OKC: Part III - Tough ending in Milwaukee

[Andrew]

Wow, Adams and Jordan were all over the boards! It's amazing Allen was able to grab 12 of his own.

[Phil89]

6/12/19

Washington Wizards [7-14] vs Oklahoma City Thunder [9-13]

Steven Adams stars again as Thunder show great spirit to win in Washington

WAS | 27 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 109 |
OKC | 27 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 123 |

Player of the Game: Steven Adams
(32pts, 21reb, 2ast, 2blk)
(15-25 FG, 2-3 FT)

Simmed Game

ATL | 31 | 21 | 35 | 25 | 112 |
OKC | 24 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 193 |

POTG: John Collins (17pts, 16reb, 3ast, 2blk)


Record: 10-14

[Phil89]

Wow, Adams and Jordan were all over the boards! It's amazing Allen was able to grab 12 of his own.

I've noticed several players grabbing 15+ rebounds in games this season. I'm not sure why though, because I haven't really been playing any differently.

Adams 20 vs Gobert 15
Capela 22
Noel 15 vs Capela 19
Adams 20 vs Kanter 25
Adams 32
Adams 18
Adams 19 vs Jordan 28
Adams 21

[Andrew]

Strange. Cool to see though, it's something different.

[Phil89]

12/12/19

Oklahoma City Thunder [11-14] vs San Antonio Spurs [12-11]

Thunder storm home to grab thrilling win against Spurs

OKC | 24 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 122 |
SAS | 38 | 21 | 32 | 29 | 120 |

Player of the Game: Steven Adams
(31pts, 19reb, 5ast, 2stl, 3blk)
(14-18 FG, 3-5 FT)

CP3 wins it for the Thunder

Simmed Game

OKC | 24 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 108 |
MEM | 12 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 197 |

POTG: Steven Adams (21pts, 18reb, 1stl)


Record: 12-14

Adams actually got some MVP chants late in the game whilst shooting free throws. I like to think it was the game acknowledging his great recent form.

[Andrew]

Great finish! I've said it before, but gamewinners in games are almost as exciting as in real life, in part because the AI has a tendency to screw you over in those situations.

[Phil89]

It's actually pretty crazy that we were even in that position after that terrible first quarter.

I had planned to pass to Melo for a potential game-winner, but then the defense split and opened the lane right up. So I just drove straight in and hoped that they wouldn't block the shot. Luckily CP3 still has some speed in those old legs

[Andrew]

I have a habit of trying to go for gamewinning layups in general. It's a throwback to a time when jumpshots weren't nearly reliable enough in video games.

[Phil89]

16/12/19

Portland Trail Blazers [15-9] vs Oklahoma City Thunder [12-15]

Adams and Whiteside battle as Blazers snatch overtime victory

POR | 28 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 15 | 142 |
OKC | 31 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 141 |

Player of the Game: Damian Lillard
(33pts, 1reb, 11ast, 1blk)
(12-28 FG, 7-19 3PT, 2-2 FT)

Simmed Game

MEM | 20 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 124 |
OKC | 27 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 113 |

POTG: Ja Morant (28pts, 5reb, 13ast, 2stl)


Record: 12-16

Melo had a layup attempt in the last moments of overtime, but Whiteside blocked it. Crazy, fun game.

[Andrew]

I'm enjoying these battles between old school bigs. A shame you couldn't come out on top, but the rebounding numbers are still insane.

[Phil89]

18/12/19

Oklahoma City Thunder [12-16] vs Atlanta Hawks [13-13]

Thunder overcome 25 point deficit to stun hot-shooting Hawks

OKC | 30 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 123 |
ATL | 41 | 37 | 17 | 25 | 120 |

Player of the Game: Steven Adams
(29pts, 15reb, 5blk)
(13-19 FG, 3-4 FT)

Simmed Game

MIA | 31 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 117 |
OKC | 33 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 196 |

POTG: Goran Dragic (32pts, 5reb, 6ast, 1stl)


Record: 13-17

What a crazy game! They jumped us in the first half with insane shooting from outside (11/15 3pt).

We fought back in the third and then got our noses in front late in the fourth. Trae Young missed a three on the buzzer that would have taken it to overtime.


They shot 11/15 from 3pt in first half, but only 3/15 in the second half.

[Phil89]

I'm enjoying these battles between old school bigs. A shame you couldn't come out on top, but the rebounding numbers are still insane.

I think I've figured out why the rebounding numbers are so high this season, although it doesn't really make sense to me.

Basically instead of controlling a perimeter player on defense, I'm controlling Adams in order to position him for rebounds. But I don't know where the opposition players are getting all these extra rebounds from.

And at the same time Noel is having some big rebounding games, but I'm not doing anything to try to pad his numbers in the same way as Adams

[Andrew]

That is weird. Makes for an interesting story for the season, though.

Also, great comeback against the Hawks! Another example of why you should never ragequit.

[Phil89]

25/12/19

Oklahoma City Thunder [13-18] vs Golden State Warriors [23-8]

Adams delivers Christmas present to Thunder fans with victory over Warriors

OKC | 29 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 119 |
GSW | 27 | 27 | 22 | 39 | 115 |

Player of the Game: Steven Adams
(33pts, 21reb, 5ast, 2stl, 8blk)
(13-21 FG, 7-18 FT)

Simmed Game

SAS | 23 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 122 |
OKC | 25 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 119 |

POTG: LaMarcus Aldridge (27pts, 6reb, 3ast, 3blk)


Record: 14-18

Curry did pretty well considering he sat out the majority of the first quarter with 2 fouls. Weirdly he was also on the bench for the final minute of the game, when it was up for grabs.

[Andrew]

Has to feel different playing them without Thompson and Durant. A little more manageable, judging by those quarter-by-quarter scores.

[Phil89]

Has to feel different playing them without Thompson and Durant. A little more manageable, judging by those quarter-by-quarter scores.

Oh yeah, they are definitely easier to play against now. But Curry is playing insanely well this season now that he has to carry the offensive burden all by himself. I think he is mid-thirties for PPG right now.

They haven't fallen down the standings as I thought they would. I guess their role players are doing enough to support Curry.

[Phil89]

27/12/19

Denver Nuggets [17-14] vs Oklahoma City Thunder [14-18]

Thunder hold off late Nuggets charge to grab upset win in Denver

DEN | 14 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 113 |
OKC | 30 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 121 |

Player of the Game: Steven Adams
(23pts, 19reb, 3ast, 2stl, 4blk)
(11-17 FG, 1-5 FT)

Simmed Game

OKC | 28 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 97 |
POR | 30 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 99 |

POTG: Damian Lillard (26pts, 6reb, 7ast, 3stl)


Record: 15-19

We opened the game with a 21-4 run. That definitely set up the win.

[Andrew]

What's Adams' averages on the season right now? I imagine he has to be over 15 boards per game.

[Phil89]

What's Adams' averages on the season right now? I imagine he has to be over 15 boards per game.

I think it's around 18 ppg and 14.5 rpg, which are comfortably career-highs for him.

Giannis, Gobert, Whiteside and DeAndre Jordan are all averaging more rebounds than Adams, somehow. The crazy rebounding numbers seem to be league-wide.

[Andrew]

#BoardsInVogue

[Phil89]

31/12/19

Oklahoma City Thunder [15-19] vs Denver Nuggets [17-16]

Thunder close out 2019 with a hard-fought win over the Nuggets

OKC | 31 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 125 |
DEN | 22 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 116 |

Player of the Game: Steven Adams
(22pts, 22reb, 3ast, 1stl, 2blk)
(9-15 FG, 4-7 FT)

Simmed Game

OKC | 22 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 101 |
NYK | 36 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 122 |

POTG: Julius Randle (34pts, 10reb, 4ast, 3stl, 1blk)


Record: 16-20

The best part about these two wins over the Nuggets is that we own their 2020 first round pick. Those two losses could move it an extra spot or two higher up the draft order at the end of the season

[Andrew]

Sometimes it pays to win, even in a rebuilding year! I'm just waiting for Adams to have a Wilt-like 20-20-20 game.

[Phil89]

He almost got a triple-double with blocks, but I think 20 assists is probably beyond his capabilities. Even in stat-padding mode

[Phil89]

1/1/20

December 2019 Summary




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2020 Mock Draft

Transactions
21/12/19 - San Antonio re-signed guard DeMar DeRozan (4yr/$130.5m)

[Andrew]

Looks like it's going to be a tough battle for the eighth seed, but in a rebuilding year where you're simulating half the games, missing the Playoffs isn't the worst outcome.