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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER at GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2016 9:30 PM (CST) ORACLE ARENA

2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ..

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OPP @ PHI vs. PHX vs. LAL @ LAC @ GSW vs. MIN vs. MIA vs. TOR vs. LAC vs. ORL @ DET vs. HOU vs. BKN vs. IND @ LAL @ SAC @ DEN vs. DET @ NYK vs. WAS vs. NOP @ ATL vs. HOU vs. BOS @ POR @ UTA vs. PHX vs. ATL @ NOP @ BOS vs. MIN @ MIA @ MEM vs. LAC @ MIL @ CHA @ HOU vs. DEN @ CHI vs. MEM @ MIN @ SAC @ LAC @ GSW @ UTA @ NOP vs. DAL @ CLE @ SAS vs. CHI vs. MEM vs. POR @ IND vs. CLE vs. GSW @ WAS vs. NYK vs. LAL vs. NOP vs. UTA @ POR @ PHX @ DAL vs. POR vs. SAS vs. UTA @ BKN @ TOR vs. SAC vs. GSW vs. PHI @ HOU @ DAL @ ORL vs. SAS vs. CHA vs. MIL @ MEM @ PHX @ DEN @ MIN vs. DEN

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**All games can be heard on 98.1 FM, the Sports Animal

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER PROBABLE STARTERS

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No. Player

Pos. Ht.

Wt.

21 Andre Roberson

F

3

Domantas Sabonis F

12 Steven Adams

C

5

Victor Oladipo

G

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Russell Westbrook G

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6-11 240

7-0

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6-4

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6-3

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Birthdate

12/04/91 05/03/96 07/20/93 05/04/92 11/12/88

Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs. Pro

Colorado/USA

4

Gonzaga/Lithuania

R

Pittsburgh/New Zealand

4

Indiana/USA

4

UCLA/USA

9

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER RESERVES

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8

Alex Abrines

G/F 6-6

190

08/01/93

FC Barcelona/Spain

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Semaj Christon

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6-3

190

11/01/92

Xavier/USA

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Nick Collison

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6-10 255

10/26/80

Kansas/USA

13

9

Jerami Grant

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6-8

220

03/12/94

Syracuse/USA

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34 Josh Huestis

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6-7

230

12/19/91

Stanford/USA

2

11 Enes Kanter

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6-11 245

05/20/92

Kentucky/Turkey

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77 Joffrey Lauvergne C/F 6-11

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09/30/91

BC Khimki/France

3

2

Anthony Morrow

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6-5

210

09/27/85

Georgia Tech/USA

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22 Cameron Payne

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6-3

185

08/08/94

Murray State/USA

2

15 Kyle Singler

F

6-8

228

05/04/88

Duke/USA

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER STAFF

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HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES

QUALITY CONTROL COACH

DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES

ATHLETIC TRAINER

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR

Billy Donovan (Providence) Adrian Griffin (Seton Hall) Maurice Cheeks (West Texas State) Anthony Grant (Dayton) Mark Bryant (Seton Hall) Darko Rajakovic (BK University, Serbia) Vin Bhavnani (USC) Royal Ivey (Texas) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Donnie Strack (Indianapolis) Joe Sharpe (Old Dominion) Dave Howarth (Western Sydney)

2016-17 RECORDS

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RECORD HOME ROAD

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INJURY REPORT: PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:

BILLY DONOVAN PREGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY:

Cameron Payne is OUT (right foot fracture)

Alex Abrines: ah-BREE-ness Semaj Christon: Sa-MA-jay Enes Kanter: Ehn-ess Can-ter Anthony Morrow: MORE-roe Joffrey Lauvergne: Joff-ree LA-vern Andre Roberson: ROB-er-sun

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

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Not too Shabby: After last night's victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at STAPLES Center, the Thunder improved to 4-0 as Oklahoma City remains the only unbeaten team in the Western Conference (OKC and Cleveland are currently the only two undefeated teams in the NBA). Should OKC win tonight in Golden State, the Thunder would improve to 5-0, equaling the best start for the club during the Oklahoma City era (OKC started the 2011-12 season 5-0).

Never Before: Russell Westbrook helped lead the Thunder to a perfect 3-0 record and in those games Westbrook became the first player in NBA history to register 100+ points, 30+ rebounds and 30+ assists in the first three games of a season. This past Monday, the NBA named Westbrook the Western Conference Player of the Week.

First since Magic: After recording a second consecutive triple-double on Sunday night versus the Lakers, Russell Westbrook became the first player to record a triple-double in two of the first three games of the season since Magic Johnson accomplished the feat (to begin the 1982-83 season). Westbrook is one of four players all time to register two triple-doubles in the first three games of the season [Johnson (2x), Jerry Lucas and Oscar Robertson (2x)].

First since Kareem: During the Thunder's 113-100 victory over the Phoenix Suns this past Friday night, Russell Westbrook became the first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1/19/75) to register a triple-double that included 50+ points scored. On the night, Westbrook, scored 51 points to go along with a team-high 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Westbrook equaled a Thunder record by scoring 23 points in the third quarter alone. By accomplishing the feat, Westbrook is now one of just five players (Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Richie Guerin and Wilt Chamberlain) in NBA history to post a triple-double that included 50+ points scored.

Home Opener: Last Friday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Thunder prevailed over the Phoenix Suns in overtime to claim an eighth consecutive home opening victory. After defeating the 76ers in Philadelphia two nights earlier, the Thunder improved to 6-3 in season openers during the Oklahoma City era.

Preseason is Spain: The Thunder began exhibition play with a pair of preseason contests in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. Oklahoma City returned stateside after splitting their two contests in Europe against Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Lassa. Oklahoma City participated in the Global Games Europe for the first time since 2013 when the Thunder faced-off against the Philadelphia 76ers in Manchester, England and Fenerbah?e Ulker in Istanbul, Turkey. Oklahoma City finished 2016 preseason play with a record of 3-3 after winning their last two exhibition games versus Minnesota and Denver by a combined 28 points.

International Flavor: Currently, the 2016-17 Thunder roster features five international players (places OKC in top third of the league with respect to number of international players). The NBA as a whole features a record 113 international players entering this season.

International Thunder Players Alex Abrines (Spain)

Steven Adams (New Zealand) Enes Kanter (Turkey)

Joffrey Lauvergne (France) Domantas Sabonis (Lithuania)

Elite Company: Since the start of the 2009-10 season, the Thunder has won five Northwest Division titles, reached the Conference Finals on four occasions, the NBA Finals once and amassed a record of 375-187 (.667). Based on winning percentage, the Oklahoma City Thunder ranks as the fourth most winning team among the four major professional sports (NBA, NFL, MLB & NHL).

Best Records Since 2009-10 season

(includes NBA, NFL, MLB & NHL teams)

New England Patriots .767 (92-28) San Antonio Spurs .723 (407-156) Green Bay Packers .686 (81-37-1) Oklahoma City Thunder .667 (375-187)

Division Champs: During the 2015-16 season, the Thunder secured a fifth Northwest Division title in the past six years and by accomplishing the feat, OKC became just the seventh team in NBA history to win five division titles in six seasons. Additionally, the Thunder became just the third team to win five out of seven division titles immediately following a season with 23 or fewer wins. The first two were the St. Louis Hawks from 1953-54 to 1960-61, and the Baltimore/Capital Bullets from 1966-67 to 1973-74. Finally, since the start of the 2008-09 season, the Thunder is one of two teams (San Antonio) to win a division title in five of six seasons.

Postseason Success: After defeating the Spurs in the Conference Semifinals this past season, the Thunder has now won 10 playoff series in the last five seasons. Only the Miami Heat (15) has won more postseason series during this span (San Antonio has also won 10 playoff series).

50 wins: On March 24, the Thunder claimed a 22-point home victory over the Jazz and in the process, OKC recorded the team's 50th win of the season. Oklahoma City has now finished with a winning percentage of .610 (equivalent to 50 wins) six times dating back to the 2009-10 season. Only the San Antonio Spurs (seven seasons with .610 winning percentage), have reached that benchmark more during this period.

Boards are the Barometer: The Thunder finished the 2015-16 season as the leading rebounding team in the NBA (48.6 rebounds per game). OKC finished the year going 46-16 when outrebounding the opposition. During the first two weeks of the 2016-17 season, the Thunder has gone 4-0 after outrebounding the opponent in each contest (OKC has outrebounded their opponent by 10+ in three of the first four games of the year). Last season, the Thunder's 8.4 rebounding differential was the fourth largest margin since 1950, when rebounding first became a statistic. There were 44 instances this past season in which OKC outrebounded the opposition by 10 or more. No other team in the NBA history has ever accomplished such a feat. OKC also led the league in offensive rebounding (The Thunder controlled 31.1% of its offensive rebound chances, which is the highest percentage for any Thunder era).

Westbrook Wows: During the 2015-16 season, Russell Westbrook recorded 18 triple-doubles which equals the most in the NBA since Magic Johnson accomplished the feat during the 1981-82 season. During the month of March, Westbrook posted seven triple-doubles as he became the first player since Michael Jordan (in April of 1989) to register seven triple-doubles in a single month. After his 21-point, 15-assist and 10-rebound effort on March 22 versus Houston, Westbrook recorded a third consecutive triple-double for the third time in his career [Only Oscar Robertson (13), Wilt Chamberlain (6) and Magic Johnson (4) have more career streaks of three-plus consecutive triple-doubles]. Additionally, eight of Westbrook's triple-doubles were recorded through just three quarters of play (the rest of the NBA combined had seven such triple-doubles this past season). His triple-double in 18 minute vs. the Lakers on April 11 is the second fastest in NBA history (one minute shy of Jim Tucker's all-time record of 17 minutes in 1955). Westbrooks 36 career triple-doubles places him second among active NBA players (LeBron James owns 42 career triple-doubles).

Most Triple-Doubles in a Season

(Past 30 years)

Russell Westbrook: 18 (2015-16) Jason Kidd: 13 (2007-08) Grant Hill: 13 (1996-97) Jason Kidd: 12 (2006-07)

Most Triple-Doubles in a Month

Wilt Chamberlain: 11 (March of 1968) Russell Westbrook: 7 (March of 2016)

Michael Jordan: 7 (April of 1989) Larry Bird: 6 (February of 1986)

Billy on Board: In his first season at the helm of the Thunder, Billy Donovan became the only first-year NBA head coach in league history to win 55 games after coming directly from the college ranks. Additionally, Donovan became just the third first year head coach in the last 15 years to win 55+ games during his first season (Kerr & Thibodeau). On April 30, 2015 Billy Donovan was named the third head coach in Thunder history after enjoying an incredibly successful college coaching career which spanned more than two decades. During the past 19 years as head coach at the University of Florida, Donovan led the Gators to two National Championships and four trips to the Final Four while amassing a record of 467-186 (.715). Last season, Donovan became the second youngest coach in NCAA history (Bob Knight) to claim 500 wins.

Near or at the Top: The Thunder concluded the 2015-16 season ranking among the top of the NBA in several statistical categories. Oklahoma City wrappedup the year ranking second in the NBA in scoring (110.2 ppg) while ranking third in field goal shooting percentage (.476 FGs). Additionally, OKC led the NBA in rebounding (48.6 rpg) while ranking fourth in blocked shots (5.94 bpg). This past season, the Thunder registered 23.0 assists per game, which represented the highest assist total during the Thunder era. Furthermore, the Thunder posted a 7.6 net rating this past season (represented the second highest during the Thunder era and the ninth best of any team in the last five years).

Kanter Can: During the 2015-16 season, Enes Kanter recorded 25 double-double on the year (represented the most among NBA reserves). On April 6th in Portland, Enes Kanter became the first player in Thunder history to record a 30-point and 20-rebound game. Below are several of Kanter's achievements from the 2015-16 season.

? Ranked 4th in the NBA in field goal percentage (.576). ? Led the NBA is rebounds off the bench (8.1 rpg). ? Only player to average 12+ points and 8+ rebounds off the bench. ? Kanter's Player Efficinecy Rating (PER) of 24.1 represented the 10th highest in the NBA and best among bench players. ? Per 36 minutes, Kanter averaged the seventh most rebounds (13.9) in the league.

Offensive Efficiency: This past season, the Thunder registered a 113.2 offensive rating, the highest during the Thunder era. This represents the second highest offensive rating in the past five years (only the 2015-16 Warriors were better at 114.6). This was in part due to the team's ability to generate more efficient shots. OKC generated 8.3% of its shots from the corner 3 (the most ever in the Thunder era and the 5th most in the NBA this season).

Russell Rolls: After finishing the 2015-16 regular season averaging 23.5 points, 10.4 assists and 7.8 rebounds, Russell Westbrook joined Oscar Robertson as the only other player in NBA history to average 23+ points, 10+ assists and 7+ rebounds. After recording 21 points and 13 assists on Nov. 8 versus the Phoenix Suns, Russell Westbrook became the first player since Isiah Thomas (during the 1984-85 season) to amass 180+ points and 75+ assists through the first seven games of the season. On Jan. 20 versus Charlotte, Westbrook became just the 4th player in NBA history to record 15+ points, 15+ assists, 5+ rebounds and 5+ steals in a single game. In 80 games this past season, Westbrook ranked second in the NBA with 54 double-doubles (the most for a guard since Chris Paul recorded 56 during the 2007-08 season) and 18 triple-doubles (most in the NBA since Magic Johnson recorded 18 during the 198182 season). Westbrook finished the season ranking second in the NBA is assists (10.4 apg), fifth in steals (2.04 spg) while ranking ninth in scoring (23.5 ppg).

Not too Shabby: Since arriving in Oklahoma City, the Thunder has proven to be one of the top performing teams in the NBA during the past seven seasons. The charts below highlight the Thunder's overall and home records since the start of the 2009-10 season.

Best Record in NBA Since 2009-10 San Antonio Spurs (.723; 407-156) Oklahoma City Thunder (.667; 374-187)

Miami Heat (.637; 358-204) Chicago Bulls (.607; 341-221)

Best HOME Record in NBA Since 2009-10 San Antonio Spurs (.834; 234-47)

Oklahoma City Thunder (.762; 214-67) Miami Heat (.709; 200-82)

Memphis Grizzlies (.702; 198-84)

Home Cooking: Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has always taken pride in defending its home court. Oklahoma City finished the 201516 season with a home record of 32-9 (tied for 4th best home record in the NBA). Included in that, OKC went an impressive 23-3 at Chesapeake Energy Arena this year when facing Western Conference opponents. Dating back to the start of the 2009-10 season, OKC has gone 213-67 (.760) at home (2nd best home record in the NBA during this span).

OKC is Fan Friendly: The Thunder once again played in front of a packed-house during the entire 2015-16 season as fans continued to fill Chesapeake Energy Arena. After registering sellouts during all 41 home games in each of the five previous seasons, the Thunder has recorded sellouts in 214 consecutive regular season home outings and 256 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 of 2008. Thanks to the publically funded initiative, the team's arena boasts 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.

Sustaining Success: In the past seven season, OKC has compiled the second best record in the NBA (behind San Antonio). After the 2007-08 season in which Oklahoma City won 20 games after a 3-29 start, the Thunder found ways to improve the club in each of the four subsequent seasons. With a 60-22 record during the 2012-13 season, Oklahoma City became just the second team in NBA history (Boston; 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. Prior to the 2014-15 season, Oklahoma City and the Spurs sat as the only two NBA teams with a winning percentage of .610 (equivalent to 50 wins) in each of the five previous seasons.

Season 2015-16 2013-14 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09

Winning % .671 (55-27) .548 (45-37) .720 (59-23) .732 (60-22) .712 (47-19) .671 (55-27) .610 (50-32) .280 (23-59)

Playoff Finish Advanced to Conference Finals

N/A Advanced to Conference Finals Advanced to Conference Semifinals

Advanced to NBA Finals Advanced to Conference Finals

Lost in first round Missed the playoffs

Just Another Back-2-Back: Entering the 2016-17 season, the Thunder is set to compete in 14 back-to-back sets. Last season Oklahoma City played in 16 back-to-backs. OKC finished the year going 12-4 in the first game of a back-to-back and 6-10 on the second night.

Westbrook first Since Bird: During the Thunder's outing this past season versus Orlando on Feb. 3, Russell Westbrook registered 24 points to go along with a career-high 19 rebounds and 14 assists. Westbrook became the first player to post 24+ points, 19+ rebounds and 14+ assists since Larry Bird accomplished the feat during the 1981-82 season (Westbrook is one of two guards [Jason Kidd] in the past 25 years to record 19+ rebounds).

RECENT GAMES

Game #4 Oklahoma City 85

SCORE BY PERIODS

1

Thunder

23

Clippers

24

LA Clippers 83

2

3

4

26 16 20

17 25 17

FINAL 85 83

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Staples Center 11/2/16

THUNDER High Scoring

Westbrook ? 35

THUNDER High Rebounds

Kanter ? 12

THUNDER High Assists

Westbrook ? 5

CLIPPERS High Scoring

Paul ? 15

CLIPPERS High Rebounds

Paul ? 11

CLIPPERS High Assists

Paul ? 9

GAME HIGHLIGHTS: ? Domantas Sabonis hit a go-ahead three-pointer and Russell Westbrook scored the Thunder's final six points including two dunks off of steals and a mid-range jumper to seal the win. ? The Thunder's defense forced the Clippers into 39.1 percent shooting (7-for-22 from three) and 19 turnovers. ? The Thunder out-rebounded the Clippers 52-41, led by a combined 23 rebounds from Enes Kanter and Steven Adams. ? Russell Westbrook scored 35 points on 14-for-30 shooting to go with six rebounds, five assists and three steals in 33 minutes. ? Head Coach Billy Donovan played 13 different players in the game, including newcomer Jerami Grant, who scored six points and added two rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes.

Game #3 Oklahoma City 113 Los Angeles Lakers 96

SCORE BY PERIODS

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2

3

4

Lakers

24 22 25 25

Thunder

30 28 19 36

Chesapeake Energy Arena 10/30/16 FINAL 96 113

THUNDER High Scoring

Westbrook ? 33

THUNDER High Rebounds

Westbrook/ Adams ? 12

THUNDER High Assists

Westbrook ? 16

LAKERS High Scoring

Randle/Russell ? 20

LAKERS High Rebounds

Randle ? 9

LAKERS High Assists

Russell ? 5

GAME HIGHLIGHTS: ? The Thunder used a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away after Los Angeles trimmed the OKC advantage to four. ? Russell Westbrook scored 33 points to go with 12 rebounds and 16 assists, becoming the first player to ever eclipse 100 points, 30 rebounds and 30 assists in the first three games of the season. He also became the fourth player to register a tripledouble in two of the first three games of the season. ? The Thunder outscored the Lakers 62-44 in points in the paint and 26-9 in fast break points. ? The Thunder registered 29 assists on 45 made baskets as ten different players scored and the Thunder shot 47.4 percent from the floor. ? Steven Adams and Enes Kanter combined for 30 points on 14-for-23 shooting to go with 18 combined rebounds.

Game #2 Oklahoma City 113

Phoenix 110

SCORE BY PERIODS

1

2

3

Suns

40 13 30

Thunder

25 24 28

Chesapeake Energy Arena 10/28/16

4

OT

FINAL

19

8

110

25 11

113

THUNDER High Scoring

THUNDER High Rebounds

THUNDER SUNS High Assists High Scoring

SUNS High Rebounds

SUNS High Assists

Westbrook ? 51

Westbrook ? 13

Westbrook ? 10

Warren ? 30

Chandler ? 10

Bledsoe ? 6

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

? Russell Westbrook scored on a go-ahead driving layup with 7.6 seconds left in overtime, then Andre Roberson made a basketsaving block to seal the win.

? Westbrook finished with 51 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, recording the first 50-point triple-double since Kareem Abdul Jabbar in 1975.

? The Thunder outscored the Suns 25-16 in fast break points, shooting 10-for-16 in transition.

? The Thunder out-rebounded the Suns 57-44, including a +11 margin in the fourth quarter and overtime. ? Victor Oladipo scored 21 points on 7-for-17 shooting to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals.

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2016-17 VS. WARRIORS

11/3/16

Thursday

1/18/17

Wednesday

2/11/17

Saturday

3/20/17

Monday

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Golden State Golden State

at Golden State at Golden State at Oklahoma City at Oklahoma City

9:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

2014-15 VS. WARRIORS (0-3)

Date 2/6/16 2/27/16 3/3/16

Site

W/L

Golden State L

Oklahoma City L

Golden State L

Score 108-116

118-121 (OT)

106-121

THUNDER High Scorer Durant 40 Durant 36 Durant 32

THUNDER High Rebounder Kanter 15 Ibaka 20 Roberson 11

WARRIORS High Scorer Curry 26 Curry 46 Curry 33

WARRIORS High Rebounder Green 14 Green 14 Green 8

CURRENT STREAKS VS. WARRIORS

SITE

LAST WIN

SCORE

Home

1/16/15

127-115

Away

12/18/14

109-114

Overall

1/16/15

127-115

LAST LOSS 2/27/16 106-121 106-121

SCORE 86-91 108-116 108-116

STREAK Lost 1 Lost 5 Lost 3

**The Thunder is 16-12 versus the Warriors during the Oklahoma City era. In this span, OKC is 11-3 at home vs. GSW and 5-9 on the road against the Warriors. The Thunder's largest margin of victory over Golden State came on 2/17/12, where Oklahoma City prevailed by a score of 110-87 (23-point margin of victory). Meanwhile, the Thunder's largest margin of defeat (26 points) vs. GSW occurred during a 91-117 loss on 1/5/15.

NEXT OPPONENT

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2016-17 VS. TIMBERWOLVES

11/5/16

Saturday

12/25/16

Sunday

1/13/17

Friday

4/11/17

Tuesday

Minnesota Minnesota Oklahoma City Oklahoma City

at Oklahoma City at Oklahoma City at Minnesota at Minnesota

5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

2015-16 VS. TIMBERWOLVES (3-1)

Date 1/12/15 1/15/16 1/27/16 3/11/16

Site

W/L

Minnesota W

Oklahoma City W

Minnesota W

Oklahoma City L

Score 101-96 113-93 126-123 96-99

THUNDER High Scorer Durant 30 Durant 21 Durant 27 Durant 28

THUNDER High Rebounder Ibaka 8 Westbrook 11 Kanter 10 Kanter 14

WOLVES High Scorer Wiggins 22 Wiggins 25 LaVine 35 Dieng 25

WOLVES High Rebounder Towns 10 Towns 12 Towns 13 Towns 12

CURRENT STREAKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES

SITE

LAST WIN

SCORE

Home

1/15/16

113-93

Away

1/27/16

126-123

Overall

1/27/16

126-123

LAST LOSS 3/11/16 11/1/13 3/11/16

SCORE 103-105 81-100 81-100

STREAK Lost 1 Won 5 Lost 1

**The Thunder is 24-6 versus the Timberwolves during the Oklahoma City era. In this span, OKC is 13-2 at home vs. MIN and 11-4 on the road against the Wolves. The Thunder's largest margin of victory over Minnesota came on 4/15/15, where Oklahoma City prevailed by a score of 138-113 (25-point margin of victory). Meanwhile, the Thunder's largest margin of defeat (42 points) vs. MIN occurred during an 87-129 loss on 1/7/09.

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HOW THE THUNDER WAS BUILT

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VIA DRAFT:

Steven Adams: 2013 NBA Draft ? 12th overall pick Alex Abrines: 2013 NBA Draft ? 32nd overall pick Semaj Christon: 2014 NBA Draft ? 55th overall pick Nick Collison: 2003 NBA Draft ? 12th overall pick Josh Huestis: 2014 NBA Draft ? 29th overall pick Cameron Payne: 2015 NBA Draft ? 14th 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. Domantas Sabonis: 2016 NBA Draft ? Acquired Sabonis' draft rights from Orlando (selected #11 overall) along with Victor Oladipo and Ersan Ilyasova in exchange for Serge Ibaka. Russell Westbrook: 2008 NBA Draft ? 4th overall pick

VIA TRADE:

Jerami Grant: Acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers along with a trade exception in exchange for Ersan Ilyasova and a protected draft pick. Enes Kanter: Acquired from the Utah Jazz along with Steve Novak in exchange for Kendrick Perkins, Grant Jerrett and the draft rights to Tibor Pleiss. Additionally, as part of a three team trade, the Thunder acquired D.J. Augustin and Kyle Singler from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Reggie Jackson. Joffrey Lauvergne: Acquired from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for two protected 2017 second round draft picks. Victor Oladipo: Acquired from the Orlando Magic along with Ersan Ilyasova and the draft rights to Domantas Sabonis in exchange for Serge Ibaka. Kyle Singler: Acquired from the Detroit Pistons along with D.J Augustin in exchange for Reggie Jackson. Additionally, as part of a three team trade, the Thunder acquired Enes Kanter and Steve Novak in exchange for Kendrick Perkins, Grant Jerrett and the draft rights to Tibor Pleiss.

VIA FREE AGENCY:

Anthony Morrow: Signed on 7/16/14

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2016-17 GAMES LOST DUE TO INJURY /ILLNESS

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Player

Cameron Payne

Date(s)

10/26-11/2

Games

4

Injury or Illness

right foot fracture

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FORWARD

Sabonis

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FORWARD

Roberson

2016-17 THUNDER STARTING LINEUPS

CENTER GUARD

Adams

Oladipo

GUARD GS

Westbrook 4

W L

4 0

STARTER

Abrines Adams Christon

Collison

Huestis

Ilyasova

Kanter Lauvergne Morrow Oladipo Payne Roberson Sabonis Singler Westbrook

GS W

4

4

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L

0

4

4

0

4

4

0

4

4

0

4

4

0

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2016- 7 THUNDER RECORD WHEN...

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+ OKC 10+ more reb. than opp. OKC 10+ fewer reb. than opp. Westbrook records 10+ assists Three OKC players score 20+ Overtime Games Longest winning streak Longest losing streak

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

4 games n/a

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 90 points or less Thunder converts 30+ free throws 1st game back-to-back 2nd game 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

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RECORD 2-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 0-0

19 points, 10/30 vs. LAL 18 points, 10/28 vs. PHX 12 points, 10/30 vs. LAL

4, 10/28 vs. PHX 17 points, 10/30 vs. LAL

n/a 2 points, 11/2 at LAC

n/a 58 points, 10/30 vs. LAL 36 points, 11/2 at LAC 36 points, 10/30 vs. LAL 16 points, 11/2 at LAC

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