Wizards-Thunder Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
Posted Nov 19 2009 2:18PM

Washington Wizards veterans Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler are certainly happy to have Antawn Jamison back. With James Harden coming around, the Oklahoma City Thunder may soon have their own trio of stars.

Following an outstanding effort in Jamison's return, the Wizards look to win two straight for the first time as they visit a promising young Thunder team Friday night.

Washington (3-7) had high expectations this season with Arenas finally healthy after a two-year stretch of dealing with knee injuries. Jamison, however, missed the first nine games after injuring his right shoulder during an exhibition game last month, and the Wizards got off to a terrible start.

They needed one game to prove how good they can be with the big man on the court with Arenas and Butler, beating Cleveland 108-91 on Wednesday night.

Jamison had 31 points, 10 rebounds and brought some much-needed leadership as Washington snapped a six-game losing streak.

"Whether we miss a couple of shots or make a run, guys run to the huddle with their heads down, and that's something that I knew that I could come in and change," Jamison said. "I've been sitting down for what seems like forever, so I had a lot of energy. I knew it was going to be different."

While Jamison looked in midseason form, Arenas had 18 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Butler added 19 points and six boards.

"You have to make a decision," Washington center Brendan Haywood said. "Are you going to let (Jamison) shoot? Are you going to let Gilbert Arenas drive? Are you going to let guys like myself and Caron get dunks?"

Oklahoma City (6-6) has had an unexpectedly strong start, with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook leading the way. The Thunder picked up big wins over Orlando, San Antonio, and Miami even with Harden - the third pick in this year's draft - struggling to contribute.

Oklahoma City lost 108-94 to the Magic on Wednesday night, a day after beating Miami 100-87, but it finally got a strong performance from Harden.

The shooting guard came off the bench to score 24, going 6 of 7 on 3-point attempts. It was the first time Harden reached double figures.

"It's definitely encouraging," he said. "I've been putting in some extra work to make sure my mechanics are right and I'm not second guessing myself. I got some shots to fall and I got some confidence from that."

Now the Thunder need Durant and Westbrook to follow suit after they combined to score 22 and shoot 7 for 23 from the field (30.4 percent) Wednesday. Durant, drafted second overall in 2007, averaged 32.8 points in his previous five games.

He's averaging 27.1 points per game while Westbrook, the fourth selection in '08, has posted 15.8 points, 7.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds a contest.

Durant scored 25 in a 104-95 loss at Washington on Dec. 27 and sat out due to a sprained right ankle in an 88-83 home win March 4. Westbrook shot 37.5 percent (9 for 24) in those meetings.

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Durant, Thunder turn up the pace in rout of Wizards

By Randy Renner, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday November 21, 2009 12:27AM

OKLAHOMA CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- Much of the Oklahoma City Thunder's improvement this season has been credited to playing stout defense.

But Friday night it was offense, and lots of it, that made the difference in a shootout with the Washington Wizards.

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City (7-6) with 35 points and rookie sharp-shooter James Harden scored a career-high 25 off the bench as the Thunder stormed past Washington (3-8) 127-108 before a roaring sellout crowd at the Ford Center. It's the most points the Thunder franchise has scored in regulation since 2001.

"We won the game but it's not the way we like to play basketball," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks. "We're a defensive team and we can't get baited into playing this way. You get burned more often than not in this style of play."

But on this night it was the Thunder who did most of the torching.

"We play teams like this and we tend to play the way they play," Durant said. "We got away from some of our defensive concepts tonight."

So did Washington, which had 20 turnovers to go with a poor defensive showing, something Coach Flip Saunders didn't like.

"They had 25 points off our turnovers," Saunders said. "We didn't defend. The one thing we've learned as a team is we have not evolved to be a total team. We are not able to grasp everything."

Last season the Thunder were blown out in many games where they got caught up in a fast-breaking, up-tempo style. That was one of the reasons for an increased emphasis on defense during training camp.

Friday night, though, most of Oklahoma City's shots were falling through the nets and they kept pace with the high scoring Wizards. The Thunder shot almost as well from 3-point range, 52.4 percent, as they did from inside the arc, 53.0 percent.

"We stayed poised all night," Durant said. "The effort was there and we found each other on the break."

Oklahoma City outscored the Wizards on the fast break 28-10, going with a small lineup in the second half to provide better match-ups.

"They have so many jumpers on their team so they can go small and still get rebounds," said Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, who had 23 points. "Thats an advantage for them. They have Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green so you have to spread lanes and try to attack the lane because they don't have a big out there."

Westbrook had 26 points and seven assists and Green dropped in 19 while pulling down 14 rebounds. Harden's 25 followed up the 24 he had Wednesday night against Orlando.

Both teams got off to fast starts. Oklahoma City hit 54.3 percent in the first half and Washington was almost as good, hitting 53.5 percent. The big difference in Oklahoma City's 62-55 lead was the Thunder going 7-for-10 from beyond the arc, more first half 3-point makes than any other game this season.

The high octane offense was something Thunder coach Scott Brooks thought fans might see Friday night when he talked to reporters before the game started.

"They have five or six guys who can drop 30 [points] on you at any time," Brooks said, "So it's important that we get off to a fast start and I think we will."

Caron Butler led the Wizards with 24 points and Antawn Jamison added 22 and grabbed 12 rebounds. Center Brendan Haywood also had a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds.

• Wizards: Crittenton, James, Oberto
• Thunder: Bowen, Livingston, Mullens

• Wizards: --
• Thunder: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #67 John Goble, #68 Marat Kogut
• Attendance: 18203
• Duration: 2:18

Washington Wizards (10-22)		Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Green vs Haywood (Westbrook gains possession)
	11:38	Jump Ball Krstic vs Haywood (Westbrook gains possession)
	11:32	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:30	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:16	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
	11:15	Green Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	11:15 [OKC 2-0]	Green Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jamison Running Hook Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:53	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:43	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:42
Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Krstic (1 ST)	10:34
	10:28	Sefolosha Layup Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:26
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	10:21 [WAS 2-2]
	10:02 [OKC 4-2]	Durant Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed	09:49
	09:49	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:41 [OKC 7-2]	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	09:20
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:20
	09:20	Krstic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:20
Team Rebound	09:20
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:20
	09:19	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:11 [OKC 9-2]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Haywood (1 AST)	08:53 [WAS 4-9]
	08:37	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
	08:36	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:27 [OKC 11-4]	Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:11 [WAS 6-11]
	07:55 [OKC 13-6]	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	07:47	Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:47
Team Rebound	07:47
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:47 [WAS 7-13]
	07:40	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:35	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:34 [OKC 15-7]	Green Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:15	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:05 [OKC 17-7]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:05
Team Timeout : Regular	07:05
	07:05 [OKC 18-7]	Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:44	Green Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	06:25	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:24
	06:18	Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:07 [WAS 9-18]
	05:58	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:57
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	05:46 [WAS 11-18]
	05:31	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:30
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	05:21
	05:20	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:14	Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:13
Butler Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	05:05 [WAS 13-18]
	04:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:55	Krstic Substitution replaced by Thomas
	04:47	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:46
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:34	Green Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:24	Sefolosha Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (1 BLK)
	04:22	Green Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	04:19 [OKC 20-13]	Durant Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Arenas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:19
	04:19 [OKC 21-13]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)	04:08
	04:03	Sefolosha Layup Shot: Missed
	04:02	Green Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	04:02 [OKC 23-13]	Green Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)	03:57 [WAS 15-23]
	03:34 [OKC 25-15]	Green Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	03:24	Thomas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Miller Substitution replaced by Stevenson	03:24
	03:24	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:24
Team Rebound	03:24
	03:24	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Ollie
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:24 [WAS 16-25]
	03:11 [OKC 28-16]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)	02:59 [WAS 19-28]
	02:36	Durant Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	02:21	Ollie Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Butler Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)	02:21 [WAS 20-28]
	02:21	Green Substitution replaced by Collison
Jamison Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)	02:14
	02:06	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Arenas (1 ST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)	02:03 [WAS 22-28]
	01:40 [OKC 31-22]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Butler (3 AST)	01:23 [WAS 24-31]
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:06
	01:06	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:06	Team Rebound
	01:06 [OKC 32-24]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:54.1 [WAS 26-32]
	00:54.1	Collison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:54.1
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:53.7
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:40.1 [WAS 29-32]
	00:16.1	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)	00:00.9
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:00.3
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:45 [WAS 32-32]
	11:27 [OKC 35-32]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)
	11:19	Harden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:19 [WAS 33-35]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	11:19 [WAS 33-35]
	11:09	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Jamison (1 ST)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	11:01
	11:00	Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:44 [OKC 37-34]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:21 [WAS 36-37]
Blatche Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:12
	10:12	Durant Substitution replaced by Green
	10:12	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:12	Team Rebound
	10:12 [OKC 38-36]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Boykins (1 AST)	09:58 [WAS 38-38]
Stevenson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:41
	09:32 [OKC 41-38]	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	09:13
	09:12	Ollie Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:09	Ollie Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Butler Layup Shot: Missed	09:05
	09:03	Ollie Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:53	Ollie Layup Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:52
Boykins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)	08:45
	08:41 [OKC 43-38]	Sefolosha Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:38
Jamison Substitution replaced by Foye	08:38
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Haywood	08:38
Blatche Layup Shot: Missed	08:20
	08:18	Green Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	07:59 [OKC 45-38]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Blatche Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:59
	07:59 [OKC 46-38]	Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	07:44 [WAS 40-46]
	07:29	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:27
Butler Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	07:19
	07:19	Ollie Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	07:00	Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Butler (2 ST)
Blatche Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boykins (2 AST)	06:57 [WAS 42-46]
	06:42	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Boykins Substitution replaced by Arenas	06:42
Butler Substitution replaced by Miller	06:42
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)	06:28 [WAS 44-46]
	06:11	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (1 BLK)
	06:08	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:58 [OKC 48-44]	Sefolosha Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (9 PTS)
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	05:40 [WAS 46-48]
	05:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:28	Thomas Substitution replaced by Durant
	05:28	Harden Substitution replaced by Krstic
	05:14 [OKC 51-46]	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	04:58
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:57
Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Durant (1 ST)	04:56
	04:51 [OKC 53-46]	Sefolosha Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)
Miller Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	04:32
	04:22	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:21
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:12	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:55 [OKC 55-46]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	03:36
	03:35	Green Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	03:20	Foye Violation:Kicked Ball
Blatche Substitution replaced by Jamison	03:20
	03:16	Westbrook Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (2 TO)
Arenas Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:05 [WAS 48-55]
	03:05	Krstic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	03:05 [WAS 49-55]
	02:51	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:49
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:43
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:41
Jamison Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:41 [WAS 51-55]
	02:28	Durant Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)
Timeout : Official	02:28
	02:19	Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	02:09
	02:08	Green Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:55	Green Jump Shot: Missed
	01:52	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	01:51 [OKC 57-51]	Westbrook Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:32
Haywood Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)	01:30
	01:25 [OKC 59-51]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	01:03
Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	00:59.9
Haywood Tip Shot: Missed	00:59.9
Haywood Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	00:58.8
Haywood Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:58.8 [WAS 53-59]
	00:47.3 [OKC 62-53]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:32.5 [WAS 55-62]
	00:27.9	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:26.9
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.4
Jamison Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:05.4
Jamison Tip Shot: Missed	00:05.4
Jamison Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	00:04.4
Jamison Tip Shot: Missed	00:04.4
	00:03.6	Green Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	00:01.3	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)	11:45 [WAS 58-62]
	11:32 [OKC 64-58]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:57
	10:57	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:57	Team Rebound
	10:57	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	10:55	Team Rebound
	10:53	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	10:52
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Arenas (5 AST)	10:42 [WAS 60-64]
	10:19	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:18
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	10:06
Jamison Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	10:04
Jamison Putback Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	10:03 [WAS 62-64]
	09:49	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:46
Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)	09:38
Haywood Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	09:36
Arenas Layup Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:24	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:20
	09:20 [OKC 65-62]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	09:20 [OKC 66-62]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	09:01
Team Rebound	09:01
	09:01	Green Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Haywood Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	08:53
	08:49	Durant Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:49	Durant Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	08:33 [WAS 65-66]
	08:26	Team Timeout : Regular
Butler Foul : Inbound (1 PF)	08:25
	08:25 [OKC 67-65]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	08:25 [OKC 68-65]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Butler Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	08:08
	07:57 [OKC 70-65]	Durant Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	07:45
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	07:35
	07:23 [OKC 72-65]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (4 AST)
Haywood Hook Shot: Missed	07:04
Jamison Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)	07:02
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:01 [WAS 67-72]
	06:50 [OKC 74-67]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Arenas (6 AST)	06:38 [WAS 69-74]
Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:26
	06:26	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	06:26 [OKC 75-69]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 3 (19 PTS)
	06:26 [OKC 76-69]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 3 (20 PTS)
	06:26 [OKC 77-69]	Durant Free Throw 3 of 3 (21 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	06:07
Team Rebound	06:06
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:02 [WAS 71-77]
Arenas Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:43
	05:43 [OKC 78-71]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	05:43 [OKC 79-71]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	05:22
	05:21	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:03 [OKC 82-71]	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
	04:48	Green Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Arenas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)	04:39
Arenas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:38
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Arenas (7 AST)	04:35 [WAS 74-82]
	04:28	Team Timeout : Short
	04:28	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	04:13	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)	04:11
	04:02	Harden Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	03:56
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:52
Butler Putback Layup Shot: Missed	03:50
Haywood Rebound (Off:7 Def:10)	03:50
Haywood Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:50 [WAS 76-82]
	03:48	Westbrook Turnover : Inbound Turnover (3 TO)
Miller Substitution replaced by Stevenson	03:48
	03:31	Krstic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:31 [WAS 75-82]
Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:31 [WAS 76-82]
	03:22	Krstic Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	03:22	Krstic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	03:22	Krstic Substitution replaced by Thomas
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:08 [WAS 78-82]
	03:08	Harden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	03:08 [WAS 79-82]
	03:01	Westbrook Running Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)	03:00
Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Durant (2 ST)	02:47
Jamison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:43
Team Timeout : Regular	02:43
Haywood Substitution replaced by Blatche	02:43
	02:43	Green Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
	02:43 [OKC 83-79]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	02:43 [OKC 84-79]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	02:31
	02:30	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:26 [OKC 86-79]	Sefolosha Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:01	Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Stevenson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:57
	01:57 [OKC 87-79]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	01:57 [OKC 88-79]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Stevenson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harden (3 ST)	01:43
	01:31	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Arenas (2 ST)
Blatche Layup Shot: Missed	01:22
Jamison Rebound (Off:7 Def:5)	01:20
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)	01:19
	01:18	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:15 [OKC 90-79]	Durant Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Arenas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:15
	01:15 [OKC 91-79]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (24 PTS)
	01:02	Harden Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	01:02 [WAS 80-91]
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:02 [WAS 81-91]
Butler Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:43.6
	00:43.6 [OKC 92-81]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:43.6 [OKC 93-81]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:31.6	Durant Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:31.6
Team Rebound	00:31.6
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:31.6 [WAS 82-93]
	00:21.4 [OKC 95-82]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)	00:02.0 [WAS 84-95]
	00:00.4	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Oklahoma City Thunder (20-15)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (2 BLK)
	11:38	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	11:35	Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:34
Blatche Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ollie (1 ST)	11:19
Blatche Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:19
	11:19	Durant Substitution replaced by Green
	11:02 [OKC 97-84]	Harden Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Boykins Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:48 [WAS 86-97]
	10:20	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:18
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye	10:18
Jamison Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:12
Jamison Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	10:12
	09:52	Green Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jamison (2 ST)
	09:39	Green Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Boykins Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)	09:39 [WAS 87-97]
	09:39	Thomas Substitution replaced by Durant
Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Durant (3 ST)	09:33
	09:27 [OKC 99-87]	Durant Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:25
	09:18	Ollie Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ollie (2 ST)	09:07
	08:56	Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed
	08:56	Team Rebound
Jamison Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	08:56
	08:47 [OKC 102-87]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Ollie (1 AST)
	08:30	Ollie Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:30 [WAS 88-102]
Blatche Substitution replaced by Haywood	08:30
Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:30
	08:29	Green Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:16
Foye Substitution replaced by Butler	08:16
	08:16 [OKC 103-88]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	08:16 [OKC 104-88]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	07:59	Durant Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	07:59 [WAS 89-104]
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	07:59 [WAS 90-104]
	07:47 [OKC 106-90]	Durant Running Jump Shot: Made (31 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	07:34
	07:32	Ollie Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:18	Ollie Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)	07:16
Miller Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	07:11
Jamison Substitution replaced by Arenas	07:11
	06:47	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)	06:45
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Arenas (8 AST)	06:36 [WAS 92-106]
	06:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:27	Ollie Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	06:19 [OKC 109-92]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Durant (5 AST)
Boykins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harden (4 ST)	06:02
	06:00 [OKC 111-92]	Harden Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:58
Boykins 3pt Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:47	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:30	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:29
	05:24	Harden Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	05:24 [WAS 93-111]
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	05:24 [WAS 94-111]
	05:19	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Boykins (1 ST)
Boykins Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Butler (4 AST)	05:15 [WAS 96-111]
	05:05	Westbrook Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:05	Westbrook Turnover : Foul (6 TO)
Boykins Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:58 [WAS 98-111]
	04:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:36	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:35	Harden Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:33	Harden Layup Shot: Missed
	04:32	Green Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	04:32 [OKC 113-98]	Green Tip Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (2 BLK)	04:17
	04:15	Harden Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:12 [OKC 115-98]	Durant Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (7 AST)
Boykins Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:57 [WAS 100-115]
	03:40	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:37
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	03:28 [WAS 103-115]
	03:16	Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Arenas (3 ST)
Arenas Layup Shot: Missed	03:13
Team Rebound	03:12
Boykins Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Haywood (2 AST)	03:00 [WAS 105-115]
Boykins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:36
	02:36 [OKC 116-105]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	02:36	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:6 Def:10)	02:35
Boykins Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Westbrook (2 ST)	02:27
Boykins Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:27
	02:27 [OKC 117-105]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
Haywood Substitution replaced by Jamison	02:27
	02:27 [OKC 118-105]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
	02:10	Green Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	02:10 [WAS 106-118]
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:10
	02:09	Green Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	01:49	Sefolosha Layup Shot: Missed
	01:47	Harden Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:47 [OKC 120-106]	Harden Putback Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Butler Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:36	Green Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)
	01:14 [OKC 123-106]	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Durant (6 AST)
Boykins Jump Shot: Missed	01:05
	01:03	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Arenas Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:59.5
Butler Substitution replaced by Young	00:59.5
Jamison Substitution replaced by McGuire	00:59.5
Arenas Substitution replaced by McGee	00:59.5
	00:59.5 [OKC 124-106]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)
	00:59.5	Green Substitution replaced by Weaver
Miller Substitution replaced by Foye	00:59.5
	00:59.5 [OKC 125-106]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	00:51.9
	00:49.9	Weaver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:26.9 [OKC 127-106]	Harden Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)
McGee Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.8
	00:00.9	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
End of 4th Quarter

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