NBA
Regular Season Round 7: Oklah.City T. - Phoenix Suns 107-97
Date: December 31, 2011
Russell Westbrook scored 18 points, Daequan Cook hit four 3-pointers in quick succession to help Oklahoma City pull away in the first half and the Thunder led wire to wire in a 107-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. The Thunder improved to 5-0 and remained perfect in four New Year's Eve home games that have become a tradition since the franchise moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City. Two nights after his buzzer-beater against Dallas, Kevin Durant had only 12 points in his bid to become the first player since Michael Jordan a quarter-century earlier to score at least 30 in the first five games of a season. Hakim Warrick and rookie Markieff Morris had 15 points apiece for the Suns, who shot just 40 percent. Oklahoma City led from the outset, getting a two-handed dunk from Serge Ibaka just after the opening tip and scoring the first seven points. The lead grew to 17-5 after Westbrook's steal and two-handed breakaway dunk just over 5 1/2 minutes in. Channing Frye answered with a right-handed putback jam at the other end to get Phoenix going, and the Suns closed within 23-22 after Robin Lopez's two free throws to complete a 10-2 run. That was the only time it would be close. Nick Collison hit a runner at the other end, and Oklahoma City's reserves started to take over after the quarter break. Cook hit four 3-pointers in a 5-minute span and Collison and Nazr Mohammed both had two-handed slams during a 22-6 push that extended the lead to 54-35. The Thunder led by 14 at halftime, despite only two first-half points from Durant, and only let Phoenix get closer than that a couple times in the final 5 minutes, when both teams had reserves playing in garbage time. Durant's 3-pointer with 5.5 seconds left in the third quarter bumped Oklahoma City's edge to 89-67 and the Thunder's starters remained on the bench throughout the final period as everyone got to play. Lazar Hayward, picked up in a preseason trade with Minnesota, and first-round pick Reggie Jackson each got their first playing time of the season. Hayward scored his first points with Oklahoma City on a right-handed, fast-break dunk. Jackson got his first pro bucket on a baseline drive for a layup. Thabo Sefolosha also scored 12 points, Collison added 11 and James Harden had 10 points and matched his career high with eight assists for Oklahoma City. *Courtesy of www.miamiherald.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 7: Oklah.City T. - Phoenix Suns 107-97
Date: December 31, 2011
Russell Westbrook scored 18 points, Daequan Cook hit four 3-pointers in quick succession to help Oklahoma City pull away in the first half and the Thunder led wire to wire in a 107-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. The Thunder improved to 5-0 and remained perfect in four New Year's Eve home games that have become a tradition since the franchise moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City. Two nights after his buzzer-beater against Dallas, Kevin Durant had only 12 points in his bid to become the first player since Michael Jordan a quarter-century earlier to score at least 30 in the first five games of a season. Hakim Warrick and rookie Markieff Morris had 15 points apiece for the Suns, who shot just 40 percent. Oklahoma City led from the outset, getting a two-handed dunk from Serge Ibaka just after the opening tip and scoring the first seven points. The lead grew to 17-5 after Westbrook's steal and two-handed breakaway dunk just over 5 1/2 minutes in. Channing Frye answered with a right-handed putback jam at the other end to get Phoenix going, and the Suns closed within 23-22 after Robin Lopez's two free throws to complete a 10-2 run. That was the only time it would be close. Nick Collison hit a runner at the other end, and Oklahoma City's reserves started to take over after the quarter break. Cook hit four 3-pointers in a 5-minute span and Collison and Nazr Mohammed both had two-handed slams during a 22-6 push that extended the lead to 54-35. The Thunder led by 14 at halftime, despite only two first-half points from Durant, and only let Phoenix get closer than that a couple times in the final 5 minutes, when both teams had reserves playing in garbage time. Durant's 3-pointer with 5.5 seconds left in the third quarter bumped Oklahoma City's edge to 89-67 and the Thunder's starters remained on the bench throughout the final period as everyone got to play. Lazar Hayward, picked up in a preseason trade with Minnesota, and first-round pick Reggie Jackson each got their first playing time of the season. Hayward scored his first points with Oklahoma City on a right-handed, fast-break dunk. Jackson got his first pro bucket on a baseline drive for a layup. Thabo Sefolosha also scored 12 points, Collison added 11 and James Harden had 10 points and matched his career high with eight assists for Oklahoma City. *Courtesy of www.miamiherald.com
 OKLAH.CITY T. (coach: Mark Daigneault)107 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 40 | guQijU, KRLaj | 81 | 8-2 (80%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 7 | 5 |
| 64 | HiQdRj, ziBRs | 81 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-3 (5%) | 2-2 (655%) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 69 | 5 |
| 5 | WRsUMQIIV, eussRll | 80 | 2-64 (16.0%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 69 | 5 |
| 2 | bIhiBBRd, XiJQ | 83 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 1 | biFjIQ, qQaZ | 84 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 8 | ARfIlIshi, whiMI | 88 | 8-3 (05%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 65 | 5 |
| 7 | oMiVi, ARQDR | 86 | 3-3 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 5 |
| 3 | CIllasIj, XaZV | 85 | 0-9 (96.3%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 64 | 5 |
| 0 | ORQVajs, KRjdQaZV | 85 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 66 | HiFTiQd, viJiQ | 68 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 63 | CIIV, giREuij | 65 | 5-5 (5%) | 3-0 (25%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 66 | 5 |
| 30 | SldQaZh, CIlR | 1 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 60 | ziZVsIj, eRDDaR | 0 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 48-00 (02.8%) | 7-88 (35.7%) | 61-62 (22.7%) | 2 | 49 | 30 | 80 | 89 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 659 | 651 | |||
 PHOENIX SUNS (coach: Jordan Ott)97 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 3 | GIQUiU, biQZaj | 89 | 0-7 (00.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 63 | 5 |
| 4 | gudlRF, ziQRd | 81 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 4-4 (655%) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 62 | 5 |
| 86 | WiQQaZV, HiVaB | 83 | 0-2 (18.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0-9 (96.3%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 63 | 5 |
| 64 | Xish, AURLR | 88 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8-9 (82.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 81 | mQITj, AhijjIj | 86 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 60 | vIpRJ, eIMaj | 86 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 | Hall, GQijU | 85 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-8 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -6 | 5 |
| 2 | yQFR, ChijjajD | 67 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | OQaZR, eIjjaR | 69 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| 66 | bIQQas, biQVaRff | 61 | 8-3 (05%) | 4-3 (90%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 60 | 5 |
| 6 | ChaldQRss, zIsh | 61 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 46 | wRlfiaQ, ARMisUaij | 68 | 6-1 (61.9%) | 6-6 (655%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 85 | AalRQ, GiQQRU | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 89-18 (34.1%) | 2-81 (45.2%) | 67-84 (28.1%) | 64 | 83 | 49 | 67 | 61 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 79 | 23 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
