Thunderstruck - The OKC Thunder

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SETTINGS
Game: NBA 2k12
System: PS3
Play Style: Simulation
CPU Trades: Off until January
Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
Player Movement: Realistic [No Trading For D12 or KB24]

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2011/12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

2011/12 PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

2011/12 ROOKIES OF THE MONTH

2011/12 TRANSACTIONS

END OF SEASON AWARDS:
MVP:
Rookie of the Year:
Sixth Man of the Year:
Defensive Player of the Year:
Most Improved Player:
Coack of the Year:

TEAM OF THE YEAR
All NBA 1st
All NBA 2nd
All NBA 3rd

All-Defensive 1st
All-Defensive 2nd

All-Rookie 1st
All-Rookie 2nd

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Team MVP:
Leading Scorer:
Leading Rebounder:
Assists Leader:
Trades:
Free Agent Signings:
Draft Results:

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PG: Russell Westbrook | SG: Thabo Sefalosha | SF: Kevin Durant | PF: Serge Ibaka | C: Kendrick Perkins



G/F: James Harden | PG: Eric Maynor | F/C: Nick Collison | C: Nazr Mohammed | G/F: Daequan Cook | PG: Reggie Jackson | C: Cole Aldrich



G/F: Lazar Hayward | PG: Royal Ivey

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Andrew Bynum Had No Trouble In the Paint Against The Thunder, Scoring 25 Points.

[0-0]: 89
[0-0]: 97

The NBA Season opened up with a bang as the Thunder travelled to the city of angels to face off against the Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles Lakers. The game show cased some amazing scorers in Bryant and the Thunder’s duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook and it was a game that many expected to go down to the wire.

The game was extremely close heading into half time with Los Angeles up 45-41 thanks to a Kobe Bryant three pointer that her drained just as the buzzer sounded. Oklahoma City got little help from Kevin Durant who only had 7 points at the break thanks to a dismal 3-14 shooting.

The second half saw the Lakers jump out to an 11 point lead fuelled by Andrew Bynum who scored the Lakers first 9 points in the 3rd quarter and continued to control the paint for the Lakers and helped keep Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook from getting inside and bringing the Thunder back into the game.

Los Angeles held the Thunder off after a 4th quarter charge that saw them get within 3 points however some poor shooting from Durant and James Harden saw that 3 point margin slip back out to 9 points and that was a gap that the Thunder could not close and eventually fell 89-97.


Thunder Stats:

R.Westbrook: 19 Pts (7-14 FG) | 2 Reb | 6 Ast
K.Durant: 17 Pts (6-23 FG) | 10 Reb | 6 Ast
S.Ibaka: 13 Pts (5-6 FG) | 12 Reb | 2 Ast
J.Harden: 12 Pts (2-8 FG) | 1 Ast | 2-5 3Pt

Lakers Stats:

K.Bryant: 27 Pts (11-25 FG) | 5 Reb | 3 Ast
A.Bynum: 25 Pts (11-13 FG) | 6 Reb | 2 Blk
P.Gasol: 16 Pts (8-12 FG) | 8 Reb | 3 Ast
D.Fisher: 13 Pts (5-13 FG) | 5 Reb | 8 Ast

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You guys can now post i hope you like this.

[Martti.]

Best of luck! Looks very promising.

[kibaxx7]

Tough loss to start. Also Durant was struggling Good luck!

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Thanks guys,

Im not one that likes to write so i will try limit the writing and just make it a short sharp recap.

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Kevin Durant Scored 24 Points and added 9 Rebounds in the Victory.

[1-1]: 108
[0-1]: 101

Oklahoma City looked to rebound after dropping their season opener against the Lakers 97-89 and facing a Phoenix Suns team that contains scoring threats Shannon Brown, Steve Nash and Josh Childress it was going to be no easy task.

Oklahoma jumped out to an early lead and led by as many as 16 points in the 3rd quarter but that deficit was cut to only 5 points in the 4th quarter thanks to Shannon Brown and Grant Hill who combined for 35 second half points and some solid defense from Marcin Gortat who finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Thankfully for Thunder fans the dynamic duo of Durant and Westbrook combined for 48 points including 12 in the 4th quarter alone that helped hold off a spirited fight back from the Suns and hold on for a 108-101 victory.



Thunder Stats:

K.Durant: 24 Pts (10-19 FG) | 9 Reb | 5 Ast
R.Westbrook: 24 Pts (8-16 FG) | 1 Reb | 11 Ast
S.Ibaka: 21 Pts (8-10 FG) | 9 Reb | 1 Ast
J.Harden: 19 Pts (8-16 FG) | 1 Ast | 2-6 3Pt

Suns Stats:

S.Brown: 24 Pts (8-17 FG) | 2 Reb | 2 Ast
G.Hill: 15 Pts (7-15 FG) | 10 Reb | 3 Ast
C.Frye: 13 Pts (5-16 FG) | 8 Reb | 3 Ast
M.Gortat: 10 Pts (3-5 FG) | 13 Reb | 2 Blk

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Danny Granger and Kevin Durant Went at Each Other All Game. Granger Came out With the Win 118-109

[1-1]: 118
[1-2]: 109

Danny Granger vs. Kevin Durant does it get any better? This game had all the ingredients to be a very interesting game and boy did it live up to that. Oklahoma struggled early on but tied the game up heading in to half time thanks to a half court buzzer beater by James Harden to make it 56-56 at the break.

The Thunder once again struggled in the 2nd half and this lead to a 17 point lead by the Pacers that was just too much for the Thunder to come back from. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook scored 39 points each but it was the lack of scoring from the rest of the Thunder that cost them with only James Harden scoring in double figures (16).

The Pacers had 5 players in double figures with Danny Granger leading them with 33 and Roy Hibbert dominated inside for Indiana scoring 22 points and adding 13 rebounds and 3 assists in the 118-109 victory.

Thunder Stats:

K.Durant: 39 Pts (17-25 FG) | 5 Reb | 4 Ast
R.Westbrook: 39 Pts (11-20 FG) | 2 Reb | 7 Ast
J.Harden: 16 Pts (5-9 FG) | 2 Ast | 2 Stl
S.Ibaka: 7 Pts (2-7 FG) | 5 Reb | 1 Blk

Pacers Stats:

D.Granger: 33 Pts (10-19 FG) | 3 Reb | 1 Ast
R.Hibbert: 22 Pts (6-8 FG) | 12 Reb | 3 Blk
D.West: 21 Pts (8-16 FG) | 8 Reb | 1 Ast
P.George: 15 Pts (4-10 FG) | 11 Reb | 2 Blk

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Russell Westbrook Throws Down A Dunk For 2 of His 19 Points. However The Thunder Lost 102-95

[1-3]: 95
[2-1]: 102

Oklahoma City knew had a tough task in front of them facing off against the defending world champions in Dallas on the same night they were given the championship rings, unfortunately for the Thunder it is a team game and relying on Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook is not going to win you every game.

Oklahoma only had three players score in double figures again with Kevin Durant leading all scorers with 32 points, Russell Westbrook chipped in with 19 points and Kendrick Perkins added 11 points and 7 rebounds but poor shooting once again doomed the Thunder, a trend that has hurt them over the first week of the season.

Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 and 23 points respectively and helped the Mavericks to a 102-95 victory but it was also their role players such as Vince Carter, Shawn Marion and Delonte West who chipped in and all scoffed in double figures to help Mavericks to a victory.

Thunder Stats:

K.Durant: 32 Pts (13-25 FG) | 9 Reb | 4 Ast
R.Westbrook: 19 Pts (8-16 FG) | 1 Reb | 2 Ast
K.Perkins: 11 Pts (4-4 FG) | 7 Reb | 2 Stl
J.Harden: 8 Pts (3-12 FG) | 4 Reb | 4 Ast

Mavericks Stats:

J.Terry: 24 Pts (10-20 FG) | 5 Reb | 4 Ast
D.Nowitzki: 23 Pts (9-19 FG) | 7 Reb | 1 Stl
S.Marion: 18 Pts (9-16 FG) | 7 Reb | 5 Ast
J.Kidd: 14 Pts (3-10 FG) | 2 Reb | 3 Ast

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

East: Rajon Rando [BOS]
West: Kevin Durant [OKC]

Transactions:

11/2/2011 - Spurs sign Joey Dorsey to 1yr/$1.34M Deal
11/4/2011 - Bucks sign Charlie Bell to 1yr/$789K Deal

Injury Report:

Blake Griffin [LAC] Out 1-2 Weeks - Sore Back
Matt Barnes [LAL] - Out 6-8 weeks - Torn Meniscus
Dwight Howard [ORL] - Out 2-4 Weeeks - Sprained Shoulder
Ben Gordon [DET] - Out 2-4 Weeks - Plantar Fasciitis
Andrea Bargnani [TOR] - Out 4-6 Weeks - Broken Hand
Channing Frye [PHX] - Out 6-8 Weeks - Dislocated Patella
Michael Redd [PHX] - Out 6-8 Weeks - Broken Back
Michael Beasley [MIN] - Out 2-4 Weeks - Strained Hamstring