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721 | OKLAHOMA CITY | -2.5 | -2 | 722 | GOLDEN STATE | 206 | 206.5 |
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All Games | 33-9 | +5.5 | 25-15 | 21-19 | 106.1 | 52.7 | 47.8% | 50.3 | 97.0 | 46.6 | 43.0% | 48.3 | Road Games | 14-6 | -0.3 | 11-7 | 9-10 | 104.1 | 51.9 | 46.3% | 50.2 | 97.8 | 47.3 | 43.1% | 50.3 | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +2.8 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 112.6 | 54.0 | 47.6% | 48.2 | 103.8 | 46.8 | 45.4% | 54.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 106.1 | 52.7 | 38-79 | 47.8% | 8-20 | 39.3% | 23-27 | 83.8% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.8 | 49.1 | 37-82 | 44.9% | 7-20 | 35.8% | 17-22 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 104.1 | 51.9 | 37-79 | 46.3% | 7-21 | 34.7% | 23-27 | 84.9% | 50 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 6 | Stats Against (All Games) | 97.0 | 46.6 | 36-84 | 43.0% | 7-21 | 34.8% | 17-22 | 77.5% | 48 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 97.5 | 48.9 | 37-82 | 44.8% | 7-20 | 35.4% | 17-22 | 74.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 97.8 | 47.3 | 37-85 | 43.1% | 8-21 | 35.2% | 17-22 | 76.3% | 50 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
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All Games | 25-15 | +12.7 | 23-16 | 23-16 | 100.6 | 50.7 | 45.8% | 52.1 | 99.4 | 49.2 | 43.4% | 51.6 | Home Games | 13-6 | +3 | 11-8 | 11-7 | 100.5 | 51.4 | 46.7% | 52.7 | 96.5 | 48.3 | 41.9% | 51.2 | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | +0.4 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 98.0 | 51.8 | 46.4% | 46.4 | 102.8 | 51.8 | 46.9% | 51.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 100.6 | 50.7 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 8-20 | 39.4% | 17-21 | 79.8% | 52 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.4 | 49.1 | 37-82 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 36.1% | 17-22 | 75.1% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 100.5 | 51.4 | 38-81 | 46.7% | 8-20 | 41.8% | 16-20 | 79.9% | 53 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 99.4 | 49.2 | 37-85 | 43.4% | 8-24 | 32.7% | 18-24 | 73.3% | 52 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | vs opponents averaging | 97.8 | 49.1 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 7-20 | 35.2% | 17-23 | 74.1% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 96.5 | 48.3 | 36-87 | 41.9% | 8-25 | 30.9% | 16-22 | 72.7% | 51 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: OKLAHOMA CITY 95.5, GOLDEN STATE 95.8 |
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12/14/2012 | SACRAMENTO | 113-103 | W | -13 | L | 203 | O | 41-83 | 49.4% | 52 | 18 | 34-75 | 45.3% | 34 | 14 | 12/17/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | 107-93 | W | -5.5 | W | 208.5 | U | 38-85 | 44.7% | 51 | 12 | 36-79 | 45.6% | 48 | 16 | 12/19/2012 | @ ATLANTA | 100-92 | W | -5.5 | W | 200 | U | 36-84 | 42.9% | 57 | 15 | 36-94 | 38.3% | 56 | 11 | 12/20/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | 93-99 | L | -2 | L | 200.5 | U | 33-82 | 40.2% | 51 | 16 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 56 | 15 | 12/25/2012 | @ MIAMI | 97-103 | L | 2.5 | L | 204 | U | 30-71 | 42.3% | 50 | 16 | 38-80 | 47.5% | 39 | 13 | 12/27/2012 | DALLAS | 111-105 | W | -10.5 | L | 207 | O | 39-93 | 41.9% | 61 | 12 | 40-95 | 42.1% | 55 | 13 | 12/29/2012 | @ HOUSTON | 124-94 | W | -4.5 | W | 212.5 | O | 45-94 | 47.9% | 63 | 21 | 33-83 | 39.8% | 45 | 24 | 12/31/2012 | PHOENIX | 114-96 | W | -12.5 | W | 206.5 | O | 44-87 | 50.6% | 44 | 5 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 46 | 13 | 1/2/2013 | BROOKLYN | 93-110 | L | -10 | L | 197.5 | O | 36-73 | 49.3% | 41 | 19 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 42 | 12 | 1/4/2013 | PHILADELPHIA | 109-85 | W | -11 | W | 196.5 | U | 39-75 | 52.0% | 52 | 18 | 34-84 | 40.5% | 42 | 20 | 1/6/2013 | @ TORONTO | 104-92 | W | -6.5 | W | 196.5 | U | 38-77 | 49.4% | 46 | 16 | 34-76 | 44.7% | 42 | 16 | 1/7/2013 | @ WASHINGTON | 99-101 | L | -12 | L | 194 | O | 34-80 | 42.5% | 50 | 11 | 38-87 | 43.7% | 53 | 14 | 1/9/2013 | MINNESOTA | 106-84 | W | -13 | W | 202 | U | 36-76 | 47.4% | 47 | 12 | 31-72 | 43.1% | 43 | 19 | 1/11/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | 116-101 | W | -6.5 | W | 217 | P | 44-87 | 50.6% | 61 | 17 | 39-98 | 39.8% | 55 | 12 | 1/13/2013 | @ PORTLAND | 87-83 | W | -4 | T | 202 | U | 32-71 | 45.1% | 50 | 15 | 31-86 | 36.0% | 52 | 12 | 1/14/2013 | @ PHOENIX | 102-90 | W | -5.5 | W | 199.5 | U | 40-84 | 47.6% | 50 | 10 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 55 | 14 | 1/16/2013 | DENVER | 117-97 | W | -9 | W | 209 | O | 44-85 | 51.8% | 46 | 14 | 33-73 | 45.2% | 49 | 19 | 1/18/2013 | @ DALLAS | 117-114 | W | -5.5 | L | 205.5 | O | 39-95 | 41.1% | 57 | 17 | 41-91 | 45.1% | 57 | 16 | 1/20/2013 | @ DENVER | 118-121 | L | -1 | L | 208.5 | O | 35-76 | 46.1% | 46 | 23 | 45-93 | 48.4% | 62 | 23 | 1/22/2013 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 109-97 | W | -2.5 | W | 201 | O | 41-78 | 52.6% | 42 | 16 | 39-84 | 46.4% | 48 | 10 | 1/23/2013 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/25/2013 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/27/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/31/2013 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2013 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2013 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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12/14/2012 | @ ORLANDO | 85-99 | L | -4 | L | 193.5 | U | 34-92 | 37.0% | 52 | 12 | 41-86 | 47.7% | 55 | 15 | 12/15/2012 | @ ATLANTA | 115-93 | W | 6.5 | W | 197 | O | 49-99 | 49.5% | 60 | 11 | 31-84 | 36.9% | 54 | 11 | 12/18/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | 103-96 | W | -7.5 | L | 193 | O | 34-78 | 43.6% | 52 | 14 | 35-75 | 46.7% | 37 | 14 | 12/19/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 127-131 | L | -3.5 | L | 201 | O | 46-92 | 50.0% | 49 | 12 | 43-86 | 50.0% | 51 | 9 | 12/21/2012 | CHARLOTTE | 115-100 | W | -10.5 | W | 205 | O | 44-85 | 51.8% | 54 | 11 | 33-90 | 36.7% | 56 | 7 | 12/22/2012 | LA LAKERS | 115-118 | L | 2 | L | 215 | O | 46-103 | 44.7% | 56 | 19 | 49-107 | 45.8% | 64 | 20 | 12/26/2012 | @ UTAH | 94-83 | W | 4 | W | 203 | U | 33-82 | 40.2% | 47 | 10 | 32-83 | 38.6% | 61 | 14 | 12/28/2012 | PHILADELPHIA | 96-89 | W | -6 | W | 200 | U | 34-80 | 42.5% | 57 | 18 | 35-87 | 40.2% | 55 | 9 | 12/29/2012 | BOSTON | 101-83 | W | -4.5 | W | 193.5 | U | 38-73 | 52.1% | 53 | 18 | 31-86 | 36.0% | 45 | 13 | 1/2/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | 115-94 | W | 1.5 | W | 201.5 | O | 42-84 | 50.0% | 61 | 20 | 29-80 | 36.2% | 46 | 14 | 1/5/2013 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 89-115 | L | 6.5 | L | 202.5 | O | 32-72 | 44.4% | 42 | 16 | 47-90 | 52.2% | 51 | 7 | 1/9/2013 | MEMPHIS | 87-94 | L | -1 | L | 191 | U | 33-71 | 46.5% | 43 | 15 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 53 | 10 | 1/11/2013 | PORTLAND | 103-97 | W | -8 | L | 200 | P | 41-86 | 47.7% | 52 | 11 | 35-92 | 38.0% | 60 | 13 | 1/13/2013 | @ DENVER | 105-116 | L | 6.5 | L | 209 | O | 43-83 | 51.8% | 44 | 18 | 43-90 | 47.8% | 51 | 8 | 1/16/2013 | MIAMI | 75-92 | L | 4.5 | L | 200.5 | U | 29-80 | 36.2% | 56 | 21 | 36-90 | 40.0% | 59 | 11 | 1/18/2013 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 88-95 | L | 11.5 | W | 201.5 | U | 36-84 | 42.9% | 46 | 9 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 50 | 10 | 1/19/2013 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 116-112 | W | 5 | W | 188 | O | 38-77 | 49.4% | 41 | 14 | 45-79 | 57.0% | 47 | 16 | 1/21/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | 106-99 | W | 4.5 | W | 197.5 | O | 39-75 | 52.0% | 45 | 17 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 48 | 14 | 1/23/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/25/2013 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/26/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/28/2013 | @ TORONTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/29/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/31/2013 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2/2013 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/5/2013 | @ HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2013 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2013 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | OKLAHOMA CITY: GUARDS: RUSSELL WESTBROOK can do whatever he wants inside the arc and will continue to be a shoot-first point guard . . . JAMES HARDEN will likely keep coming off the bench, but he'll also keep playing starter's minutes . . . THABO SEFOLOSHA is OKC's best perimeter defender. But his role won't become more prominent until the postseason . . . ERIC MAYNOR should be just about all the way back from his torn ACL. When healthy, he's one of the league's best backup point guards . . . DAEQUAN COOK will see limited minutes as a three-point specialist . . . REGGIE JACKSON's role will shrink to near nothing if Maynor is healthy. FORWARDS: KEVIN DURANT continues to do it all, and has done nothing but steadily improve each season . . . SERGE IBAKA is obviously an elite shot-blocker, but he continues to get lost in space. He's made some strides as a pick-and-roll defender, but that weakness is why he doesn't play 30 minutes per night . . . NICK COLLISON will continue to steal a lot of Ibaka's minutes because he defends the pick-and-roll better, and because he draws so many charges, he's almost as good in help situations . . . PERRY JONES III is an incredible athlete, but needs a year or two to learn the game . . . LAZAR HAYWARD is back as a 12th man. CENTERS: KENDRICK PERKINS will continue to start, but is a part-time player. The Thunder are often better with a small lineup. While Perkins is a bruiser he is too easy to exploit as a defender in space . . . COLE ALDRICH could be ready for a slightly bigger role off the bench . . . HASHEEM THABEET is a reclamation project. There's a sliver of long-term hope, but he won't help this year. | | GOLDEN STATE: GUARDS: STEPHEN CURRY is this offense's engine and a stat-stuffing machine, as long as he's healthy. His ankle should be healed, but his small frame hasn't proven to be up to the rigors of the NBA . . . KLAY THOMPSON is a pure shooter who played himself into a starting job last year. He's a bit one-dimensional, but this spread, up-tempo offense is right up his alley . . . JARRETT JACK will back up both guard spots and provide some insurance for the fragile Curry . . . BRANDON RUSH is going to push for a starting job, but he's never proven to be more than a second-unit talent . . . As a rookie, CHARLES JENKINS proved worthy of a roster spot during his late-season audition. But he'll be looking at a lot of DNP-CDs as long as Curry and Jack are healthy. FORWARDS: DAVID LEE's touches will drop alongside Andrew Bogut. The Warriors seem prepared to give him major minutes despite his defensive shortcomings . . . HARRISON BARNES should push for a starting job early. He's not a great iso player, but the Warriors' offense should set him up with catch-and-score opportunities . . . CARL LANDRY is active around the basket and should do some damage over 20 MPG . . . RICHARD JEFFERSON is going to be in a mentor role until his contract expires in two years . . . JEREMY TYLER is young and a borderline usable big off the bench . . . Second-rounder DRAYMOND GREEN isn't an athlete but does a bit of everything. He figures to have a limited role as a rookie. CENTERS: His fractured ankle is not quite 100 percent, but ANDREW BOGUT hopes to be healed enough when the season starts to be the centerpiece of the frontcourt. He can rebound and defend, and he'll get his share of easy scoring opportunities with so many shooters spreading the floor . . . The Warriors seem content to let ANDRIS BIEDRINS rot on the bench . . . Rookie FESTUS EZELI is too raw offensively to see significant minutes. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (OKLAHOMA CITY-GOLDEN STATE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Thunder-Warriors Preview* ==========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Oklahoma City (33-9) at Golden State (25-15), 10:30 p.m. EDT
Kevin Durant's status as the NBA's leading scorer isn't much of a surprise, but he's been particularly impressive during the Oklahoma City's recent success on the road.
Stephen Curry's impressive shooting has the Golden State Warriors regaining momentum.
Durant and the NBA-best Thunder go for an eighth win in nine tries Wednesday night, when they attempt to beat Curry and the Warriors for a sixth straight meeting.
Durant leads the league with 29.5 points per game, and the superstar forward is bidding for a fourth consecutive scoring title - a feat that hasn't been achieved since Michael Jordan reeled off seven in a row spanning 1986-87 through 1992-93. His production has been staggering during the Thunder's 5-1 run on the road, averaging 39.5 points while connecting on 51.4 percent from the floor - 42.0 from behind the arc.
Durant's latest scoring output was the lowest of that stretch, but he still put up 32 points while making 12 of 19 field goals - 5 of 6 from long range - in Tuesday's 109-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Thunder (33-9) hit 15 3-pointers on 27 attempts - the franchise's most makes since going 16 of 31 from the perimeter on Feb. 23, 2005. Oklahoma City's 39.3 3-point percentage is tied with Golden State for tops in the league, and the Thunder are 16-1 when making at least nine from beyond the arc.
"We were getting guys open for 3s," Durant said. "When we're driving and kicking, we're pretty good."
The Warriors (25-15) are well aware of the threat posed by Durant, who averages 33.6 points over his last eight visits to Oracle Arena. He also had his first career triple-double against them at home Nov. 18, compiling 25 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 119-109 victory, extending the Thunder's winning streak in the series to five games.
"I think he's the most talented offensive player in the league," Golden State guard Jarrett Jack said. "Definitely size-wise, he presents a matchup problem with him being (6-foot-9). He's basically Dirk Nowitzki, but with better ball handling. He's a tough cover, but I think we have the guy that can make his looks difficult."
Golden State also has an impressive outside shooter of its own in Curry, second in the NBA from 3-point range at 46.4 percent and eighth with a career-high 20.7 points per game. He's averaging 24.6 points while hitting 53.7 percent of 3s over his last five games
"When you start to talk about elite point guards in this league ... as far as shooting the long ball, Stef is by far the best at his position," Jack said. "Playing with him on a regular basis I've got a better appreciation for him."
The Warriors certainly appreciate Curry after losing back-to-back games last week while he sat out with an ankle injury. They've won both games since his return while he's totaled 48 points, including 28 in Monday's 106-99 win over the Pacific Division-leading Clippers.
Golden State is 5 1/2 games back of Los Angeles, and closing that gap likely means another big effort from Curry since the Warriors surrender an average of 116.6 points over the past five meetings with the Thunder.
Curry has 22.3 points per game over 11 career matchups, getting 22 on Nov. 18.
David Lee had 12 points and 11 rebounds Monday, and may find himself matched up with Durant. He's averaging 22.2 points and 11.3 boards over the past six games with Oklahoma City. That includes 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double in a 119-116 loss in the most recent meeting in Oakland on Feb. 7.
Durant finished with 33 points, getting two on the go-ahead jumper with 14.2 seconds left.
Russell Westbrook has 31 points and seven assists in that visit, and he enters this one averaging 32.2 points over his last five games.
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