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| All Games | 13-16 | -5.1 | 14-14 | 9-18 | 97.1 | 50.8 | 44.1% | 55.0 | 95.9 | 49.0 | 42.6% | 51.2 | | Road Games | 6-9 | -2.2 | 4-10 | 6-9 | 96.7 | 50.7 | 44.2% | 53.7 | 99.8 | 52.0 | 44.6% | 50.7 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -4 | 1-4 | 3-1 | 105.4 | 53.4 | 45.8% | 53.4 | 105.0 | 55.2 | 46.4% | 51.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 97.1 | 50.8 | 36-82 | 44.1% | 7-22 | 31.8% | 17-23 | 74.6% | 55 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.3 | 50.7 | 38-83 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 35.0% | 18-24 | 75.4% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 96.7 | 50.7 | 36-81 | 44.2% | 7-22 | 33.1% | 18-24 | 73.8% | 54 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 95.9 | 49.0 | 36-83 | 42.6% | 8-24 | 31.0% | 17-24 | 73.4% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.8 | 50.2 | 38-83 | 45.1% | 8-22 | 34.8% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 99.8 | 52.0 | 37-84 | 44.6% | 8-24 | 32.2% | 17-24 | 72.6% | 51 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
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| All Games | 18-11 | -11.3 | 14-15 | 15-14 | 102.9 | 49.2 | 46.4% | 52.4 | 98.2 | 45.8 | 44.0% | 49.8 | | Home Games | 9-4 | -8 | 5-8 | 9-4 | 108.7 | 53.2 | 49.2% | 53.2 | 102.3 | 48.9 | 44.3% | 48.1 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -4.6 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 109.6 | 50.6 | 46.4% | 55.2 | 114.2 | 49.2 | 45.2% | 55.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 102.9 | 49.2 | 38-83 | 46.4% | 8-22 | 38.5% | 18-23 | 76.8% | 52 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.5 | 50.7 | 38-83 | 45.4% | 8-22 | 35.3% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 108.7 | 53.2 | 41-82 | 49.2% | 10-23 | 42.7% | 18-24 | 74.0% | 53 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 98.2 | 45.8 | 38-85 | 44.0% | 7-20 | 35.3% | 16-21 | 76.8% | 50 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.2 | 50.2 | 38-83 | 45.2% | 8-22 | 34.9% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 102.3 | 48.9 | 39-88 | 44.3% | 8-22 | 37.7% | 16-19 | 80.2% | 48 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
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| 11/16/2014 | HOUSTON | 65-69 | L | 5 | W | 193 | U | 20-68 | 29.4% | 55 | 15 | 23-80 | 28.7% | 70 | 14 | | 11/18/2014 | @ UTAH | 81-98 | L | 3 | L | 186 | U | 30-84 | 35.7% | 50 | 13 | 35-81 | 43.2% | 64 | 13 | | 11/19/2014 | @ DENVER | 100-107 | L | 7 | T | 199 | O | 36-79 | 45.6% | 50 | 10 | 40-82 | 48.8% | 47 | 8 | | 11/21/2014 | BROOKLYN | 92-94 | L | -1 | L | 187 | U | 38-85 | 44.7% | 47 | 13 | 31-67 | 46.3% | 46 | 18 | | 11/23/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 86-91 | L | 8 | W | 197 | U | 32-90 | 35.6% | 65 | 12 | 33-93 | 35.5% | 67 | 9 | | 11/26/2014 | UTAH | 97-82 | W | -4.5 | W | 185 | U | 40-83 | 48.2% | 51 | 16 | 31-70 | 44.3% | 47 | 19 | | 11/28/2014 | NEW YORK | 105-78 | W | -8 | W | 186 | U | 38-86 | 44.2% | 64 | 14 | 29-75 | 38.7% | 40 | 12 | | 12/2/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 104-112 | L | -3.5 | L | 197 | O | 37-84 | 44.0% | 54 | 17 | 39-88 | 44.3% | 62 | 13 | | 12/5/2014 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 103-91 | W | -13 | L | 198.5 | U | 35-71 | 49.3% | 51 | 16 | 32-84 | 38.1% | 55 | 17 | | 12/7/2014 | @ DETROIT | 96-94 | W | -10 | L | 194 | U | 39-87 | 44.8% | 57 | 15 | 34-76 | 44.7% | 47 | 12 | | 12/9/2014 | MILWAUKEE | 114-101 | W | -10 | W | 201 | O | 41-82 | 50.0% | 64 | 20 | 34-84 | 40.5% | 39 | 14 | | 12/11/2014 | CLEVELAND | 103-94 | W | -7 | W | 202 | U | 38-87 | 43.7% | 52 | 11 | 31-85 | 36.5% | 60 | 14 | | 12/12/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 111-92 | W | -8.5 | W | 205.5 | U | 45-88 | 51.1% | 60 | 17 | 36-78 | 46.2% | 40 | 15 | | 12/14/2014 | PHOENIX | 112-88 | W | -7.5 | W | 212 | U | 39-80 | 48.7% | 69 | 18 | 34-99 | 34.3% | 46 | 10 | | 12/16/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 104-92 | W | -8 | W | 207 | U | 41-87 | 47.1% | 48 | 10 | 36-84 | 42.9% | 56 | 17 | | 12/18/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 109-114 | L | 2.5 | L | 212 | O | 41-86 | 47.7% | 57 | 15 | 48-94 | 51.1% | 46 | 9 | | 12/19/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 104-103 | W | -5.5 | L | 204.5 | O | 37-86 | 43.0% | 51 | 7 | 41-85 | 48.2% | 53 | 10 | | 12/21/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 99-101 | L | -7 | L | 200 | P | 38-83 | 45.8% | 53 | 16 | 43-90 | 47.8% | 47 | 9 | | 12/23/2014 | PORTLAND | 111-115 | L | -4.5 | L | 201 | O | 46-101 | 45.5% | 58 | 11 | 38-91 | 41.8% | 54 | 14 | | 12/25/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/26/2014 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/28/2014 | @ DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2015 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2015 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2015 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/9/2015 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/15/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 91-94 | L | -1.5 | L | 196 | U | 34-80 | 42.5% | 48 | 14 | 37-86 | 43.0% | 53 | 9 | | 11/17/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 100-75 | W | -16.5 | W | 195 | U | 36-81 | 44.4% | 64 | 17 | 27-83 | 32.5% | 47 | 13 | | 11/19/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 92-90 | W | 1.5 | W | 201 | U | 35-74 | 47.3% | 51 | 15 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 46 | 16 | | 11/21/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 121-92 | W | -11.5 | W | 202 | O | 46-84 | 54.8% | 55 | 20 | 37-90 | 41.1% | 46 | 11 | | 11/22/2014 | BROOKLYN | 99-87 | W | -10 | W | 194 | U | 41-79 | 51.9% | 49 | 14 | 34-91 | 37.4% | 48 | 11 | | 11/26/2014 | INDIANA | 106-100 | W | -13 | L | 187 | O | 41-74 | 55.4% | 53 | 15 | 40-87 | 46.0% | 45 | 12 | | 11/28/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 112-104 | W | -10.5 | L | 194.5 | O | 42-82 | 51.2% | 36 | 6 | 38-75 | 50.7% | 49 | 14 | | 11/30/2014 | @ BOSTON | 111-89 | W | -7.5 | W | 204.5 | U | 41-85 | 48.2% | 53 | 14 | 36-87 | 41.4% | 48 | 15 | | 12/1/2014 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 109-103 | W | -11 | L | 194 | O | 36-83 | 43.4% | 63 | 14 | 38-89 | 42.7% | 52 | 10 | | 12/3/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | 93-95 | L | -8.5 | L | 198 | U | 36-101 | 35.6% | 63 | 8 | 37-90 | 41.1% | 64 | 10 | | 12/5/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 107-101 | W | 1 | W | 191 | O | 40-84 | 47.6% | 51 | 14 | 37-80 | 46.2% | 43 | 10 | | 12/6/2014 | MINNESOTA | 123-101 | W | -14 | W | 201.5 | O | 47-82 | 57.3% | 52 | 16 | 35-83 | 42.2% | 41 | 8 | | 12/9/2014 | @ UTAH | 96-100 | L | -9 | L | 194 | O | 39-84 | 46.4% | 44 | 13 | 40-80 | 50.0% | 56 | 18 | | 12/10/2014 | NEW YORK | 109-95 | W | -9.5 | W | 190.5 | O | 37-73 | 50.7% | 40 | 9 | 37-76 | 48.7% | 42 | 17 | | 12/12/2014 | LA LAKERS | 110-112 | L | -12 | L | 206 | O | 42-90 | 46.7% | 56 | 19 | 44-96 | 45.8% | 54 | 14 | | 12/14/2014 | @ DENVER | 99-91 | W | -5 | W | 203 | U | 34-74 | 45.9% | 52 | 13 | 34-83 | 41.0% | 52 | 21 | | 12/15/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 95-108 | L | 9 | L | 195 | O | 38-78 | 48.7% | 45 | 15 | 41-89 | 46.1% | 53 | 11 | | 12/17/2014 | MEMPHIS | 116-117 | L | -3 | L | 191 | O | 43-105 | 41.0% | 70 | 14 | 48-107 | 44.9% | 68 | 12 | | 12/19/2014 | PORTLAND | 119-129 | L | -4.5 | L | 197 | O | 45-109 | 41.3% | 68 | 16 | 47-110 | 42.7% | 65 | 14 | | 12/20/2014 | @ DALLAS | 93-99 | L | 10.5 | W | 206 | U | 32-77 | 41.6% | 53 | 19 | 37-86 | 43.0% | 45 | 12 | | 12/22/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | 125-118 | W | -1 | W | 204 | O | 49-77 | 63.6% | 40 | 11 | 43-86 | 50.0% | 46 | 10 | | 12/25/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/26/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/28/2014 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/30/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3/2015 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/6/2015 | DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/9/2015 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | OKLAHOMA CITY: GUARDS: Everything should be a full go with RUSSELL WESTBROOK. His attacking style of play will always carry some injury risk, but he hasn't lost any explosiveness to this point . . . REGGIE JACKSON wants to start, but it's a question of whether the Thunder can survive defensively with him and Westbrook in a small backcourt. Jackson is certainly their second-best offensive guard . . . ANTHONY MORROW can flat-out shoot. He can't do anything else, but that floor spacing might be enough to get him 20 minutes per night . . . If the light doesn't turn on, JEREMY LAMB will be on the outside of this rotation. FORWARDS: Once he returns from his foot injury in late November, it should be the same old story for KEVIN DURANT, the reigning NBA MVP . . . He still struggles defensively in space, but SERGE IBAKA will be right there among the league leaders in blocks again. Throw in a reliable mid-range game, and more offensive responsibility with Durant out, and he's a fringe All-Star . . . NICK COLLISON takes charges, but doesn't do much else . . . Rookie MITCH McGARY could be pushing Collison for minutes by midseason . . . ANDRE ROBERSON could get another handful of starts as a defensive presence on the wing, but he rarely plays 20-plus minutes . . . PERRY JONES is on the fringe of this roster. CENTERS: Is this it? Could this be the season that the Thunder finally stop playing KENDRICK PERKINS? . . . STEVEN ADAMS came on strong late last season and is probably already better than Perk. He can defend and moves the ball offensively. | | SAN ANTONIO: GUARDS: TONY PARKER may not be ageless, as he'll sit a handful of games during the regular season. But when the 32-year-old is on the court, he still gets into the lane whenever he wants . . . He can't do anything off the dribble, but DANNY GREEN is one of the league's elite spot-up shooters . . . MANU GINOBILI will need some regular-season maintenance as far as playing time goes, especially coming off a stress fracture in his leg. He's essential for the postseason . . . MARCO BELINELLI will have a significant role off the bench due to his ability to defend, shoot and do some ball-handling . . . It might be a lost regular season for NBA Finals star PATTY MILLS as he works his way back from shoulder surgery. He hopes to make his season debut in mid-January . . . CORY JOSEPH will pick up a few more minutes while Mills is out. FORWARDS: There's plenty of buzz surrounding KAWHI LEONARD after his Finals MVP performance, though it seems unlikely they'll make him the centerpiece of this offense as long as their vets are still going strong . . . Thirty-eight-year-old TIM DUNCAN is still one of the better power forwards in the league. Just like Parker and Ginobili, he'll take the occasional DNP-CD. His rebounding and shot-blocking rates continue to surge. The only real disappointment last season was that his FT shooting slid back towards his sub-70% career mark . . . JEFF AYRES is one of the new anonymous big men at the end of the San Antonio bench. He'll see a handful of starts when Gregg Popovich rests his star players . . . KYLE ANDERSON is too much of a defensive liability to see major minutes as a rookie, but his versatile skill set suggests he could be Boris Diaw's heir apparent . . . MATT BONNER will hoist some threes during the regular season. CENTERS: Popovich rotates his centers depending on the situation. TIAGO SPLITTER, the more traditional 5, will likely take the bulk of the minutes again . . . BORIS DIAW will play when the offense gets stagnant, especially when opponents go small. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (OKLAHOMA CITY-SAN ANTONIO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Thunder-Spurs Preview* =======================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Oklahoma City (13-16) at San Antonio (18-11), 2:30 p.m. EDT
Kevin Durant wrapped in street clothes wouldn't be a bad Christmas gift for the San Antonio Spurs.
Likewise, Kawhi Leonard sporting a tie rather than a tank top might brighten the Oklahoma City Thunder's holiday spirits.
The Western Conference powers meet Thursday in San Antonio for the first time since the 2014 conference finals, and at least two of the main contributors face murky statuses.
"It's going to be a big test for us," Thunder coach Scott Brooks told the team's official website. "San Antonio is the defending champ. They play great basketball and had a great game (Monday) night. I'm sure they're ready to play."
Durant is said to be day to day with a sprained right ankle that's cost the reigning league MVP three games, but Oklahoma City's game notes list him as out for the Christmas clash.
Leonard is said to be nearing a return and could face the Thunder, but coach Gregg Popovich revealed the reigning NBA Finals MVP is dealing with a torn ligament in his right hand rather than a bruise, as was originally reported. He's missed four straight games and six of the last eight.
"One of the doctors said he's been doing hands for 40 years and this is the first time he's ever seen this injury," Popovich said. "It's a little bit unique."
With Durant out, the Thunder (13-16) are 1-2 with consecutive losses. Durant also missed 17 games to begin the season with a broken right foot, and, as if necessary, the injuries have cemented the 26-year-old forward's value to the team. With him, Oklahoma City is 7-2. Without, it's 6-14, including Tuesday's 115-111 home overtime loss to Portland.
The Spurs (18-11) have had their stars in and out of the lineup for much of the season, yet remain 3 1/2 games out of first place in the stacked Southwest Division.
Monday's 125-118 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers ended San Antonio's four-game losing streak, though it remains 3-4 without Leonard this season while going 15-7 with him in the lineup.
Tony Parker was also expected to miss Monday's game, but the point guard ended up returning from a five-game absence to due a strained left hamstring and scoring a game-high 26 points.
"He says he feels great," Popovich said. "I'm scared to death about it, but I'm just going to trust him. He has been around for a long time, and he doesn't want to reinjure himself. Hopefully, he's OK."
Should the veteran face the Thunder, he figures to be plenty busy with Russell Westbrook, who scored a season-high 40 points against the Trail Blazers. The more promising number, however, might have been his 16-of-34 shooting mark (47.1 percent) after shooting 38.0 percent over his previous three games.
He's averaging a league-high 29.5 points in 13 games since returning from a broken hand that cost him 14 games, but the 3-point shot remains an issue for Westbrook. He's shooting 28.0 percent in that time and is 4 of 22 over the team's 1-3 stretch.
The Spurs won last season's playoff series 4-2, but it followed the Thunder's four-game sweep of the Spurs in the regular season that extended Oklahoma City's run in the series to five.
Westbrook played in nine of the 10 games in 2013-14 and averaged 25.0 points, though he shot 41.4 percent and 26.1 percent from long range.
In addition to overcoming the potential absence of Durant, the Thunder are also concerning themselves with earning a respectable away win. They're 6-9 on the road, and those wins have come at Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Minnesota, Sacramento and the Los Angeles Lakers. Only two of those teams have reached 10 wins.
"They are definitely a tough team at home," Westbrook said of the Spurs. "We just have to go in there and try to get a win."
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