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| 505 | DENVER | 210.5 | 212.5 | | 506 | OKLAHOMA CITY | -9 | -8.5 |
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| All Games | 4-5 | -2 | 4-5 | 6-3 | 103.4 | 50.7 | 43.7% | 56.4 | 104.6 | 54.7 | 44.8% | 55.4 | | Road Games | 1-3 | -2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 100.5 | 46.0 | 44.7% | 51.5 | 101.7 | 55.0 | 45.0% | 52.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 108.4 | 51.0 | 44.7% | 56.4 | 105.8 | 57.2 | 45.5% | 55.0 | | Division Games | 2-1 | +0.1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 105.0 | 50.7 | 43.1% | 61.3 | 102.3 | 56.3 | 44.2% | 54.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 103.4 | 50.7 | 39-89 | 43.7% | 8-20 | 37.6% | 18-24 | 73.5% | 56 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 99.3 | 49.3 | 38-85 | 44.5% | 7-20 | 35.1% | 16-22 | 74.2% | 52 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 100.5 | 46.0 | 38-84 | 44.7% | 6-19 | 33.3% | 18-22 | 82.2% | 51 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 104.6 | 54.7 | 39-88 | 44.8% | 8-21 | 37.1% | 18-25 | 73.3% | 55 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 7 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.6 | 49.6 | 37-84 | 44.8% | 8-23 | 35.6% | 18-24 | 74.1% | 53 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 101.7 | 55.0 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 7-20 | 36.7% | 22-30 | 72.1% | 52 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
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| All Games | 6-3 | +3 | 4-5 | 6-3 | 103.0 | 50.3 | 44.6% | 53.0 | 100.9 | 50.1 | 43.1% | 52.1 | | Home Games | 3-0 | +3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 105.3 | 46.0 | 47.0% | 56.0 | 98.0 | 46.0 | 42.7% | 49.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 107.0 | 51.2 | 45.7% | 54.8 | 104.2 | 49.6 | 43.4% | 52.0 | | Division Games | 1-1 | 0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 91.0 | 48.0 | 37.8% | 50.0 | 99.0 | 53.5 | 44.2% | 56.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 103.0 | 50.3 | 36-82 | 44.6% | 6-19 | 30.1% | 24-30 | 82.3% | 53 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.1 | 50.2 | 38-82 | 46.0% | 7-20 | 35.0% | 19-25 | 74.6% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 105.3 | 46.0 | 40-84 | 47.0% | 4-17 | 25.5% | 22-27 | 79.3% | 56 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.9 | 50.1 | 37-85 | 43.1% | 10-26 | 37.4% | 18-24 | 74.4% | 52 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.9 | 50.6 | 38-84 | 45.0% | 8-23 | 36.6% | 17-23 | 74.4% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 98.0 | 46.0 | 36-84 | 42.7% | 12-30 | 39.3% | 14-21 | 69.4% | 49 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 4 |
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| 10/30/2013 | @ SACRAMENTO | 88-90 | L | 2.5 | W | 203.5 | U | 34-79 | 43.0% | 53 | 18 | 33-81 | 40.7% | 49 | 14 | | 11/1/2013 | PORTLAND | 98-113 | L | -4.5 | L | 198 | O | 36-99 | 36.4% | 69 | 4 | 44-103 | 42.7% | 71 | 7 | | 11/5/2013 | SAN ANTONIO | 94-102 | L | 5 | L | 203 | U | 35-83 | 42.2% | 53 | 22 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 48 | 16 | | 11/7/2013 | ATLANTA | 109-107 | W | -5 | L | 203 | O | 42-86 | 48.8% | 51 | 16 | 43-94 | 45.7% | 56 | 11 | | 11/8/2013 | @ PHOENIX | 103-114 | L | 1.5 | L | 200 | O | 36-80 | 45.0% | 43 | 20 | 40-83 | 48.2% | 56 | 20 | | 11/11/2013 | @ UTAH | 100-81 | W | -2 | W | 197 | U | 36-80 | 45.0% | 60 | 14 | 31-77 | 40.3% | 41 | 14 | | 11/13/2013 | LA LAKERS | 111-99 | W | -9.5 | W | 208 | O | 40-100 | 40.0% | 74 | 8 | 37-94 | 39.4% | 64 | 14 | | 11/15/2013 | MINNESOTA | 117-113 | W | 2 | W | 209 | O | 47-97 | 48.5% | 55 | 15 | 46-94 | 48.9% | 52 | 16 | | 11/16/2013 | @ HOUSTON | 111-122 | L | 8 | L | 213.5 | O | 45-99 | 45.5% | 50 | 13 | 41-81 | 50.6% | 62 | 16 | | 11/18/2013 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/21/2013 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2013 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/25/2013 | @ DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/27/2013 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/29/2013 | NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2013 | @ TORONTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/3/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/4/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10/30/2013 | @ UTAH | 101-98 | W | -6.5 | L | 191 | O | 33-81 | 40.7% | 49 | 13 | 36-79 | 45.6% | 56 | 22 | | 11/1/2013 | @ MINNESOTA | 81-100 | L | 2 | L | 201 | U | 29-83 | 34.9% | 51 | 21 | 33-77 | 42.9% | 57 | 15 | | 11/3/2013 | PHOENIX | 103-96 | W | -12.5 | L | 198 | O | 35-82 | 42.7% | 51 | 15 | 32-80 | 40.0% | 54 | 23 | | 11/6/2013 | DALLAS | 107-93 | W | -7 | W | 210.5 | U | 43-79 | 54.4% | 52 | 23 | 36-85 | 42.4% | 42 | 21 | | 11/8/2013 | @ DETROIT | 119-110 | W | -3 | W | 197 | O | 37-82 | 45.1% | 58 | 13 | 39-91 | 42.9% | 50 | 13 | | 11/10/2013 | WASHINGTON | 106-105 | W | -8.5 | L | 204 | O | 41-92 | 44.6% | 65 | 17 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 51 | 12 | | 11/13/2013 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 103-111 | L | 4.5 | L | 209.5 | O | 35-75 | 46.7% | 39 | 22 | 39-86 | 45.3% | 61 | 22 | | 11/14/2013 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 115-116 | L | 5 | W | 207 | O | 41-80 | 51.2% | 55 | 19 | 45-94 | 47.9% | 39 | 7 | | 11/16/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | 92-79 | W | -10.5 | W | 198.5 | U | 34-82 | 41.5% | 57 | 11 | 30-86 | 34.9% | 59 | 16 | | 11/18/2013 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/21/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/24/2013 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/27/2013 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/29/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2013 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/3/2013 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/4/2013 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | DENVER: GUARDS: TY LAWSON is turning into something of a one-man army as the roster around him crumbles. As good as he is as a quick playmaker who can knock down an open three, his supporting cast is lacking . . . EVAN FOURNIER is better than RANDY FOYE now, and he's certainly a bigger part of Denver's future. Fournier proved surprisingly ready for the NBA last season. While Foye brings more scoring power to a team that suddenly lacks offense, he's both inefficient and one-dimensional . . . NATE ROBINSON will provide instant offense and lead the second unit . . . ANDRE MILLER will lose a few minutes this year, but the 37-year-old still has good basketball left. FORWARDS: Coming off a late-season ACL tear, DANILO GALLINARI will be lucky to make it back by December . . . KENNETH FARIED will likely never develop into anything more than an energy guy and high-volume rebounder, but he's good at what he does . . . WILSON CHANDLER can shoot and defend multiple positions. With Gallinari a question mark, he could be in for a much bigger role this year . . . DARRELL ARTHUR is an interesting second-unit player. He's an athlete who was starting to show some skill in Memphis before getting hurt . . . Gunning wingman JORDAN HAMILTON may get a longer look in the second half of the season . . . QUINCY MILLER is likely ticketed for more D-League action . . . ANTHONY RANDOLPH is a lost cause. CENTERS: The time has arrived for JAVALE MCGEE. The front office wants him on the floor full-time. For all the knucklehead plays, he's still an incredible athlete in a massive 7-foot frame . . . Talk of J.J. HICKSON potentially starting is absurd. A brutal defender unable to play within the flow of an offense, he's a second-unit talent . . . TIMOFEY MOZGOV is Plan B behind McGee. The 7-footer can defend and set screens. | | OKLAHOMA CITY: GUARDS: RUSSELL WESTBROOK is going to likely miss the first 4-to-6 weeks of the regular season after getting another procedure done on Oct. 1 to reduce swelling on his knee. It will probably take him some time to get rid of the rust of not playing all summer . . . THABO SEFOLOSHA should play even more minutes this season with Kevin Martin gone. He has added a three-point shot to his repertoire . . . REGGIE JACKSON could end up absorbing a lot of the minutes that went to James Harden two years ago and Martin last season. But he's nowhere near the offensive threat . . . JEREMY LAMB will push Jackson for that sixth-man role. He's dominated against lesser competition . . . DEREK FISHER will get minutes as a player/coach. FORWARDS: KEVIN DURANT may have to take on an even bigger role in the regular season as the Thunder try to replace Kevin Martin's offensive production. Either way, he's the MVP among the league's non-LeBrons . . . SERGE IBAKA has had his postseason issues and still struggles defensively outside of rim protection, but he has added value with his mid-range shooting . . . NICK COLLISON's biggest skill is his ability to take charges. He'll continue to log big minutes at the four and five as a glue guy . . . One of two very raw young players, PERRY JONES III and ANDRE ROBERSON, has a chance for playing time on a thin team. CENTERS: KENDRICK PERKINS was a disaster in last year's postseason, but still provides the kind of low-post muscle the Thunder look for . . . Rookie STEVEN ADAMS could take over for Perkins down the road, but he's too raw to make an impact this year . . . HASHEEM THABEET fills out the final roster spot. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (DENVER-OKLAHOMA CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Nuggets-Thunder Preview* =========================
By JUSTIN EINHORN STATS Senior Editor
Denver (4-5) at Oklahoma City (6-3), 8:00 p.m. EDT
Serge Ibaka has been on quite a run, one he has a good chance to keep going Monday night.
Ibaka and the Oklahoma City Thunder will open a six-game homestand against a Denver Nuggets team which has an undersized frontcourt and struggled defensively over the weekend, particularly in the paint.
The improving Ibaka provides another problem on defense for Denver, allowing 104.6 points per game, besides having to deal with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Durant is averaging a league-high 28.4 points and Westbrook is tops among point guards at 21.7.
While Westbrook and Durant did their usual damage Saturday with a combined 50 points, Ibaka added 15 and tied a career high with 20 rebounds as Oklahoma City (6-3) avoided a winless three-game road trip with a 92-79 victory in Milwaukee.
"His 15 and 20 was one of his best games," coach Scott Brooks said. "He's standing out as a guy that can get 10 rebounds a night and he's been pretty consistent. That's what makes you a very good pro, that consistency."
It was Ibaka's fourth double-double in six games, a stretch during which he's averaging 18.0 points on 64.3 percent shooting with 11.5 boards and 2.7 blocks. It's an impressive run for a player with career averages of 9.9 points and 7.2 rebounds.
"(Ibaka) is cleaning up everything for us, rebounding, blocking shots, making shots," Durant told the team's official website. "We want him to keep playing the way he's playing. He's doing everything for us."
The 6-foot-10 Ibaka could be headed for another big night considering the Nuggets (4-5) have been starting three forwards - none taller than 6-9 - with center JaVale McGee sidelined by a broken leg.
Denver gave up 56 points in the paint in a 117-113 home victory over Minnesota on Friday, then allowed 62 in a 122-111 defeat at Houston on Saturday to snap its three-game win streak. Star big men Kevin Love and Dwight Howard totaled 53 points.
"We just have to get better defensively as a team," forward J.J. Hickson said. "The biggest thing we need to improve is the help side defense. ... It's up to us individually to take care of our matchups and to know our schemes."
Ibaka averaged 11.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in last season's four meetings, and the Thunder lost three, but that's when the Nuggets had 7-footers McGee and Kostas Koufos. With McGee out and Koufos traded to Memphis, the only player in coach Brian Shaw's regular rotation taller than 6-9 is Timofey Mozgov, but he doesn't provide the same kind of presence defensively.
Center Kendrick Perkins returned Saturday after missing two games following the death of his grandfather and helped Oklahoma City hold an opponent below 90 points for the first time this season.
The Thunder are 3-0 at home - every other Western Conference team has had at least five home games - and won't leave Oklahoma again until visiting Sacramento on Dec. 3.
Denver is 1-3 on the road but did win 114-104 at Oklahoma City in the last meeting March 19 behind Ty Lawson's 25 points.
Lawson had 28 points and a career-high 17 assists Saturday, but starting backcourt mate Randy Foye scored eight on 2-of-12 shooting. Foye has shot 28.6 percent (12 of 42) over the past five games.
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