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All Games | 11-20 | -9.5 | 13-17 | 15-15 | 97.4 | 49.7 | 44.9% | 48.3 | 101.0 | 51.5 | 47.0% | 53.1 | Road Games | 2-13 | -11.1 | 7-7 | 9-6 | 96.4 | 49.9 | 44.6% | 48.3 | 106.1 | 52.4 | 47.6% | 54.6 | Last 5 Games | 0-5 | -5.2 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 93.0 | 48.4 | 44.1% | 47.8 | 101.2 | 55.6 | 48.2% | 54.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 97.4 | 49.7 | 38-85 | 44.9% | 6-19 | 33.7% | 15-19 | 74.8% | 48 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.3 | 49 | 36-82 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-23 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 96.4 | 49.9 | 38-85 | 44.6% | 6-18 | 31.9% | 14-20 | 73.3% | 48 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 101.0 | 51.5 | 39-82 | 47.0% | 7-17 | 40.4% | 17-23 | 73.8% | 53 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | vs opponents averaging | 97.2 | 48.6 | 37-82 | 44.5% | 7-20 | 36.0% | 17-22 | 75.2% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 106.1 | 52.4 | 40-84 | 47.6% | 8-19 | 41.7% | 19-25 | 74.3% | 55 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
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All Games | 23-6 | +10.6 | 17-11 | 14-14 | 105.7 | 53.2 | 47.7% | 51.0 | 96.7 | 45.9 | 42.6% | 47.7 | Home Games | 15-2 | +7.3 | 10-7 | 9-7 | 107.9 | 54.0 | 48.9% | 51.6 | 96.9 | 45.0 | 42.3% | 47.1 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +0.8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 105.0 | 51.6 | 43.2% | 56.4 | 98.6 | 48.6 | 42.2% | 50.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 105.7 | 53.2 | 37-78 | 47.7% | 8-19 | 40.2% | 23-28 | 84.6% | 51 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 8 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.5 | 48.8 | 37-82 | 44.8% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-22 | 75.8% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 6 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 107.9 | 54.0 | 38-78 | 48.9% | 8-19 | 43.0% | 23-28 | 83.4% | 52 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 8 | Stats Against (All Games) | 96.7 | 45.9 | 36-85 | 42.6% | 8-22 | 34.8% | 17-22 | 77.5% | 48 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 97.5 | 48.9 | 37-82 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 36.2% | 17-22 | 75.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 96.9 | 45.0 | 36-85 | 42.3% | 7-22 | 34.1% | 17-22 | 77.9% | 47 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: PHOENIX 94.2, OKLAHOMA CITY 95.4 |
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11/21/2012 | PORTLAND | 114-87 | W | -2.5 | W | 201 | P | 46-77 | 59.7% | 40 | 13 | 31-77 | 40.3% | 46 | 20 | 11/23/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | 111-108 | W | -5.5 | L | 195.5 | O | 44-90 | 48.9% | 42 | 10 | 40-78 | 51.3% | 52 | 18 | 11/25/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 101-104 | L | 4 | W | 194.5 | O | 39-83 | 47.0% | 50 | 12 | 39-81 | 48.1% | 43 | 8 | 11/27/2012 | @ CLEVELAND | 91-78 | W | -3 | W | 200 | U | 37-79 | 46.8% | 48 | 15 | 30-84 | 35.7% | 61 | 18 | 11/28/2012 | @ DETROIT | 77-117 | L | 3 | L | 198 | U | 28-82 | 34.1% | 50 | 19 | 40-76 | 52.6% | 55 | 12 | 11/30/2012 | @ TORONTO | 97-101 | L | 3 | L | 199.5 | U | 37-77 | 48.1% | 41 | 14 | 39-81 | 48.1% | 50 | 13 | 12/2/2012 | @ NEW YORK | 99-106 | L | 11.5 | W | 200 | O | 39-80 | 48.7% | 52 | 17 | 40-90 | 44.4% | 48 | 7 | 12/4/2012 | @ MEMPHIS | 98-108 | L | 10 | T | 196 | O | 38-82 | 46.3% | 39 | 16 | 40-85 | 47.1% | 63 | 19 | 12/6/2012 | DALLAS | 94-97 | L | -4 | L | 204.5 | U | 34-85 | 40.0% | 52 | 12 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 52 | 16 | 12/8/2012 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 99-117 | L | 10.5 | L | 200 | O | 36-78 | 46.2% | 47 | 20 | 48-93 | 51.6% | 52 | 11 | 12/9/2012 | ORLANDO | 90-98 | L | -4.5 | L | 198 | U | 36-78 | 46.2% | 36 | 12 | 40-77 | 51.9% | 53 | 18 | 12/12/2012 | MEMPHIS | 82-80 | W | 6.5 | W | 194 | U | 34-89 | 38.2% | 50 | 11 | 33-73 | 45.2% | 47 | 15 | 12/14/2012 | UTAH | 99-84 | W | 2 | W | 202.5 | U | 38-83 | 45.8% | 49 | 12 | 33-82 | 40.2% | 56 | 15 | 12/17/2012 | SACRAMENTO | 101-90 | W | -7 | W | 197 | U | 41-85 | 48.2% | 44 | 7 | 34-83 | 41.0% | 58 | 16 | 12/19/2012 | CHARLOTTE | 121-104 | W | -9 | W | 198.5 | O | 47-85 | 55.3% | 36 | 11 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 53 | 15 | 12/22/2012 | @ PORTLAND | 93-96 | L | 4.5 | W | 196 | U | 40-89 | 44.9% | 40 | 10 | 33-69 | 47.8% | 53 | 21 | 12/23/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | 77-103 | L | 6.5 | L | 195.5 | U | 29-80 | 36.2% | 50 | 14 | 38-71 | 53.5% | 55 | 16 | 12/26/2012 | NEW YORK | 97-99 | L | -2 | L | 195 | O | 38-83 | 45.8% | 50 | 13 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 50 | 11 | 12/28/2012 | @ INDIANA | 91-97 | L | 8 | W | 188.5 | U | 38-82 | 46.3% | 44 | 11 | 34-77 | 44.2% | 54 | 15 | 12/29/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | 107-111 | L | 8.5 | W | 194.5 | O | 45-97 | 46.4% | 55 | 4 | 45-89 | 50.6% | 60 | 10 | 12/31/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2013 | PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4/2013 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/6/2013 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/8/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/9/2013 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/11/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/12/2013 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/14/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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11/21/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | 117-111 | W | -3.5 | W | 198.5 | O | 36-79 | 45.6% | 55 | 19 | 40-93 | 43.0% | 55 | 14 | 11/23/2012 | @ BOSTON | 100-108 | L | -2.5 | L | 197 | O | 37-79 | 46.8% | 46 | 16 | 39-80 | 48.7% | 44 | 15 | 11/24/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 116-109 | W | -4.5 | W | 191.5 | O | 39-88 | 44.3% | 52 | 12 | 45-91 | 49.5% | 53 | 15 | 11/26/2012 | CHARLOTTE | 114-69 | W | -11.5 | W | 201.5 | U | 40-78 | 51.3% | 60 | 14 | 23-79 | 29.1% | 41 | 11 | 11/28/2012 | HOUSTON | 120-98 | W | -10.5 | W | 210.5 | O | 47-87 | 54.0% | 56 | 15 | 36-87 | 41.4% | 52 | 16 | 11/30/2012 | UTAH | 106-94 | W | -9.5 | W | 201 | U | 39-75 | 52.0% | 57 | 21 | 38-92 | 41.3% | 43 | 18 | 12/1/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 100-79 | W | -8.5 | W | 193.5 | U | 40-79 | 50.6% | 48 | 14 | 30-81 | 37.0% | 51 | 15 | 12/4/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | 117-111 | W | -3.5 | W | 195 | O | 40-66 | 60.6% | 39 | 12 | 39-91 | 42.9% | 47 | 12 | 12/7/2012 | LA LAKERS | 114-108 | W | -7.5 | L | 211.5 | O | 41-84 | 48.8% | 48 | 14 | 36-84 | 42.9% | 54 | 17 | 12/9/2012 | INDIANA | 104-93 | W | -10.5 | W | 195 | O | 37-76 | 48.7% | 52 | 9 | 38-82 | 46.3% | 38 | 7 | 12/12/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | 92-88 | W | -14.5 | L | 196 | U | 31-71 | 43.7% | 52 | 10 | 33-83 | 39.8% | 48 | 10 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2013 | BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4/2013 | PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/6/2013 | @ TORONTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2013 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/9/2013 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/11/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/13/2013 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/14/2013 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/16/2013 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | PHOENIX: GUARDS: With Steve Nash gone, GORAN DRAGIC takes over at the point. He was a monster as a starter in Houston late last year, and he's familiar with Phoenix's system from his time there as Nash's backup . . . SHANNON BROWN is one of the league's better sixth men and could end up seeing close to starter minutes this year. Once just a raw athlete, he's made major strides as a shooter and ball-handler . . . KENDALL MARSHALL was a bit of a product of an absurdly talented supporting cast in college at UNC. He's got work to do to become an NBA-caliber starter, but he'll be capable enough as a backup point guard as a rookie . . . SEBASTIAN TELFAIR still can't hit an open jump shot, but will factor into the backcourt rotation. FORWARDS: LUIS SCOLA steps in as the starting four. While he's in his 30's and an underwhelming athlete, he's crafty and relentless . . . JARED DUDLEY will continue to be their main catch-and-shoot threat on the wing. It might take a while to develop an on-court chemistry with Dragic . . . MICHAEL BEASLEY has a chance to grab a starting spot. He rarely has his head on straight, but he can score . . . CHANNING FRYE, the sharp-shooting 7-footer, will likely miss the 2012-13 season due to an enlarged heart, but this condition is expected to completely heal . . . WESLEY JOHNSON gets a fresh start. He needs to start knocking down shots to land a rotation spot . . . MARKIEFF MORRIS showed flashes as a rookie, but has to make better decisions on the offensive end. He'll be a key on the second unit . . . Well-traveled P.J. TUCKER earned himself a roster spot with an impressive Summer League. CENTERS: MARCIN GORTAT had a great year-and-a-half alongside Steve Nash, and he'll have to prove he can create in the low post a little more. But he's a skilled big man who should pair nicely with Luis Scola as a scorer and passer in the post . . . Injury-riddled JERMAINE O'NEAL is still a strong low-post defender and shot-blocker. | | 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. |
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*Suns-Thunder Preview* ======================
By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN STATS Senior Writer
Phoenix (11-20) at Oklahoma City (23-6), 8:00 p.m. EDT
The Oklahoma City Thunder already have the league's best record.
They could be even better if Russell Westbrook starts to consistently hit his shots.
Westbrook will try to help the Thunder extend the NBA's longest current home win streak to 12 games Monday night and hand the Phoenix Suns a sixth straight loss overall and ninth in a row on the road.
Oklahoma City (23-6) is enjoying its longest home win streak since a 14-game run Jan. 6-March 7. The Thunder are the NBA's highest scoring team at 105.7 points per game with Kevin Durant third in scoring at 28.4 points per game and Westbrook sixth at 21.4.
Westbrook's average, however, is his worst over his last three seasons. His 40.3 shooting percentage is his worst since his rookie season.
He is hoping his 28 points on 11-of-22 shooting in Saturday's 124-94 rout at Houston will help kick-start him in the right direction.
"I felt comfortable," Westbrook said. "It's been the first night all year that I shot the ball well. Now I have to put two games together."
Westbrook also added eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals - reasons why Thunder coach Scott Brooks isn't too worried about his star guard's scoring output.
"He competes and I keep telling everybody he is one of the best players in this league because he lays it on the line every night," Brooks said. "He doesn't take possessions off and it's not always pretty but he just plays hard every night."
Durant was only needed to score 26 points Saturday after averaging 36.8 over his previous four games. The Thunder cruised after building an 18-point halftime lead.
Oklahoma City has won six straight over Phoenix (11-20), and these teams have not met this season. Durant is only averaging 22.5 points on 40.5 percent shooting in that run while Westbrook adds 21.8 points and 8.2 assists.
Westbrook used to go up against Steve Nash when he played the Suns. Now he will face Goran Dragic, who is not at 100 percent since he is playing with a sore hip.
Dragic battled through the pain for 16 points and 12 assists in Saturday's 111-107 loss at Minnesota. The Suns wasted Luis Scola's season-high 33 points.
"These moral victories, or whatever you want to call them, don't do anything because at the end of the day they either put it on the left side or the right side," coach Alvin Gentry said.
Phoenix is trying to avoid its longest road skid in a single season since a nine-game slide Feb. 17-March 13, 1988.
"It's in our head now," said Scola, who also grabbed 10 boards. "We've just got to find a way to win games somehow."
The Suns are the NBA's worst team in 3-point field-goal percentage defense at 40.4 while the Thunder are shooting 40.2 percent from long range for the league's second-best mark. Durant has made 15 of his last 33 attempts from beyond the arc and Kevin Martin 12 of his last 26.
Phoenix will have to face an Oklahoma City defense that is blocking a league-best 7.6 shots per game led by Serge Ibaka, who is averaging 3.0 blocks.
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