Fight to the Finish! Season 2 | SHOOTING DUEL VS KINGS

Awards and Races

Players of the month
November: Deron Williams(BKN), Russell Westbrook(OKC)
December: LeBron James(MIA), Kevin Durant(OKC)

Rookies of the month
November: Jonas Valanciunas(TOR), Anthony Davis(NO)
December: Dion Waiters(CLE), Damian Lillard(POR)

MVP Race
John Wall, PG(WAS) 25.5ppg 4.9rpg 7.5apg
Kevin Durant, SF(OKC) 29.5ppg 7.9rpg 5.0apg
Russell Westbrook, PG(OKC) 23ppg 2.9spg 6.3apg
Jordan Crawford, SG(WAS) 23.8ppg 3.9rpg 4.0apg
Carmelo Anthony, SF(NYK) 28.8ppg 8.8rpg 1.4spg

Rookie of the year Race
Anthony Davis, PF(NO) 14.9ppg 8.5rpg 1.6bpg
Damian Lillard, PG(POR) 14.2ppg 6.9apg
Dion Waiters, SG(CLE) 18.5ppg 4.2apg 1.1spg
Jonas Valanciunas, C(TOR) 9.4ppg 8.9rpg 1.8bpg
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, SF(CHA) 13.9ppg 5.0rpg 1.4spg

Sixth Man of the Year Race
Vince Carter, SG(DAL) 12.9ppg 3.1rpg 2.6apg
Raymond Felton, PG(NY) 10.7ppg 2.3rpg 3.1apg
Ramon Sessions, PG(CHA) 14.0ppg 3.1rpg 2.9apg
Jarrett Jack, PG(GS) 7.1ppg 3.0rpg 5.3apg
Nolan Smith, PG(POR) 9.2ppg 2.1rpg 2.9apg

Defensive Player of the Year Race
Marcin Gortat, C(PHX) 16.6ppg 12.6rpg 2.4bpg
Joakim Noah, C(CHI) 9.0ppg 10.7rpg 2.4bpg
JJ Hickson, PF(POR) 13.4ppg 9.4rpg 2.0bpg
Al Jefferson, C(UTA) 19.6ppg 8.1rpg 2.2bpg
Dirk Nowitzki, PF(DAL) 17.2ppg 8.8rpg 1.7bpg

Most Improved Player Race
Goran Dragic, PG(PHX) 19.7ppg 8.3apg 1.4spg
Byron Mullens, PF(CHA) 16.2ppg 7.2rpg 1.2apg
Glen Davis, PF(ORL) 17.9ppg 7.0rpg 1.0bpg
Brandon Knight, PG(DET) 19.1ppg 4.5rpg 6.8apg
Jordan Crawford, SG(WAS) 23.8ppg 3.9rpg 4.0apg

All-Stars

Rising Stars

Iman Shumpert stars in Rising Stars Challenge
Box Score(SHAQ:CHUCK)
Team Stats

Off all the big name young guns in this game, it was Iman Shumpert who played the best.

Shumpert scored 22 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and dished out 9 assists for his team and they won the game, 118-102.

It was a blow-out early on, as team Shaq made a quick 12-1 run. Damian Lillard led the team in that run, as he scored 8 of the 12 points.

Team Chuck would inch closer with the help of Kyrie Irving. He was the only bright spot on that team as he scored 29 points. The second highest scorer was Barnes with only 12 points.

Three players from team Shaq scored more than 20. Damian Lillard, 23, Iman Shumppert, 22, and Chandler Parsons, 21.

AWESOME! Play of the game

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East dominates West in All Star game
Box Score(EAST:WEST)
Team Stats

Carmelo Anthony won the all-star mvp for the 1st time in his career. He scored 29 points on 9-18 shooting to lead the East against the West, 112-91.

Anthony was the only player who scored more than 20 points in this game. He was followed by Russell Westbrook, who scored 18 points.

Only the East came out to play as they outplayed everybody from their Western counterparts. Aside from the pre-season and the NBA finals, this is the only time that the East gets to play with the West.

"We're definitely disappointed in what we showed tonight. The fans expected something entertaining and fun, but some players were just not up to it." Said Kobe Bryant, who appeared in his 15th straight all star game.




AWESOME! Plays of the Game

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Lakers too much for Warriors
Box Score(GS:LAL)
Team Stats

People might start wondering how the Lakers are struggling this season the way they beat the Warriors. The Lakers went with a balanced attack to hand the Warriors their worst loss of the season, 122-90.

Pau Gasol led the Lakers with 19 points and 9 rebounds. They shot 48% from the field as opposed to the 39% of the Warriors. They also forced 19 turnovers while only giving up the ball 9 times.

"It's now or never. We win now or it's over for us. This conference is tight and more losses will hurt us later on." Said Pau Gasol





Warriors bounce back, halt Twolves' 7 game win streak
Box Score(GS:MIN)
Team Stats

The Warriors found themselves down again after the half, but they kept their composure and kept the game close. Ricky Rubio had a stellar scoring night with 23 points on 7-16 shooting. But it was Warriors rookie Harrison Barnes who stole the show. He scored a career high 27 points to lead the Warriors to the win.

The Warriors once again benefited in a high scoring showdown. They have never lost a game when they score 100 or more points.

"We need to score to win. That's our game. As long as the shooters are on their game, we're gonna be fine." said coach Mark Jackson





Warriors shoot 17 threes to win against Clippers
Box Score(GS:LAC)
Team Stats

Coach Jackson's statement in their last game holds true. The Clippers could not stop the Warriors from shooting the ball.

"They shot everywhere. Every angle, every corner, it always went in." said Clipper guard Chris Paul.

The Warriors scored a season high 131 points versus the 119 of the Clippers. Both teams barely played any defense as they just shot the ball from everywhere. The difference was most shots from the Warriors are 3's while for the Clippers it was dunks from Griffin.

"They score 2, we score 3. As long as that kept up, we know were gonna win" said Harrison Barnes who top scored the Warriors with 24 points.




AWESOME! Plays of the Games

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Around the league...
Thunder win 11th straight
Deron Williams out for season with broken hand
Magic fire Jacque Vaughn, hire Dean Adkins
Pistons fire Lawrence Frank, hire Jacque Vaughn
Hornets fire Monty Williams hire Leslie Cheaney

Grizzlies destroy Warriors, 119-95

The Grizzlies outhustled, outrebounded, outscored the Warriors every single time down the floor. The Warriors did not do anything right, while the Grizzlies did everything right.

Memphis was ahead in every stat category against the Warriors except for blocks. But Memphis didnt need to block since every shot coming from the opponent was a brick.

The bench was a big boost for the Grizzlies as they scored 51 points out of the total 119.

The Warriors will play their last two games on the road against very winnable teams, the Hornets and the Nuggets. Both teams are out of contention for the playoffs.




SCORES
MEM 29 27 32 31 119
GS 22 31 30 22 95


TOP PERFORMERS
Memphis
Rudy Gay(19 pts, 3rebs, 4assts)
Zach Randolph(18pts, 11rebs, 3stls)
Josh Selby(12pts, 4-4FG, 11mins)

Warriors
Klay Thompson(17pts, 5rebs, 2blks)
Carl Landry(14pts, 6rebs)
Steph Curry(19pts, 7assts)

Warriors clinch 2nd seed with win over Hornets, 93-85


Landry shoots over the Hornets' non-existent defense

The Warriors, after being able to secure a playoff spot a few games ago after a long drought, was able to clinch home court advantage for the first two rounds of the playoffs.

The Warriors started the game strong after their humiliating defeat against the Grizzlies. They scored 27 points in the first quarter while limiting the Hornets to a season-low 12 points.

It looked like the Warriors were gonna blow the game wide open but the Hornets had other plans. Austin Rivers fueled a 2nd quarter comeback as he scored 12 of his 13 points in that quarter.

But the challenge proved to be harder for the Hornets as they failed to outscore the Warriors in the next two quarters.

This is the second win for the Warriors where they scored under 100 points.

"We had defensive adjustments after our loss. We need to play better defense to compete in the playoffs or we're going home early." Said Klay Thompson who played a great opening quarter in this game.

The Warriors are likely to rest some of its starters in their final game against Denver in preparation for the playoffs.

SCORES:
GS 27 19 23 24 93
NO 12 30 20 23 85

TOP PERFORMERS
Warriors
David Lee (16pts, 13rebs)
Carl Landry (14pts, 4rebs)
Andrew Bogut (14pts, 5rebs)

Hornets
Eric Gordon (24pts, 11-24FG)
Austin Rivers (13pts, 5-8FG, 14mins)


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Nuggets beat Warriors in non-bearing game
Warriors 102 @ Nuggets 107

Kenneth Faried score a season high 25 points and 16 rebounds in their last game of the season. He also went 11-16 from the field and arguably played his best game of his career.

It was a back-and-forth game all through out. Both teams exchanged leads left and right and made the game look like it mattered.

The Nuggets took the first quarter with a 3 point lead but the Warriors would make a run in the second. They would lead after the half 58-52.

The Nuggets would then outscore the Warriors in the last two quarters.

The injury of the Andrew Bogut was a big blow for the Warriors as the Nuggets would punish the Warriors down low. They scored 20 more points from the paint.

Steph Curry scored 26 points for the Warriors.

SCORES:
GSW 28 28 26 20 102
DEN 31 21 29 26 107

TOP PERFORMERS
Warriors
Steph Curry(26pts, 7asts)
Harrison Barnes(19pts, 4rebs)

Nuggets
Kenneth Faried(25pts, 16rebs)
Danilo Gallinari(24pts, 9rebs)
Andrew Iguodala(16pts, 5asts)

Around the league...
Thunder complete season sweep after beating the Suns
Mike Miller surpasses 10k pts milestone in loss to Wizards
Houston, Memphis clinch last 2 post-season spots

Bogut out for season with strained achilles.


Bogut suffered a season ending injury in a non-bearing game against the eliminated Denver Nuggets.

Bogut collided in the air with Danilo Gallinari in the third quarter and strained his achilles in the landing.

Coach Mark Jackson was supposed to rest his starters but changed his mind saying that "the players may become rusty come playoff time".

"It was a bad decision in my part. Andrew is a big part of our success in the regular season, and it is gonna be tough to be without him in the playoffs".

Andrew Bogut is averaging 7.0 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Warriors.

Carl Landry is expected to start in place of Andrew Bogut.

2012-2013 Playoffs!

A quick season! Congrats on making the playoffs, Rockets could be a potentially tough match-up for you. Haha can't believe the Wizards got the first seed!

A quick season! Congrats on making the playoffs, Rockets could be a potentially tough match-up for you. Haha can't believe the Wizards got the first seed!

Thanks! It was a tough game. Even without Harden, who was injured. So many guys can score from them. The Wizards are a surprise! And they are still going strong.

Thompson explodes for 29 as Warriors eliminate Rockets
Box Score(GSW:HOU)
Team Stats


Klay Thompson had his way against the Rockets tonight

No Bogut? No problem. The Warriors relied on superb outside shooting to beat the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. Klay Thompson led the 3-point barrage with 29 points on 11-18 shooting. 7-10 came from downtown.

Curry shot 4-8 from beyond the arc. While Harrison Barnes was a perfect 4-4. All in all, the Warriors shot a season-best 18-27(66%) threes.

The Rockets also was not bad from the field, shooting 47% and 46% from beyond the arc. But the Warriors were just more unstoppable. Almost everyone shot from outside the paint even the big guys like David Lee.

The game saw 23 lead changes and 15 ties. It was as close as it can get.

The Rockets still missed the services of their star guard, James Harden, who was hurt with a sprained toe. He was also absent their regular season mathcup against the Warriors. Harden is averaging 21.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

Harden's back court partner, Jeremy Lin, who also averages 21.1 points per game only scored 16 points but dished 11 assists.

Carlos Delfino topscored the Rockets with 28 points but needed 28 shots to do it.


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Other news...
Wall scores 24 as Wizards advance to second round
#6 Clippers send #3 Wolves home with 114-100 win
Dallas wins over San Antonio in playoffs Texas Showdown
Boston wins over Atlanta with smothering defense
Bulls send Raptors home with 100-75 win
Pacers get revenge, upset #2 Heat
Oklahoma City too much for Grizzlies 112-83

2012-2013 SEASON AWARDS!

Warriors enter conf. finals for first time since 1976
Box Score(GSW:LAC)
Team Stats


Curry walking like a boss

The Warriors continued their superb outside shooting in the playoffs to eliminate the Los Angeles Clippers, 108-101.

Steph Curry led the way with a season high 31 points. 7-9 came from downtown. He also had 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Warriors led for most of the game. But the Clippers would just not go away. The Warriors were up by as much as 13 points in the second quarter. But they would use a 12-2 run in the third to catch up and make the game close.

The Warriors bench would struggle in the third. They would give up turnovers and let the Clippers take a 7-point lead. But the starters would stay composed and take the lead back to win the game.

Jamal Crawford scored 27 points for the Clippers. Luis Scola scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Blake Griffin scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Star point guard Chris Paul was limited to a season-low 8 points.

PHOTOS:



Other News...
Bulls close out series following 122-84 win over Pacers
Wizards beat Celtics behind Jordan Crawford's 29
Thunder blow out Mavs 103-72 behind stellar play from Durant and Westbrook

Thunder returns to NBA Finals with win over Warriors


Kevin Durant celebrates their return to finals

The Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. But unlike the Thunder's first two games, the Warriors did not go down without a fight.

The Warriors may not have led in this game, but they kept the game close and threatened the Thunder in the last moments of the game. Durant and Westbrook combined for 67 points in the game. Ibaka added 13 points and 16 rebounds.

The Warriors struggled in the boards as the got outrebounded 58-41. The Thunder grabbed 11 more offensive boards.

The Warriors still continued their shooting display, as they shot 15-32 from downtown. But they were not able to get the necessary stops in the end game. The Thunder have now won 17 straight and are two more straight games away from sweeping the season.

The Thunder, having the best record in the NBA, will have homecourt advantage against the Chicago Bulls in a best-of-3 series in the NBA finals.

PHOTOS:




SCORES
GSW 21 40 21 26 108
OKC 26 36 28 24 114

TOP PERFORMERS

Thunder
Kevin Durant (34pts, 5rebs)
Russell Westbrook(33pts, 6rebs, 11asts)
Serge Ibaka (13pts, 16rebs)
Nick Collison (6pts, 15rebs)

Warriors
Harrison Barnes (24pts,5rebs)
Steph Curry (23pts, 6asts)
Klay Thompson (19pts, 6 3's)

In the East...
Bulls beat Wizards, 91-84
Deng out indefinitely with sprained toe

Thunder take game 1 of 3 in NBA Finals

The Thunder winning streak are now up to 18 with the win over eastern conference champs Chicago Bulls. The Bulls were not much of a challenge to the Thunder as they lead in every quarter except for the 4th, which mostly is garbage time.

Defense was the key for the Thunder as they limited the Bulls to only 57 points after three quarters. The Thunder led by as much as 20 points in the game.

Derrick Rose scored 26 points on 9-23 shooting for the Bulls. Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Kevin Durant continued his spectacular play scoring 33 points. He also had 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Kevin Martin added 24 points.

The Thunder are now heading to Chicago for game 2 and they can win it all there. The Bulls are now fighting for survival in their home floor.

SCORES:
OKC 29 23 21 21 94
CHI 23 15 19 25 82

TOP PERFORMERS
Thunder
Kevin Durant (33pts,7rebs,7asts)
Kevin Martin (24pts)
Russell Westbrook (20pts,6rebs,6asts)

Bulls
Derrick Rose (26pts,6asts)
Carlos Boozer (19pts, 12rebs)
Joakim Noah (12pts,14rebs)

Bulls bounce back, force game 3

The Thunder win streak is now halted to 18 games. The Bulls used a strong second quarter, scoring 37, to win game 2 and force a do-or-die game for the Larry O'brien trophy.

The Thunder shot only 42% from the field as opposed to Bulls' 51%. The Bulls also shot 5/7 from downtown while the Thunder shot 4/16.

It was a balanced attack from the Bulls as Carlos Boozer led them with 22pts. Derrick Rose added 19 pts. 11 of the 12 players from the Bulls was able to score at least 3 points.

Kevin Durant was on a slump in this game, scoring only 18 points on 6-18 shooting. He was also 1-9 from beyond the arc.

The series returns to Oklahoma City where both teams will be playing for the trophy.

SCORES:
CHI 23 37 21 18 99
OKC 23 28 20 25 96

TOP PERFORMERS:
Bulls
Carlos Boozer (22pts, 9rebs)
Derrick Rose (19pts, 5rebs)
Elton Brand (10pts, 5-6FG, 17mins)

Thunder
Russel Westbrook (29pts, 14-21FG)
Kevin Martin (22pts, 6-15FG, 8-8FT)

Thunder win NBA Championship, 105-102

It was a back and forth game. It was as close as it can get. It was thrilling, it was exciting. You can use every little phrase to describe this game.

Both teams gave it their all. They were diving, hustling, and sacrificing their body just to have possession of the basketball. But there can only be one NBA Champion, and for this year it was the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Kevin Durant recovered from his game 2 slump and scored 31 in game 3 on only 9-17 shooting. He also grabbed 13 rebounds. Kevin Martin added 21 points and Serge Ibaka added 14.

It was another balanced scoring from the Chicago Bulls as 11 players scored at least 2 points. Derrick Rose had an amazing game as he flirted with a triple double, 26 points 8 rebounds 8 assists. Rip Hamilton added 20 points. 5 players from the Bulls scored in double digits.

The game was down the wire as the game was tied at 102 with 30 secs remaining. The Thunder has possession and Westbrook has the ball. Durant used two screens to free himself up at the right wing. Westbrook gave him the ball. He squared up for the shot and let it fly.

Swish.

Durant made a 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Thunder a 105-102 lead with about 9 seconds remaining.

Marco Belinelli had the opportunity to tie the game but his 3-pointer rattled out as the game clock expired.

SCORES:
OKC 26 27 24 28 105
CHI 27 26 23 26 102

TOP PERFORMERS
Bulls
Derrick Rose (26pts, 8rebs, 8asts)
Rip Hamilton (20pts)
Joakim Noah (10pts, 13rebs)

Thunder
Kevin Durant (31pts, 13rebs)
Kevin Martin (21pts)
Russell Westbrook (13pts, 7asts)

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER

C Kendrick Perkins
C Hasheem Thabeet
PF Serge Ibaka
PF Nick Collison
PF Perry Jones
SF Kevin Durant
SF Terrence Williams
SG Kevin Martin
SG Thabo Sefolosha
SG Deande Liggins
PG Russell Westbrook
PG Jerryd Bayless
PG Eric Maynor
PG Reggie Jackson

RETIRING PLAYERS

Name	Team	YRS PRO	Age
Chauncey Billups, PG	Clippers	16	36
Jason Kidd, PG	Knicks	19	40
Marcus Camby, C	Knicks	17	39
Antawn Jamison, PF	Lakers	15	37
Hedo Turkoglu, SF	Magic	13	34
Tim Duncan, C	Spurs	16	37
Jermaine Oneal, C	Suns	17	34
Grant Hill, SF	Clippers	19	40

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Any ideas on how I can fix the large space before the tables?

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You have to take all of the spaces out so that the whole table text is just one long sentence.

Tough getting so close, but not quite there. But you will have something to aim for next season

You have to take all of the spaces out so that the whole table text is just one long sentence.

Thanks for the help!

Tough getting so close, but not quite there. But you will have something to aim for next season

I know! OKC is just too strong in this game. I need to get better pieces for next season. The bench is kinda weak.

2013 Draft Order

2013 NBA DRAFT

Pick	Team	Name	POS
1	Cavaliers	Tajuan Conway	SG
2	Hornets	Mel Goodson	C
3	Lakers	Andrew Reid	C
4	Bobcats	Lance Ruffin	C
5	Suns	Tyrus Shelton	PF
6	Trail Blazers	Peja Toroman	SG
7	Thunder(via DET)	Will Thurmond	PG
8	Jazz	Cecil Askew	PG
9	Magic	Harvey Stansbury	SG
10	Bucks	Von Bell	PG
11	Nuggets	Carlton Pearson	SG
12	Kings	Al Galloway	PG
13	Nets	Tracy Jones	PF
14	76ers	DeShawn Overton	SF
15	Grizzlies	Lucious Storey	SF
16	Rockets	Jermaine Lee	SF
17	Knicks	Trey McKenzie	SF
18	Celtics	Earl Geiger	SF
19	Pacers	William Walton	PG
20	Mavericks via TOR	Grant Bullard	C
21	Clippers	Uwe Kramer	SG
22	Spurs	Brevin Parker	SG
23	Timberwolves	Conrad Lampley	SF
24	Bucks via SAS	Sean McKinney	PG
25	Hawks	Carl Harrison	SF
26	Bulls	Mack Miller	SG
27	Warriors	Cameron Bell	PF
28	Heat	Kyle Copeland	C
29	Wizards	Devin Hopkins	SG
30	Thunder	Malcolm Simmons	SG

A PF eh, what was his comparison?

A PF eh, what was his comparison?

I actually didn't scout him. All the other players that I scouted got drafted before I could pick so I went with the mock draft. Good thing about him is he's a defensive anchor. So players get defensive boost whenever he's on the floor.