4! .55 *00+ *00+ ٠ 67 ٠ -0 *+ ٠ 7 NO DATE OPP W/L TV/RECORD ! " #" $"%&" '( ! 1 10/27 vs. CHI W, 106-95 1-0 2 10/29 @ DET W, 105-104 2-0 34101/13/13v@s.LUATCALL,,9992--11200722--21 35 Kevin Durant F 69 230 09/29/88 Texas 3 06 9 Serge Ibaka F 610 235 09/18/89 Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) 1 5 11/4 @ POR W, 107-1 (OT) 3-2 6 11/7 vs. BOS L, 83,92 3-3 5 Kendrick Perkins C 610 280 11/10/84 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX) 7 781111//1102vvss..PPHOIRWW,,110190--11003845--332 Thabo Se G 6 7 215 05/2/84 Vevey (Switzerland) 4 folosha 9 11/14 vs. SA L, 104-117 5-4 0 Russell Westbrook G 63 187 11/12/88 UCLA 2 10 11/15 @ UTA W, 115-108 6-4 11 11/17 vs. HOU W, 116-99 7-4 ) 12 11/19 @ BOS W, 89-84 8-4 13 11/20 @ MIL W, 82-81 9-4 14 11/22 vs. MIN W, 117-107 10-4 45 Cole Aldrich C 611 245 10/31/88 Kansas R 15 11/24 vs. DAL L, 103-111 10-5 16 11/26 @ IND W, 110-106 (OT) 11-5 4 Nick Collison F 610 255 10/26/80 Kansas 6 17 11/28 @ HOU L, 98-99 11-6 14 Daequan Cook G 65 210 04/28/87 Ohio State 3 18 11/29 vs. NO W, 95-89 12-6 13 James Harden G 65 220 08/26/89 ASU 1 19 12/1 @ NJ W, 123-120 (3OT) 13-6 7 R l Ivey G 64 215 12/20/81 Texas 6 20 12/3 @ TOR L, 99-111 13-7 oya 2 S , 6 Eric Maynor G 63 170 06/11/87 Virginia Commonwealth 1 1 12/5 vs. G W 114-109 14-7 22 12/6 @ CHI L, 90-99 14-8 23 12/8 @ MIN W, 111-103 15-8 8 Nazr Mohammed C 610 250 09/05/77 Kentucky 12 24 12/10 @ NO W, 97-92 16-8 23 B on 25 12/12 vs. CLE W, 106-77 17-8 3NyarteRoMbuillnesnosnGC57901287050052//3114//8849OWhaisohiSntgattoe5126 12/15 vs. HOU W, 117-105 18-8 n 30 Robert Vaden G 65 205 03/03/85 AlabamaBirmingham R 27 12/17 vs. SAC W, 102-87 19-8 28 12/19 vs. PHX L, 110-113 19-9 29 12/21 @ CHA W, 99-81 20-9 30 12/22 @ NY L, 98-112 20-10 '' 31 12/25 vs. DEN W, 114-106 21-10 32 12/27 vs. DAL L, 93-103 21-11 Scott Brooks (UC Irvine) 33 12/29 vs. NJ W, 114-93 22-11 34 12/31 vs. ATL W, 103-94 23-11 Maurice Cheeks (West Texas State) Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona) 35 1/1 @ SA L, 74-101 23-12 36 1/4 @ MEM L, 105-110 23-13 37 1/6 , Mark Bryant (Seton Hall) @ DAL W 99-95 24-13 38 1/8 vs. MEM W, 109-100 25-13 39 1/12 @ HOU W, 118-112 26-13 Brian Keefe (UNLV) 40 1/13 vs. ORL W, 125-124 27-13 41 1/17 @ LAL L, 94-101 27-14 ) Maz Trakh (Southern Utah) 42 1/19 @ DEN L, 107-112 27-15 ' Dwight Daub (Evansville) 42 1/22 vs. NY W, 101-98 28-15 Joe Sharpe ( Dominion) 44 1/24 @ NO L, 89-91 28-16 Old 45 1/26 @ MIN W, 118-117 (OT) 29-16 46 1/28 vs. WAS W, 124-117 (2OT) 30-16 '' * 47 1/30 vs. MIA L, 103-108 30-17 *+)+ 48 2/2 vs. NO W, 104-93 31-17 49 2/4 @ PHO W, 111-107 32-17 5 2/5 @ UTA W, 121-105 3 Game 1 – May 1 (Sun) Memphis at Oklahoma City 12:00 PM Grizzlies; 114101 0 3-17 Game 2 – May 3 (Tue) Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:30 PM Thunder; 111102 51 2/8 vs. MEM L, 101-105 33-18 52 2/12 @ SAC W, 99-97 34-18 53 2/13 @ GS L, 94-10 Game 3 – May 7 (Sat) Oklahoma City at Memphis 4:00 PM Grizzlies; 10193 (OT) 0 34-19 54 2/15 vs. SAC W, 126-96 35-19 55 2/22 vs. LAC W, 111-88 36-19 G G a a m m ee54––MMaayy191((MWone)d)MOkelmahpohimsaatCiOtyklaathoMmeampCihtiys88::3300PPMMTThhuunndderr;;9193372123(3OT)56 2/23 @ SA L, 105-109 36-20 e 57 2/25 @ ORL L, 88-111 36-21 Game 6 – May 13 (Fri) Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:00 PM Grizzlies; 9583 58 2/27 vs. LAL L, 87-90 36-22 Game 7 – May 15 (Sun) Memphis at Oklahoma City 2:30 PM ABC 59 3/2 vs. IND W, 113-89 37-22 60 3/4 @ ATL W, 111-104 38-22 61 3/6 vs. PHX W, 122-118 (OT) 39-22 62 3/7 @ MEM L, 101-107 39-23 ' 63 3/9 @ PHI W, 110-105 (OT) 40-23 64 3/11 vs. DET W, 104-94 41-23 65 3/13 @ CLE W, 95-75 42-23 66 3/14 @ WAS W, 116-89 43-23 , -None 67 3/16 @ MIA W, 96-85 44-23 68 3/18 vs. CHA W, 99-82 45-23 . -SergeIbaka:SurgeEeBAKa69 3/20 vs. TOR L, 93-95 45-24 70 3/23 vs. UTA W, 106-94 46-24 Royal Ivey: royAL 71 3/25 vs. MIN W, 111-103 47-24 72 3/27 vs. POR W, 99-90 48-24 Nazr Mohammed: NAHzee 73 3/29 vs. GS W, 115-114 (OT) 49-24 Thabo Sefolosha: TAbow sefaLOWsha 74 3/30 @ PHX W, 116-98 50-24 75 4/1 @ POR L, 91-98 50-25 . 76 4/2 @ LAC L, 92-98 50-26 )-90 minutes prior to game 77 4/5 @ DEN W, 101-94 51-26 78 4/6 vs. LAC W, 112-108 52-26 79 4/8 vs. DEN W, 104-89 53-26 - /-Recalled Robert Vaden from the Tulsa 66ers 80 4/10 @ LAL W, 120-106 54-26 /0-Recalled Cole Aldrich from the Tulsa 66ers 81 4/11 @ SAC W, 120-112 55-26 82 4/13 vs. MIL L, 106-110 (OT) 55-27
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99 $! *$& 00+ :; !< *0 .$==$!+ %;<&.$==$! 99 "-The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies are facingoff in the first Game 7 of the 2011 pl ayoffs. This afternoon’s game will mark the 8 th Game 7 for the OKC Franchise. The franchise is 43 alltime in a Game 7, including a record of 41 at home in Game 7. The club last appeared in a Game 7 vs. Houston in the second round of the 1997 playoffs (Lost 9196). In the first six games of this series, the team to score more points in the paint has gone onto win the game. May 13, 2011 at FedEx Forum Memphis 95 – Oklahoma City 83 Despite jumpingout to a 13 point lead at the end of the second quarter, The Thunder were outscored 29 51 in the second half as the Grizzlies evened the series at three games apiece…In the third and fourth quarters OKC shot just 28.9% from the field (1138 FGs). Excluding Russell Westbrook’s 12 second half points, no other Thunder played scored more than four second half points…Aft er halftime, the Thunder failed to convert a single 3point field goal (012 3FGs)…In the second half alone, Zach Randolph led the Grizzlies resurgence by scoring 20 points to go along with 11 rebounds (Netted 30 poi nts and 13 rebounds in the game)…Meanwhile, Kevin D urant was limited to a career playofflow 11 points on 3of1 4 shooting from the field (110 FGs in the second h alf)…The Grizzlies opened the second half on an 15 5 run to tie the score at 5959 with 5:19 left in the third quarter…In his first career playoff start O.J. Mayo registered 16 points (612 FGs) to go along with a gamehigh fou r steals…For the third time this postseason, the Grizzlies claimed victory after trailing by double figures in the second hal f. May 11, 2011 at Oklahoma City Arena Oklahoma City 99 – Memphis 72 After falling behind 60 to open the game, Oklahoma City outscored Memphis 4629 during the remainder of the half and never lookedback during the team’s 27point victory…On the night, OKC limited Memphis to 72 poi nts on 35.9% field goal shooting (2878 FGs). The 72 points scored by MEM are the fewest scored in the 2011 playoffs and onepoint shy of an OKC opponent alltime playo ff opponentlow…Led by Daequan Cook (18 points; 67 FGs) the Thunder reserves outscored the Memphis st arters by a 5341 margin…No OKC starter saw action in the 4 th quarter. Meanwhile, all 12 active Thunder players scored on the evening…Marc Gasol was the only Memphis player to score in doublefigures (15 points; 69 FGs). The O KC franchise had never before limited only one oppo sing player to 10+ points in postseason play. In fa ct, such a feat has occurred only 4 times previously in the last 10 NBA playoffs (team with one player scoring 10+ is 04 in such games)…The 27 point margin of victory is th e largest for the OKC franchise in postseason play since April 27, 1997 vs. PHX (44 points; 12278)…The Thunder held the Grizzlies to 20 or fewer points in all four quarte rs for the first time in OKC franchise playoff history…After allowing Zach Randolph to average 24.5 points during Games 1 and 2 at the OKC Arena, Randolph was limited to nine points on 3of9 shooting in Game 5…OKC outrebounded MEM 5033. May 9, 2011 at FedEx Forum Oklahoma City 133 – Memphis 123 (3OT) In just the sixth triple overtime playoff game in NBA history (first in OKC franchise history), Russel l Westbrook (40 points; 1533 FGs) and Kevin Durant (35 points; 920 FGs) helped lead the Thunder to victory after trailing by as many as 18 points in the first half…In a game that featured 13 lead changes and nine ties, the Grizzlies scored the final seven points of regulation to force the first overt ime after Mike Conley converted a 3point field goal with 3.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. In the first OT, MEM found themselves trailing again by seven points, but Greivis Vasquez tied the game with a 26foot 3po intfield goal with 9.4 seconds on the clock…In the second OT, Russell Westbrook scored seven points (35 FGs) including his gametying 21foot jump shot with 30.8 seconds l eft…In the third OT, OKC outscored the Grizzlies 14 4 after limiting MEM to 1of9 shooting (.111) to secure the victory…James Harden came off the Thunder bench and led al l reserves with 19 points (1010 FTs) including his gametying 3 point field goal with 1:07 remaining in the second OT…After allowing the Grizzlies to shoot 52.2% in t he first quarter (1223 FGs), OKC limited MEM to just 31.8% shooting throughout the remainder of the contest (2888 FGs)…After the first quarter, the Thunder outscored Memphis in the paint by a 5030 margin…On the night, O KC outscored MEM 2612 in fast break opportunities…Durant and Westbrook became just the second pair of teammates in OKC franchise playoff history to each score 35+ points {5/14/1987 vs. HOU (2OT); Tom Chambers and Dale Ell is}…The 133 points scored by the Thunder is an all time postseason franchisehigh. May 7, 2011 at FedEx Forum Memphis 101 – Oklahoma City 93 (OT) After leading 7663 heading into the 4 th quarter, Oklahoma City converted just 4of18 fiel d goals (.222) in the final 12 minutes of regulation as Memphis outscored OKC 23 10 in the period to force overtime…Down the stretch, the Thunder failed to register a single made fiel d goal in the final five minutes of regulation (OKC 09 shooting to close the fourth quarter). In the fourth quarter, Memphis outscored the Thunder in the paint 124…Both teams had the opportunity to win the game late in the 4 th quarter, but Kevin Durant missed a 20foot jump shot with four seconds remaining. Then, on the ensuing Memphis possession, Zach Randolph missed a 3point field goal attempt just before time expired in regulation…In overtime, Memp his outscored the Thunder 60 to start the extra session. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook went a co mbined 04 from the field in overtime as the Thunder team shot 3of12 (.250) from the field…In the losing effort, Russell Westbrook handedout a postseason careerbest 12 assists…Zach Randolph posted a teamhigh 21 points to go along w ith an identical gamehigh 21 rebounds…The Thunder led by as many as 16 points at the 3:53 mark of the 3 rd quarter…Through the first three quarters, the Thunder shot 42.9%, but in the fourth quarter and overti me, OKC shot just 23.3% (730 FGs)…After committing six turnovers in the first half, the Grizzlies turned the ball ov er just three times in the second half and overtime combined. May 3, 2011 at Oklahoma City Arena Oklahoma City 111 – Memphis 102 Oklahoma City limited Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol to a combined 5of22 from the field (22.7%) as the Thunder amassed a 21point second half advantage before going on to tie the series at one game apiece…The Thunder duo of James Harden and Eric Maynor came off the bench to combine for 36 points. Maynor failed to connect on only one of his seven field goal attempts (34 from 3po int range). Meanwhile, Harden went a perfect 11of 11 from the free throw line to help lead OKC…The Thunder jumped out to a doubledigit first quarter lead thanks to 61.1% first quarter shooting (1118 FGs). In the opening 12 minute of play, OKC limited MEM to 29.4% shooting (17 FGs for Gasol & Randolph)…The Thunder forced Memphis into 1 6 turnovers as OKC outscored the Grizzlies 176 in fast break opportunities…OKC shot better than 50.0% from the field for the first time in this postseason (.528; 3872 FGs). During the regular season, OKC went 24 3 when eclipsing the 50.0% shooting mark…In the 201 1 playoffs, the Thunder is 20 in games played immediately after a loss. During the regular season, OKC posted a record of 206 in games played after a loss…After his 26point scoring effort in Game 2, Durant has recorded 221 points in the 2011 playoffs. In the last seven seasons only Kobe Bryant (2008) and LeBron James (2006 & 2009) have scored more points through seven postseason games. May 1, 2011 at Oklahoma City Arena Memphis 114 Oklahoma City 101 – Zach Randolph scored 20 of his gamehigh 34 points (1222 FGs) in the second half as the Grizzlies went up by as many 17 points in the fourth quarter before claiming a Game 1 victory over the Thunder…OKC dropped its first home game of the 2011 postseason after opening t he playoffs 30 at the Oklahoma City Arena…Nick Col lison’s jump hook shot made the score 7175 with 3:18 left in the third quarter, but the Grizzlies responded by sco ring nine unanswered points to close the period…In the fourth quarter, the Thunder pulled to within seven points of MEM on three occasions, but in each instance, the Grizzli es responded by scoring on their ensuing possession…On the night, the Thunder committed 18 turnovers (leading to 23 MEM points) while the Grizzlies turned the ball over on just eight occasions (leading to eight OKC points)… Marc Gasol scored 20 points on an efficient 9of11 shooting performance…The Grizzlies outscored the Thunder in the paint by a 5238 margin…Kevin Durant notched his 4 th 30point scoring effort of the postseason with 33 points on 1121 FGs to go along with 11 rebounds for his first doubledouble of the 2011 playoffs…With 16 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots, Serge Ibaka has now registered doubl edoubles in four of his last five postseason games.