NBA
Regular Season Round 141: Phoenix Suns - Oklah.City T. 97-109
Date: March 29, 2015
Russell Westbrook had 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 20 points down to beat the Phoenix Suns 109-97 on Sunday night. D.J. Augustin scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for the Thunder, who snapped a four-game road skid. Steven Adams had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Dion Waiters scored 18 points. Oklahoma City pulled away with a dominant fourth quarter and stayed 2 1/2 games ahead of New Orleans for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Westbrook was 10 of 29 from the field and 12 of 14 from the foul line while playing 38 minutes. Markieff Morris scored 24 points for the Suns, who dropped four games behind Oklahoma City. Rookie reserve T.J. Warren had 18 points, and Eric Bledsoe and Marcus Morris scored 15 apiece. Westbrook shook off an early technical foul and a 2-for-9 shooting start to bring Oklahoma City back in its second game since learning star Kevin Durant needs season-ending foot surgery. Augustin, Waiters and Anthony Morrow (11) all had big buckets that turned a 79-76 deficit after three quarters into a rout. Suns coach Jeff Hornacek made it clear before the game that it was "really a do or die moment for us to have any hope, any chance" of reaching the playoffs. As if it wasn't clear what he meant, he added: "We have to win tonight. It's as simple as that." Markieff Morris set the tone early on for the Suns. He outscored the Thunder 16-12 in the first 8 minutes. And with Phoenix shooting 62 percent from the field and Westbrook struggling, the Suns cruised. Then Westbrook took over, scoring Oklahoma City's final 15 points of the half on a variety of moves, including an acrobatic alley-oop dunk to help the Thunder close to 62-54 at halftime. The Thunder tied it midway through the third quarter. Westbrook, who had nine turnovers a night earlier in a loss at Utah, heard some "MVP! MVP!" chants in the final seconds. Courtesy of: usatoday.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 141: Phoenix Suns - Oklah.City T. 97-109
Date: March 29, 2015
Russell Westbrook had 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 20 points down to beat the Phoenix Suns 109-97 on Sunday night. D.J. Augustin scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for the Thunder, who snapped a four-game road skid. Steven Adams had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Dion Waiters scored 18 points. Oklahoma City pulled away with a dominant fourth quarter and stayed 2 1/2 games ahead of New Orleans for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Westbrook was 10 of 29 from the field and 12 of 14 from the foul line while playing 38 minutes. Markieff Morris scored 24 points for the Suns, who dropped four games behind Oklahoma City. Rookie reserve T.J. Warren had 18 points, and Eric Bledsoe and Marcus Morris scored 15 apiece. Westbrook shook off an early technical foul and a 2-for-9 shooting start to bring Oklahoma City back in its second game since learning star Kevin Durant needs season-ending foot surgery. Augustin, Waiters and Anthony Morrow (11) all had big buckets that turned a 79-76 deficit after three quarters into a rout. Suns coach Jeff Hornacek made it clear before the game that it was "really a do or die moment for us to have any hope, any chance" of reaching the playoffs. As if it wasn't clear what he meant, he added: "We have to win tonight. It's as simple as that." Markieff Morris set the tone early on for the Suns. He outscored the Thunder 16-12 in the first 8 minutes. And with Phoenix shooting 62 percent from the field and Westbrook struggling, the Suns cruised. Then Westbrook took over, scoring Oklahoma City's final 15 points of the half on a variety of moves, including an acrobatic alley-oop dunk to help the Thunder close to 62-54 at halftime. The Thunder tied it midway through the third quarter. Westbrook, who had nine turnovers a night earlier in a loss at Utah, heard some "MVP! MVP!" chants in the final seconds. Courtesy of: usatoday.com
 OKLAH.CITY T. (coach: Mark Daigneault)109 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 68 | SdiBs, AURLRj | 38 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 0 | 66 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 67 | 5 |
| 5 | WRsUMQIIV, eussRll | 42 | 7-88 (35.7%) | 6-9 (63.4%) | 68-63 (20.9%) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 80 | 5 |
| WiaURQs, gaIj | 42 | 9-63 (05%) | 6-1 (61.9%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 8 | 5 | |
| SuDusUaj, g.z. | 48 | 8-3 (05%) | 3-0 (25%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 61 | 5 | |
| KijURQ, qjRs | 45 | 0-65 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 5 | |
| 8 | bIQQIT, SjUhIjF | 82 | 6-6 (655%) | 4-0 (15%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 65 | 5 |
| AajDlRQ, KFlR | 81 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 5 | |
| bZGiQF, baUZh | 2 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| wIUil | 45-15 (05.5%) | 65-81 (42.0%) | 67-81 (94.6%) | 66 | 49 | 32 | 61 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 657 | 72 | |||
 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 | +/- |
| 8 | mlRdsIR, qQaZ | 47 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 6-0 (85%) | 3-0 (25%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 5 |
| 60 | bIQQas, biQZus | 49 | 4-1 (05%) | 8-9 (82.1%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 67 | 5 |
| 69 | wuZVRQ, O.z. | 40 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 66 | 5 |
| 66 | bIQQas, biQVaRff | 44 | 7-62 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4-3 (90%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 83 | 61 | 5 |
| WiQQRj, w.z. | 87 | 2-65 (25%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 80 | 5 | |
| 86 | vRj, SlRx | 80 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| KjaDhU, mQijdIj | 88 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-1 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | -4 | 5 | |
| WQaDhU, mQijdij | 61 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| GIIdTaj, SQZhaR | 4 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| wIUil | 48-15 (04.4%) | 0-88 (88.9%) | 62-83 (90.5%) | 2 | 48 | 35 | 84 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 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)
