OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

[Andrew]

Great duel between Durant and Jamison and another huge game for Green, shame he couldn't get that last rebound for a 20-20 game. Congrats on getting the win.

[Phil89]

Green is fast becoming my most important player. He's rebounding, scoring and setting other guys up.

5 games into my 12 game road trip and so far I'm 3-2. As much as it annoys me, I'm liking the challenge of Superstar difficulty.

[Phil89]

24/11/09

Oklahoma City Thunder [9-3] vs Washington Wizards [6-7]

Wizards steal late win in thriller



OKC - 28 24 26 28 106
WAS - 22 23 33 30 108

Player of the Game: Gilbert Arenas



Video Highlights
Durant dunks over Arenas.


Dampier comes up with a big steal at a crucial part of the game.


Westbrook recovers to block Arenas.

[Phil89]

26/11/09

Oklahoma City Thunder [9-4] vs Toronto Raptors [6-7]

Thunder escape Canada with a win despite poor shooting



OKC - 20 31 16 34 101
TOR - 31 14 23 28 96

Player of the Game: Jose Calderon



Video Highlights
Durant beats the half time buzzer with a long three.

[rise]

Arenas and Bargnani were real chuckers against you!

[Andrew]

Looks like Shannon Brown is your favourite weapon off the bench. Pretty good game for him in the loss to the Wizards, turnovers aside.

[Phil89]

Yeah, he's definitely the guy I look to when Durant and co are having a rest.

Green finally picked up his triple-double against the Raptors too.

[Andrew]

So he did, good stuff.

[Phil89]

27/11/09

Oklahoma City Thunder [10-4] vs Los Angeles Lakers [9-7]

Thunder offense lets them down in fourth



OKC - 27 27 32 24 110
LAL - 29 30 30 33 122

Player of the Game: Kobe Bryant



Video Highlights
Poor defending from Artest allows Durant a wide open three.


Dampier stops Kobe in his tracks.

[Andrew]

Looks like it was a tough one, Kobe was on fire. New Dynasty, but the rivalry remains.

[Phil89]

Looks like it was a tough one, Kobe was on fire.

On fire is an understatement. He made a turnaround three from about half court at one point.

New Dynasty, but the rivalry remains.

Season series tied at 1-1 so far.

[Phil89]

29/11/09

Oklahoma City Thunder [10-5] vs Golden State Warriors [7-8]

Massive second half leads Thunder to easy win over Warriors



OKC - 22 26 42 40 130
GSW - 23 21 32 31 107

Player of the Game: Russell Westbrook



Video Highlights
Green sets up Durant for a big dunk.

[Andrew]

Great second half. Curry was certainly putting up the shots, nice job forcing another starting point guard into double digit turnovers though.

[rise]

Ellis and Curry combining for 66 points! 9-11 FGs by Westbrook!

[Clutch]

Jeevus! Look at Wright's D

scorching night be Westbrook; i like that kid

[Phil89]

1/12/09

Conference Standings

Eastern Conference
1. MIA* | 16-3 | N/A | .842
2. NJN* | 9-5 | 4.5 | .643
3. CHA | 11-7 | 4.5 | .611
4. BOS | 10-7 | 5.0 | .588
5. ORL | 8-8 | 6.5 | .500
6. DET* | 7-7 | 6.5 | .500
7. ATL | 9-8 | 6.0 | .529
8. WAS | 9-8 | 6.0 | .529
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9. CHI | 7-8 | 7.0 | .467
10. TOR | 7-9 | 7.5 | .438
11. NYK | 7-8 | 7.0 | .467
12. PHI | 6-12 | 9.5 | .333
13. CLE | 5-11 | 9.5 | .313
14. MIL | 5-11 | 9.5 | .313
15. IND | 3-14 | 12.0 | .176


Western Conference
1. OKC* | 11-5 | N/A | .688
2. UTA | 11-5 | N/A | .688
3. DAL* | 10-6 | 1.0 | .625
4. POR | 10-6 | 1.0 | .625
5. LAL* | 11-7 | 1.0 | .611
6. PHX | 8-7 | 2.5 | .533
7. HOU | 9-7 | 2.0 | .563
8. DEN | 8-9 | 3.5 | .471
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9. MIN | 8-9 | 3.5 | .471
10. SAS | 7-8 | 3.5 | .467
11. GSW | 7-9 | 4.0 | .438
12. SAC | 7-9 | 4.0 | .438
13. MEM | 7-11 | 5.0 | .389
14. LAC | 6-11 | 5.5 | .353
15. NOH | 6-10 | 5.0 | .375

* = Division Leader

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League Leaders

Points Per Game
1. Carmelo Anthony - DEN - 42.0
2. Kobe Bryant - LAL - 37.5
3. Kevin Durant - OKC - 33.6
4. Deron Williams - UTA - 31.8
5. Antawn Jamison - CLE - 31.4

Rebounds Per Game
1. Chris Bosh - MIA - 14.8
2. Dwight Howard - ORL - 14.0
3. Amare Stoudemire - NYK - 13.9
4. Joakim Noah - CHI - 13.4
5. Samuel Dalembert - SAC - 13.3

Assists Per Game
1. Tyreke Evans - SAC - 11.8
2. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 11.1
3. Steve Nash - PHX - 10.5
4. Jason Kidd - DAL - 10.4
5. Michael Conley - MEM - 10.3

Steals Per Game
1. Rajon Rondo - BOS - 2.8
2. Monta Ellis - GSW - 2.7
3. Kevin Durant - OKC - 2.4
4. Chris Paul - NOH - 2.3
4. Beno Udrih - SAC - 2.3
4. Richard Hamilton - DET - 2.3

Blocks Per Game
1. Roy Hibbert - IND - 3.5
2. Brooke Lopez - NJN - 3.4
2. Andrew Bogut - MIL - 3.4
4. Johan Petro - NJN - 3.0
5. Al Jefferson - UTA - 2.9
5. Anderson Varejao - CLE - 2.9
5. Marcus Camby - POR - 2.9


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Awards

Players of the Month
East
Dwyane Wade - MIA
27.9 PPG - 4.0 RPG - 4.8 APG - 2.3 BPG - 2.1 SPG

West
Kobe Bryant - LAL
37.5 PPG - 5.1 RPG - 5.1 APG - 1.4 BPG - 2.1 SPG

Rookies of the Month
East
John Wall - WAS
16.6 PPG - 3.6 RPG - 5.8 APG - 1.0 BPG - 1.8 SPG

West
Blake Griffin - LAC
14.0 PPG - 12.1 RPG - 1.1 APG - 2.3 BPG - 0.7 SPG


MVP Candidates
Kobe Bryant - 37.5 PPG - 5.1 RPG - 5.1 APG - 1.4 BPG - 2.1 SPG
Dwyane Wade - 27.9 PPG - 4.0 RPG - 4.8 APG - 2.3 BPG - 2.1 SPG
Chris Bosh - 23.3 PPG - 14.8 RPG - 0.9 APG - 2.3 BPG - 1.6 SPG
LeBron James - 23.4 PPG - 5.2 RPG - 6.8 APG - 1.9 BPG - 1.6 SPG
Deron Williams - 31.8 PPG - 2.3 RPG - 9.8 APG - 0.5 BPG - 1.5 SPG


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Injury News

Boston
16/11/09 - Jermaine O'Neal - Bone Spur in his Ankle - 1 week
29/11/09 - Shaquille O'Neal - Sore Thigh Muscle - Day-to-day

Charlotte
27/11/09 - Boris Diaw - Sore Thigh Muscle - Day-to-day

Cleveland
23/11/09 - Thabo Sefolosha - Broken Nose - 1 week
24/11/09 - Mo Williams - Broken Nose - 1 week

Denver
28/10/09 - Carmelo Anthony - Torn Achilles Tendon - 1 month
24/11/09 - JR Smith - Hyper-Extended Knee - 2 weeks
29/11/09 - Anthony Carter - Sprained Ankle - 1 week

Los Angeles
24/11/09 - Ryan Gomes - Sprained Ankle - 1 week

Minnesota
10/11/09 - Kevin Love - Torn Achilles Tendon - 2 weeks

New Orleans
01/11/09 - Quincy Pondexter - Broken Bone in his Foot - 1 month
27/11/09 - Trevor Ariza - Strained Calf Muscle - Day-to-day

New York
28/11/09 - Amare Stoudemire - Hyper-Extended Knee - Day-to-day

Philadelphia
28/11/09 - Spencer Hawes - Sore Calf Muscle - Day-to-day

Portland
29/11/09 - Andre Miller - Strained Achilles Tendon - 2 weeks

San Antonio
21/11/09 - George Hill - Sprained Ankle - Day-to-day

Utah
18/11/09 - Francisco Elson - Broken Bone in his Foot - 2 weeks

Washington
30/11/09 - Andray Blatche - Sprained Shoulder - Day-to-day


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Transactions

01/11/09 - Denver sign F.Jones.
09/11/09 - Oklahoma City releases R.Ivey.
09/11/09 - Oklahoma City sign E.Dampier
09/11/09 - Oklahoma City trades T.Sefolosha to Cleveland for J.Moon.
09/11/09 - Oklahoma City releases M.Peterson.
14/11/09 - New Orleans sign D.Mbenga
15/11/09 - Los Angeles sign P.O'Bryant.
15/11/09 - Oklahoma City trade E.Maynor, N.Collison and D.White to Los Angeles for S.Brown, S.Vujacic and P.O'Bryant.

[Lamrock]

Bosh seems to be doing a little better in this dynasty than he is in real life. You're doing pretty well, but its refreshing now that you don't have Portland's three best players.

[Andrew]

Funny that both O'Neals are hobbled at the moment, certainly not an unrealistic scenario there for the Celtics.

[Phil89]

1/12/09

Oklahoma City Thunder [11-5] vs Sacramento Kings [7-9]

Durant stars again as Thunder beat Kings



OKC - 23 23 29 24 99
SAC - 22 17 30 23 92

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Harden drive along the baseline and dunks.


Dampier with a double block on Dalembert.

[Andrew]

Another big game for an opposing point guard but once again, a lot of turnovers. You must be doing a nice job of playing the passing lanes.

[kibaxx7]

Tyreke with 10 turnovers was great for you. And great game by KD.

[Martti.]

Those PG turnovers remind me of Live 06 on Rookie/starter level, where the PG would finish with 10+ turnovers because it was so easy to steal the ball.

[Andrew]

Not to mention the deflections counting as turnovers issue in 06, a disappointing issue in an otherwise enjoyable game.

[Phil89]

3/12/09

Oklahoma City Thunder [12-5] vs Denver Nuggets [9-9]

Thunder survive late scare against injury-hit Nuggets



OKC - 26 31 35 26 118
DEN - 24 32 23 34 113

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant



Video Highlights
Krstic with a nice block.

[Andrew]

Durant's off to a hot start. I'm picking him to top the 50 point mark at least once during the month with performances like that.