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All Games | 33-10 | +4.4 | 25-16 | 21-20 | 105.9 | 52.8 | 47.8% | 50.3 | 97.2 | 46.7 | 43.0% | 48.3 | Road Games | 14-7 | -1.5 | 11-8 | 9-11 | 103.9 | 52.1 | 46.3% | 50.3 | 98.1 | 47.5 | 43.1% | 50.1 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +0.7 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 112.0 | 55.2 | 47.3% | 48.4 | 106.6 | 48.2 | 45.9% | 52.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 105.9 | 52.8 | 38-79 | 47.8% | 8-20 | 39.1% | 23-27 | 83.8% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.8 | 49.1 | 37-82 | 44.9% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-22 | 75.1% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 103.9 | 52.1 | 37-79 | 46.3% | 7-21 | 34.6% | 23-27 | 84.7% | 50 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 6 | Stats Against (All Games) | 97.2 | 46.7 | 36-84 | 43.0% | 7-21 | 34.6% | 17-22 | 77.8% | 48 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 97.5 | 49 | 37-82 | 44.9% | 7-20 | 35.4% | 17-22 | 74.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 98.1 | 47.5 | 37-85 | 43.1% | 7-22 | 34.7% | 17-22 | 77.0% | 50 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
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All Games | 16-27 | -7.5 | 17-24 | 25-16 | 97.1 | 47.5 | 44.1% | 49.6 | 103.0 | 51.6 | 45.8% | 52.3 | Home Games | 12-11 | +1.6 | 8-13 | 15-7 | 101.0 | 50.4 | 46.3% | 50.0 | 104.3 | 49.8 | 46.5% | 48.3 | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1.6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 92.4 | 45.0 | 44.5% | 51.2 | 98.4 | 51.4 | 45.8% | 50.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 97.1 | 47.5 | 37-83 | 44.1% | 7-19 | 35.2% | 17-22 | 76.7% | 50 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.2 | 48.7 | 37-82 | 44.8% | 7-20 | 35.4% | 17-22 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 101.0 | 50.4 | 38-82 | 46.3% | 7-18 | 36.8% | 18-24 | 76.1% | 50 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 103.0 | 51.6 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 8-21 | 36.1% | 20-25 | 78.5% | 52 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 7 | vs opponents averaging | 97.3 | 49 | 37-82 | 44.6% | 7-20 | 35.3% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 104.3 | 49.8 | 38-82 | 46.5% | 8-22 | 38.5% | 20-25 | 80.6% | 48 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: OKLAHOMA CITY 95.4, SACRAMENTO 94.6 |
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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 | 114-96 | W | -12.5 | W | 206.5 | O | 44-87 | 50.6% | 44 | 5 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 46 | 13 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/27/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/31/2013 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2013 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2013 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10/2013 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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12/16/2012 | DENVER | 97-122 | L | 4.5 | L | 204.5 | O | 31-91 | 34.1% | 50 | 9 | 46-85 | 54.1% | 61 | 11 | 12/17/2012 | @ PHOENIX | 90-101 | L | 7 | L | 197 | U | 34-83 | 41.0% | 58 | 16 | 41-85 | 48.2% | 44 | 7 | 12/19/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | 131-127 | W | 3.5 | W | 201 | O | 43-86 | 50.0% | 51 | 9 | 46-92 | 50.0% | 49 | 12 | 12/21/2012 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 85-97 | L | 13 | W | 202 | U | 33-79 | 41.8% | 42 | 16 | 37-87 | 42.5% | 67 | 19 | 12/23/2012 | PORTLAND | 108-96 | W | 0 | W | 195 | O | 45-81 | 55.6% | 42 | 14 | 37-85 | 43.5% | 46 | 17 | 12/26/2012 | @ PORTLAND | 91-109 | L | 7.5 | L | 198.5 | O | 35-86 | 40.7% | 40 | 10 | 44-87 | 50.6% | 63 | 17 | 12/28/2012 | NEW YORK | 106-105 | W | 3 | W | 198.5 | O | 39-86 | 45.3% | 45 | 11 | 41-83 | 49.4% | 56 | 17 | 12/30/2012 | BOSTON | 118-96 | W | 3 | W | 193.5 | O | 44-82 | 53.7% | 52 | 13 | 36-86 | 41.9% | 43 | 12 | 1/1/2013 | @ DETROIT | 97-103 | L | 7 | W | 195.5 | O | 36-86 | 41.9% | 44 | 13 | 39-75 | 52.0% | 52 | 17 | 1/2/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | 97-94 | W | 3.5 | W | 200 | U | 38-88 | 43.2% | 51 | 10 | 34-87 | 39.1% | 60 | 13 | 1/4/2013 | @ TORONTO | 105-96 | W | 7 | W | 196 | O | 40-76 | 52.6% | 52 | 17 | 30-79 | 38.0% | 54 | 15 | 1/5/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | 93-113 | L | 7 | L | 195.5 | O | 36-90 | 40.0% | 51 | 9 | 44-85 | 51.8% | 55 | 12 | 1/7/2013 | MEMPHIS | 81-113 | L | 4 | L | 188.5 | O | 28-76 | 36.8% | 44 | 14 | 39-80 | 48.7% | 51 | 8 | 1/10/2013 | DALLAS | 112-117 | L | -2.5 | L | 205 | O | 40-81 | 49.4% | 48 | 20 | 41-96 | 42.7% | 60 | 12 | 1/12/2013 | MIAMI | 99-128 | L | 7.5 | L | 203.5 | O | 38-87 | 43.7% | 51 | 17 | 45-80 | 56.2% | 41 | 10 | 1/14/2013 | CLEVELAND | 124-118 | W | -6 | T | 205 | O | 43-84 | 51.2% | 54 | 11 | 44-92 | 47.8% | 47 | 10 | 1/16/2013 | WASHINGTON | 95-94 | W | -5 | L | 207 | U | 41-85 | 48.2% | 51 | 18 | 39-86 | 45.3% | 48 | 17 | 1/18/2013 | @ MEMPHIS | 69-85 | L | 9.5 | L | 190.5 | U | 29-85 | 34.1% | 55 | 15 | 34-78 | 43.6% | 57 | 16 | 1/19/2013 | @ CHARLOTTE | 97-93 | W | -2.5 | W | 204 | U | 37-81 | 45.7% | 46 | 11 | 31-72 | 43.1% | 54 | 13 | 1/21/2013 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 105-114 | L | 5.5 | L | 194 | O | 38-81 | 46.9% | 42 | 10 | 43-89 | 48.3% | 58 | 15 | 1/23/2013 | PHOENIX | 96-106 | L | -3 | L | 202 | P | 38-79 | 48.1% | 62 | 24 | 43-90 | 47.8% | 37 | 11 | 1/25/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/26/2013 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/28/2013 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/30/2013 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/1/2013 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2/2013 | @ NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2013 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/9/2013 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10/2013 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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. | | SACRAMENTO: GUARDS: MARCUS THORNTON is the only one guaranteed a consistent role on the perimeter . . . ISAIAH THOMAS was the story of the second half for the Kings. He can fill up the box score, but at 5-foot-9 (at best) he's too much of a defensive liability and not a point guard . . . AARON BROOKS is the most talented guard on this team. He's had attitude problems in the past, but he could, and should, lead this team . . . Now that he remained in Sacto, TYREKE EVANS will be playing off the ball at the three against his wishes . . . The Kings will keep on trying to unload JOHN SALMONS, who's not a useful NBA player . . . JIMMER FREDETTE should have a role off the bench, but his ball-handling is not where it has to be for an NBA point guard . . . FRANCISCO GARCIA's chance seems to have passed him by. FORWARDS: THOMAS ROBINSON should emerge as a starter early in his rookie year. He has his flaws on both ends of the floor, but he brings energy and doesn't need a lot of touches to get his points . . . Even if Robinson knocks him to the bench, JASON THOMPSON should play the five at times and see close to starter's minutes . . . JAMES JOHNSON should also play big minutes soon considering his ability to make positive contributions without a lot of touches . . . CHUCK HAYES should continue to play second-unit minutes as a glue guy . . . TRAVIS OUTLAW has regressed to the point that he's lucky to have a roster spot . . . TYLER HONEYCUTT has an intriguing skill set as a defensive-minded point forward, but he's likely ticketed for the D-League again. CENTERS: DeMARCUS COUSINS came on strong late last season. There's no doubt he has All-Star potential, but between his awful shot selection and occasional attitude problems, he just hasn't lived up to his potential. After Team USA passed on him this summer because of reported maturity problems, he might still not get it. |
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*Thunder-Kings Preview* =======================
By CHRIS ALTRUDA STATS Editor
Oklahoma City (33-10) at Sacramento (16-27), 10:00 p.m. EDT
On eight of nine previous occasions this season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won following a loss. Given Kevin Durant's play of late as well as the Thunder's recent dominance of the Kings, there is a good opportunity to make it nine of 10 on Friday night when the teams meet in Sacramento.
The Thunder own the league's best record at 33-10. They are 2-2 on their six-game road swing but have won eight of 11 in this current 13-game stretch that features 11 road contests. Making its third stop on the California portion of the trek, Oklahoma City is trying to avoid consecutive losses for only the second time after a 104-99 setback to Golden State on Wednesday night.
Durant scored 33 points - his 20th game with at least 30 - to lead five players in double figures, but Russell Westbrook was 3 for 16 from the field, matched a season low with 10 points and committed six turnovers.
Oklahoma City, which squandered an eight-point lead in the final 7:02, committed 19 turnovers that led to 24 points for Golden State and dropped to 6-4 when having that many miscues.
"We could have been much better defensively," coach Scott Brooks said. "They made a lot of plays inside the paint but they got a lot of points off of our turnovers, too. We didn't make enough plays down the stretch and they did. They deserved to win this game."
Durant, who leads the NBA in scoring at 29.6 points per game, has averaged 33.4 on 52.7 percent shooting over Oklahoma City's last 11 games and 35.7 points while shooting 93.1 percent from the foul line (94 for 101) in the nine road contests. He scored 31 in a 113-103 win over Sacramento on Dec. 14, and has averaged 29.5 points in helping Oklahoma City win 11 of 13 between the teams since the start of the 2009-10 season.
Westbrook was an effective distributor in last month's win, getting four of his 13 assists in a game-breaking 22-4 run during which ex-King Kevin Martin had nine of his 18 points. Serge Ibaka added 18 and 11 rebounds as the Thunder withstood a late rally that saw the Kings whittle a 24-point fourth-quarter deficit to five.
Sacramento (16-27) looks to avoid a third consecutive defeat after falling apart in the second half of a 106-96 home loss to Phoenix on Wednesday. The Kings were held to 19 fourth-quarter points, got outscored 57-39 in the second half and committed 24 turnovers that led to 27 points for the Suns.
"A very disappointing loss for our basketball team - 24 turnovers, 27 points we gave on those turnovers, and a lot of missed free throws (15 of 24)," coach Keith Smart said. "It's unfortunate for our team to lose this game."
A positive Smart could take away from the game was the effort from rookie Thomas Robinson, who matched a season high with 12 points and pulled down a season-best 14 rebounds in 26 minutes for his second double-double. The fifth overall pick had totaled four points and 11 rebounds spanning 31 minutes in his previous four games.
Guard Tyreke Evans had 16 points and four assists for the third consecutive game. He's averaged 14.2 points in nine games since returning from a knee injury, but has scored 15.8 points per game on 50.7 percent shooting in six since Smart put him back into the starting lineup Jan. 14.
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