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[Pages:17]OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 2014-15 GAME NOTES

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER at MILWAUKEE BUCKS

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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2014 7:00 PM (CST) BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER

...2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ..

NO DATE OPP W/L **TV/RECORD

1 10/29 @ POR L, 89-106

0-1

2 10/30 @ LAC L, 90-93

0-2

3 11/1 vs. DEN W, 102-91 1-2

4 11/3 @ BKN L, 85-116

1-3

5 11/4 @ TOR L, 88-100

1-4

6 11/7 vs. MEM L, 89-91

1-5

7 11/9 vs. SAC W, 101-93 2-5

8 11/11 @ MIL

FSO

9 11/12 @ BOS

FSO

10 11/14 vs. DET

FSO

11 11/16 vs. HOU

NBA-TV/FSO

12 11/18 @ UTA

FSO

13 11/19 @ DEN

FSO

14 11/21 vs. BKN

FSO

15 11/23 vs. GSW

NBA-TV/FSO

16 11/26 vs. UTA

FSO

17 11/28 vs. NYK

FSO

18 12/2 @ NOP

FSO

19 12/5 @ PHI

FSO

20 12/7 @ DET

FSO

21 12/9 vs.MIL

FSO

22 12/11 vs. CLE

TNT

23 12/12 @ MIN

FSO

24 12/14 vs. PHX

FSO

25 12/16 @ SAC

ESPN/FSO

26 12/18 @ GSW

TNT/FSO

27 12/19 @ LAL

ESPN/FSO

28 12/21 vs. NOP

FSO

29 12/23 vs. POR

FSO

30 12/25 @ SA

ABC

31 12/26 vs. CHA

NBA-TV/FSO

32 12/28 @ DAL

FSO

33 12/31 vs. PHX

FSO

34 1/2 vs. WAS

FSO

35 1/5 @ GSW

NBA-TV/FSO

36 1/7 @ SAC

FSO

37 1/9 vs. UTA

FSO

38 1/15 @ HOU

TNT

39 1/16 vs. GSW

ESPN/FSO

40 1/18 @ ORL

FSO

41 1/20 @ MIA

FSO

42 1/21 @ WAS

ESPN/FSO

42 1/23 @ ATL

FSO

44 1/25 @ CLE

ABC

45 1/26 vs. MIN

FSO

46 1/28 @ NYK

ESPN/FSO

47 1/31 @ MEM

FSO

48 2/2 vs. ORL

FSO

49 2/4 @ NOP

FSO

50 2/6 vs. NOP

FSO

51 2/8 vs. LAC

ABC

52 2/9 @ DEN

FSO

53 2/11 vs. MEM

FSO

54 2/19 vs. DAL

TNT

55 2/21 @ CHA

FSO

56 2/22 vs. DEN

NBA-TV/FSO

57 2/24 vs. IND

FSO

58 2/26 @ PHX

TNT/FSO

59 2/27 @ POR

ESPN/FSO

60 3/1 @ LAL

ABC

61 3/4 vs. PHI

FSO

62 3/5 @ CHI

TNT

63 3/8 vs. TOR

FSO

64 3/11 vs. LAC

ESPN/FSO

65 3/13 vs. MIN

FSO

66 3/15 vs. CHI

ABC

67 3/16 @ DAL

FSO

68 3/18 vs. BOS

FSO

69 3/20 vs. ATL

FSO

70 3/22 vs. MIA

FSO

71 3/24 vs. LAL

TNT

72 3/25 @ SA

ESPN/FSO

73 3/28 @ UTA

FSO

74 3/29 @ PHX

NBA-TV/FSO

75 4/1 vs. DAL

FSO

76 4/3 @ MEM

FSO

77 4/5 vs. HOU

ABC

78 4/7 vs. SA

TNT/FSO

79 4/10 vs. SAC

FSO

80 4/12 @ IND

FSO

81 4/13 vs. POR

NBA-TV/FSO

82 4/15 @ MIN

FSO

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER PROBABLE STARTERS...

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No. Player

Pos.

42

Lance Thomas F

9

Serge Ibaka

F

12

Steven Adams C

11

Jeremy Lamb G

15

Reggie Jackson G

Ht.

Wt. Birthdate

Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs. Pro

6-8 225 6-10 245 7-0 255 6-5 185 6-3 208

04/24/88 09/18/89 07/20/93 05/30/92 04/16/90

Duke/USA

4

6 Ricoh Manresa/Republic of Congo

Pittsburgh/New Zealand 2

Connecticut/USA 3

Boston College/USA 4

......

4 35 7 3 33 2 21 5 8 31 0

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER RESERVES

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Nick Collison F

Kevin Durant F

Grant Jerrett F

Perry Jones

F

Mitch McGary F

Anthony Morrow G

Andre Roberson G

Kendrick Perkins C

Ish Smith

G

Sebastian Telfair G

Russell Westbrook G

6-10 255 6-9 240 6-10 232 6-11 235 6-10 255 6-5 210 6-7 210 6-10 270 6-0 175 6-0 170 6-3 200

10/26/80 09/29/88 07/08/93 09/24/91 06/06/92 09/27/85 12/04/91 11/10/84 07/05/88 06/09/85 11/12/88

Kansas/USA

11

Texas/USA

8

Arizona/USA

R

Baylor/USA

3

Michigan/USA

R

Georgia Tech/USA 8

Colorado/USA

2

Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)/USA 12

Wake Forest/USA 5

Abraham Lincoln HS (NY)/USA 10

UCLA/USA

7

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER STAFF

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HEAD COACH

Scott Brooks (UC Irvine)

ASSISTANT COACHES

Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona)

Robert Pack (USC)

Mark Bryant (Seton Hall)

Mike Terpstra (Northwest Nazarene University)

Darko Rajakovic (BK University, Serbia)

DIRECTOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Dwight Daub (Evansville)

DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES Donnie Strack (Indianapolis)

ATHLETIC TRAINER

Joe Sharpe (Old Dominion)

.RECORDS

........ RECORDS BY MONTH/DAY

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OVERALL WESTERN EASTERN STREAKS

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RECORD HOME ROAD

2-5 (.286) 2-1 (.667) 0-4 (.000)

2-3 (.400) 2-1 (.667) 0-2 (.000)

0-2 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-2 (.000)

Won 1

Won 1

Lost 4

OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR

0-2 2-3

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0

INFORMATION

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INJURY REPORT:

Kevin Durant is OUT (right foot Jones fracture) Grant Jerrett is OUT (left ankle surgery) Perry Jones is OUT (right knee contusion) Mitch McGary is OUT (left foot fracture) Anthony Morrow is OUT (left MCL sprain) Andre Roberson is OUT (left foot sprain) Russell Westbrook is OUT (right second metacarpal fracture)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:

Serge Ibaka: Surge Ee-BAK-a Anthony Morrow: MORE-roe Andre Roberson: ROB-er-sun

SCOTT BROOKS PREGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY:

105 minutes prior to the game at HOME and 90 minutes prior to the game on the ROAD

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RECENT GAMES......

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Game #7 Oklahoma City 101 Sacramento 93

SCORE BY PERIODS

1

2

3

4

Kings

17 22 26 28

Thunder

24 28 15 34

FINAL 93 101

Chesapeake Energy Arena

11/9/14

THUNDER High Scoring

Jackson - 22

THUNDER High Rebounds

Ibaka/Lamb - 9

THUNDER High Assists

Jackson ? 6

KINGS High Scoring

Gay - 23

KINGS High Rebounds

Gay ? 10

KINGS High Assists

Collison ? 7

GAME HIGHLIGHTS: ? The Thunder built a 17-point third quarter lead, but the Kings trimmed the OKC advantage to two points late in the fourth quarter. The Thunder closed the game on a 14-8 to secure the victory. With the win, Oklahoma City improved to 2-1 at home this season. ? Reggie Jackson scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, as he finished 9-for-10 from the free throw line and added six assists. ? Six Thunder players scored at least nine points on the night, including 17 for Jeremy Lamb and 14 for Serge Ibaka. Both players also had nine rebounds apiece. ? The Thunder bench combined to score 40 points, including 14 for Sebastian Telfair, 10 for Nick Collison, nine for Kendrick Perkins and seven for Ish Smith. ? The Thunder scored 11 second chance points thanks to 11 offensive rebounds. OKC has now outrebounded their opponent in six of seven games this this season after outrebounding Sacramento 40-37.

Game #6 Oklahoma City 89 Memphis 91

SCORE BY PERIODS

1

2

3

4

Grizzlies

22 27 17 25

Thunder

19 21 22 27

Chesapeake Energy Arena FINAL

89 91

11/7/14

THUNDER High Scoring

Jackson - 22

THUNDER High Rebounds

Adams - 11

THUNDER High Assists

Jackson ? 8

GRIZZLIES High Scoring

Conley - 20

GRIZZLIES High Rebounds

Gasol ? 9

GRIZZLIES High Assists

Conley ? 5

GAME HIGHLIGHTS: ? The Thunder trailed by as many as 14, but used a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter to tie the game up, making it a two-possession contest the rest of the way. On the night, the Thunder shot 3-of-11 from the free throw line (including 2-of-8 in the fourth quarter). The three free throw makes are the fewest in the Oklahoma City era. ? Jeremy Lamb made his first career NBA start and scored 17 points in 41 minutes of action on 8-for-15 shooting. ? Five different Thunder players scored in double figures, including Sebastian Telfair who scored 13. ? Serge Ibaka registered a career-high four made three-pointers on his way to 16 points. Steven Adams added 13 points and 11 rebounds. ? The Thunder scored 16 second chance points thanks to 10 offensive rebounds, as it out-rebounded Memphis 44-38. OKC has now outrebounded the opposition in five of six games this season.

Game #5 Oklahoma City 88 Toronto 100

SCORE BY PERIODS

1

2

3

4

Thunder

30 22 18 18

Raptors

23 28 22 27

Air Canada Centre FINAL

88 100

11/4/14

THUNDER High Scoring

Ibaka - 25

THUNDER High Rebounds

Ibaka - 11

THUNDER High Assists

Jackson - 14

RAPTORS High Scoring

DeRozan? 16

RAPTORS High Rebounds

Patterson - 8

RAPTORS High Assists

Lowry/Johnson ? 5|

GAME HIGHLIGHTS: ? The Thunder built a 10 point first half advantage and maintained a slight lead midway through the third quarter, but Toronto secured the win after outscoring OKC 27-18 in the fourth quarter. ? Reggie Jackson registered seven of his career-high 14 assists in the first quarter while also scoring 13 points and grabbing four rebounds. ? Serge Ibaka scored a game-high 25 points on 11-for-14 shooting, including 3-for-6 from the three-point line while also grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds. ? Eight of the Thunder's first nine baskets were assisted as six different Thunder players scored in double figures and the team shot 52.3 percent from the field. ? The Thunder played a zone defense that held its own, forcing Toronto to shoot just 39.5 percent from the field on the night, including 8-for31 from three-point range.

............ ............... ......... ... ... OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER NOTES...... ...... ............................

Two Weeks In: The Thunder enters tonight's game in Milwaukee in search of a fifth straight win against the Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center (OKC swept the season series versus Milwaukee last year). Although the Thunder is winless on the road so far this season, Oklahoma City is coming off a 101-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings (who entered the game with a 5-1 record). Despite their 0-4 road record, OKC led in the second half in games at Portland and Toronto. Additionally, Oklahoma City had a chance to force overtime in Los Angeles against the Clippers, but Serge Ibaka's 3-point field goal came up just short as time expired in regulation. Prior to leaving the Thunder's game at Toronto on Nov. 4 with a right knee contusion, Thunder forward Jerry Jones had averaged 23.7 points per game in his previous three outings (Including his career-high 32-point effort against the Clippers on Oct. 30). Entering this season, Jones had never scored more than 14 points in a NBA game.

Bigs From Deep: Each and every season, Serge Ibaka has found various ways to improve his game. Early in the 2014-15 season, Ibaka has been effective shooting the ball from 3-point range. Including Ibaka's career-high four 3-point makes during the Thunder's recent game versus Memphis on Nov. 7, Ibaka is shooting 42.4% from long range this season (14-33 3FGs). Ibaka has made multiple 3-point makes in four games this season. Prior to this year, Ibaka had only two previous games during his career in which he made multiple 3-point makes. In addition to Ibaka's long range precision, Nick Collision has also been effective shooting from long range as well this season. In seven games, Collison has made five 3-point field goals (including two in the Thunder's recent win over SAC), which equals his combined career total entering this season.

Home Opener: Playing with just eight healthy players during the club's home opener on Nov. 1 vs. the Nuggets, the Thunder held Denver to only 33 first half points (tied for the 4th fewest in Thunder history) before going onto claim a fifth home opening victory in the last six years. On the night, five Thunder players scored in double figures. Serge Ibaka and Perry Jones both posted team-high honors with 23 points each, and Kendrick Perkins matched his all-time Thunder-high with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting.

Injury Bug: Heading into last Saturday's home opener versus Denver, the Thunder found themselves missing seven players due to injury. To help illustrate the void in the rotation, the combination of injured Thunder players, Kevin Durant (32.0 ppg), Reggie Jackson (13.1 ppg), Jeremy Lamb (8.5 ppg), Anthony Morrow (8.4 ppg) and Russell Westbrook (21.8 ppg) combined to average 83.8 points per game during the 2013-14 NBA season.

Boards are the Barometer: As one might expect, Oklahoma City has traditionally found its greatest success when outrebounding the opposition. Through the first two weeks of the 2014-15 season, the Thunder is yet to get outrebounded by their opponent. Last season OKC went 44-8 when outrebounding the opposition (including 17-2 when outrebounding the opponent by 10 or more). OKC finished the year ranking seventh in the NBA in rebounding (44.7 rebounds per game), despite not having a player on the roster rank among the NBA's top-20 rebounders. On Jan. 31 2014, the Thunder limited the Brooklyn Nets to an all-time NBA low of just 17 rebounds. This season the Thunder has

Sustaining Success: The Thunder enters the 2014-15 season one year removed from a 59 win season and a spot in the Western Conference Finals for a third time in four years. This coming season, Oklahoma City will be in search of a fifth straight Northwest Division title. During the past 25 years, only the Los Angeles Lakers (2007-08 through 2011-12) and the Boston Celtics (2007-08 through 2011-12) managed to win their respective division for five straight seasons. From the start of the 2010-11 season through the conclusion of the 2013-14 season, the Thunder posted a winning percentage of .708, which trailed only the Miami Heat (.718) and San Antonio Spurs (.740).

Playoff Tested: During the 2014-15 season, the Thunder will look to reach the postseason for a sixth consecutive year. In each of the last four seasons, Oklahoma City has advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals and in three of the last four years, the Thunder has advanced to the Western Conference Finals. After defeating Memphis in the first round of the 2014 playoffs, the Thunder became the only Western Conference team to advance out of the first round in each of the last four seasons (Miami also accomplished the feat in the Eastern Conference). The trio of Durant, Ibaka and Westbrook have already played in 61 postseason games together. This total represents the most playoff appearances in NBA history for a set of three teammates at age 25 or younger.

What a first week: The first week of the Thunder's 2014-15 season was not an easy one. After opening in Portland on Oct. 29, the Thunder traveled to Los Angeles to take-on the Clippers just 24 hours later. Two days later, the Thunder opened the regular season at home on Nov. 1 vs. Denver before heading east to take on Brooklyn 48 hours later. As if that wasn't enough, OKC plays the Raptors in Toronto the following night. The Trail Blazers, Clippers and Nets all made their home openers against Oklahoma City. One week, two back-to-backs, three time zones and 6,300 miles traveled.

Sustaining Success: After the 2007-08 season in which Oklahoma City won 20 games after a 3-29 start, the Thunder has found ways to improve the club in each subsequent season. With a 60-22 record during the 2012-13 season, Oklahoma City became just the second team in NBA history (Boston Celtics; 1955-1960) to increase its winning percentage for five consecutive seasons (while maintaining a winning percentage of .700 or better in two of those seasons). The chart to the right illustrates the development of the Thunder program through the years. Oklahoma City and San Antonio are the only two NBA teams with a winning percentage of .610 (equivalent to 50 wins) in each of the last five seasons.

Season 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09

Winning % .720 (59-23) .732 (60-22) .712 (47-19) .671 (55-27) .610 (50-32) .280 (23-59)

Playoff Finish Advanced to Conference Finals Advanced to Conference Semifinals

Advanced to NBA Finals Advanced to Conference Finals

Lost in first round Missed the playoffs

MVP: Kevin Durant's 2013-14 season has already gone down as one of the best individual seasons in recent memory. Durant (32.0 points per game) recorded his fourth NBA Scoring Title in the last five seasons and it doing so, he registered the highest point per game average in the NBA since Kobe Bryant averaged 35.4 ppg during the 2005-06 season. By averaging 32+ points, 7+ rebounds and 5+ assists, Durant joined a select group of "NBA Greats" to post such numbers.

Players to average 32+ pts, 7+ rebs and 5+ assts (last 45 years)

Kevin Durant

2013-14

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1971-72

Bob McAdoo

1974-75

Michael Jordan

1988-89

Getting Defensive: As one might expect, team defense is always critical to overall team success. During the 2013-14 season, OKC limited its opponents to the third worst field goal shooting percentage in the NBA (43.6%). The Thunder finished the year going 18-2 when holding the opposition to sub 40.0% field goal shooting. Dating back to the start of the 2012-13 season, the Thunder is 69-6 when holding their opponent to 42.0% or less field goal shooting.

Results with Russell: Despite missing 36 games during the 2013-14 season recovering from a knee injury, Russell Westbrook continued his maturation as a player and the stats were quick to back it up. In his final 19 games of last season, Westbrook averaged 23.3 points on 47.0% shooting to go along with 7.2 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals. On Mar. 4 versus Philadelphia, Westbrook recorded his eighth career triple-double in just 20+ minutes of action to become the second fastest player to register a triple-double (Jim Tucker recorded a triple-double in 17 minutes of action on 2/20/55 as a member of the Syracuse Nationals). During the 2013-14 season, Westbrook was one of ONLY TWO PLAYERS (LeBron James) in the NBA to average 21+ points, 6+ assists and 5+ rebounds (min. 40 games). Additionally, Westbrook only improved his level of play during the 2014 playoffs. In 19 postseason games, Westbrook averaged 26+ points, 8+ assists and 7+ rebounds. In the last 50 years, only one other player (Oscar Robertson in 1963 & 1964) managed to hit those benchmarks during the playoffs (min. 10 games played). Westbrook scored 38 points during the Thunder 2014-15 season opener before sustaining a right hand injury in the team's second game of the season.

The Draft Matters: The Thunder organization has always placed a great importance on the NBA Draft. Last season, the Thunder was the only team in the league to start five players all drafted by the franchise. Players drafted by the Thunder logged a total of 12,792 minutes last season, which led the NBA in this respect.

Bouncing Back: In what has become a staple for the Thunder during the past few seasons, Oklahoma City has proven to be incredibly resilient in those games played after a loss. From the start of the 2011-12 season through the conclusion of the 2013-14 season, OKC posted a 47-15 record in "bounceback" games (second best record in the NBA during this span; San Antonio). During the 2014-15 season, OKC is 1-2 in games following a loss.

Home Cooking: Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has always taken pride in defending its home court. Last season, OKC began a perfect 13-0 at Chesapeake Energy Arena (best home start for the Thunder in the Oklahoma City era) before falling to the Raptors on Dec. 22. The OKC franchise matched its best all-time home start (team also went 13-0 top open the 1976-77 season). The Thunder's 13 game home winning streak represented the second longest streak in the Oklahoma City era (won 14 games from 1/6/12 ? 3/7/12). Oklahoma City finished the 2013-14 season with a home record of 34-7 (second best in the NBA) as the Thunder won its final six home games of the regular season. This year, the Thunder owns a 2-1 record at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Ibaka Still Surging: During the 2013-14 season, Serge Ibaka once again displayed signs of continued development. On the season, Ibaka recorded 29 double-doubles (after posting 15 double-doubles during the 2012-13 season) while averaging career-highs in scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding (8.8 rpg). To highlight Ibaka's consistency, the sixth year forward strung together 17 games in which he scored in double-figures (a career-long streak). Ibaka finished the season with a total of 219 blocks to become just the second player in NBA history (Dikembe Mutombo) to lead the NBA in total blocked shots for four consecutive seasons. Meanwhile, Ibaka's 2.70 blocks per game, ranked second in the NBA.

Just Another Back-2-Back: Heading into the 2014-15 season, the Thunder is set to compete in a total of 18 back-to-backs (two of which will be played during the opening week of the season). Last year, the Thunder played in 15 sets of back-to-backs. After defeating the Kings and Clippers on consecutive nights during the second week of April, the Thunder claimed seven "sweeps" of a back-to-backs during the 2013-14 season. On the year, OKC went 12-3 on the first night and 8-7 on the second night of its back-to-back pairings.

Making them Look Free: In what has become a staple for the Thunder program, OKC was once again very productive at the free throw line last season. Oklahoma City finishing the season ranked second in the NBA in free throw shooting accuracy (80.6%), and in doing so the Thunder became the first team in NBA history to shoot 80.0% or better from the line in five consecutive season (STATS Inc.). During the 2012-13 season, the Thunder not only led the NBA in free throw shooting, but OKC actually finished the year as the third best free throw shooting team in NBA history (82.8%). As a point of reference, the best all-time free throw shooting percentage for an entire season in NBA history is 83.2% (Boston Celtics; 1989-90). During the 2009-10 season Durant recorded 756 free throw makes, an all-time OKC Thunder franchise record and the 6th most in NBA history for a single season. Durant's 756 free throws made were the most for a single-season since Michael Jordan recorded 833 free throw makes during the 1986-87 season. KD became the ONLY player in NBA history to convert 700+ free throws while shooting 90.0% or better.

Scoring Leader: With 2,593 points scored during the 2013-14 regular season, Kevin Durant led the NBA in scoring for a fourth time in the last five seasons. Durant is now one of just five players in NBA history to win four or more scoring titles. During the 2009-10 season, Durant became the youngest scoring champ in NBA history (21 years & 197 days).

Most Career Scoring Titles (based on ppg)

Michael Jordan

10

Wilt Chamberlain

7

George Gervin

4

Allen Iverson

4

Kevin Durant

4

250 for Brooks: After defeating the Atlanta Hawks earlier this season on Dec. 10, Thunder Head Coach, Scott Brooks claimed his 250th career victory in his 401st game. Brooks is now one of four coaches in the NBA to own 250+ wins with their current franchise (Rick Carlisle, Gregg Popovich and Erik

Spoelstra).

Fewest Games to 250 Wins, Coaches Beginning Career since 1970-71 (per STATS Inc.):

Phil Jackson(346) Pat Riley (348)

Billy Cunningham(363) K.C. Jones (367)

Rick Adelman(373) Mike Brown (378) Erik Spoelstra (382) Paul Westphal (384) Stan Van Gundy (391) Rudy Tomjanovich (392) Scott Brooks (401)

Road Warriors: The Thunder concluded its 2013-14 road schedule by going 25-16 away from Chesapeake Energy Arena. During the season, the Thunder strung together a 6-game and an 8-game road win streak (the eight straight road wins were the most in the Oklahoma City era). In fact, it had been over a decade since the OKC franchise last won eight consecutive road games (last won eight straight road games from 1/24/02 ? 2/27/02). Despite losing to the Pacers on Apr. 14, the Thunder went 12-3 on the road this season against Eastern Conference opponents. The Thunder's .610 road winning percentage was the second best in the NBA this past season (San Antonio).

Team Basketball: On 22 occasions last season (Most recently: Apr. 8 at SAC), the Thunder prevailed during a game in which five players scored in double figures. During the year, the Thunder went 22-4 when five players score 10+ points. Over the last two seasons OKC has registered a mark of 507 when five players score in double figures.

OKC is Fan Friendly: The Thunder once again played in front of a packed-house during the entire 2013-14 season as fans continued to fill Chesapeake Energy Arena. After registering sellouts during all 41 home games this past season, the Thunder has recorded sellouts in 133 consecutive regular season home outings and 168 games overall when including the postseason. Fans in attendance this season will continue to enjoy the improvements made to Chesapeake Energy Arena as part of a taxpayer funded initiative passed in March 2008. Thanks to the publically funded initiative, the team's arena boasts a state-of-the art scoreboard, new terrace suites, an updated main concourse with new concession stands, a new Sunset Lounge on the Club Level and a first-class courtside club.

Block Party: As has become the norm in recent seasons, the Thunder once again finished the 2013-14 season among the top shot-blocking teams in the NBA (OKC ranked second in the NBA with 6.11 bpg). For a fourth straight season, Serge Ibaka led the NBA in total blocks (219) to become the second player in NBA history to record such a feat {Dikembe Mutombo (1994-98)}. Prior to this past year, OKC led the NBA in blocks in each of the two previous seasons. During the 2011-12 season, the Thunder not only led the NBA in blocked shots (8.17 bpg), but Oklahoma City recorded the highest block per game total in the NBA in nearly 20 years. The 1993-94 Denver Nuggets team (8.37 bpg) was the last group to average more blocks than the 11-12 OKC team. During 2011-12, Ibaka led the NBA while setting an all-time franchise record with a 3.65 block per game average (most blocks per game since Theo Ratliff recorded 3.74 bpg during the 2000-01 season).

TONIGHT'S OPPONENT

2014-15 VS. BUCKS

11/11/14

Tuesday

12/9/14

Tuesday

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Oklahoma City at Milwaukee

Milwaukee

at Oklahoma City

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

2013-14 VS. BUCKS (2-0)

Date 11/16/13 1/11/14

Site

W/L

Milwaukee W

Oklahoma City W

Score 92-79 101-85

CURRENT STREAKS VS. BUCKS

SITE

LAST WIN

SCORE

Home

1/11/14

101-85

Away

11/16/13

109-99

Overall

1/11/14

101-85

THUNDER VS. BUCKS ALL-TIME Home Road Neutral Total

Total: 43-19 21-46 1-1 65-66

THUNDER High Scorer Westbrook 26 Durant 33

THUNDER High Rebounder Ibaka 20 Ibaka 17

BUCKS

BUCKS

High Scorer High Rebounder

Mayo 22

Pachulia 13

Mayo/Ridnour 16 Antetokounmpo 11

LAST LOSS 4/17/13 1/2/10 4/17/13

SCORE 106-110 97-103 106-110

STREAK Won 1 Won 4 Won 2

LARGEST WINNING MARGIN

OKC:

31

1/22/91

MIL:

44

12/19/72

at Seattle

132-101

at Milwaukee 77-121

NEXT OPPONENT

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2014-15 VS. CELTICS

11/12/14

Wednesday

3/18/15

Wednesday

Oklahoma City at Boston

Boston

at Oklahoma City

6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

2013-14 VS. CELTICS (2-0)

Date 1/5/14 1/24/14

Site

W/L

Oklahoma City W

Boston

W

Score 119-96 101-83

CURRENT STREAKS VS. CELTICS

SITE

LAST WIN

SCORE

Home

1/5/14

119-96

Away

1/24/14

101-83

Overall

1/24/14

101-83

THUNDER VS. CELTICS ALL-TIME Home Road Neutral Total

Total: 32-30 23-35 2-3 57-68

THUNDER High Scorer Jackson 27 Ibaka 21

THUNDER High Rebounder Durant 8 Perkins 9

CELTICS

CELTICS

High Scorer High Rebounder

Green/Bradley 19 Sullinger/Olynyk 8

Green 16

Five with 4

LAST LOSS 11/7/10 11/23/12 11/23/12

SCORE 83-92 100-108 100-108

STREAK Won 3 Won 1 Won 3

LARGEST WINNING MARGIN

OKC:

39 12/29/95

BOSTON:

47 12/5/92

at Seattle at Seattle

124-85 92-139

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HOW THE THUNDER WAS BUILT

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VIA DRAFT:

Steven Adams: 2013 NBA Draft ? 12th overall pick Nick Collison: 2003 NBA Draft ? 12th overall pick Kevin Durant: 2007 NBA Draft ? 2nd overall pick Russell Westbrook: 2008 NBA Draft ? 4th overall pick Serge Ibaka: 2008 NBA Draft ? 24th overall pick Reggie Jackson: 2011 NBA Draft ? 24th overall pick Perry Jones: 2012 NBA Draft ? 28th overall pick Andre Roberson: 2013 NBA Draft - Acquired Roberson's draft rights from Golden State (selected #26 overall) in exchange for the draft rights to Archie Goodwin (selected #29 overall) and cash considerations. Grant Jerrett: 2013 NBA Draft - Acquired draft rights from Portland (selected #40 overall) in exchange for cash considerations. Mitch McGary: 2014 NBA Draft ? 21st overall pick

VIA TRADE:

Jeremy Lamb: Acquired from the Houston Rockets along with Kevin Martin, two first round picks and a second round pick in exchange for James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward. Kendrick Perkins: Acquired from the Boston Celtics along with Nate Robinson in exchange for Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic and the L.A. Clippers 2012 first round draft pick.

VIA FREE AGENCY:

Sebastian Telfair: Signed on 7/15/14 Anthony Morrow: Signed on 7/16/14 Lance Thomas: Signed on 9/29/14 Ish Smith: Signed on 11/7/14

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Player

Kevin Durant Reggie Jackson Grant Jerrett Jeremy Lamb Mitch McGary Anthony Morrow Russell Westbrook Andre Roberson Perry Jones

2014-15 THUNDER GAMES LOST DUE TO INJURY /ILLNESS

Date(s)

10/29-11/9 10/29-11/1 10/29-11/9 10/29-11/4 10/29-11/9 10/29-11/9 11/1-11/9 11/4-11/9 11/7-11/9

Games

7 3 7 5 7 7 5 3 2

Injury or Illness

right foot jones fracture right ankle sprain left ankle surgery lower back sprain left foot fracture left MCL sprain right second metacarpal fracture left foot sprain right knee contusion

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... ... ... 2014-15 THUNDER STARTING LINEUPS

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FORWARD

Jones Jones Jones Jones Thomas

FORWARD

Ibaka Ibaka Ibaka Ibaka Ibaka

CENTER

Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams

GUARD

Roberson Roberson Roberson Thomas Lamb

GUARD GS

Westbrook 2

Telfair

1

Jackson

1

Jackson

1

Jackson

2

W L

0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1

STARTER

Adams Collison

Durant

Ibaka Jackson Jerrett Jones Lamb McGary Morrow Perkins Roberson Smith Telfair Thomas Westbrook

GS W L

7

2 5

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7

2 5

4

1 3

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5

1 4

2

1 1

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4

1 3

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1

1 0

3

1 2

2

0 2

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... ... ...2014-15 THUNDER RECORD WHEN...

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THUNDER Shooting 50% or better Shooting under 50% Opponents shooting 50% or better Opponents shooting under 50% Bench outscores opponent bench Bench outscored by opponent bench When the benches are tied More points in the paint or tied Fewer points in the paint More second chance points or tied Fewer second chance points More fast break points or tied Fewer fast break points More rebounds than opponent Fewer rebounds than opponent Same number of rebounds In games decided by 6 points or less 5 Thunder players score 10+ 6+ Thunder players score 10+ Kevin Durant Scores 30+ OKC 10+ more reb. than opp. OKC 10+ fewer reb. than opp. Durant & Westbrook score 20+ Westbrook records 10+ assists Three OKC players score 20+ Overtime Games Ibaka blocks 3+ shots

RECORD 0-1 2-4 0-1 2-4 2-1 0-4 0-0 2-2 0-3 1-3 1-2 0-1 2-4 1-5 0-0 1-0 0-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1

THUNDER Create 10+ steals Surrender 10+ steals More assists than opponent Fewer assists than opponent Same number of assists Opponent shooting under 40% Thunder blocks 10+ shots Opponent scores less than 90 points Thunder converts 30+ free throws 1st game back-to-back 2nd or 3rdgame of a back-to-back 1st game after a win 1st game after a loss Largest lead Largest deficit Largest halftime lead Largest halftime deficit Largest margin of victory Largest margin of defeat Smallest margin of victory Smallest margin of defeat Most points scored in a half Fewest points scored in a half Most points scored in a quarter Fewest points scored in a quarter Longest winning streak Longest losing streak

RECORD 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-3 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-1 2-3 26 vs. DEN; 11/1 35 at BKN; 11/3 22 vs. DEN; 11/1 19 at BKN; 11/3 11 vs. DEN; 11/1 31 at BKN; 11/3 8 vs. SAC; 11/9 2 vs. MEM; 11/7 55 vs. DEN; 11/1 35, second half at POR; 10/29 34, first quarter at POR; 10/29 12, fourth quarter at POR; 10/29 1 game (2x) MR: vs. SAC; 11/9 3 games: at BKN; 11/3 ? vs. MEM; 11/7

Head Coach Scott Brooks 2014-15 Record: 2-5 (.286) Overall Record: 295-175 (.628) NBA Head Coaching Experience: 7th NBA Season

*Received Western Conference Coach of the Month honors for the month of December/January **Named the 2009-10 NBA Coach of the Year

NBA Head Coaching Record

Season Team

W L Pct.

14-15

OKC

2 5 .286

13-14

OKC

59 23 .720

12-13

OKC

60 22 .731

11-12*

OKC

47 19 .712

10-11

OKC

55 27 .671

09-10** OKC

50 32 .610

08-09

OKC

22 47 .319

TOTAL

295 175 .628

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