Kings-Thunder Preview

By MIKE LIPKA
Posted Oct 26 2009 10:39PM

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings combined for just 40 wins last season, but there's reason for optimism for both teams as they continue their rebuilding projects.

Behind emerging star Kevin Durant, the Thunder especially have high hopes for the season that will begin with the Kings' visit to Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.

In its first season after moving from Seattle, Oklahoma City got off to a horrific 3-29 start in 2008-09, but the team won 20 of its final 50 games and saw progress from a young core that includes Durant, forward Jeff Green and guard Russell Westbrook.

That trio combined to average 57.1 points, 18.1 rebounds and 10.1 assists, and Durant's 25.3 points-per-game average ranked sixth in the league. The former Texas star and 2007-08 rookie of the year could shoulder an even bigger load this season.

"You're going to have highs and lows, especially with us growing as a team, us being young. But we've got to make up for that with working hard and playing hard in games," Durant said. "I think that'll limit that. It starts with me being a leader."

The Thunder, who finished 23-59 last season, will also hope for contributions from guards Shaun Livingston, who joined the team late last season after recovering from a major knee injury, and James Harden, the third overall draft pick in June out of Arizona State.

"The talent is there. There's no question about it," Livingston said. "These guys are young, they know how to play, the guys have got a big heart on this team. It's just we have to pull it together. This team isn't about one player. It's about guys coming together and forming chemistry."

The team will also likely have to improve its defense under coach Scott Brooks, who will begin his first full season.

Thunder opponents shot 47.5 percent from the field last season, the 27th-worst mark in the league. Among Western Conference teams, only Sacramento was worse, ranking last overall at 48.3 percent.

The Kings also had the worst record in the league - and in franchise history - at 17-65, and they may face a longer road back to respectability.

It won't help that the team will begin the season with lingering doubts about the health of leading scorer Kevin Martin, who missed the last two preseason games with a sprained left ankle after a similar injury kept him out of 30 games last season. It's unclear if he'll play Wednesday.

The Kings know they will be without versatile swingman Francisco Garcia for the opener. Garcia, who averaged a career-high 12.7 points last season, will be sidelined at least four months after undergoing surgery on his injured forearm and wrist earlier this month.

There are plenty of new faces in Sacramento, however, including first-year head coach Paul Westphal and No. 4 overall draft pick Tyreke Evans. The rookie out of Memphis will try to provide a boost after impressing his new coach in the preseason.

"He doesn't even seem like a rookie," Westphal said. "He just has a feel for the game that inspires confidence. He's going to be a really fine player."

The Kings also picked up Omri Casspi in the first round, and the forward will become the first Israeli to play in the NBA. He'll join a young frontcourt that includes 23-year-old Jason Thompson and 21-year-old Spencer Hawes.

"It's tough when you don't have the veterans like Orlando or the Lakers," Thompson said. "I look at it as two or three years ago those teams were in our same situation. You have to go through ups and downs. You have to start somewhere. We're at that level and we have a lot of potential."

The Thunder went 2-1 against Sacramento last season, earning a 99-98 road win March 10 even without Durant in the lineup. Durant scored 39 points and went 16 for 25 from the field in Oklahoma City's other victory, a 116-113 home win Feb. 8.

The teams have met even more recently, however, with the Kings taking a 104-89 win at Oklahoma City without Martin in one of the final preseason games Thursday.

"I really wish we didn't have to play this game before we play them (Wednesday)," said Westphal, whose last NBA head coaching job was with the Thunder franchise in Seattle from 1998-2000. "Both teams I'm sure held a few wrinkles back."

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Thunder get roaring, grab opener over Kings

By Randy Renner, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday October 29, 2009 12:51AM

OKLAHOMA CITY (NBA.com exclusive)  -- The Sacramento Kings hadn't won a season opener since 2003 and the Oklahoma City Thunder lost last season's lid-lifter en route to a 3-29 start. In fact the Thunder/Sonics hadn't won a home opener since 2004.

Both teams hoped for something better Wednesday night inside Oklahoma City's Ford Center and the Thunder got it cruising to a 102-89 win over the Kings before a sellout crowd.

"It's a good start, I thought we played good basketball tonight," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks. "We took care of the ball tonight and did a great job of staying focused."

Oklahoma City's young trio of Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook led the charge. Durant had a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds, but shot just 10 of 24.

"Kevin missed a lot of shots he normally makes, he's one of out better playmakers, but he still had a great game tonight," Brooks said.

Westbrook had a double-double, too, with 14 points and a career high 13 assists. He constantly frustrated Kings rookie point guard Tyreke Evans, who finished with 10 points and was whistled for five fouls.

"It was good tonight, it's just a process of me learning and seeing the game slow down," Westbrook said. "I want to get my teammates going, finding them shots."

Green dropped in 24 points and hit 4 of 5 three-point shots.

Kevin Martin, who missed the last two preseason games with a sore ankle, led the Kings with 27 points. He got 24 of those points in the first half, but was just 1-for-9 the rest of the game. Rookie Omri Casspi scored 15 points and Jason Thompson had 11 for the Kings.

In the first half, Oklahoma City jumped on Sacramento with 68 points, 39 of them coming in the first quarter when the Thunder shot a blistering 67 percent. Oklahoma City shot 51 percent for the entire contest and limited the Kings to just 40.5 percent shooting.

"We have to continue to hold the percentage down," Brooks said. "Holding a team to 40 percent, you're doing a good job."

Both the Thunder and the Kings came into Wednesday's opener thinking they had managed to get better on the defensive end. They each also came into the game with three new starters from last year's opening night lineup.

The Thunder brought in center Nenad Krstic and guard Thabo Sefolosha at mid-season and Westbrook didn't start until Brooks took over 13 games into last season. All three had tremendous games Wednesday night, combining for 42 points.

The Kings drafted point guard Evans with the 4th pick in the 2009 Draft and signed small forward Desmond Mason in the off-season. Ex-Bobcat big man Sean May beat out Spencer Hawes for the starting center spot. Yet that trio managed just 18 points.

• Kings: Garcia, Thomas
• Thunder: Bowen, Mullens, Weaver

• Kings: --
• Thunder: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #38 Michael Smith, #75 Eric Dalen
• Attendance: 18203
• Duration: 2:12

Sacramento Kings (14-20)		Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Green vs Thompson (Martin gains possession)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:40	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:23 [OKC 3-0]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)
Mason Jump Shot: Missed	10:57
	10:56	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:52 [OKC 5-0]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)	10:25 [SAC 3-5]
	10:09 [OKC 7-3]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)
	09:53	Green Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:53
Team Rebound	09:53
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:53 [SAC 4-7]
	09:46	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:45	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:44 [OKC 9-4]	Krstic Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
May Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:21 [SAC 6-9]
	09:02 [OKC 12-6]	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	08:41
Team Rebound	08:39
Mason Layup Shot: Missed	08:33
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:31
Thompson Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)	08:31 [SAC 8-12]
	08:09 [OKC 14-8]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Mason Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:00
Mason Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:00
	07:50 [OKC 16-8]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	07:27
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:26
Thompson Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:26 [SAC 10-16]
	07:11	Krstic Layup Shot: Missed
	07:09	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Thompson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:05
May Substitution replaced by Hawes	07:05
	07:05 [OKC 17-10]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	07:05 [OKC 18-10]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)	06:52
	06:50	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:42	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Mason Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:41
Hawes Jump Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:26	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:19 [OKC 20-10]	Durant Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:16
Mason Substitution replaced by Casspi	06:16
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed	05:56
	05:55	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:48 [OKC 22-10]	Krstic Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Thompson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:48
Thompson Substitution replaced by Nocioni	05:48
	05:48 [OKC 23-10]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Evans Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:33 [SAC 12-23]
	05:15 [OKC 25-12]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Hawes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)	04:59
	04:45	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
	04:44	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:43	Durant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Casspi (1 BLK)
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:41
Evans Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	04:41
Evans Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:41
	04:34 [OKC 27-12]	Krstic Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	04:15
	04:14	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:07	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:07
Nocioni Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	03:54
	03:52	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:39	Green Jump Shot: Missed
	03:38	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:38 [OKC 29-12]	Durant Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hawes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:38
	03:38	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Ollie
	03:38	Krstic Substitution replaced by Thomas
Evans Substitution replaced by Rodriguez	03:38
	03:38 [OKC 30-12]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Nocioni Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:23 [SAC 14-30]
	03:01 [OKC 32-14]	Green Driving Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	02:52	Sefolosha Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:52 [SAC 15-32]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:52 [SAC 16-32]
	02:31 [OKC 34-16]	Sefolosha Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Hawes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (1 AST)	02:20 [SAC 18-34]
Casspi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:59
	01:59	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	01:59	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:59	Team Rebound
	01:59	Green Substitution replaced by Collison
	01:59 [OKC 35-18]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	01:48
	01:47	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:36	Thomas Dunk Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:35
	01:25	Harden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:25 [SAC 19-35]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:25 [SAC 20-35]
	01:06	Thomas Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Rodriguez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)	00:51.9
	00:46.1 [OKC 37-20]	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	00:29.4	Harden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:29.4 [SAC 21-37]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:29.4 [SAC 22-37]
	00:06.6 [OKC 39-22]	Ollie Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (14-20)		Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41 [OKC 41-22]	Harden Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nocioni Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:25 [SAC 24-41]
	11:05	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:04
Thompson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	10:59
Thompson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:59
	10:59	Durant Substitution replaced by Green
Thompson Substitution replaced by May	10:59
Nocioni Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:40
	10:40 [OKC 42-24]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	10:40 [OKC 43-24]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Martin Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: May (1 AST)	10:26 [SAC 26-43]
	10:03 [OKC 45-26]	Green Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Martin Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Hawes (1 AST)	09:48 [SAC 28-45]
	09:48	Collison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	09:48 [SAC 29-45]
	09:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:43	Ollie Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	09:43	Harden Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
Nocioni Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:34
	09:25	Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:23
Nocioni Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)	09:12
	09:04	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed Block: May (1 BLK)
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:02
Nocioni Jump Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:54	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:48	Green Layup Shot: Missed
	08:47	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:36 [OKC 47-29]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	08:13	Sefolosha Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Nocioni Substitution replaced by Brockman	08:13
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	08:13 [SAC 30-47]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	08:13 [SAC 31-47]
	07:58 [OKC 49-31]	Green Floating Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)
Hawes 3pt Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:37	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:16	Green Jump Shot: Missed
	07:15	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:14 [OKC 51-31]	Thomas Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:09
	07:09	Collison Substitution replaced by Durant
Hawes Substitution replaced by Casspi	07:09
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:56 [SAC 33-51]
	06:39	Green Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	06:26	Green Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:26	Thomas Substitution replaced by Krstic
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	06:23
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:21
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)	06:14 [SAC 35-51]
	05:52	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)
Brockman Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (2 AST)	05:48 [SAC 37-51]
Evans Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:34
	05:26	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Brockman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:25
Brockman Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:18 [SAC 39-51]
	05:10	Team Timeout : Short
	04:52 [OKC 54-39]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)
	04:37	Green Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Martin Free Throw Technical (17 PTS)	04:37 [SAC 40-54]
May Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)	04:27 [SAC 42-54]
Brockman Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:14
	04:14	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:14	Team Rebound
	04:14 [OKC 55-42]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	03:54	Sefolosha Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	03:54
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:54 [SAC 43-55]
	03:54	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	03:54 [SAC 44-55]
May Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:44
	03:44 [OKC 56-44]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:44 [OKC 57-44]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	03:21
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:16
Casspi Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:16
Evans Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:01
	03:01 [OKC 58-44]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	03:01 [OKC 59-44]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed	02:50
	02:48	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:40	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:May (1 ST)
	02:40	Krstic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Evans Substitution replaced by Rodriguez	02:40
Casspi Substitution replaced by Mason	02:40
Brockman Substitution replaced by Nocioni	02:40
May Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:40 [SAC 45-59]
May Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:40 [SAC 46-59]
	02:30 [OKC 61-46]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Martin Layup Shot: Missed	02:14
	02:13	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:08 [OKC 63-46]	Green Reverse Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)
	01:51	Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	01:51 [SAC 47-63]
	01:51	Harden Substitution replaced by Collison
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	01:51 [SAC 48-63]
	01:39	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:37
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)	01:24 [SAC 51-63]
Nocioni Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:08
Nocioni Substitution replaced by Hawes	01:08
	01:08	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:08	Team Rebound
	01:08 [OKC 64-51]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	00:45.9
	00:45.9	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:43.4 [OKC 66-51]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Hawes Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:24.9	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:19.1 [OKC 68-51]	Durant Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:15.9
	00:15.9	Green Substitution replaced by Ollie
Mason Substitution replaced by Casspi	00:15.9
Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Nocioni	00:15.9
May 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.8
Casspi Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:01.0
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (14-20)		Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:39
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	11:27
	11:26	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:20 [OKC 71-51]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (8 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	10:54 [SAC 54-71]
	10:42 [OKC 73-54]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (9 AST)
May Jump Shot: Missed	10:25
	10:24	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:13 [OKC 75-54]	Krstic Hook Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (10 AST)
	10:01	Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)
May Substitution replaced by Hawes	10:01
Krstic Violation:Defensive Goaltending	09:49
Evans Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:49 [SAC 56-75]
	09:32	Mason Violation:Kicked Ball
	09:21	Krstic Dunk Shot: Missed
Mason Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:20
Mason Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (3 AST)	09:03 [SAC 58-75]
	08:40 [OKC 78-58]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (11 AST)
Evans Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:23	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:18	Sefolosha Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)
	08:15	Westbrook Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:15
Team Rebound	08:15
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:15
	08:14	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:59	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:58
Martin Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:49
	07:48	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:39 [OKC 81-58]	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:33
Evans Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	07:18
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	07:17
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)	07:15
	07:14	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:04	Westbrook Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:03
Mason Jump Shot: Missed	06:47
	06:46	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:38	Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	06:37
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:31 [SAC 60-81]
Martin Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:07
Mason Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:55
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:44	Krstic Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:44	Krstic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	05:44	Krstic Substitution replaced by Thomas
Martin Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:29	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:28	Green Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Martin (2 ST)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	05:19
	05:19	Team Rebound
Hawes Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:19
	04:56	Sefolosha Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hawes (1 ST)
Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	04:52
	04:32	Durant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hawes (1 BLK)
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	04:30
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	04:23
Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:22
Hawes Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:21 [SAC 62-81]
	03:59 [OKC 83-62]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Evans Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)	03:37
	03:37	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	03:37	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Ollie
Martin Substitution replaced by Greene	03:37
Mason Substitution replaced by Casspi	03:37
	03:25 [OKC 85-62]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Evans Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	03:11
Evans Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	03:11
Evans Substitution replaced by Rodriguez	03:11
	03:11	Green Substitution replaced by Collison
	03:00	Ollie Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (1 TO)
Thompson Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:46 [SAC 64-85]
Greene Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:25
	02:25 [OKC 86-64]	Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:25 [OKC 87-64]	Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thompson (2 AST)	02:09 [SAC 66-87]
	01:51	Ollie Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Greene Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:38
	01:22 [OKC 89-66]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Greene Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:07	Team Rebound
	00:42.0	Collison Jump Shot: Missed
	00:42.0	Team Rebound
	00:42.0	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:30.0 [SAC 68-89]
	00:06.9	Collison Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:05.4
Rodriguez 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (14-20)		Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15)
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Casspi Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:44 [SAC 70-89]
	11:44	Thomas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Casspi Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	11:44 [SAC 71-89]
	11:20	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:19
Rodriguez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)	11:05
	11:03	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:44 [OKC 92-71]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Durant (4 AST)
Rodriguez Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:27 [SAC 73-92]
	10:06	Ollie Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:05
Casspi Jump Bank Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (2 AST)	09:55 [SAC 75-92]
	09:55	Harden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	09:55	Durant Substitution replaced by Green
	09:55	Harden Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
Casspi Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:55
	09:54	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:34	Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed
Rodriguez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:33
Hawes Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:29
Hawes Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:29
	09:29	Ollie Substitution replaced by Westbrook
Nocioni Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:18
Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Evans	09:18
	09:09	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	09:09
	08:57	Collison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:57
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	08:57 [SAC 76-92]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	08:57 [SAC 77-92]
	08:35	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (2 BLK)
Casspi Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:34
	08:30	Collison Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	08:30	Thomas Substitution replaced by Krstic
Casspi Substitution replaced by Martin	08:30
Nocioni Layup Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)	08:18
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	08:17
	08:17	Green Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	08:17	Collison Substitution replaced by Durant
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:17 [SAC 78-92]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:17
Jump Ball Green vs Thompson (Westbrook gains possession)	08:16
	08:16	Team Rebound
	07:51 [OKC 95-78]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (12 AST)
Hawes Jump Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	07:19 [OKC 97-78]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (13 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	07:02
	07:01	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:36	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:35
Hawes Hook Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:25	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	06:18	Team Timeout : Regular
Thompson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:09
	06:09 [OKC 98-78]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	06:09	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:08
Hawes Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Martin (4 AST)	05:48 [SAC 80-98]
	05:34	Thompson Violation:Kicked Ball
	05:20	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
	05:18	Jump Ball Westbrook vs Evans (Martin gains possession)
Team Rebound	05:18
Martin Layup Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)	05:11
Thompson Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	05:11
	05:11	Durant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:11 [SAC 81-98]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:11
	05:09	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:58 [OKC 100-81]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:37	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	04:29	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:27
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:08	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:48	Krstic Hook Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:46
Hawes Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:37 [SAC 83-100]
	03:11	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:09
Nocioni Layup Shot: Missed Block: Green (2 BLK)	03:00
Team Rebound	03:00
Team Timeout : Regular	03:00
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	02:54
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:53
Evans Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:48 [SAC 85-100]
	02:22	Krstic Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	02:12
	02:11	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:08	Krstic Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Martin (3 ST)
Martin Layup Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:05	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:50	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
	01:49	Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:26	Durant Layup Shot: Missed
	01:26	Durant Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	01:26 [OKC 102-85]	Durant Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Hawes 3pt Shot: Missed	01:13
	01:12	Durant Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Evans Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:57.5
Thompson Substitution replaced by Casspi	00:57.5
Evans Substitution replaced by Rodriguez	00:57.5
	00:57.5	Durant Substitution replaced by Harden
	00:57.5	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Ollie
	00:49.9	Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:48.7
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (3 AST)	00:36.8 [SAC 87-102]
	00:17.9	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:16.5
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:07.4 [SAC 89-102]
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	KSBI	Local	Final
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