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505 | OKLAHOMA CITY | -6 | 506 | CLEVELAND | 102.5 |
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All Games | 35-11 | +4.7 | 27-17 | 22-22 | 105.7 | 53.1 | 47.9% | 50.3 | 97.1 | 46.6 | 43.0% | 48.4 | Road Games | 15-8 | -2.1 | 12-9 | 9-13 | 103.6 | 52.4 | 46.3% | 50.2 | 98.3 | 47.9 | 43.5% | 50.1 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +0.2 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 103.0 | 55.0 | 49.4% | 48.6 | 98.0 | 46.8 | 43.9% | 49.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 105.7 | 53.1 | 38-79 | 47.9% | 7-19 | 38.5% | 23-27 | 83.6% | 50 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.8 | 49.2 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-22 | 75.1% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 103.6 | 52.4 | 37-79 | 46.3% | 7-21 | 33.8% | 23-27 | 84.3% | 50 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 6 | Stats Against (All Games) | 97.1 | 46.6 | 36-84 | 43.0% | 7-21 | 34.7% | 17-22 | 77.1% | 48 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 97.6 | 49.1 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 7-20 | 35.5% | 17-22 | 74.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 98.3 | 47.9 | 37-85 | 43.5% | 7-21 | 35.5% | 17-22 | 75.6% | 50 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
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All Games | 13-34 | -10.6 | 21-25 | 25-22 | 95.6 | 48.8 | 42.3% | 51.0 | 101.0 | 50.1 | 47.4% | 51.3 | Home Games | 6-13 | -6.3 | 6-13 | 9-10 | 95.4 | 47.4 | 42.2% | 53.2 | 99.4 | 48.2 | 46.0% | 51.2 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +2.9 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 100.2 | 48.2 | 45.5% | 48.0 | 104.2 | 54.2 | 48.2% | 52.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 95.6 | 48.8 | 36-85 | 42.3% | 7-21 | 34.8% | 17-22 | 75.6% | 51 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.2 | 48.8 | 37-82 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 35.3% | 17-22 | 75.5% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 95.4 | 47.4 | 36-85 | 42.2% | 7-21 | 35.3% | 17-22 | 74.8% | 53 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 101.0 | 50.1 | 38-79 | 47.4% | 7-20 | 37.7% | 18-25 | 74.5% | 51 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 7 | vs opponents averaging | 96.9 | 48.7 | 37-82 | 44.6% | 7-20 | 35.5% | 17-22 | 74.7% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 99.4 | 48.2 | 37-81 | 46.0% | 8-21 | 38.2% | 17-23 | 73.8% | 51 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 7 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: OKLAHOMA CITY 95.4, CLEVELAND 95.7 |
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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 | 99-104 | L | -1 | L | 208 | U | 36-78 | 46.2% | 51 | 19 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 46 | 15 | 1/25/2013 | @ SACRAMENTO | 105-95 | W | -9.5 | W | 210 | U | 37-76 | 48.7% | 55 | 20 | 36-86 | 41.9% | 45 | 18 | 1/27/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | 96-105 | L | -3.5 | L | 208 | U | 36-81 | 44.4% | 43 | 9 | 41-74 | 55.4% | 54 | 13 | 1/31/2013 | MEMPHIS | 106-89 | W | -9.5 | W | 190 | O | 40-72 | 55.6% | 52 | 16 | 34-98 | 34.7% | 52 | 13 | 2/2/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2013 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2013 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10/2013 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/12/2013 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/14/2013 | MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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12/26/2012 | @ WASHINGTON | 87-84 | W | 1 | W | 188.5 | U | 31-82 | 37.8% | 47 | 10 | 35-76 | 46.1% | 57 | 20 | 12/28/2012 | ATLANTA | 94-102 | L | 5.5 | L | 189.5 | O | 36-86 | 41.9% | 43 | 11 | 38-78 | 48.7% | 50 | 14 | 12/29/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | 100-103 | L | 8.5 | W | 190 | O | 38-82 | 46.3% | 47 | 18 | 35-75 | 46.7% | 51 | 12 | 1/2/2013 | SACRAMENTO | 94-97 | L | -3.5 | L | 200 | U | 34-87 | 39.1% | 60 | 13 | 38-88 | 43.2% | 51 | 10 | 1/4/2013 | @ CHARLOTTE | 106-104 | W | 1.5 | W | 196.5 | O | 39-78 | 50.0% | 47 | 13 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 51 | 14 | 1/5/2013 | HOUSTON | 104-112 | L | 6 | L | 213 | O | 36-91 | 39.6% | 54 | 13 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 56 | 17 | 1/7/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 92-118 | L | 8 | L | 186 | O | 33-78 | 42.3% | 36 | 16 | 44-82 | 53.7% | 55 | 20 | 1/9/2013 | ATLANTA | 99-83 | W | 4 | W | 193 | U | 37-81 | 45.7% | 49 | 10 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 52 | 13 | 1/11/2013 | @ DENVER | 91-98 | L | 12.5 | W | 206.5 | U | 37-85 | 43.5% | 44 | 15 | 36-82 | 43.9% | 63 | 22 | 1/13/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | 93-113 | L | 10 | L | 209.5 | U | 39-95 | 41.1% | 47 | 16 | 40-69 | 58.0% | 46 | 22 | 1/14/2013 | @ SACRAMENTO | 118-124 | L | 6 | T | 205 | O | 44-92 | 47.8% | 47 | 10 | 43-84 | 51.2% | 54 | 11 | 1/16/2013 | @ PORTLAND | 93-88 | W | 6 | W | 197 | U | 32-83 | 38.6% | 50 | 8 | 31-79 | 39.2% | 65 | 19 | 1/19/2013 | @ UTAH | 98-109 | L | 8.5 | L | 199 | O | 34-83 | 41.0% | 51 | 9 | 45-90 | 50.0% | 53 | 8 | 1/22/2013 | BOSTON | 95-90 | W | 4.5 | W | 190 | U | 37-82 | 45.1% | 48 | 13 | 32-84 | 38.1% | 55 | 16 | 1/25/2013 | MILWAUKEE | 113-108 | W | 4 | W | 202 | O | 45-86 | 52.3% | 52 | 16 | 43-92 | 46.7% | 48 | 17 | 1/26/2013 | @ TORONTO | 99-98 | W | 7 | W | 201 | U | 37-78 | 47.4% | 46 | 15 | 40-82 | 48.8% | 45 | 15 | 1/29/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | 95-108 | L | -3 | L | 199.5 | O | 36-84 | 42.9% | 46 | 11 | 45-84 | 53.6% | 50 | 14 | 2/1/2013 | @ DETROIT | 99-117 | L | 4.5 | L | 199.5 | O | 35-88 | 39.8% | 48 | 15 | 45-83 | 54.2% | 66 | 11 | 2/2/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2013 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2013 | ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/9/2013 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11/2013 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/13/2013 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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. | | CLEVELAND: GUARDS: KYRIE IRVING is the real deal, a heady playmaker and near-elite shooter. He should emerge as the NBA's next great point guard this season . . . Rookie DION WAITERS has a chance to step right into the starting lineup. He can get to the rim and generally makes good choices withthe ball. The only thing holding him back is defense after playing college ball in Syracuse's lazy zone . . . C.J. MILES will reportedly start at either the two or three spot, but he really needs to find the range on his shot again for him to stick in the starting lineup . . . Gunning combo guard DANIEL GIBSON is looking like he'll be their sixth man . . . The Cavs are still trying to figure out their second unit. JEREMY PARGO figures to be Irving's backup, but DONALD SLOAN is a better defender and could eventually pass him for this role, which doesn't mean many minutes unless Irving gets injured again. FORWARDS: TRISTAN THOMPSON is trying to add a perimeter shot to his repertoire. Don't count on him becoming David West, but he should improve offensively to go along with his rebounding and shot-blocking . . . ALONZO GEE returns as the starting small forward, excelling on the defensive end, but without a polished enough offensive game to earn 35 minutes per night . . . OMRI CASSPI was in and out of the rotation late in the year as he battled knee issues. It's getting close to make-or-break time for him . . . JON LEUER is a solid stretch four who has a real chance at a rotation spot . . . SAMARDO SAMUELS reportedly dropped some weight in his effort to find some minutes . . . LUKE WALTON is an unofficial member of the coaching staff . . . Undrafted rookie KEVIN JONES could make some noise with his work on the offensive boards . . . LUKE HARANGODY is more of a D-League talent. CENTERS: ANDERSON VAREJAO's wrist should be 100 percent, and Sideshow Anderson should be the same relentless, double-double threat he's always been . . . Rookie TYLER ZELLER is a 7-footer with some nice offensive skills -- he can knock down a jump shot in the half court, and run the floor. He'll struggle to defend in space, but made a living drawing charges at UNC, and should be able to play 20+ minutes as a rookie. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (OKLAHOMA CITY-CLEVELAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Thunder-Cavaliers Preview* ===========================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Oklahoma City (35-11) at Cleveland (13-33), 7:30 p.m. EDT
While the Oklahoma City Thunder picked up a big win their last time out, all anyone wanted to talk about was Russell Westbrook's outburst.
The team, however, doesn't appear too concerned about its star point guard's flare-up.
Westbrook will look to do a better job of controlling his emotions when he and the Thunder head back out on the road Saturday night to face the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Westbrook, the only player in the NBA averaging at least 20.0 points and 8.0 assists, got a bit out of control in the third quarter of Thursday's 106-89 win over Memphis. The three-time All-Star snapped at teammates and stormed off the court following a turnover with his team up by 25.
"Russell's an emotional guy. He plays hard," said coach Scott Brooks, who benched Westbrook for the final eight minutes of the quarter. "He plays every night. He plays for his team every night. We can pick apart his game, like a lot of us have in the past. But Russell plays hard every night.
"I have no problem that guys compete every night the way he competes. If that's becoming a problem, then we're all in this for the wrong reason."
Kevin Durant, who scored 27 points to go along with seven rebounds and six assists, also downplayed the situation.
"It was a disagreement," he said. "This is the game of basketball. You have so many different emotions on one team. You're going to have disagreements. It wasn't the first. It's not going to be the last.
"You've just got to know how to respond to each other. I think we always do a great job of that."
The Northwest Division-leading Thunder (35-11) certainly don't appear to have any problems with chemistry as they average a league-high 105.7 points and own the NBA's second-best record.
Oklahoma City's 15-8 road mark is the league's best. After dropping three of the final five on their recent six-game trip, the Thunder should have a good chance to get back on track in Cleveland.
They beat the Cavaliers 106-91 at home Nov. 11 behind 27 points, 10 assists and four steals from Westbrook, who also committed a season high-tying eight turnovers. The Thunder also cruised to a 95-75 win in their most recent visit to Cleveland on March 13, 2011.
The Cavaliers (13-34) have followed up a season-best three-game winning streak with back-to-back losses, falling 108-95 to Golden State on Tuesday and 117-99 at Detroit on Friday. Tristan Thompson, averaging 18.0 points over his last five games, had 19 and nine rebounds against the Pistons, but Cleveland was still outscored 62-42 in the paint.
"We came out soft, and we played that way for the whole game," said Kyrie Irving, who averaged 35.7 points during the win streak before scoring 14 in each of the last two. "I let things that happened in the game bother me, and I got disinterested and let the game get away from me. I can promise that won't ever happen again."
The Cavaliers, who rank last in the league in allowing opponents to shoot 47.4 percent, let the Warriors and Pistons hit a combined 53.9 percent.
"Maybe we need to go back to 2 1/2 or three-hour practices and run up and down the floor," coach Byron Scott said. "I asked our guys if they were content being 13-34, because if they are, let me know and we can make some changes."
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