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NBA : ATS Matchup
Sunday 12/21/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
NEW ORLEANS
 
OKLAHOMA CITY
+7  

-7  
+220

-300

200
 
101
Final
99

NEW ORLEANS (13 - 13) at OKLAHOMA CITY (13 - 14)
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Sunday, 12/21/2014 7:05 PM
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717NEW ORLEANS205202.5
718OKLAHOMA CITY-6-7
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NEW ORLEANS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games13-13-113-1215-10102.550.446.0%50.8102.649.646.9%50.5
Road Games5-9-2.17-76-797.146.443.8%50.4101.946.646.9%51.7
Last 5 Games3-2+0.22-23-2109.451.648.4%48.2111.455.248.5%50.0
NEW ORLEANS Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)102.550.439-8546.0%7-2034.0%17-2374.8%511222207126
vs opponents surrendering100.350.138-8345.1%8-2234.9%18-2375.9%511122217145
Team Stats (Road Games)97.146.437-8543.8%6-2032.4%16-2175.5%501221207114
Stats Against (All Games)102.649.639-8246.9%7-2036.5%18-2476.4%501121196136
vs opponents averaging101.650.838-8345.6%8-2235.4%18-2475.9%521122217145
Stats Against (Road Games)101.946.638-8146.9%8-2038.5%18-2475.6%521122186126

OKLAHOMA CITY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games13-14-0.114-128-1896.551.244.0%55.095.048.742.4%51.2
Home Games7-5+210-22-996.251.743.7%56.689.044.539.6%51.9
Last 5 Games4-1+33-22-3108.063.247.5%57.097.853.244.3%48.2
OKLAHOMA CITY Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)96.551.236-8244.0%7-2232.1%17-2474.3%551220237146
vs opponents surrendering101.150.638-8345.2%8-2235.0%18-2475.3%521122218145
Team Stats (Home Games)96.251.736-8343.7%7-2230.7%17-2375.0%571219247157
Stats Against (All Games)95.048.735-8342.4%7-2429.8%18-2472.7%511221207135
vs opponents averaging100.550.137-8345.0%8-2234.7%18-2475.4%521122218145
Stats Against (Home Games)89.044.532-8239.6%6-2426.6%18-2472.7%521219207135
Average power rating of opponents played: NEW ORLEANS 96,  OKLAHOMA CITY 94.4
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NEW ORLEANS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/12/2014LA LAKERS109-102W-11L210O45-8254.9%531335-8441.7%479
11/14/2014MINNESOTA139-91W-8W205.5O56-8466.7%381329-7240.3%4822
11/17/2014@ PORTLAND93-102L3.5L205U38-8544.7%491138-7650.0%4718
11/18/2014@ SACRAMENTO106-100W3W204.5O39-7949.4%39638-8644.2%6315
11/21/2014@ DENVER97-117L-2.5L214P31-7839.7%491243-8252.4%4610
11/22/2014@ UTAH106-94W-2.5W199O42-9345.2%50933-7146.5%4918
11/25/2014SACRAMENTO89-99L-6.5L200U33-7941.8%501037-7748.1%499
11/28/2014@ ATLANTA91-100L2.5L205U36-8940.4%471238-7650.0%5118
11/29/2014@ WASHINGTON80-83L4W199U30-8137.0%511235-7646.1%5214
12/2/2014OKLAHOMA CITY112-104W3.5W197O39-8844.3%621337-8444.0%5417
12/4/2014@ GOLDEN STATE85-112L9L207U37-8941.6%571747-10047.0%629
12/6/2014@ LA CLIPPERS100-120L9L207.5O38-8047.5%521143-7855.1%417
12/7/2014@ LA LAKERS104-87W-2.5W207U43-8351.8%611536-9040.0%437
12/9/2014NEW YORK104-93W-6.5W194.5O40-8050.0%511137-7847.4%3913
12/10/2014@ DALLAS107-112L7W209O40-8845.5%531144-8353.0%408
12/12/2014CLEVELAND119-114W-1.5W200.5O44-7955.7%44744-8949.4%476
12/14/2014GOLDEN STATE122-128L6T205.5O47-10146.5%521344-8651.2%5519
12/16/2014UTAH119-111W-10L197O47-7959.5%361645-9050.0%4515
12/18/2014@ HOUSTON99-90W4.5W200U38-8246.3%541233-8638.4%5211
12/20/2014PORTLAND88-114L-6L205U30-8535.3%551648-9053.3%5113
12/21/2014@ OKLAHOMA CITY              
12/23/2014@ INDIANA              
12/26/2014SAN ANTONIO              
12/27/2014@ CHICAGO              
12/30/2014PHOENIX              
12/31/2014@ SAN ANTONIO              
1/2/2015HOUSTON              
1/5/2015WASHINGTON              

OKLAHOMA CITY - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/11/2014@ MILWAUKEE78-85L2L191U29-8733.3%581533-8140.7%6116
11/12/2014@ BOSTON109-94W7.5W197O40-8248.8%52837-8344.6%418
11/14/2014DETROIT89-96L-3L189U38-9639.6%521438-8942.7%6816
11/16/2014HOUSTON65-69L5W193U20-6829.4%551523-8028.7%7014
11/18/2014@ UTAH81-98L3L186U30-8435.7%501335-8143.2%6413
11/19/2014@ DENVER100-107L7T199O36-7945.6%501040-8248.8%478
11/21/2014BROOKLYN92-94L-1L187U38-8544.7%471331-6746.3%4618
11/23/2014GOLDEN STATE86-91L8W197U32-9035.6%651233-9335.5%679
11/26/2014UTAH97-82W-4.5W185U40-8348.2%511631-7044.3%4719
11/28/2014NEW YORK105-78W-8W186U38-8644.2%641429-7538.7%4012
12/2/2014@ NEW ORLEANS104-112L-3.5L197O37-8444.0%541739-8844.3%6213
12/5/2014@ PHILADELPHIA103-91W-13L198.5U35-7149.3%511632-8438.1%5517
12/7/2014@ DETROIT96-94W-10L194U39-8744.8%571534-7644.7%4712
12/9/2014MILWAUKEE114-101W-10W201O41-8250.0%642034-8440.5%3914
12/11/2014CLEVELAND103-94W-7W202U38-8743.7%521131-8536.5%6014
12/12/2014@ MINNESOTA111-92W-8.5W205.5U45-8851.1%601736-7846.2%4015
12/14/2014PHOENIX112-88W-7.5W212U39-8048.7%691834-9934.3%4610
12/16/2014@ SACRAMENTO104-92W-8W207U41-8747.1%481036-8442.9%5617
12/18/2014@ GOLDEN STATE109-114L2.5L212O41-8647.7%571548-9451.1%469
12/19/2014@ LA LAKERS104-103W-5.5L204.5O37-8643.0%51741-8548.2%5310
12/21/2014NEW ORLEANS              
12/23/2014PORTLAND              
12/25/2014@ SAN ANTONIO              
12/26/2014CHARLOTTE              
12/28/2014@ DALLAS              
12/31/2014PHOENIX              
1/2/2015WASHINGTON              
1/5/2015@ GOLDEN STATE              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NEW ORLEANS: GUARDS: He's set to return from shin surgery, and the Pelicans need JRUE HOLIDAY to rescue this backcourt. He'll play as many minutes as he can handle . . . ERIC GORDON seems to be playing at half-speed. While his defense is atrocious, he's still an efficient scorer . . . Sixth man TYREKE EVANS will play solid minutes. He has the aggressiveness of an alpha, but he never developed a complete offensive game . . . The Pels seem just about done with AUSTIN RIVERS. He's still overmatched . . . RUSS SMITH could have a future as a scoring sixth man. He'll need injuries in front of him to crack this rotation . . . JIMMER FREDETTE can shoot, but can't stay on the court as arguably the league's biggest defensive liability. FORWARDS: The lone bright spot on this team, ANTHONY DAVIS is a bona fide star. He has improved defensively in space and as a rim protector, and his offensive game is coming along nicely . . . RYAN ANDERSON returns after missing most of last season with a back injury, which could potentially linger. If healthy, he'll play big minutes as a much-needed floor spacer . . . JOHN SALMONS will look to earn a rotation spot after being scooped up off waivers . . . After a few decent moments late last season, LUKE BABBITT will try to reinvent himself as a stretch-4. Unfortunately, he still can't guard anyone . . . DARIUS MILLER is still hanging around as a practice player. CENTERS: OMER ASIK provides a bodyguard for Anthony Davis. He'll also help clean up the many mistakes of this horrendous perimeter defense . . . ALEXIS AJINCA did enough late last season to warrant a look as the Pelicans No. 2 center . . . JEFF WITHEY can protect the rim, and might be able to carve out a role in his second season in head coach Monty Williams' system.
OKLAHOMA CITY: GUARDS: Everything should be a full go with RUSSELL WESTBROOK. His attacking style of play will always carry some injury risk, but he hasn't lost any explosiveness to this point . . . REGGIE JACKSON wants to start, but it's a question of whether the Thunder can survive defensively with him and Westbrook in a small backcourt. Jackson is certainly their second-best offensive guard . . . ANTHONY MORROW can flat-out shoot. He can't do anything else, but that floor spacing might be enough to get him 20 minutes per night . . . If the light doesn't turn on, JEREMY LAMB will be on the outside of this rotation. FORWARDS: Once he returns from his foot injury in late November, it should be the same old story for KEVIN DURANT, the reigning NBA MVP . . . He still struggles defensively in space, but SERGE IBAKA will be right there among the league leaders in blocks again. Throw in a reliable mid-range game, and more offensive responsibility with Durant out, and he's a fringe All-Star . . . NICK COLLISON takes charges, but doesn't do much else . . . Rookie MITCH McGARY could be pushing Collison for minutes by midseason . . . ANDRE ROBERSON could get another handful of starts as a defensive presence on the wing, but he rarely plays 20-plus minutes . . . PERRY JONES is on the fringe of this roster. CENTERS: Is this it? Could this be the season that the Thunder finally stop playing KENDRICK PERKINS? . . . STEVEN ADAMS came on strong late last season and is probably already better than Perk. He can defend and moves the ball offensively.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (NEW ORLEANS-OKLAHOMA CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Pelicans-Thunder Preview* ==========================

By JOHN KOSIK STATS Editor

New Orleans (13-12) at Oklahoma City (13-14), 7:00 p.m. EDT

After LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard were too much for them to handle, the New Orleans Pelicans may not have to face Oklahoma City's star tandem.

With Kevin Durant a game-time decision Sunday night due to a sprained ankle, the Pelicans may be able to shift more attention toward Russell Westbrook when they visit the Thunder.

New Orleans (13-13) was chasing its first three-game win streak but ran into a wall against Portland on Saturday night, allowing the Trail Blazers to shoot 53.3 percent in a 114-88 loss that marked its lowest point total in nine games.

The Pelicans, who averaged 110.6 points to win five of their previous seven, allowed 94 through three quarters and scored less than 20 in both the first and third. All five starters had seven points or less - including Anthony Davis, who shot 3 of 14.

Aldridge and Lillard led Portland with a combined 44 points on 18-of-32 shooting.

"We haven't played like that, especially at home, or like this at the same time we played against a really good team who understood the moment," coach Monty Williams said.

Even though New Orleans won the first meeting with Oklahoma City, that 112-104 home victory Dec. 2 was Durant's season debut after he missed the first 17 games with a broken right foot. While he and Westbrook, who missed 14 games with a broken hand, combined for 48 points, the Thunder appeared out of sync and shot 44.0 percent with 17 turnovers.

"Like every coach in this league, you want your entire roster and (to) be able to throw all your pieces out on the court," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said Friday.

"We've been through this before with Russell and Kevin. And with Kevin out now, it's an adjustment. We have to make that adjustment, and you have to make it with confidence."

The Pelicans also got outstanding contributions in one of their best performances of the season in that game. Tyreke Evans scored 30 points and among their three double-doubles were Davis (25 points, 10 rebounds), Ryan Anderson (23 and 11) and Jrue Holiday (16 and 10 assists). Omer Asik added 14 rebounds and Davis had four blocks.

Oklahoma City (13-14), however, found its stride after losing in New Orleans, winning seven straight before a 114-109 loss to NBA-leading Golden State on Thursday. Durant was electrifying early in that contest with 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting in less than 19 minutes, but he sprained his ankle late in the first half and sat out the second.

Westbrook helped the Thunder bounce back in his absence Friday, scoring 31 and hitting a jumper with 38 seconds left in a 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant missed a jumper in the closing seconds, allowing Oklahoma City to close its trip at 2-1.

"I've got confidence in the people that we have on our team to lock in at the end," said Westbrook, who is averaging a career-best 27.2 points.

Durant, who missed just 16 games over his first seven NBA seasons, has averaged 27.1 points in his career against New Orleans, while Westbrook has put up 19.2 per game.

Prior to his solid stat line Dec. 2, Davis was sidelined by injury for five of the Pelicans' seven meetings with the Thunder since he entered the league in 2012. He totaled 19 points on 7-of-22 shooting with 15 rebounds in the two games he played.

New Orleans hasn't won in Oklahoma City in nearly five years, losing eight in a row since a 97-92 victory on Jan. 6, 2010.


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