Pelican Debrief » Oklahoma City Thunder http://pelicandebrief.com A New Orleans Pelicans Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 15 May 2013 18:22:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 New Orleans Hornets Lose To Oklahoma City Thunder In A Close One, 92-88 http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/12/12/new-orleans-hornets-lose-to-oklahoma-city-thunder-in-a-close-one-92-88/ http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/12/12/new-orleans-hornets-lose-to-oklahoma-city-thunder-in-a-close-one-92-88/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:12:44 +0000 Christian Blanks http://swarmandsting.com/?p=3254 The fact that the New Orleans Hornets were able to hold a lead on the Thunder for the majority of the game means that they are improving. This was the 3rd meeting this season between these two teams and lets just say the Thunder had a average margin of victory of +20 after the first [...]

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]]> The fact that the New Orleans Hornets were able to hold a lead on the Thunder for the majority of the game means that they are improving.

This was the 3rd meeting this season between these two teams and lets just say the Thunder had a average margin of victory of +20 after the first two games. In this 3rd game on Wednesday night the Hornets actually held the lead for the majority of the game, and even going into the 4th quarter. Their largest lead was 8. But the Thunder took the lead in the 4th quarter just under the 6 minute mark and the Hornets were never able to reclaim it after.

The stat of the night for this game was the free throw differential. The Hornets shot 16 free throws to Oklahoma City’s 32. That also explains how the Hornets managed to put up 12 more total shots than the Thunder. Other than the free throws the Hornets and Thunder were even in rebounding and turnovers, no team had a clear advantage.

Dec 12, 2012; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots over New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Austin Rivers (25) during the second half at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Kevin Durant led all scorers with 35 points. Durant almost shot just as many free throws as the whole Hornets team, Durant was 12-14 from the line. Durant also grabbed 9 rebounds and played a whopping 44 minutes.

Kevin Martin pitched in well off the bench for the Thunder, scoring 17 points and pulling down 6 rebounds.

Anthony Davis came off the bench for the 2nd consecutive game after missing 11 straight. Davis seems to struggle a bit against proven dominant big men such as Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins so far. Davis only managed to score 11 points and tied his season low of 4 rebounds. Even though Davis came off the bench he on the floor for 28 minutes, Robin Lopez started and played 20.

Brian Roberts led the Hornets in scoring with 16 points off the bench. Roberts knocked in 4 of the 9 3-pointers the Hornets made as a team.

For the consecutive game in a row Grevis Vasquez tied his season low in assist, 5.

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS (5-16)
FIELD GOALSREBOUNDS
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS BA PTS
A. Aminu F 21:32 2-5 0-0 4-4 +8 1 5 6 0 4 1 2 0 1 8
R. Anderson F 31:48 6-14 2-7 0-0 +10 2 5 7 5 3 1 1 1 0 14
R. Lopez C 19:51 3-8 0-0 0-0 +9 4 4 8 1 0 0 0 4 1 6
A. Rivers G 38:00 4-14 2-5 2-2 +6 0 2 2 4 3 1 1 0 3 12
G. Vasquez G 31:41 4-9 1-4 0-0 +1 0 4 4 5 5 1 1 0 0 9
A. Davis 28:09 3-8 0-0 5-6 -13 0 4 4 0 2 1 2 1 1 11
J. Smith 16:12 2-4 0-0 0-0 -14 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
D. Miller 11:07 1-1 0-0 0-0 -17 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 2
X. Henry 12:14 2-6 0-0 2-4 -6 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
B. Roberts 29:26 6-14 4-6 0-0 -4 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 16
R. Mason Jr. DNP – COACH’S DECISION
L. Thomas DNP – COACH’S DECISION
Totals 240 33-83 9-22 13-16 13 30 43 20 26 7 10 7 8 88
39.8% 40.9% 81.2% TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 10
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (18-4)
FIELD GOALSREBOUNDS
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS BA PTS
K. Durant F 43:52 11-20 1-4 12-14 +3 0 9 9 3 1 2 2 0 1 35
S. Ibaka F-C 22:53 3-7 0-0 1-3 -8 3 3 6 0 2 0 1 3 0 7
K. Perkins C 23:48 3-5 0-0 0-0 -9 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 6
T. Sefolosha G 24:01 0-4 0-3 2-2 -5 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 2
R. Westbrook G 36:35 4-14 1-1 5-8 -10 3 1 4 9 4 0 2 0 4 14
K. Martin 30:46 5-12 2-5 5-5 +14 0 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 17
N. Collison 26:27 3-5 0-0 0-0 +9 1 4 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 6
H. Thabeet 06:25 0-0 0-0 0-0 +4 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
E. Maynor 14:15 0-1 0-0 0-0 +10 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 0
R. Jackson 10:58 2-3 1-2 0-0 +12 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
J. Lamb DNP – COACH’S DECISION
D. Liggins DNP – COACH’S DECISION
D. Orton DNP – COACH’S DECISION
Totals 240 31-71 5-15 25-32 8 35 43 19 18 9 10 8 7 92
43.7% 33.3% 78.1% TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 11
]]> http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/12/12/new-orleans-hornets-lose-to-oklahoma-city-thunder-in-a-close-one-92-88/feed/ 0 New Orleans Hornets Fall To 3-4 After Loss Against Oklahoma City Thunder http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/11/16/new-orleans-hornets-fall-to-3-4-after-loss-against-oklahoma-city-thunder/ http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/11/16/new-orleans-hornets-fall-to-3-4-after-loss-against-oklahoma-city-thunder/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:35:51 +0000 Christian Blanks http://swarmandsting.com/?p=3141 The Oklahoma City Thunder came into New Orleans and blew past the Hornets on Friday night. The Thunder got it going early and were leading at half-time 66-37. The Hornets got it together in the 2nd half and out scored the Thunder 58-44. The Hornets 2nd half efforts were not enough to overcome the huge [...]

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]]> The Oklahoma City Thunder came into New Orleans and blew past the Hornets on Friday night. The Thunder got it going early and were leading at half-time 66-37. The Hornets got it together in the 2nd half and out scored the Thunder 58-44. The Hornets 2nd half efforts were not enough to overcome the huge first half deficit as the Thunder pulled out the 110-95 victory.

No Hornets players stood out in the box scores in this game, 8 players scored more 7 points or more but less that 13. Ryan Anderson

November 16, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Hornets power forward Ryan Anderson (33) is defended by Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) during the first half of a game at the New Orleans Arena. The Thunder defeated the Hornets 110-95. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE

scored 15 points off the bench and grabbed 7 rebounds. Austin Rivers continues to slowly improve, he finished with 9 points on 4-8 shooting. After coming out the games hot in the first 3 games Anthony Davis has slowed down about, finishing with less than 10 points in 2 consecutive games. Davis scored 8 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the Thunder on Friday.

The Thunder were lead by Kevin Durant and Kevin Martin who both finished with 27 points. Combined they were 10-16 from behind the 3-point line.

 

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Serge Ibaka, PF 26 7-9 0-0 1-1 0 4 4 0 0 3 0 2 +16 15
Kevin Durant, SF 33 9-12 4-5 5-6 2 7 9 5 2 1 2 0 +21 27
Kendrick Perkins, C 21 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 +9 4
Russell Westbrook, PG 28 3-11 0-4 4-6 1 1 2 12 1 0 2 4 +18 10
Thabo Sefolosha, SG 21 3-6 3-6 2-2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 +12 11
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Nick Collison, PF 21 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 +15 2
Perry Jones III, SF 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 -12 4
Hasheem Thabeet, C 22 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 6 9 0 1 2 3 5 -1 3
Eric Maynor, PG 14 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 +3 3
Reggie Jackson, PG 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 -9 2
Kevin Martin, SG 27 9-17 6-11 3-3 0 5 5 4 0 0 1 0 +15 27
DeAndre Liggins, SG 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0
Jeremy Lamb, SG 6 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 2
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
40-74 14-29 16-20 7 29 36 31 7 7 13 24 110
54.1% 48.3% 80.0%
Fast break points:   13
Points in the paint:   30
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   14 (19)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Anthony Davis, PF 29 4-14 0-1 0-0 5 6 11 1 0 2 2 1 -19 8
Al-Farouq Aminu, SF 24 3-7 0-0 3-4 1 6 7 2 1 0 2 2 -4 9
Robin Lopez, C 29 3-8 0-0 6-7 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 -2 12
Greivis Vasquez, PG 26 2-6 0-2 3-4 0 2 2 7 1 0 3 4 -22 7
Austin Rivers, SG 25 4-8 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 -19 9
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Jason Smith, PF 18 2-3 0-0 4-6 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 -6 8
Ryan Anderson, PF 21 6-11 3-3 0-0 4 3 7 1 1 0 0 1 -16 15
Darius Miller, SF 20 1-2 1-1 1-1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 4
Lance Thomas, SF 9 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 +5 3
Brian Roberts, PG 22 3-9 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 7 2 0 1 1 +7 9
Roger Mason Jr., SG 18 4-7 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 +1 11
Xavier Henry, SG DNP COACH’S DECISION
Matt Carroll, SG DNP
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
33-78 7-12 22-28 15 25 40 23 7 4 11 20 95
42.3% 58.3% 78.6%
Fast break points:   8
Points in the paint:   36
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   12 (11)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.

 

 

 

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