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| All Games | 38-12 | +0.2 | 30-18 | 25-23 | 106.6 | 53.8 | 48.2% | 50.5 | 97.4 | 46.8 | 43.1% | 48.4 | | Road Games | 15-9 | -8.6 | 12-10 | 10-13 | 103.8 | 52.6 | 46.4% | 50.2 | 99.0 | 48.0 | 43.7% | 49.9 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | -3.5 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 114.8 | 61.0 | 51.9% | 53.0 | 97.8 | 45.8 | 42.1% | 49.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 106.6 | 53.8 | 38-79 | 48.2% | 8-20 | 38.9% | 22-27 | 83.1% | 51 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 7 | | vs opponents surrendering | 98.2 | 49.4 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 7-20 | 35.9% | 17-22 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 103.8 | 52.6 | 37-79 | 46.4% | 7-21 | 33.8% | 23-27 | 84.2% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 97.4 | 46.8 | 37-85 | 43.1% | 7-21 | 35.1% | 17-22 | 77.3% | 48 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 97.8 | 49.2 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 7-20 | 35.5% | 17-22 | 74.9% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 99.0 | 48.0 | 37-85 | 43.7% | 8-21 | 36.1% | 17-22 | 76.1% | 50 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
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| All Games | 17-34 | -11.4 | 20-29 | 23-26 | 95.4 | 49.3 | 44.6% | 48.7 | 100.2 | 51.0 | 46.9% | 52.0 | | Home Games | 12-12 | +0.4 | 9-15 | 7-16 | 95.7 | 48.5 | 44.3% | 49.0 | 95.5 | 49.5 | 45.9% | 52.2 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -0.4 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 93.6 | 51.8 | 45.0% | 48.6 | 106.4 | 52.6 | 49.9% | 47.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 95.4 | 49.3 | 37-84 | 44.6% | 6-18 | 32.7% | 15-20 | 75.4% | 49 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 97.5 | 48.9 | 37-82 | 44.9% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-22 | 75.3% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 95.7 | 48.5 | 37-84 | 44.3% | 6-18 | 33.7% | 15-20 | 75.6% | 49 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.2 | 51.0 | 39-83 | 46.9% | 6-17 | 39.0% | 16-22 | 74.3% | 52 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 97.8 | 49.2 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 7-19 | 35.9% | 17-22 | 75.9% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 95.5 | 49.5 | 37-81 | 45.9% | 6-16 | 36.4% | 15-20 | 73.2% | 52 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
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| 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 | 110-115 | L | -11 | L | 206 | O | 41-83 | 49.4% | 51 | 16 | 43-90 | 47.8% | 46 | 13 | | 2/4/2013 | DALLAS | 112-91 | W | -8.5 | W | 209 | U | 41-87 | 47.1% | 58 | 11 | 36-87 | 41.4% | 50 | 14 | | 2/6/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | 119-98 | W | -11 | W | 214 | O | 48-95 | 50.5% | 57 | 12 | 38-93 | 40.9% | 54 | 19 | | 2/8/2013 | PHOENIX | 127-96 | W | -14 | W | 205.5 | O | 50-87 | 57.5% | 47 | 8 | 39-83 | 47.0% | 43 | 16 | | 2/10/2013 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/12/2013 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/14/2013 | MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/20/2013 | @ HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/22/2013 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/24/2013 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1/2/2013 | PHILADELPHIA | 95-89 | W | -4.5 | W | 195 | U | 39-85 | 45.9% | 51 | 13 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 50 | 16 | | 1/4/2013 | UTAH | 80-87 | L | -1.5 | L | 198 | U | 34-75 | 45.3% | 48 | 20 | 40-89 | 44.9% | 48 | 10 | | 1/6/2013 | MEMPHIS | 81-92 | L | 4.5 | L | 184.5 | U | 31-79 | 39.2% | 37 | 14 | 37-69 | 53.6% | 51 | 17 | | 1/8/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | 99-108 | L | 6 | L | 200.5 | O | 37-90 | 41.1% | 59 | 16 | 42-91 | 46.2% | 52 | 11 | | 1/9/2013 | @ BOSTON | 79-87 | L | 8.5 | W | 191.5 | U | 33-84 | 39.3% | 55 | 16 | 37-81 | 45.7% | 49 | 13 | | 1/11/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | 79-99 | L | 7.5 | L | 195 | U | 31-79 | 39.2% | 49 | 18 | 34-75 | 45.3% | 53 | 11 | | 1/12/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 97-81 | W | 8.5 | W | 189.5 | U | 36-73 | 49.3% | 57 | 17 | 32-88 | 36.4% | 48 | 10 | | 1/14/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 90-102 | L | 5.5 | L | 199.5 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 55 | 14 | 40-84 | 47.6% | 50 | 10 | | 1/17/2013 | MILWAUKEE | 94-98 | L | 1 | L | 197 | U | 34-89 | 38.2% | 61 | 17 | 39-92 | 42.4% | 60 | 18 | | 1/23/2013 | @ SACRAMENTO | 106-96 | W | 3 | W | 202 | P | 43-90 | 47.8% | 37 | 11 | 38-79 | 48.1% | 62 | 24 | | 1/24/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | 93-88 | W | 6.5 | W | 190.5 | U | 30-71 | 42.3% | 57 | 14 | 33-83 | 39.8% | 53 | 15 | | 1/26/2013 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 99-108 | L | 9 | T | 200.5 | O | 41-81 | 50.6% | 48 | 15 | 41-83 | 49.4% | 41 | 9 | | 1/27/2013 | @ DALLAS | 95-110 | L | 8 | L | 202.5 | O | 34-77 | 44.2% | 42 | 17 | 45-88 | 51.1% | 52 | 13 | | 1/30/2013 | LA LAKERS | 92-86 | W | 3 | W | 204 | U | 38-83 | 45.8% | 43 | 11 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 56 | 19 | | 2/1/2013 | DALLAS | 99-109 | L | -2.5 | L | 201 | O | 38-89 | 42.7% | 51 | 13 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 58 | 15 | | 2/2/2013 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 93-113 | L | 10.5 | L | 202 | O | 35-86 | 40.7% | 54 | 12 | 45-89 | 50.6% | 53 | 13 | | 2/5/2013 | @ MEMPHIS | 96-90 | W | 8.5 | W | 183.5 | O | 37-73 | 50.7% | 49 | 21 | 36-82 | 43.9% | 39 | 16 | | 2/6/2013 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 84-93 | L | 6.5 | L | 195 | U | 35-78 | 44.9% | 46 | 16 | 39-75 | 52.0% | 41 | 11 | | 2/8/2013 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 96-127 | L | 14 | L | 205.5 | O | 39-83 | 47.0% | 43 | 16 | 50-87 | 57.5% | 47 | 8 | | 2/10/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/12/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/19/2013 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/20/2013 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/22/2013 | BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/24/2013 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/26/2013 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (OKLAHOMA CITY-PHOENIX) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Thunder-Suns Preview* ======================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Oklahoma City (38-12) at Phoenix (17-34), 8:00 p.m. EDT
Despite their recent struggles versus Oklahoma City, the Phoenix Suns appear eager for their last chance to avoid another season-series sweep at the hands of the reigning Western Conference champions.
After ending a rough trip by being blown out in Oklahoma, the Suns look to avoid a 10th consecutive defeat to the surging Thunder on Sunday night.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook carried a relatively light load in Oklahoma City's 127-96 win over Phoenix (17-34) on Friday. Since losing four of seven, the Thunder (38-12) have shot 51.7 percent and averaged 119.3 points while beating Dallas, Golden State and the Suns by a combined 73 during a three-game homestand.
Durant and Westbrook did not play in the fourth quarter in any of those three contests.
Thabo Sefolosha scored a season-high 18 points Friday as Oklahoma City recorded its best home shooting night of the season - 57.5 percent - while posting its highest point total of 2012-13.
"They have a really high-level team and we knew that," interim Suns coach Lindsey Hunter said. "We expected that. It's a great learning process for all of us by showing us where we want to be, where we strive to be, and where we will be."
The Suns hope that type of progress comes sooner rather than later. Ending their nine-game skid against the Thunder could go a long way toward helping a Phoenix club that's lost two in a row and six of eight overall.
"Any competitor would want to have a chance at them again, and I'm sure we do," said Hunter, whose team returns home after a 1-3 trip.
The Suns' last win in this series came on the road Dec. 19, 2010, and Phoenix has lost five straight home meetings with the Thunder dating back to a 106-95 win March 14, 2009.
Oklahoma City has averaged 114.3 points and shot 51.9 percent while winning the three previous matchups with the Suns this season by an average margin of 20.3.
Each starter had at least nine points and Kevin Martin added 16 off the bench Friday for Oklahoma City, which used a 21-0 third-quarter run to blow the game open and scored more than any other opponent has against Phoenix this season.
"Every loss is disheartening, but by that many points, that embarrassing - that adds a little more," said Suns forward Michael Beasley, who scored a team-high 25 off the bench. "That's where we want to be in the near future."
Durant, who scored 41 in a 102-90 win at Phoenix on Jan. 14, has averaged 30.2 points in his last five against the Suns. He had only 21 on Friday but Kendrick Perkins shot 8 of 9 and scored 17 points - his most since being acquired from Boston in February 2011.
Westbrook, who had a season-high 36 at Phoenix last month, scored 17 points in 25 minutes Friday and is shooting 51.1 percent in his last five games.
Phoenix center Marcin Gortat averaged 17.0 points with 12.0 rebounds in his previous four games against the Thunder before being held to two and five, respectively, Friday.
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