OKC - 2011/12 - Thunder Three-peat

[Phil89]

Yeah, I've basically lost half as many games as I did last season already.

Should keep the 'realism police' happy though.

[Phil89]

26/11/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [10-5] vs Los Angeles Clippers [6-13]

Thunder return to winning ways against struggling Clippers



OKC - 23 32 22 20 97
LAC - 21 19 23 21 84

Player of the Game: LaMarcus Aldridge

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 23
Brandon Roy - 21
Eric Gordon - 20
LaMarcus Aldridge - 18
Blake Griffin - 17
Russell Westbrook - 14
Travis Outlaw - 13
Baron Davis - 13
Greg Oden - 10

Assists
LaMarcus Aldridge - 5
Baron Davis - 5
Drew Gooden - 4
Michael Beasley - 4
Russell Westbrook - 3

Rebounds
Greg Oden - 12
LaMarcus Aldridge - 11
Blake Griffin - 9
Drew Gooden - 8
Kevin Durant - 5
Russell Westbrook - 4

Video Highlights
Roy just manages to beat the buzzer with a tough shot.


Harden has luck on his side as his shot finally drops in.

[Andrew]

That's more like it. Nice clip of Harden, it's great when those shots happen in video games.

[Phil89]

28/11/11

Thunder vs Lakers preview



In the last two seasons the Oklahoma City Thunder have completely turned the tables on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Things were very different at the start of the 2009-10 season.
The Lakers were coming off a 4-1 Finals win against Orlando and Oklahoma City were coming off a disappointing 23–59 season.
But Thunder coach Scott Brooks has transformed his team into a double championship winning powerhouse.
Under Brooks' guidance the Thunder have assembled a hugely talented squad and are playing up to their potential.

Kevin Durant has established himself as one of the elite players in the NBA, winning consecutive Finals MVP awards.
Brandon Roy is quickly becoming one of the best scorers in the league. He is currently third in the league averaging 25.8 ppg.
Also blossoming at their new club are Roy's former Blazers team mates, Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge.
They have been integral to the Thunder's success against teams in the West with dominant big men. (e.g Los Angeles)

Oklahoma City come into this game having lost 2 of their last 3 games. They have an 11-5 record and seem unable to find consistency in their play.
The Lakers on the other hand have a 7-7 record and are struggling since losing Pau Gasol to Memphis.

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Recent fixtures

2009/10 Season
29/10/09 - OKC @ LAL - OKC W 107-99
23/11/09 - LAL @ OKC - LAL W 117-112
10/1/10 - LAL @ OKC - OKC W 114-110
1/3/10 - OKC @ LAL - OKC W 110-88

2009/10 West Finals
Game 1 - LAL @ OKC - OKC W 135-104
Game 2 - LAL @ OKC - OKC W 119-108
Game 3 - OKC @ LAL - LAL W 117-109
Game 4 - OKC @ LAL - OKC W 109-92
Game 5 - LAL @ OKC - OKC W 98-90

2010/11 Season
4/2/11 - OKC @ LAL - OKC W 97-94
5/2/11 - OKC @ LAL - OKC W 138-128 (OT)
7/3/11 - LAL @ OKC - OKC W 110-108
31/3/11 - LAL @ OKC - LAL W 134-130

2011/12 Season
31/10/11 - OKC @ LAL - OKC W 110-100

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Thunder Starting Line-Up

Oden - Aldridge - Durant - Roy - Westbrook

Thunder Bench

Redick - Hibbert - Green - Beasley - Harden - Mullens - Afflalo

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Lakers Starting Line-Up

Bynum - Odom - Artest - Bryant - Farmar

Lakers Bench

Walton - Magloire - Brown - Morgan - Foster - Smith - Vincett


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I'm hoping for another great game.

[Phil89]

29/11/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [11-5] vs Los Angeles Lakers [7-7]

Durant powers Thunder past Lakers in tight finish



OKC - 23 26 27 35 111
LAL - 28 24 30 20 102

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 33
Ron Artest - 27
Jordan Farmar - 25
Brandon Roy - 23
Russell Westbrook - 23
Kobe Bryant - 18
Andrew Bynum - 15
Lamar Odom - 10
Jeff Green - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 10
Jordan Farmar - 7
Kobe Bryant - 6
LaMarcus Aldridge - 4
Lamar Odom - 3
Ron Artest - 3

Rebounds
Lamar Odom - 17
Andrew Bynum - 13
LaMarcus Aldridge - 11
Greg Oden - 10
Brandon Roy - 8
Ron Artest - 6
Kobe Bryant - 4
Michael Beasley - 4

Video Highlights
Green spins through 3 defenders and lays it in.


Roy gets past Kobe and dunks over Odom.


Westbrook jumps all over Odom on his way to the basket.


Aldridge stops Odom in his tracks with a massive block.


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Midway through the second quarter they were leading by 14.
Durant scored 15 in the fourth quarter.

[.PorkyJoker.o6]

Great finish indeed by Durantula

[Bucket]

New Rivalry? Nice win over Lakers

[Andrew]

Great win and nice work on the preview, you've developed quite a rivalry with them...good to see you've got the upper-hand in it though.

[Phil89]

1/12/11

Conference Standings

Eastern Conference
1. MIA | 12-3 | N/A | .800
2. NJN | 11-5 | 1.5 | .688
3. ORL | 12-6 | 1.5 | .667
4. ATL | 12-7 | 2.0 | .632
5. BOS | 10-8 | 3.5 | .556
6. DET | 9-7 | 3.5 | .563
7. MIL | 9-8 | 4.0 | .529
8. PHI | 9-9 | 4.5 | .500
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9. CLE | 10-11 | 5.0 | .476
10. CHI | 8-9 | 5.0 | .471
11. TOR | 7-8 | 5.0 | .467
12. IND | 6-10 | 6.5 | .375
13. CHA | 6-12 | 7.5 | .333
14. WAS | 6-11 | 7.0 | .353
15. NYK | 3-12 | 9.0 | .200


Western Conference
1. POR | 12-5 | N/A | .706
2. GSW | 11-4 | N/A | .733
3. SAC | 12-6 | 0.5 | .667
4. OKC | 12-5 | N/A | .706
5. DEN | 9-7 | 2.5 | .563
6. MEM | 8-6 | 2.5 | .571
7. DAL | 8-8 | 3.5 | .500
8. LAL | 7-9 | 4.5 | .438
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9. NOH | 7-10 | 5.0 | .412
10. HOU | 7-9 | 4.5 | .438
11. UTA | 7-9 | 4.5 | .438
12. SAS | 7-10 | 5.0 | .412
13. PHX | 5-10 | 6.0 | .333
14. LAC | 6-15 | 8.0 | .286
15. MIN | 4-13 | 8.0 | .235

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League Leaders

Points Per Game
1. Dwyane Wade - MIA - 35.9
2. Carmelo Anthony - DEN - 28.1
3. Deron Williams - UTA - 25.8
4. Brandon Roy - OKC - 25.6
5. LeBron James - CLE - 24.9

Rebounds Per Game
1. Dwight Howard - ORL - 11.6
2. Al Jefferson - MIN - 11.4
3. Marcin Gortat - ORL - 10.9
4. Brendan Haywood - MEM - 10.8
5. Brook Lopez - PHX - 10.7

Assists Per Game
1. Mo Williams - NJN - 9.5
2. Luke Ridnour - MIL - 8.6
3. Chauncey Billups - DEN - 8.3
3. Gilbert Arenas - PHI - 8.3
5. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 8.2

Steals Per Game
1. Brandon Roy - OKC - 3.1
2. Russell Westbrook - OKC - 2.4
3. LeBron James - CLE - 2.3
3. Carmelo Anthony - DEN - 2.3
5. Delonte West - IND - 2.2

Blocks Per Game
1. Al Jefferson - MIN - 3.1
2. Dwight Howard - ORL - 2.9
3. Joakim Noah - CHI - 2.6
4. Josh Smith - ATL - 2.5
4. Brook Lopez - PHX - 2.5

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Awards

Players of the Month
East
Dwyane Wade - MIA
35.9 PPG - 3.8 RPG - 4.9 APG - 0.9 BPG - 1.7 SPG

West
Pau Gasol - MEM
22.4 PPG - 17.9 RPG - 7.4 APG - 1.6 BPG - 6.8 SPG

Rookies of the Month
East
Garth Blake - WAS
6.2 PPG - 1.3 RPG - 7.2 APG - 0.1 BPG - 1.1 SPG

West
Andres Carlos - POR
2.1 PPG - 7.7 RPG - 0.3 APG - 0.6 BPG - 0.6 SPG


MVP Candidates
Dwyane Wade - 35.9 PPG - 3.8 RPG - 4.9 APG - 0.9 BPG - 1.7 SPG
LeBron James - 24.9 PPG - 5.4 RPG - 2.4 APG - 1.5 BPG - 2.3 SPG
Devin Harris - 21.9 PPG - 2.6 RPG - 6.4 APG - 0.4 BPG - 1.3 SPG
Brandon Roy - 25.6 PPG - 3.7 RPG - 2.2 APG - 1.2 BPG - 3.1 SPG
Carmelo Anthony - 28.1 PPG - 5.1 RPG - 3.2 APG - 0.9 BPG - 2.3 SPG

[Phil89]

1/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [12-5] vs Phoenix Suns [5-10]

Thunder prevail in another tight game



OKC - 24 35 26 30 26 141
PHX - 22 33 29 31 17 132

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 40
Leandro Barbosa - 35
Brandon Roy - 28
Jason Richardson - 27
Russell Westbrook - 26
Joe Alexander - 25
Steve Nash - 20
Michael Beasley - 14
Jeff Green - 12
Earl Clark - 10

Assists
Jason Richardson - 8
Steve Nash - 7
Leandro Barbosa - 6
Will Solomon - 6
Michael Beasley - 6
Russell Westbrook - 5
Greg Oden - 3

Rebounds
Brook Lopez - 13
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Greg Oden - 10
Kevin Durant - 9
Joe Alexander - 9
Jason Richardson - 7
Earl Clark - 7
Michael Beasley - 6
Steve Nash - 5
Brandon Roy - 4

Video Highlights
Durant shows off his athleticism with a nice dunk.


Oden tracks Nash to the basket and blocks his shot.


Roy blocks Barbosa on the buzzer at the end of the first quarter.

[.PorkyJoker.o6]

Im Glad to see Nash atleast score 20 or more points!
great job on the win!!

[Axel The Great]

High scoring game by the looks of it, and a fun scoring battle between KD and Barbosa. Loved that Greg Oden block by the way.

[Andrew]

Weird not to see you atop the West/league, but the season is young. Nice OT win over the Suns, enjoyed the highlights as always.

[Phil89]

It's interesting to see Portland, Sacramento and Golden State doing so well considering how poor they all were last season.
Also Miami have made a huge turnaround. They finished bottom in the East last season and are dominating this season.

Weird to only have 1 player in the MVP race too.

[Phil89]

3/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [13-5] vs Portland Trail Blazers [12-5]

Thunder take control out West after win in Portland



OKC - 22 25 33 37 117
POR - 25 13 38 22 98

Player of the Game: Greg Oden

Top Scorers
Brandon Roy - 35
Kevin Durant - 26
Rudy Gay - 23
Rudy Fernandez - 23
JR Smith - 19
Russell Westbrook - 19
Greg Oden - 18
Mike Dunleavy - 10

Assists
Rudy Fernandez - 10
Russell Westbrook - 7
JR Smith - 4
Greg Oden - 3
LaMarcus Aldridge - 3

Rebounds
LaMarcus Aldridge - 17
Andres Carlos - 10
Mike Dunleavy - 10
Stephane Lasme - 10
Greg Oden - 8
Rudy Gay - 7
Rudy Fernandez - 6
Kevin Durant - 6
Michael Beasley - 6

Video Highlights
Durant pulls off a reverse two-handed dunk.


Roy absolutely slams it home over Carlos.


Roy and Gay have their own personal three point contest.

[Phil89]

8/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [14-5] vs Milwaukee Bucks [12-8]

Thunder win by narrowest of margins against Bucks



OKC - 22 18 36 25 101
MIL - 23 26 20 31 100

Player of the Game: Brandon Roy

Top Scorers
Brandon Roy - 37
John Salmons - 23
Kevin Durant - 18
Luke Ridnour - 17
Greg Oden - 16
Michael Redd - 14
Brandon Jennings - 14
Andrew Bogut - 12
Russell Westbrook - 12
LaMarcus Aldridge - 11
Rasheed Duffy - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 9
Luke Ridnour - 5
LaMarcus Aldridge - 4
Brandon Roy - 3
Andrew Bogut - 3

Rebounds
Andrew Bogut - 17
Rasheed Duffy - 14
Greg Oden - 11
Matt Bonner - 8
LaMarcus Aldridge - 6
Kevin Durant - 5
Brandon Roy - 4
Michael Redd - 4

Video Highlights
Aldridge sets Durant up with an alley-oop pass.


Durant blocks Salmons' shot, then Westbrook does the rest.

[Phil89]

10/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [15-5] vs Toronto Raptors [10-9]

Aldridge finds some form in Canada



OKC - 28 23 27 22 100
TOR - 17 19 25 24 85

Player of the Game: Greg Oden

Top Scorers
LaMarcus Aldridge - 28
Brandon Roy - 27
Hedo Turkoglu - 26
Andrea Bargnani - 21
Chris Bosh - 20
Greg Oden - 16
Kevin Durant - 16
Russell Westbrook - 13
Jarrett Jack - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 10
Jarrett Jack - 10
Greg Oden - 5
Hedo Turkoglu - 4
LaMarcus Aldridge - 3

Rebounds
Chris Bosh - 11
Greg Oden - 9
LaMarcus Aldridge - 7
Andrea Bargnani - 7
Hedo Turkoglu - 7
Brandon Roy - 6
Kevin Durant - 5

Video Highlights
Roy makes up for his poor pass by tracking back and blocking Turkoglu.

[Phil89]

12/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [16-5] vs Charlotte Bobcats [8-13]

Thunder make it 7 in a row with win in Charlotte



OKC - 23 23 33 19 98
CHA - 27 20 24 17 88

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 26
Boris Diaw - 24
Jose Barea - 24
Brandon Roy - 20
Russell Westbrook - 16
Tyson Chandler - 16
Greg Oden - 12
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Gerald Wallace - 11
DeShawn Stevenson - 11

Assists
Jose Barea - 9
Russell Westbrook - 4
LaMarcus Aldridge - 3
Gerald Wallace - 3

Rebounds
Greg Oden - 16
Tyson Chandler - 10
Kevin Durant - 8
Desagana Diop - 7
LaMarcus Aldridge - 6
Boris Diaw - 5

Video Highlights
Westbrook makes the shot and the foul.

[Phil89]

14/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [17-5] vs Orlando Magic [16-10]

Aldridge almost grabs triple-double in Orlando



OKC - 25 24 27 22 98
ORL - 20 19 18 29 86

Player of the Game: LaMarcus Aldridge

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 29
Brandon Roy - 22
Jameer Nelson - 22
Russell Westbrook - 20
Dwight Howard - 17
Rashard Lewis - 17
Mickael Pietrus - 13
Greg Oden - 13
LaMarcus Aldridge - 10

Assists
LaMarcus Aldridge - 9
Russell Westbrook - 6
Rashard Lewis - 5
Jameer Nelson - 5
Greg Oden - 4
Kevin Durant - 4

Rebounds
Dwight Howard - 14
LaMarcus Aldridge - 10
Marcin Gortat - 9
Russell Westbrook - 6
Rashard Lewis - 5
Kevin Durant - 4

Video Highlights
Beasley blocks Howard in the paint.


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Aldridge finished with 10 points, 9 assists, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks and 2 steals.

[Andrew]

Nice streak, keep it up! Shame you missed out on a triple double with Aldridge but that's still a fine stat line. Entertaining sequence with Roy and Gay's three pointers, too.

[Phil89]

I only found out that Aldridge was on 8-9-9 with a couple minutes left in the game. The rebound and the points were relatively easy to get.
I tried to get him that last assist, but it just didn't happen.

Oh well. I've got another Lakers game coming up soon I think.

[Phil89]

16/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [18-5] vs Golden State Warriors [16-7]

Durant and Roy combine for 81 as Thunder smash Warriors



OKC - 28 35 32 28 123
GSW - 27 25 29 24 105

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant

Top Scorers
Brandon Roy - 41
Kevin Durant - 40
Stephen Curry - 37
Yi Jianlian - 27
Russell Westbrook - 15
Andris Biedrins - 14
Corey Maggette - 11
Greg Oden - 10
LaMarcus Aldridge - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 7
Stephen Curry - 6
Corey Maggette - 5
LaMarcus Aldridge - 5
Greg Oden - 3
Monta Ellis - 3

Rebounds
LaMarcus Aldridge - 14
Greg Oden - 10
Yi Jianlian - 9
Andris Biedrins - 7
Corey Maggette - 7
Kevin Durant - 7
Brandon Roy - 7
Monta Ellis - 6
Stephen Curry - 5
Brandan Wright - 5

Video Highlights
Roy steals and Westbrook finishes.


Durant sets up Oden for the dunk.


Durant and Westbrook with another move from the practice court.

[Phil89]

18/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [19-5] vs Los Angeles Lakers [13-12]

10 straight for Thunder



OKC - 35 31 25 19 110
LAL - 33 17 25 16 91

Player of the Game: Brandon Roy

Top Scorers
Brandon Roy - 30
Kevin Durant - 27
Kobe Bryant - 27
Ron Artest - 20
Lamar Odom - 18
James Harden - 18
Russell Westbrook - 17
Jeff Green - 10

Assists
Brandon Roy - 6
Ron Artest - 6
Jordan Farmar - 6
Lamar Odom - 4
Russell Westbrook - 4

Rebounds
Greg Oden - 12
Lamar Odom - 11
Andrew Bynum - 10
Kobe Bryant - 5
Jordan Farmar - 5
LaMarcus Aldridge - 5
Kevin Durant - 4

Video Highlights
Beasley feeds Westbrook a great ball and he finishes in style.


Oden takes it all the way to the basket from half way.

[Andrew]

Dominant wins, nice job getting two players to score 40 or more.

[Phil89]

20/12/11

Oklahoma City Thunder [20-5] vs Sacramento Kings [17-9]

Thunder keep streak going despite slow start



OKC - 24 30 36 31 121
SAC - 29 25 25 19 98

Player of the Game: LaMarcus Aldridge

Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 31
Beno Udrih - 29
Brandon Roy - 23
LaMarcus Aldridge - 16
Spencer Hawes - 15
Greg Oden - 14
Troy Muephy - 13
Raymond Felton - 12
Russell Westbrook - 12
Michael Beasley - 11

Assists
Raymond Felton - 13
Russell Westbrook - 11
LaMarcus Aldridge - 5
Andres Nocioni - 5

Rebounds
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12
Spencer Hawes - 10
Troy Murphy - 10
Greg Oden - 7
Kevin Durant - 7
Brandon Roy - 7
Michael Beasley - 6
Sean Williams - 6

Video Highlights
Aldridge steals the ball off Udrih after a rebound and dunks.


Westbrook slams it home after a nice pass from Roy.