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| All Games | 37-20 | -2.7 | 31-26 | 33-24 | 106.7 | 54.3 | 47.1% | 52.5 | 100.9 | 52.2 | 44.4% | 52.2 | | Road Games | 14-15 | -11.3 | 17-12 | 15-14 | 102.2 | 51.3 | 46.0% | 50.9 | 101.2 | 52.4 | 45.3% | 53.1 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -1.8 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 112.4 | 59.6 | 49.5% | 55.0 | 103.0 | 50.2 | 42.8% | 51.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 106.7 | 54.3 | 38-82 | 47.1% | 8-23 | 34.3% | 22-30 | 72.7% | 52 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100 | 50 | 37-83 | 45.1% | 8-21 | 35.8% | 18-23 | 75.4% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 102.2 | 51.3 | 38-82 | 46.0% | 8-23 | 34.2% | 19-27 | 71.3% | 51 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.9 | 52.2 | 38-85 | 44.4% | 7-21 | 32.8% | 19-25 | 74.7% | 52 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.3 | 50.2 | 38-83 | 45.2% | 8-21 | 35.9% | 18-23 | 75.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 101.2 | 52.4 | 38-84 | 45.3% | 7-20 | 32.7% | 18-24 | 74.9% | 53 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
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| All Games | 43-13 | +9 | 32-24 | 28-28 | 104.6 | 53.1 | 47.4% | 52.5 | 97.7 | 49.3 | 43.2% | 49.7 | | Home Games | 23-4 | +3 | 15-12 | 13-14 | 105.8 | 53.7 | 48.1% | 53.1 | 97.0 | 49.0 | 43.1% | 50.2 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -3.6 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 100.0 | 52.0 | 47.1% | 45.4 | 100.8 | 53.4 | 46.2% | 49.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 104.6 | 53.1 | 39-82 | 47.4% | 7-21 | 35.4% | 19-24 | 80.3% | 53 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.5 | 50.3 | 38-83 | 45.3% | 7-21 | 35.8% | 18-23 | 75.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 105.8 | 53.7 | 40-83 | 48.1% | 7-20 | 37.1% | 19-24 | 78.4% | 53 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 97.7 | 49.3 | 36-84 | 43.2% | 8-24 | 33.9% | 17-24 | 72.2% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.8 | 50.5 | 38-83 | 45.2% | 8-21 | 36.0% | 18-23 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 97.0 | 49.0 | 36-84 | 43.1% | 8-25 | 33.7% | 17-24 | 68.5% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
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| 1/15/2014 | DALLAS | 129-127 | W | -5 | L | 209.5 | O | 42-83 | 50.6% | 51 | 12 | 51-97 | 52.6% | 53 | 9 | | 1/17/2014 | @ NEW YORK | 109-95 | W | -4 | W | 202 | O | 33-78 | 42.3% | 51 | 11 | 29-83 | 34.9% | 61 | 18 | | 1/18/2014 | @ INDIANA | 92-106 | L | 9.5 | L | 195.5 | O | 33-83 | 39.8% | 47 | 12 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 52 | 12 | | 1/20/2014 | @ DETROIT | 112-103 | W | -3.5 | W | 208 | O | 40-72 | 55.6% | 57 | 18 | 40-79 | 50.6% | 36 | 12 | | 1/22/2014 | @ CHARLOTTE | 91-95 | L | -6 | L | 198.5 | U | 39-90 | 43.3% | 50 | 13 | 39-84 | 46.4% | 56 | 10 | | 1/24/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 112-95 | W | -2 | W | 190.5 | O | 41-76 | 53.9% | 47 | 7 | 40-93 | 43.0% | 52 | 8 | | 1/25/2014 | @ TORONTO | 126-118 | W | 1 | W | 198 | O | 46-84 | 54.8% | 38 | 6 | 36-74 | 48.6% | 47 | 14 | | 1/27/2014 | @ MILWAUKEE | 114-86 | W | -10 | W | 203 | U | 43-79 | 54.4% | 54 | 17 | 34-89 | 38.2% | 50 | 11 | | 1/29/2014 | WASHINGTON | 110-103 | W | -9 | L | 206.5 | O | 36-73 | 49.3% | 53 | 19 | 45-88 | 51.1% | 44 | 16 | | 1/30/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 92-111 | L | 6 | L | 213 | U | 31-76 | 40.8% | 48 | 13 | 45-91 | 49.5% | 60 | 11 | | 2/1/2014 | UTAH | 102-87 | W | -12.5 | W | 208.5 | U | 38-74 | 51.4% | 56 | 11 | 29-81 | 35.8% | 54 | 11 | | 2/3/2014 | @ DENVER | 115-116 | L | 0 | L | 215.5 | O | 42-84 | 50.0% | 45 | 11 | 40-83 | 48.2% | 62 | 17 | | 2/5/2014 | MIAMI | 112-116 | L | 1.5 | L | 207.5 | O | 37-86 | 43.0% | 66 | 20 | 41-78 | 52.6% | 36 | 15 | | 2/7/2014 | TORONTO | 118-105 | W | -6 | W | 206.5 | O | 36-71 | 50.7% | 59 | 12 | 34-85 | 40.0% | 54 | 9 | | 2/9/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 123-78 | W | -16 | W | 221 | U | 50-89 | 56.2% | 67 | 22 | 27-100 | 27.0% | 52 | 17 | | 2/12/2014 | PORTLAND | 122-117 | W | -9 | L | 217.5 | O | 46-79 | 58.2% | 40 | 8 | 43-84 | 51.2% | 43 | 16 | | 2/18/2014 | SAN ANTONIO | 103-113 | L | -6 | L | 211 | O | 35-81 | 43.2% | 49 | 12 | 44-88 | 50.0% | 57 | 17 | | 2/21/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 96-102 | L | -2 | L | 193 | O | 31-80 | 38.7% | 60 | 12 | 42-87 | 48.3% | 52 | 11 | | 2/23/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/24/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/26/2014 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/1/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/4/2014 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/8/2014 | ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/10/2014 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1/14/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 87-90 | L | 1.5 | L | 196 | U | 33-81 | 40.7% | 54 | 19 | 32-80 | 40.0% | 51 | 13 | | 1/16/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 104-92 | W | 2.5 | W | 208.5 | U | 38-82 | 46.3% | 53 | 15 | 33-82 | 40.2% | 50 | 17 | | 1/17/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 127-121 | W | 1.5 | W | 208 | O | 47-81 | 58.0% | 52 | 17 | 43-82 | 52.4% | 45 | 17 | | 1/19/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 108-93 | W | -8.5 | W | 213.5 | U | 39-86 | 45.3% | 52 | 16 | 33-77 | 42.9% | 54 | 20 | | 1/21/2014 | PORTLAND | 105-97 | W | -6 | W | 215 | U | 42-87 | 48.3% | 51 | 7 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 52 | 9 | | 1/22/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 111-105 | W | 6.5 | W | 205 | O | 45-83 | 54.2% | 45 | 15 | 40-75 | 53.3% | 40 | 17 | | 1/24/2014 | @ BOSTON | 101-83 | W | -2.5 | W | 191.5 | U | 43-80 | 53.7% | 49 | 15 | 32-75 | 42.7% | 39 | 16 | | 1/25/2014 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 103-91 | W | -9 | W | 208 | U | 40-76 | 52.6% | 56 | 20 | 34-90 | 37.8% | 50 | 15 | | 1/27/2014 | ATLANTA | 111-109 | W | -9.5 | L | 204 | O | 43-82 | 52.4% | 41 | 14 | 43-88 | 48.9% | 50 | 15 | | 1/29/2014 | @ MIAMI | 112-95 | W | 4 | W | 203 | O | 41-80 | 51.2% | 40 | 12 | 37-72 | 51.4% | 43 | 20 | | 1/31/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | 120-95 | W | -4.5 | W | 198 | O | 49-77 | 63.6% | 50 | 16 | 35-74 | 47.3% | 23 | 13 | | 2/1/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 81-96 | L | -5 | L | 201 | U | 31-78 | 39.7% | 51 | 21 | 41-89 | 46.1% | 49 | 10 | | 2/3/2014 | MEMPHIS | 86-77 | W | -8 | W | 186 | U | 34-76 | 44.7% | 56 | 16 | 32-81 | 39.5% | 48 | 11 | | 2/5/2014 | MINNESOTA | 106-97 | W | -12.5 | L | 198.5 | O | 44-91 | 48.4% | 53 | 16 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 44 | 14 | | 2/7/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 102-103 | L | -9.5 | L | 199 | O | 37-73 | 50.7% | 38 | 16 | 38-80 | 47.5% | 45 | 9 | | 2/9/2014 | NEW YORK | 112-100 | W | -9 | W | 198 | O | 40-73 | 54.8% | 48 | 10 | 38-86 | 44.2% | 45 | 12 | | 2/11/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 98-95 | W | 1 | W | 211 | U | 40-83 | 48.2% | 48 | 16 | 32-85 | 37.6% | 52 | 17 | | 2/13/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 107-103 | W | -11 | L | 204.5 | O | 39-88 | 44.3% | 49 | 14 | 40-83 | 48.2% | 55 | 22 | | 2/20/2014 | MIAMI | 81-103 | L | -3 | L | 206.5 | U | 28-74 | 37.8% | 44 | 20 | 41-75 | 54.7% | 48 | 18 | | 2/23/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/26/2014 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/28/2014 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/2/2014 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/4/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6/2014 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/9/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/11/2014 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | LA CLIPPERS: GUARDS: CHRIS PAUL is back with the Clippers, and this time with his handpicked head coach. Not that Doc Rivers will make a big difference though, as he's just as uncreative an offensive tactician as Vinny Del Negro was . . . J.J. REDICK will do less ball-handling than he did in Orlando the first half of last season, but he should feast on the wide-open looks Paul creates for him . . . JAMAL CRAWFORD will once again be a Sixth Man of the Year candidate. He's a pure gunner with some creativity to his game . . . DARREN COLLISON is strictly a back-up after a dreadful one-year stint in Dallas . . . WILLIE GREEN, a starter in name-only last year, may be squeezed out of the rotation. FORWARDS: BLAKE GRIFFIN deferred more often last season, especially as he continues to see more double teams. But he did show improvement as a passer . . . JARED DUDLEY steps into Caron Butler's old role. He'll set up for a lot of wide-open corner threes. His reputation as a quality defender is downright wrong . . . MATT BARNES will often close games due to his defense, and he's coming off one of his best offensive seasons . . . Rookie REGGIE BULLOCK is the kind of spot-up shooter the Clips want to surround Paul with. If Bullock's defense matches up with his athleticism, he could break this rotation . . . It's tough to see how BYRON MULLENS fits on a team with postseason aspirations. CENTERS: Though he's the team's only real rim protector, DEANDRE JORDAN will likely be in a part-time role again. He still can't defend the pick-and-roll, and Rivers got by just fine without a shot-blocker in Boston . . . RYAN HOLLINS is little more than a big body with six fouls to give. Blake Griffin will often slide to the five on this team. | | 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 (LA CLIPPERS-OKLAHOMA CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Clippers-Thunder Preview* ==========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Los Angeles (37-20) at Oklahoma City (43-13), 1:00 p.m. EDT
Given Kevin Durant's spectacular season, many have already anointed him as the man to usurp LeBron James as MVP. And led by Durant's explosive scoring, the Oklahoma City Thunder have positioned themselves as one of the top challengers to end Miami's championship run.
Then both Durant and the Thunder were humbled by the Heat in a deflating setback.
Oklahoma City will try to bounce back from its worst loss in nearly three years Sunday when it hosts a Los Angeles Clippers team trying to avoid its first three-game losing streak of the season.
The Thunder (43-13) have compiled the NBA's best record, while Durant leads all players in scoring with 31.4 points per game. He's been riding a particularly torrid stretch of late, averaging 35.3 over his last 23 contests.
But both Durant and his squad were seemingly knocked down a peg in Thursday's 103-81 home loss to the Heat. Billed as a showdown between the league's top two players, Durant scored 28 points but was largely outshined by James, who scored 33 and set the tone with 16 in the first quarter alone as Miami started 13 of 14 from the floor.
Meanwhile, Durant was just 1 for 5 with two points in the first 12 minutes as Oklahoma City fell behind 34-17 on the way to its most lopsided defeat since a 23-point loss at Orlando on Feb. 25, 2011. Thursday's result also ended the club's nine-game home winning streak.
"When you don't have good rhythm, normally the three-ball can get you back into the game," said coach Scott Brooks, whose team was a season-worst 2 of 20 from beyond the arc.
Durant was 1 for 6 from distance and is 5 for 22 over his last three contests.
Russell Westbrook - returning after missing 27 games following right knee surgery - got off to a quick start with a breakaway dunk in the first minute. He finished with 16 points over 24 minutes, though he was just 4 of 12 from the field and had four turnovers compared to two assists.
The Thunder have won four of five from the Clippers (37-20), but split two meetings this season in November with each team winning at home. Durant totaled 61 points and 18 assists and is averaging 30.8 points over his last nine matchups.
Los Angeles fell to 14-15 away from home with a 102-96 loss at Memphis on Friday. The Clippers, who have dropped two in a row after taking a three-game winning streak into the All-Star break, shot 38.8 percent, their lowest mark in their last 24 contests.
Blake Griffin had 28 points and 13 rebounds but was 10 of 21 from the floor after shooting 66.2 percent over his previous four games. Chris Paul was 4 of 13 and Los Angeles' reserves were a combined 1 for 10 while being outscored 43-7 by their Grizzlies counterparts.
"It was just one of those games that we missed a lot of easy ones," said Griffin, who totaled 49 points and 22 rebounds over the first two meetings with Oklahoma City.
Paul sprained his right thumb in the final seconds Friday but is expected to play.
Oklahoma City's Kendrick Perkins is expected to be sidelined with a strained left groin he suffered in the third quarter versus Miami. Rookie Steven Adams will likely start in his place.
Westbrook totaled 31 points on 12-of-31 shooting with eight turnovers in the first two meetings.
The Thunder are 15-1 at home against Western Conference foes.
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