy - 24
Andris Biedrins - 20
Corey Maggette - 17
Russell Westbrook - 17
Yi Jianlian - 14
James Harden - 13
Monta Ellis - 10
Brandan Wright - 10

Assists
Corey Maggette - 7
Andris Biedrins - 5
Greg Oden - 5
Russell Westbrook - 5
LaMarcus Aldridge - 4
Stephen Curry - 3

Rebounds
Greg Oden - 14
Andris Biedrins - 12
Yi Jianlian - 10
Brandan Wright - 8
LaMarcus Aldridge - 6
Kevin Durant - 6

Video Highlights
Oden blocks Curry in the paint.
Flash

Green sinks a three from the corner.
Flash

Alsridge blocks, Durant scrambles to keep it in and then gets it back and dunks.
Flash

Warriors lead 113-112. Step up Kevin Durant. Sinks the three with 0.9 seconds left.
Flash

[Phil89]

Semi Finals Results

Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City vs Golden State (4) - OKC won 4-0
(6) Phoenix vs LA Lakers (7) - LAL won 4-3

Eastern Conference
(1) Atlanta vs Chicago (4) - ATL won 4-1
(6) Orlando vs Philadelphia (7) - PHI won 4-0

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Conference Finals

Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City vs LA Lakers (7)

Eastern Conference
(1) Atlanta vs Philadelphia (7)

[Phil89]

??/6/12

Oklahoma City vs Los Angeles preview



Once again the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers are paired up in the Western Conference Finals.
It's the second time in 3 years that these two teams will face off for the right to compete in the NBA Finals.
The whole NBA is buzzing about this mouth watering match up. People are already camping out for tickets.
Inevitably the same old questions will be raised. Can Artest keep Durant quiet? Can Brandon Roy keep pace with Kobe?
Will Oden and Aldridge be able to handle Bynum and Odom on the boards?
However, the key to this series probably lies in the least talked about battle. Russell Westbrook vs Jordan Farmar.
It is generally accepted that Farmar is the weak link out of the 10 starting players.
More often than not Westbrook has had the better of Farmar, but he has shown that if he plays well, the Lakers will win.

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Squads

Oklahoma City

Starting 5: Greg Oden - LaMarcus Aldridge - Kevin Durant - Brandon Roy - Russell Westbrook


Bench: JJ Redick - Roy Hibbert - Jeff Green - Michael Beasley - James Harden - BJ Mullens - Arron Afflalo


Inactive: Eric Maynor - Serge Ibaka - Allan Graham

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Los Angeles

Starting 5: Andrew Bynum - Lamar Odom - Ron Artest - Kobe Bryant - Jordan Farmar


Bench: Luke Walton - Sean May - Shannon Brown - Jeff Foster - Jamaal Magloire - Francisco Carlos - Walt Smith


Inactive: Craig Smith - Christopher Morgan - Lucian Vincett

[Andrew]

Awesome win to get the sweep! Good to see your rivalry with the Lakers will continue, too.

[Phil89]

??/6/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [8-2] vs Los Angeles Lakers [8-6]

Early foul trouble costs Lakers as Thunder blitz game 1



OKC - 39 38 17 38 132
LAL - 19 25 32 35 111

Player of the Game: Brandon Roy

Top Scorers
Ron Artest - 35
Kevin Durant - 34
Brandon Roy - 32
Russell Westbrook - 25
Kobe Bryant - 22
Lamar Odom - 16
Greg Oden - 15
LaMarcus Aldridge - 10
Andrew Bynum - 10
Jordan Farmar - 10

Assists
Jordan Farmar - 14
Russell Westbrook - 10
Kobe Bryant - 6
Brandon Roy - 4
LaMarcus Aldridge - 3
Ron Artest - 3

Rebounds
Greg Oden - 18
LaMarcus Aldridge - 14
Andrew Bynum - 10
Lamar Odom - 7
Michael Beasley - 7
Kobe Bryant - 5
Brandon Roy - 4

Video Highlights
Oden blocks Bynum's shot.
Flash

Roy blocks Kobe's shot, then sets up Durant for an easy layup.
Flash

Roy gets around Bryant and Odom and dunks.
Flash

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Bryant, Artest, Odom and Farmar all picked up 2 fouls in the first quarter.
Bryant picked up his 3rd in second.
5 players finished with double-doubles.

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[Phil89]

??/6/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [9-2] vs Los Angeles Lakers [8-7]

Thunder take 2-0 lead after comfortable win in game 2



OKC - 26 35 34 24 119
LAL - 25 23 33 19 100

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 31
Brandon Roy - 25
Ron Artest - 24
Kobe Bryant - 22
Russell Westbrook - 17
LaMarcus Aldridge - 16
Andrew Bynum - 16
Lamar Odom - 14
Greg Oden - 14
Jordan Farmar - 13
Jeff Green - 12

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 14
Jordan Farmar - 10
Kobe Bryant - 6
Greg Oden - 4

Rebounds
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Andrew Bynum - 12
Lamar Odom - 12
Greg Oden - 8
Kevin Durant - 6
Michael Beasley - 6
Kobe Bryant - 5

Video Highlights
Aldridge blocks Kobe at the top of the key.
Flash

Westbrook steals the ball and sets Roy up for a dunk.
Flash

Roy ends the first half in style. Sinking a long three on the buzzer.
Flash

Oden blocks Bynum, Westbrook sets up Durant for a nice dunk.
Flash

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Again, 5 players finished with double-doubles.

[Phil89]

??/6/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [10-2] vs Los Angeles Lakers [8-8]

Thunder stage epic comeback and are now just 1 win away from the NBA Finals



OKC - 28 16 38 40 122
LAL - 35 28 30 26 119

Player of the Game: Jordan Farmar

Top Scorers
Brandon Roy - 35
Kevin Durant - 31
Russell Westbrook - 30
Ron Artest - 29
Kobe Bryant - 27
Jordan Farmar - 23
Lamar Odom - 16
Andrew Bynum - 12
Michael Beasley - 11

Assists
Jordan Farmar - 12
Ron Artest - 6
Kobe Bryant - 6
Walt Smith - 6
Brandon Roy - 5
Greg Oden - 4
Kevin Durant - 4
Russell Westbrook - 4
Lamar Odom - 4

Rebounds
Andrew Bynum - 18
LaMarcus Aldridge - 15
Lamar Odom - 12
Greg Oden - 10
Ron Artest - 6
Jordan Farmar - 5
Russell Westbrook - 5
Michael Beasley - 5

Video Highlights
Roy given too much time and takes advantage.
Flash

Roy tries to inspire his team mates with an emphatic dunk.
Flash

Westbrook posterizes Bynum.
Flash

Harden fouls Kobe out and puts the Thunder up 116-115 with a three point play.
Flash

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Kobe sat out most of the fourth with 5 fouls.
I was down by 19 at half time. I think I was even still down by 17 with 2 minutes left in the third.
James Harden scored 9 points in the fourth, including 7 of my last 10.

[Martti.]

What the hell is Roy doing in that picture?

Anyway, I see you sweeping through this.

[Phil89]

I think he missed a dunk and held onto the rim for a bit.

Luckily he let go before Aldridge got a shot off though.

[Phil89]

??/6/12

Oklahoma City Thunder [11-2] vs Los Angeles Lakers [8-9]

Thunder march into NBA Finals after sweeping Lakers



OKC - 25 26 36 37 124
LAL - 26 23 24 24 97

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kobe Bryant - 31
Kevin Durant - 29
Russell westbrook - 22
Brandon Roy - 20
Greg Oden - 19
Jordan Farmar - 18
Ron Artest - 17
LaMarcus aldridge - 15
Andrew Bynum - 12
Lamar Odom - 12

Assists
Jordan Farmar - 7
Ron Artest - 6
Kevin Durant - 6
Michael Beasley - 5
Kobe Bryant - 4

Rebounds
Lamar Odom - 14
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Greg Oden - 11
Andrew Bynum - 9
Brandon Roy - 6
Michael Beasley - 6
Ron Artest - 5
Kobe Bryant - 5
Kevin Durant - 4

Video Highlights
Roy makes an impossible shot.
Flash

Westbrook to Durant for the dunk.
Flash

Durant denies Artest in the paint.
Flash

[Phil89]

Conference Finals Results

Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City vs LA Lakers (7) - OKC won 4-0

Eastern Conference
(1) Atlanta vs Philadelphia (7) - ATL won 4-3

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NBA Finals

(1) Atlanta vs Oklahoma City (1)

[Phil89]

??/6/12

Oklahoma City vs Atlanta preview



Top in the East versus top in the West. The Finals series everyone wanted to see.
Atlanta finished with a slightly better record so they have home court advantage.

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Squads

Oklahoma City

Starting 5: Greg Oden - LaMarcus Aldridge - Kevin Durant - Brandon Roy - Russell Westbrook


Bench: JJ Redick - Roy Hibbert - Jeff Green - Michael Beasley - James Harden - BJ Mullens - Arron Afflalo


Inactive: Eric Maynor - Serge Ibaka - Allan Graham

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Atlanta

Starting 5: Al Horford - Marvin Williams - Josh Smith - Joe Johnson - Jamal Crawford


Bench: Joel Przybilla - Anthony Kenny - Zaza Pachulia - Mario West - Chris Wilcox - Mike Bibby - Ken Taylor


Inactive: Colin Hunt - Bruno Dowel - Jeff Teague

[Andrew]

Looks like you're keen to get this one over and done with so you can restart with the updated rosters. I'm predicting another sweep in the Finals.

[Houndy]

'City in 5