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| All Games | 6-3 | -1.7 | 4-4 | 2-6 | 98.9 | 49.0 | 47.3% | 49.0 | 93.7 | 46.0 | 41.8% | 48.6 | | Road Games | 2-1 | +1 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 91.0 | 44.3 | 41.3% | 51.3 | 89.0 | 47.7 | 41.9% | 48.7 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +1.8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 99.4 | 48.8 | 48.6% | 47.2 | 94.6 | 48.4 | 42.3% | 48.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 98.9 | 49.0 | 35-73 | 47.3% | 6-16 | 39.6% | 23-28 | 84.3% | 49 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 8 | | vs opponents surrendering | 97.3 | 49.3 | 36-80 | 45.2% | 7-19 | 34.7% | 18-24 | 77.0% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 91.0 | 44.3 | 31-74 | 41.3% | 4-13 | 32.5% | 25-29 | 88.4% | 51 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 8 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 93.7 | 46.0 | 36-85 | 41.8% | 7-21 | 31.4% | 16-21 | 75.7% | 49 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 95.9 | 47.9 | 36-82 | 43.7% | 7-19 | 36.1% | 17-23 | 75.2% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 89.0 | 47.7 | 34-82 | 41.9% | 5-17 | 31.4% | 15-20 | 73.8% | 49 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
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| All Games | 3-3 | +3 | 5-1 | 3-3 | 89.5 | 46.2 | 43.2% | 50.2 | 90.5 | 46.2 | 42.6% | 51.3 | | Home Games | 2-2 | +0.4 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 88.0 | 46.5 | 44.1% | 49.7 | 90.2 | 42.2 | 44.6% | 50.5 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +4 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 88.4 | 45.4 | 43.1% | 50.8 | 88.8 | 46.8 | 41.7% | 51.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 89.5 | 46.2 | 34-79 | 43.2% | 6-19 | 29.8% | 16-20 | 80.5% | 50 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 7 | | vs opponents surrendering | 95.5 | 47.8 | 36-83 | 43.5% | 7-20 | 35.6% | 16-22 | 74.2% | 52 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 88.0 | 46.5 | 34-78 | 44.1% | 5-18 | 29.2% | 14-18 | 74.3% | 50 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 90.5 | 46.2 | 35-83 | 42.6% | 7-23 | 29.2% | 13-18 | 71.3% | 51 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 7 | | vs opponents averaging | 96 | 47.7 | 36-83 | 43.4% | 6-19 | 32.9% | 18-23 | 76.8% | 52 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 90.2 | 42.2 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 7-23 | 29.7% | 9-15 | 62.3% | 50 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: OKLAHOMA CITY 96.3, NEW ORLEANS 96 |
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| 11/1/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 84-86 | L | 2 | T | 204.5 | U | 29-77 | 37.7% | 53 | 18 | 35-79 | 44.3% | 48 | 13 | | 11/2/2012 | PORTLAND | 106-92 | W | -8.5 | W | 205 | U | 39-76 | 51.3% | 52 | 12 | 32-89 | 36.0% | 56 | 11 | | 11/4/2012 | ATLANTA | 95-104 | L | -9 | L | 199 | P | 33-71 | 46.5% | 44 | 20 | 41-83 | 49.4% | 44 | 10 | | 11/6/2012 | TORONTO | 108-88 | W | -9 | W | 197.5 | U | 35-74 | 47.3% | 56 | 17 | 30-84 | 35.7% | 46 | 17 | | 11/8/2012 | @ CHICAGO | 97-91 | W | -2.5 | W | 190 | U | 36-73 | 49.3% | 42 | 22 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 47 | 20 | | 11/9/2012 | DETROIT | 105-94 | W | -11.5 | L | 197 | O | 38-71 | 53.5% | 43 | 16 | 36-87 | 41.4% | 52 | 15 | | 11/11/2012 | CLEVELAND | 106-91 | W | -10 | W | 202 | U | 40-73 | 54.8% | 48 | 21 | 34-83 | 41.0% | 44 | 12 | | 11/12/2012 | @ DETROIT | 92-90 | W | -7 | L | 193 | U | 27-73 | 37.0% | 59 | 14 | 33-83 | 39.8% | 51 | 11 | | 11/14/2012 | MEMPHIS | 97-107 | L | -5.5 | L | 194 | O | 35-72 | 48.6% | 44 | 15 | 44-93 | 47.3% | 49 | 8 | | 11/16/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/18/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/21/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2012 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/24/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/26/2012 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2012 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2012 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10/31/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | 95-99 | L | 7 | W | 186.5 | O | 35-80 | 43.7% | 47 | 13 | 38-80 | 47.5% | 51 | 15 | | 11/2/2012 | UTAH | 88-86 | W | 3.5 | W | 191.5 | U | 37-81 | 45.7% | 50 | 12 | 35-85 | 41.2% | 55 | 14 | | 11/3/2012 | @ CHICAGO | 89-82 | W | 9.5 | W | 181.5 | U | 32-75 | 42.7% | 54 | 16 | 29-88 | 33.0% | 55 | 12 | | 11/7/2012 | PHILADELPHIA | 62-77 | L | 1.5 | L | 179 | U | 23-69 | 33.3% | 52 | 20 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 49 | 15 | | 11/9/2012 | CHARLOTTE | 107-99 | W | -7.5 | W | 181 | O | 43-83 | 51.8% | 50 | 9 | 40-83 | 48.2% | 47 | 12 | | 11/14/2012 | @ HOUSTON | 96-100 | L | 6.5 | W | 184 | O | 34-84 | 40.5% | 48 | 10 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 51 | 11 | | 11/16/2012 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/17/2012 | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/20/2012 | NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/21/2012 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2012 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/25/2012 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/26/2012 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2012 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2012 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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. | | NEW ORLEANS: GUARDS: This offense will belong to ERIC GORDON. He'll get over the fact that the Hornets matched his offer from Phoenix, and as long as his surgically-repaired knee holds up, he's one of the most complete young scorers in the NBA . . . The Hornets reached for AUSTIN RIVERS with the 10th pick because Monty Williams wants to coach him and thinks he can be an NBA point guard. Rivers has the handle, but his athleticism is ordinary and, more importantly, he has never shown a PG mentality at any level . . . GREIVIS VASQUEZ is the closest thing to a true point guard on this roster. He'll see solid minutes assuming Rivers' adjustment is a tough one . . . Well-rounded ROGER MASON JR. will also provide point guard depth . . . XAVIER HENRY hasn't lived up to his reputation as a shooter, but the Hornets can be patient with him . . . Rookie BRIAN ROBERTS has had a strong enough preseason to likely earn a roster spot. FORWARDS: ANTHONY DAVIS should step right in as a starter. His offensive game is further along than he gets credit for, and on the defensive end he's an absolute force from the basket out to the perimeter . . . He'll probably miss having Dwight Howard drawing in defenses, but RYAN ANDERSON has always been a very good three-point shooter. He and Davis are unique enough talents to share the court even if they're both power forwards . . . AL-FAROUQ AMINU made some strides on the defensive end late last season, which is what will get him minutes under Williams. He's underwhelming on the offensive end . . . If HAKIM WARRICK couldn't succeed as Steve Nash's pick-and-roll partner, it seems unlikely he'll ever help in New Orleans . . . Rookie DARIUS MILLER is looking to establish some kind of role with the team . . . LANCE THOMAS is doubtful to earn a salary to pay off his jewelry debts. CENTERS: ROBIN LOPEZ has always had the ability to protect the rim and does a decent job in space. Look for him to end up grabbing the bulk of minutes in the middle . . . JASON SMITH gives the Hornets a more offensive-minded option off the bench. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (OKLAHOMA CITY-NEW ORLEANS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Thunder-Hornets Preview* =========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Oklahoma City (6-3) at New Orleans (3-3), 8:00 p.m. EDT
With James Harden gone, the Oklahoma City Thunder are relying on their two remaining stars more than ever.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have each logged more than 42 minutes in back-to-back games heading into Friday night's road date with the New Orleans Hornets.
The Oklahoma City All-Stars had to play big minutes in a come-from-behind win Monday at Detroit, but couldn't lead the Thunder (6-3) to another double-digit comeback in a 107-97 loss to Memphis on Wednesday night.
Durant eclipsed the 30-point mark for the first time this season with 34 in 44 minutes against the Grizzlies. Westbrook added 17 and 13 assists in 42 1/2 minutes for his fourth double-double.
Kevin Martin, who has filled Harden's old role, had a season-low seven points on just four shots.
Overall, Durant and Westbrook are playing slightly more minutes than they did last season. Durant is near the top of the league at 39.4 minutes per game, while Westbrook is averaging a career-high 36.8.
"Every game is important for us," coach Scott Brooks said. "That's how we always view our games. We have 82 big games a year. We have to give everything we have each game and not worry about saving anything for the next game."
Nevertheless, Brooks' two stars might not need to carry as much of the load against a New Orleans team the Thunder have dominated in recent years.
Oklahoma City has won eight of the last nine meetings with the Hornets (3-3), including three of the last four in New Orleans. The Thunder took all three from the Hornets in 2011-12 by an average of 9.3 points.
While they're third in the NBA in points allowed (90.5 per game), the Hornets face a tough test against the only team in the league with two players in the top 10 in scoring.
One of the keys for New Orleans, which is letting opponents get to the free-throw line at a lower rate than everyone but Minnesota (18.0 per game), will be keeping the Thunder off the stripe.
Oklahoma City has three players (Durant, Westbrook, Martin) in the top eight in attempts, and it's shooting a league-best 84.3 percent from the line.
"We're going to have to be on our game with the activity and discipline," coach Monty Williams said.
Greivis Vasquez could make things tough on the Thunder if he's able to build on Wednesday's big performance. He finished with a career-high 24 points and nine assists in New Orleans' 100-96 loss at Houston.
Vasquez, who ranks second in the Western Conference with 8.8 assists per game, is expected to play despite leaving Wednesday's game briefly in the third quarter with a sprained right ankle.
"He's coming around," Williams said. "He certainly offensively did a good job scoring and finding guys. I just love his toughness."
Ryan Anderson has also found his groove, scoring 45 points on 19 of 35 shooting with seven 3-pointers in his last two games. While the Thunder are the league's fourth-best team from beyond the arc (39.6 percent), New Orleans is fourth-worst (29.8).
Top overall pick Anthony Davis has eight blocks in two games since returning from a two-game absence due to a concussion. He'll have his hands full against Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka, who leads the NBA with 3.7 blocks per game - 0.9 more than Davis.
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