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1 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 2018 PLAYOFF GAME NOTES OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER vs. UTAH JAZZ (0-0) (0-0) SUNDAY ٠ APRIL 15, 2018 ٠ 5:30 PM (CDT) ٠ CHESAPEAKE ENERGY ARENA SCHEDULE/RESULTS.. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER PROBABLE STARTERS NO DATE OPP W/L **TV/RECORD 1 10/19 vs. NYK W, UTA L, /22 vs. MIN L, /25 vs. IND W, MIN L, CHI W, MIL W, /3 vs. BOS L, POR L, SAC L, DEN L, /10 vs. LAC W, /12 vs. DAL W, /15 vs. CHI W, SAS L, NOP L, /22 vs. GSW W, /24 vs. DET L, DAL L, ORL L, /1 vs. MIN W, /3 vs. SAS W, /5 vs. UTA W, BKN^ L, MEM W, (OT) /11 vs. CHA L, IND W, PHI W, (3OT) NYK L, /18 vs. DEN W, /20 vs. UTA W, /22 vs. ATL W, UTA W, /25 vs. HOU W, /27 vs. TOR W, /29 vs. MIL L, /31 vs. DAL L, LAL W, LAC W, PHX L, /9 vs. POR L, MIN L, CHA W, /15 vs. SAC W, /17 vs. LAL W, CLE W, /23 vs. BKN W, /25 vs. WAS W, DET W, /28 vs. PHI W, WAS L, DEN L, /2 vs. NOP L, /4 vs. LAL L, GSW W, LAL L, /11 vs. MEM W, /13 vs. CLE L, MEM W, SAC W, GSW L, /26 vs. ORL W, DAL W, (OT) PHX W, POR L, /6 vs. HOU L, /8 vs. PHX W, /10 vs. SAS W, /12 vs. SAC W, ATL W, /16 vs. LAC W, TOR W, BOS L, /23 vs. MIA W, /25 vs. POR L, SAS L, /30 vs. DEN L, NOP W, /3 vs. GSW L, HOU W, MIA W, /11 vs. MEM W, No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs. Pro 13 Paul George F /02/90 Fresno State/USA 8 7 Carmelo Anthony F /29/84 Syracuse/USA Steven Adams C /20/93 Pittsburgh/New Zealand 5 3 Corey Brewer G /05/86 Florida/USA 11 0 Russell Westbrook G /12/88 UCLA/USA 10 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER RESERVES 8 Alex Abrines G /01/93 FC Barcelona/Spain 2 4 Nick Collison F /26/80 Kansas/USA 14 2 Raymond Felton G /26/84 North Carolina/USA Terrance Ferguson G /17/98 Adelaide 36ers/USA R 9 Jerami Grant F /12/94 Syracuse/USA 4 34 Josh Huestis F /19/91 Stanford/USA 3 44 Dakari Johnson C /22/95 Kentucky/USA R 54 Patrick Patterson F /14/89 Kentucky/USA 8 21 Andre Roberson G/F /04/91 Colorado/USA 5 15 Kyle Singler F /04/88 Duke/USA 6 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER STAFF HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES DIRECTOR OF QUALITY CONTROL VP OF HUMAN & PLAYER PERFORMANCE SENIOR ATHLETIC TRAINER SENIOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE COACH PLAYOFF SCHEDULE (DATE/LOCATION/TIME(CDT)/TV) Billy Donovan (Providence) Adrian Griffin (Seton Hall) Maurice Cheeks (West Texas State) Mark Bryant (Seton Hall) Darko Rajakovic (BK University, Serbia) Vin Bhavnani (USC) Royal Ivey (Texas) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Dr. Donnie Strack (Indianapolis) Joe Sharpe (Old Dominion) Dr. Andrew Paul (Missouri State University) Game 1 April 15 (Sun) Utah at Oklahoma City 5:30PM FS Oklahoma/TNT Game 2 April 18 (Wed) Utah at Oklahoma City 7:00PM FS Oklahoma/NBA TV Game 3 April 21 (Sat) Oklahoma City at Utah 9:00PM FS Oklahoma/ESPN Game 4 April 23 (Mon) Oklahoma City at Utah 9:30PM FS Oklahoma/TNT Game 5 * April 25 (Wed) Utah at Oklahoma City TBD FS Oklahoma/TBD Game 6 * April 27 (Fri) Oklahoma City at Utah TBD FS Oklahoma/TBD Game 7 * April 29 (Sun) Utah at Oklahoma City TBD TBD INFORMATION INJURY REPORT: PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: BILLY DONOVAN PREGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Alex Abrines is OUT (concussion protocol) Corey Brewer is QUESTIONABLE (right knee sprain) Andre Roberson is OUT (left patellar surgery) Alex Abrines: ah-bree-ness PJ Dozier: DOE-zher Josh Huestis: HUE-stiss Andre Roberson: ROB-er-sun 105 minutes prior to the game at HOME and 90 minutes prior to the game on the ROAD **All games can be heard on 98.1 FM, the Sports Animal ^ Game to be played in Mexico City, Mexico

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3 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER NOTES.... Playoffs: After finishing the regular season by winning each of the last three games by an average of 14 points and earning a record on the season (second in the Northwest Division), the Thunder is set to advance to the postseason for the eighth time in the past nine years, earning the second-most playoff berths of any NBA team behind San Antonio. The No. 4 seed Thunder produced its ninth straight season with a.500 or better record, one of just three teams (Houston and San Antonio) to maintain such a record in each of the last nine seasons. Oklahoma City is one of just four teams in the league to be in the Top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency (Golden State, Houston, Toronto). The Thunder ranked 10th in defensive rating with and in offensive rating with Dominant in the Postseason: With a win over Miami on April 9, the Thunder clinched its eighth playoff berth. Since the 2010 postseason, OKC has earned the fourth-most wins and ranks first in playoff blocks (635) and fast break points (1,498), second in rebounds (4,230) and second chance points (1,255), and third in points (9,796), steals (695), points in the paint (3,788) and points off opponent turnovers (1,442) while holding the sixth-best offensive rating (106.3). Winter Wonders: After starting the season with an 8-12 record through the first 20 games, Oklahoma City posted a (.645) record (53-win pace) during the final 62 games of the season. During this span, the Thunder compiled win streaks of six, seven and eight games. The Thunder s.645 winning percentage after Dec. 1 represents the fifth-best record in the NBA during this period. RECORD POINTS FG% Before Dec After Dec Best vs. Best: With a win at Houston on April 7, Oklahoma City improved to 6-3 against the three teams with a win percentage of.700 or better this season (Houston, Golden State, Toronto). This stands as the best record and most wins against those teams of any other NBA franchise this season. Turnover a New Leaf: Oklahoma City leads the league in steals per game (9.06) and in opponent turnovers per game (16.0). Prior to this season, the Thunder have never finished within the Top 5 in the NBA in these categories since they moved to Oklahoma City as their previous season bests were 8.28 steals per game in and 15.2 opponent turnovers per game in Additionally, the Thunder topped the NBA leaderboard for deflections per game (16.8), forced turnovers on 15.9% of opponent possessions, which led the league, and recovered the most loose balls each game (9.5). Paul George ranked first in the league in deflections per game (3.9), second in total steals (161) and third in total loose balls recovered (139). Russell Westbrook recovered the most loose balls each game (2.2), was fourth in total steals (147) and was fifth in total deflections (263). Russdiculous Performance: In the April 11 win over Memphis, Russell Westbrook grabbed a career-best 20 rebounds to average a triple-double on the season, making him the first player in NBA history to do so in multiple seasons. He tacked on a game-best 19 assists, to make him just the third player in league history with a 20+ rebound and 15+ assist-game (Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Guy Rogers). He also led the league in scoring last season (31.6 points per game) and this season led the NBA in assists (10.3 assists per game). No other player in NBA history has ever led the league in scoring and then assists in consecutive seasons. Westbrook finished 2017 with 38 triple-doubles, the most in a calendar year in NBA history ahead of Oscar Robertson s 34 in 1961, beating his previous record of 31 from 2016 (per Elias). On Dec. 27 vs. Toronto, he passed Kevin Durant s 15,942 points to become the leading scorer in Thunder history. Leaders of the Pack: The Thunder had three players in the Top 5 league leaders as Russell Westbrook was first in the NBA in assists per game (10.3), Paul George had the second-most total steals (161) and Steven Adams had the fourth-best field goal percentage (.629, FG). Additionally, Westbrook was fourth in terms of total steals (147), seventh in scoring (25.4) and 10th in rebounds per game (10.1) while Adams was 13th in rebounds per game (9.0) and Paul George was 17th in scoring (21.9). Zero to 100: On March 13 at Atlanta, Russell Westbrook recorded his 100th triple-double of his career and 21st of the season with a game-leading 32 points on 12-of-20 shooting, game-high 12 rebounds and game-best 12 assists, making him the third-fastest player to 100 total (736 games) behind Oscar Robertson (277 games) and Magic Johnson (656 games). Of the other 29 NBA franchises, 24 have fewer triple-doubles in their entire team history than the 104 that Westbrook has logged in his career and since he entered the league in 2008, he holds more than twice as many as any other NBA franchise during that timeframe (Rockets have 43). Oklahoma City went 20-5 this season when Westbrook registered a triple-double and holds an (.827) record over the course of his career. Westbrook holds the longest active streak in the NBA averaging a triple double at 193 games (second longest is LeBron James with 30 games). ALL-TIME NBA TRIPLE-DOUBLE LEADERS Oscar Robertson: 181 Magic Johnson: 138 Jason Kidd: 107 Russell Westbrook: 104 Three s a Crowd: Oklahoma City dropped a franchise-record 881 three-pointers this season, ahead of the previous-best 692 last season. Paul George ranked second in the league in made threes with 244, his personal best for a single season. Since Corey Brewer joined the Thunder, he made 34.3% of his three-point attempts, second-best of his 11-year career. Kiwi Sun Screen: Steven Adams led all NBA players in screen assists per game this season (4.8). He also ranked first in the league in offensive rebounds, averaging 5.1, ranked fifth in second chance points (4.1) and was tied for seventh in points in the paint (11.7). You ve Been Hit by a Smooth Carmelo: In the March 18 win at Toronto, Carmelo Anthony scored 15 points to pass Reggie Miller on the NBA s all-time scoring list. Anthony now ranks 19th (25,417 points) and third among active players behind Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James. Anthony is also one of five players in league history alongside Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce to record 25,000 points, 6,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, 1,000 steals and 1,000 three-point field goals and the only one besides Patrick Ewing to start in each of his first 1,000 games. NBA ALL-TIME SCORING LIST 17. Kevin Garnett 26, Alex English 25, Carmelo Anthony 25, Reggie Miller 25, Jerry West 25,192

4 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER NOTES.... Analytics Corner: Throughout the Thunder era, Oklahoma City has always been on the cutting edge of analytics and advanced statistics. Below are various data points and advanced basketball metrics for the season. The Thunder forced turnovers on 15.9% of opponent possessions which led the NBA Just 17.6% of opponent field goal attempts and shooting fouls drawn were in Transition which topped the NBA Oklahoma City topped the league with an offensive rebounding percentage of 27.7% The Thunder ranked eighth in the NBA in Net Rating with 2.9 and 10th in Defensive Rating with Adam(s)ant About Scoring: Steven Adams ranked fourth in the league in field goal percentage (.629, FG) and was seventh in offensive rating (125.3). In three games from Dec. 1-5, totaled 66 points off 28-for-34 shooting. On Jan. 28 vs. Philadelphia, dished out his 300th assist, making him one of five players since he was drafted in 2013 with at least 300 assists, 2,000 rebounds and a.580 field goal percentage (DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard, Rudy Gobert, Andrew Bogut). On Dec. 1 vs. Minnesota, Adams went 11-for-11 from the field and 5-for-5 from the charity stripe, matching the second-best shooting performance from the field in Thunder history after Serge Ibaka s 12-for-12 on Jan. 31, 2014, and setting a new career-high with 27 points. He is also the only player in NBA history besides Chris Mullin on Dec. 1, 1990 to be perfect from both the field and free throw line with at least 11 and five attempts, respectively. On Nov. 20 at New Orleans, Adams scored his 2,500th-career point, making him one of just two players since he was drafted in 2013 with as many points and at least 300 blocks and 200 steals in less than 8,000 minutes (Mason Plumlee). A Thunder Storm is Brewering: The Thunder went 11-5 since Corey Brewer s first start on March 8 vs. Phoenix, which is the fourth-best record in that time. From then on, OKC ranked third in steals per game (9.44) and fourth in point differential (+6.9). In that same timeframe, Brewer logged the third-most steals of any NBA player (36) and seventh-most deflections (54). Since Brewer joined the team on March 3, OKC s PACE improved from 20th in the league (98.69) to eighth (101.01). Triple-Double Dip: In OKC s win over Toronto on March 18, Westbrook registered his fifth straight triple-double with a game-leading 37 points, game-high 13 rebounds and game-best 14 assists. This marks his third streak of five triple-doubles and the only other player with as many such streaks is Oscar Robertson. Only four other players have recorded a triple-double in a road win over a team with a record at least 35 games above the.500 mark (Robertson, John Havlicek, Bill Bridges, Jason Kidd) and Westbrook was the highest scoring of the five (via Elias). In the Thunder s win over the Bucks on Oct. 31, Westbrook produced his fourth with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, making him the only player in NBA history besides Oscar Robertson to record at least four triple-doubles in the first seven games of the season. Westbrook notched his third triple-double of the season and first against Chicago on Oct. 28 at Chicago with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, making him the only player in NBA history to log a triple-double against all 29 other teams in the league. On Oct. 19 vs. New York, Westbrook logged his 80th career and first opening night triple-double with 21 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, joining Oscar Robertson as the only other player in NBA history with at least 20 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds in a home opener. This makes him one of ten players in league history to record a triple-double on opening night (LeBron James, Jason Kidd, Chris Duhon, Gary Payton, Clyde Drexler, Scottie Pippen, Fat Lever, Larry Bird and Lewis Lloyd). His 16 assists are the most in an opening night triple-double in league history. Wild, Wild Westbrook, the Lone Ranger: In the Thunder s victory over the Jazz on Dec. 5, Russell Westbrook blocked his 200th shot, setting himself apart as the only player in the history of the NBA with at least 200 blocks, 5,000 assists and 15,000 points within his first 700 games. In the March 18 win over Toronto, Westbrook dished out his 6,000th assist, making him the only active player besides LeBron James with at least 6,000 assists and 4,800 rebounds (one of 13 all-time). Hip, Hip Jorge: Paul George tallied five straight games with at least five made three-pointers from Feb. 6-14, making him just the fifth player in NBA history and first Thunder player to produce such a streak (George McCloud, Dennis Scott, Stephen Curry, James Harden). Only McCloud has registered a longer streak (six games from Feb. 25 to March 5, 1996). Not Taken for Grant(ed): In the Thunder s win over Toronto on March 18, Jerami Grant scored his 1,000th point in an OKC uniform, making him just the fourth Thunder player with at least 1,000 points and 100 blocks in his first 150 games (Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, Nenad Krstic). On Dec. 20 vs. Grant blocked his 300th-career shot, which makes him the only player since he was drafted in 2014 to have at least 1,800 points and 300 blocks in less than 70 starts. Additionally, on Dec. 3 vs. San Antonio, Grant played his 100th game in an OKC uniform, making him the only player in Thunder history besides Serge Ibaka to log at least 600 points, 250 rebounds and 90 blocks in his first 100 games. 25K Magic: On Jan. 27 at Detroit, Carmelo Anthony scored his 25,000th career point, which makes him just the 21st player in NBA history and the 10th forward to reach that mark. Anthony is one of just four players in league history with as many points while shooting at least 34.5% from three-point range (Dirk Nowitzki, Reggie Miller, Paul Pierce) as well as the 11th fastest player to do so. League of Legends: Oklahoma City sprinkles the NBA career leaderboards as Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook hold the third and eighth best scoring averages among active players with 24.1 and 23.0, respectively. Additionally, Westbrook has the second-best career usage rating in NBA history (32.73) behind Michael Jordan and the fourth-best career assist percentage (42.4). Among active players, Westbrook has the sixth-highest career average for steals per game (1.74) while Paul George ranks eighth (1.71). George also holds the fourth-best career defensive rating among active players (101.59). Like Mike: Russell Westbrook recorded 13 consecutive games from Dec. 20 to Jan. 13 in which he logged a double-double with at least 20 points. This sets him apart as just the second guard in NBA history to have such a streak of 10 games or more behind Michael Jordan who had 15 straight in One T-Ferg the Record Books: In his first career start on Jan. 3 at L.A. Lakers, Terrance Ferguson scored a career-best and game-high-tying 24 points on 6-for-9 shooting from three-point range, making him just the third NBA player ever to record at least 24 points and six three-pointers in their first career start (DJ Augustin 2008, Sam Dekker 2017). ThundeRuss Birthday: On Nov. 12, Russell Westbrook celebrated his 29th birthday with a victory over the Dallas Mavericks. He stands as just one of three players in NBA history with at least 15,000 points, 5,000 assists and 4,000 rebounds before age 29 along with Oscar Robertson and LeBron James. Paul in a Day s Work: On Dec. 27 vs. Toronto, Paul George grabbed his 3,000th rebound and on Dec. 13 at Indiana he snagged his 800th-career steal, making him the only player since he was drafted in 2010 with at least 3,000 rebounds, 800 steals and a three-point percentage of.370 or better. In that same timeframe, he is one of just five players with at least 8,000 points in 400 starts or less alongside Damian Lillard, Isaiah Thomas, Kyrie Irving and Kemba Walker. Abrinesolutely Amazing: On Dec. 9 at Memphis, Alex Abrines set a new career-high with 20 points (7-10 FG, 6-8 3FG) en route to scoring his 500th-career point. This makes him just the fifth player in Thunder history with at least 500 points, 37% shooting on 100 threes and 50 steals within his first 100 games (Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kevin Martin and Anthony Morrow). 20/20 Vision: On Oct. 28 at Chicago, Carmelo Anthony recorded a game-leading 21 points, making him the first player in Thunder history to score at least 20 points in his first six games with Oklahoma City. He also led the team in scoring eight times and logged six double-doubles.

5 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER NOTES.... Home Cooking: Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has always taken pride in defending its home court. Dating back to the start of the season, OKC has gone (.742) at home, which stands as the second-best home record in the NBA during this span. Since the season, Oklahoma City has earned 150 wins on home court, which ties Houston for the third-most home wins in that timeframe (Golden State 170, San Antonio 169). 100 for Billy: During the season, Billy Donovan notched his 100th career victory to become the first head coach in NBA history to win 100 games in the first two seasons after coming immediately from the college ranks. Moreover, Donovan is one of three current NBA head coaches to win 100 wins in two seasons with their current respective franchise (Carlisle and Kerr). In all of NBA history, only 18 coaches have won 100 games in their first two NBA seasons as head coach. Additionally, Donovan became just the third first-year head coach in the last 15 years to win 55+ games during his first season. OK3: The trio of Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony combined for 5,992 total points last season, which is the most by any other set of three teammates in the league this year. They are followed by Minnesota s Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Jimmy Butler (5,810 combined points) and Cleveland s Isaiah Thomas, LeBron James and Derrick Rose (5,307 combined points). MOST COMBINED POINTS LAST SEASON BY CURRENT TRIO Russell Westbrook 2,558 Paul George 1,775 Carmelo Anthony 1,659 5,992 total points Karl-Anthony Towns 2,061 Andrew Wiggins 1,933 Jimmy Butler 1,816 5,810 total points Isaiah Thomas 2,199 LeBron James 1,954 Derrick Rose 1,154 5,307 total points Fun and Olympic Games: This year s Thunder squad contains three Olympic gold medalists for Team USA including Carmelo Anthony (2008, 2012, 2016), Russell Westbrook (2012) and Paul George (2016). Additionally, Carmelo Anthony holds the title of all-time leading scorer for the United States Olympic Men s National Team. Oklahoma City also has two Olympic bronze medalists in Carmelo Anthony (2004) and Alex Abrines (2016) who played for Spain. Collegiate Standouts: Nine of the Thunder s 17 players have participated in a Final Four game including Carmelo Anthony, Corey Brewer, Nick Collison, PJ Dozier, Raymond Felton, Jerami Grant, Dakari Johnson, Kyle Singler and Russell Westbrook. Coach Donovan has coached Final Four games as well. OKC is Fan Friendly: The Thunder once again played in front of a packed house at Chesapeake Energy Arena on opening night vs. New York on Oct. 19, recording its 300th consecutive sellout (including both regular season and playoffs). Oklahoma City was also named first in the league in fan experience following a league-wide audit last season and ranks third in the NBA in local TV ratings, fifth in season ticket subscriptions and renewals, and seventh in social media audience and merchandise sales. Fans in attendance this season will enjoy the improvements made to Chesapeake Energy Arena for the Thunder s 10th anniversary including a Thunder Cares community outreach display, Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame viewing area, season ticket member recognition wall, interactive digital display where fans can share their stories, KultureCity sensory-inclusion area for fans that needs a calm, quiet atmosphere, digital Fan Assist to provide fans with real-time support, and much more. Elite Company: Since the start of the season, the Thunder has won five Northwest Division titles, reached the Conference Finals on four occasions, the NBA Finals once and amassed a record of (.645). Based on winning percentage, the Oklahoma City Thunder ranks as the seventh most winning team among the four major professional sports (NBA, NFL, MLB & NHL). BEST RECORDS SINCE SEASON (includes NBA, NFL, MLB & NHL teams) New England Patriots.778 (112-32) San Antonio Spurs.708 ( ) Green Bay Packers.656 ( ) Pittsburgh Steelers.653 (94-50) Washington Capitals.647 ( ) Pittsburgh Penguins.646 ( ) Oklahoma City Thunder.645 ( ) Sustaining Success: In the past nine seasons, OKC has compiled the second-best record in the NBA (behind San Antonio). After the season in which Oklahoma City won 20 games after a 3-29 start, the Thunder found ways to improve the club in each of the four subsequent seasons. With a record during the season, Oklahoma City became just the second team in NBA history (Boston, ) to increase its winning percentage for five consecutive seasons (while maintaining a winning percentage of.700 or better in two of those seasons). Oklahoma City has now finished with a winning percentage of.610 (equivalent to 50 wins) six times dating back to the season. Only the San Antonio Spurs (eight seasons with.610 or better winning percentage), have reached that benchmark more during this period. After finishing the season with a record of 48-34, OKC is now one of three teams (Houston and San Antonio) to maintain a.500 or better record in each of the last nine seasons. The chart to the below illustrates the development of the Thunder program through the years. Season Winning % Playoff Finish (48-34) TBD (47-35) Lost in first round (55-27) Advanced to Conference Finals (45-37) Did not qualify (59-23) Advanced to Conference Finals (60-22) Advanced to Conference Semifinals (47-19) Advanced to NBA Finals (55-27) Advanced to Conference Finals (50-32) Lost in first round (23-59) Did not qualify Blue Review: The Thunder s G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue earned a record this season and clinched the Midwest division title and a playoff berth after defeating the Austin Spurs (San Antonio Spurs affiliate) on Thursday, March 22. Oklahoma City ranked fifth in the G League in three-pointers made per game (12.7) as Bryce Alford led the league with 186 on the season. The Blue has a defense that ranked sixth in opponent turnovers per game (17.9) and eighth in steals per game (9.56). Two-way player Daniel Hamilton led the team in assists in 39 of the 45 games he appeared in and is fourth in the league in assists per game (8.0) and 11th in rebounds per game (9.0). Hamilton has also notched a league-leading nine triple-doubles this season, including three straight from Nov Michael Cobbins held the second-best field goal percentage among G Leaguers with.673 ( ). Additionally, Rashawn Thomas was named to Team USA for the FIBA World Cup Qualifying first round, the teams second such selection this season.

6 RECENT GAMES Game #82 Oklahoma City 127, Memphis 123 Chesapeake Energy Arena 4/11/18 SCORE BY PERIODS FINAL Memphis Thunder THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER GRIZZLIES GRIZZLIES GRIZZLIES High Scoring High Rebounds High Assists High Scoring High Rebounds High Assists George 40 Westbrook 20 Westbrook 19 Brooks 36 Rabb 13 Simmons 5 GAME HIGHLIGHTS: The Grizzlies went up midway through the first quarter before the Thunder pulled ahead, going up by as many as 27 points in the third frame to sweep the season series 4-0. Oklahoma City shot 55.3% from the field, dropped a franchise-high-tying 20 three-point shots and dished out 32 assists to Memphis 22. Westbrook registered 20 rebounds and 19 assists to solidify a triple-double average on the season, making him the first player in NBA history to do so in multiple seasons. He is also just the third NBA player to log 20+ rebounds and 15+ assists in a game (Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Guy Rogers). Paul George dropped eight threes and went 13-for-20 from the floor to finish with a game-best 40 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. Steven Adams produced 24 points (9-12 FG, 6-7 FT) and seven rebounds while Corey Brewer finished with 17 points and three rebounds. Game #81 Oklahoma City 115, Miami 93 AmericanAirlines Arena 4/9/18 SCORE BY PERIODS FINAL Thunder Heat THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER HEAT HEAT HEAT High Scoring High Rebounds High Assists High Scoring High Rebounds High Assists George 27 Westbrook 18 Westbrook 13 Richardson 18 Winslow 9 Dragic 7 GAME HIGHLIGHTS: The Heat jumped out to an early lead at 23-5 midway through the first quarter before Oklahoma City chipped away at the lead, bringing the score to in Miami s favor by the end of the frame. OKC finally pulled ahead in the final quarter, ending the game on a 21-2 run to earn the 22-point victory and clinch the team s eighth playoff berth and mark the fifth time this season OKC has come back from being down by 15 points or more. Oklahoma City s +27 point differential in the fourth quarter is a Thunder record for any quarter. The Thunder sank 31 shots from the charity stripe to the Heat s eight and the OKC reserves outscored Miami bench unit Russell Westbrook notched his 25th triple-double this season and 104th of his career with 23 points, a game and season-best 18 rebounds, and a game-high 13 assists. Paul George sank five three-point shots and went 8-for-9 from the charity stripe en route to a game-leading 17 points. Jerami Grant led all reserves with 17 points, five rebounds, two blocks and a steal while shooting 4-of-6 from the floor and 9- of-11 from the free throw line. Game #80 Oklahoma City 108, Houston 102 Toyota Center 4/7/18 SCORE BY PERIODS FINAL Thunder Rockets THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER ROCKETS ROCKETS ROCKETS High Scoring High Rebounds High Assists High Scoring High Rebounds High Assists George/Westbrook 24 Adams 8 Westbrook 10 Harden 26 Tucker 10 Harden/Paul 9 GAME HIGHLIGHTS: The Thunder was down midway through the fourth quarter before Russell Westbrook scored on back-to-back possessions to go on an 11-0 run, bring the OKC lead to double digits, and finish out on top. Oklahoma City won the battle of the offensive boards 15-6, grabbed 11 steals to generate 22 points off 18 Rockets turnovers, and outscored Houston in transition 10-3 despite shooting 39.6% to the Rockets 47.4%. Carmelo Anthony, Paul George and Westbrook combined for 70 points and Westbrook tallied a double-double as he finished with a team-high-tying 24 points, game-leading 10 assists, seven rebounds, game-high four steals and a block. Anthony scored 14 of his 22 points in the first quarter, going 6-for-7 from the floor and draining each of his two shots from long range. George matched Westbrook s team-leading 24 points and added six rebounds, four assists and two steals while going 9-for-10 from the free throw line. Jerami Grant came off the bench to record 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, five rebounds and two blocks.

7 . HOW THE THUNDER WAS BUILT. VIA DRAFT: Steven Adams: 2013 NBA Draft 12 th overall pick Alex Abrines: 2013 NBA Draft 32 nd overall pick Nick Collison: 2003 NBA Draft 12 th overall pick Terrance Ferguson: 2017 NBA Draft 21 st overall pick Josh Huestis: 2014 NBA Draft 29 th overall pick Dakari Johnson: 2015 NBA Draft 48 th overall pick Andre Roberson: 2013 NBA Draft Acquired Roberson s draft rights from Golden State (selected #26 overall) in exchange for the draft rights to Archie Goodwin (selected #29 overall) and cash considerations. Russell Westbrook: 2008 NBA Draft 4 th overall pick VIA TRADE: Carmelo Anthony: Acquired from the New York Knicks in exchange for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a second-round draft pick. Paul George: Acquired from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. Jerami Grant: Acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers along with a trade exception in exchange for Ersan Ilyasova and a protected draft pick. Kyle Singler: Acquired from the Detroit Pistons along with D.J Augustin in exchange for Reggie Jackson. Additionally, as part of a three-team trade, the Thunder acquired Enes Kanter and Steve Novak in exchange for Kendrick Perkins, Grant Jerrett and the draft rights to Tibor Pleiss. VIA FREE AGENCY: Corey Brewer: Signed on 3/3/2017 Raymond Felton: Signed on 7/10/2017 Patrick Patterson: Signed on 7/10/2017 TWO-WAY PLAYERS: PJ Dozier: Signed to a two-way contract on 10/17/2017 Daniel Hamilton: 2016 NBA Draft Acquired Hamilton s draft rights from Denver (selected #56 overall) in exchange for cash GAMES LOST DUE TO INJURY/ILLNESS. Player Date(s) Games Injury or Illness Steven Adams 11/10-11/15 3 Right Calf Contusion Carmelo Anthony 11/12 1 Sore Lower Back Paul George 12/7-12/9 2 Right Calf Contusion Jerami Grant 12/7 1 Left Hip Contusion Andre Roberson 12/11-12/13 2 Left Ankle Sprain Steven Adams 12/16-12/18 2 Concussion Protocol Paul George 12/29 1 Left Knee Soreness Andre Roberson 12/31-1/15 8 Left Patellar Tendinitis Alex Abrines 1/3-1/4 2 Right Groin Strain Andre Roberson 1/28-4/11 33 Left Patellar Tendon Surgery Carmelo Anthony 2/8-2/11 2 Right Ankle Sprain Russell Westbrook 2/8-2/11 2 Left Ankle Sprain Terrance Ferguson 3/10 1 Concussion Protocol Steven Adams 3/13 1 Left Hip Contusion Alex Abrines 4/11 1 Concussion Protocol

8 THUNDER STARTING LINEUPS. FORWARD FORWARD CENTER GUARD GUARD GS W L STARTER GS W L George Anthony Adams Roberson Westbrook Abrines George Anthony Johnson Roberson Westbrook Adams George Grant Johnson Roberson Westbrook Anthony Roberson Anthony Adams Abrines Westbrook Brewer George Anthony Adams Abrines Westbrook Collison George Anthony Adams Huestis Westbrook Dozier George Anthony Adams Ferguson Westbrook Felton George Patterson Adams Huestis Felton Ferguson George Patterson Adams Abrines Felton George George Patterson Adams Huestis Westbrook Grant George Anthony Adams Brewer Westbrook Hamilton George Anthony Johnson Brewer Westbrook Huestis Johnson Patterson Roberson Singler Westbrook THUNDER RECORD WHEN. THUNDER RECORD THUNDER RECORD Shooting 50% or better 14-2 Westbrook logs a triple-double 20-5 Shooting under 50% More assists than opponent 21-4 Opponents shooting 50% or better 6-13 Fewer assists than opponent Opponents shooting under 50% Same number of assists 5-1 Bench outscores opponent bench Opponent shooting under 40% 9-1 Bench outscored by opponent bench Thunder blocks 10+ shots 5-0 When the benches are tied 3-0 Opponent scores 90 points or less 9-0 More points in the paint or tied Thunder converts 30+ free throws 2-0 Fewer points in the paint st game back-to-back 6-8 More second chance points or tied nd game back-to-back 7-7 Fewer second chance points st game after a win More fast break points or tied st game after a loss Fewer fast break points 11-8 Largest lead 39, 1/3 at LAL More rebounds than opponent Largest deficit 35, 2/24 at GSW Fewer rebounds than opponent Largest halftime lead 24, 11/15 vs. CHI Same number of rebounds 3-0 Largest halftime deficit 15 (2x), MR: 2/1 at DEN In games decided by 6 points or less Largest margin of victory 37, 1/3 at LAL 5 Thunder players score Largest margin of defeat 32, 2/24 at GSW 6+ Thunder players score Smallest margin of victory 1 (3x), MR: 1/23 vs. BKN OKC 10+ more rebounds than opp Smallest margin of defeat 1, 11/24 vs. DET OKC 10+ fewer rebounds than opp. 0-3 Most points scored in a half 77, 4/11 vs. DEN Westbrook records 10+ assists Fewest points scored in a half 34 (2x), MR: 11/15 vs. CHI Adams scores Most points scored in a quarter 44, 2/22 at SAC Three OKC players score Fewest points scored in a quarter 13 (2x), MR: 12/15 at PHI Overtime Games 3-1 Longest winning streak 8 games, 1/13-1/28 Create 10+ steals Longest losing streak 4 games, 1/30-2/4 Surrender 10+ steals 14-7

9 THUNDER TEAM LEADERS. DOUBLE FIGURES GAME LEADERS 10+ Pts 20+ Pts 30+ Pts 10+ Reb 10+ Ast DOUBLE-DOUBLES TRIPLE-DOUBLES Pts Reb Ast Abrines 10 1 Adams Anthony Brewer Collison Dozier Felton 20 3 Ferguson George Grant Hamilton 1 Huestis 1 Johnson Patterson 7 Roberson Singler Westbrook THUNDER GAME LEADERS. THUNDER TEAM HIGHS/LOWS TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES HIGH LOW Points 148, 1/20 at CLE 80, 2/24 at GSW Points Rebounds 1 st Quarter 44, 2/22 at SAC 14, 10/21 at UTA 148, 1/20 at CLE 60, 12/15 at PHI 2 nd Quarter 39, 2/14 at MEM 13, 11/25 at DAL 137, 4/11 vs. MEM 58, 4/3 vs. GSW 3 rd Quarter 39 (2x), MR: 3/8 vs. PHX 16 (2x), MR: 11/7 at SAC 133, 1/3 at LAL 58, 1/15 vs. SAC 4 th Quarter 41, 3/23 vs. MIA 13, 12/15 at PHI 1 st Half 77, 4/11 vs. MEM 34, 10/21 at UTA 2 nd Half 72, 1/20 at CLE 34, 11/15 vs. CHI FG% Assists Overtime 11 (2x), MR: 3/30 vs. DEN 8 (2x), MR: 12/15 at PHI.602, 1/3 at LAL 37, 1/20 at CLE FG Made 58, 1/20 at CLE 26, 11/15 vs. CHI.580, 1/20 at CLE 36, 1/3 at LAL FG Attempted 113, 12/15 at PHI 72 (2x), MR: 11/15 vs. CHI.557, 3/18 at TOR 34, 2/1 at DEN FG Percentage.602, 1/3 at LAL.330, 2/24 at GSW 3P Made 20 (2x), MR: 4/11 vs. MEM 4, 12/5 vs. UTA 3P Attempted 44, 3/30 vs. DEN 18 (2x), MR: 12/25 vs. HOU FT% Steals 3P Percentage.649, 11/12 vs. DAL.222 (2x), MR: 3/3 at POR.960, 12/11 vs. CHA 17, 3/16 vs. LAC FT Made 32, 11/15 vs. CHI 6, 11/24 vs. DET.955, 12/1 vs. MIN 16, 1/25 vs. WAS FT Attempted 40 (2x), 2/11 vs. MEM 8, 11/24 vs. DET.895, 2/28 at DAL 16, 11/7 at SAC FT Percentage.960, 12/11 vs. CHA.474, 2/8 at LAL 16, 10/28 at CHI Off. Rebounds 22, 4/3 vs. GSW 3, 11/12 vs. DAL Def. Rebounds 43, 3/8 vs. PHX 21, 3/7 vs. HOU Tot. Rebounds 60, 12/15 at PHI 32, 11/5 at POR Assists 37, 1/20 at CLE 12, 1/23 vs. BKN Steals 17, 3/16 vs. LAC 4 (2x), MR: 12/31 vs. DAL Turnovers 22, 2/28 at DAL 4, 1/23 vs. BKN Blocks 11 (3x), MR: 3/13 at ATL 1 (2x), MR: 3/23 vs. MIA THUNDER INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES HIGH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE Points Minutes 52 Russell Westbrook at PHI 12/15 46 Russell Westbrook, 1/25 vs. WAS FG Made 19 (2x) MR: Paul George at DEN 2/1 44 Russell Westbrook, 4/3 vs. GSW FG Attempted 34 Russell Westbrook vs. MIL 12/29 43 Russell Westbrook, 3/2 at PHX 3P Made 8 Paul George vs. MEM 4/11 43 Paul George, 2/1 at DEN 3P Attempted 14 Paul George vs. MEM 4/11 FT Made 12 (2x) MR: Russell Westbrook vs. DAL 11/12 Rebounds FT Attempted 15 Paul George vs. LAC 11/10 20 Russell Westbrook, 4/11 vs. MEM Off. Rebounds 12 Steven Adams vs. CLE 2/13 18 Russell Westbrook, 4/9 at MIA Def. Rebounds 17 Russell Westbrook vs. MEM 4/11 18 Russell Westbrook, 12/15 at PHI Tot. Rebounds 20 Russell Westbrook vs. MEM 4/11 Assists 21 Russell Westbrook at DEN 2/1 Assists Steals 6 (3x) MR: Corey Brewer vs. LAC 3/16 21 Russell Westbrook, 2/1 at DEN Blocks 5 Steven Adams vs. LAC 3/16 20 Russell Westbrook, 1/20 at CLE Points 46 Russell Westbrook vs. WAS 1/25 19 Russell Westbrook, 4/11 vs. MEM Points in Quarter 21 (2x) MR: Russell Westbrook at GSW 2/6 Points in a Half 29 Russell Westbrook vs. WAS 1/25

10 OPPONENT GAME LEADERS. OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES HIGH LOW Points Rebounds Points 127, 2/1 at DEN 69, 10/28 at CHI 127, 2/1 at DEN 58, 3/30 vs. DEN 1 st Quarter 40, 2/1 at DEN 7, 11/15 vs. CHI 126, 3/30 vs. DEN 54, 2/24 at GSW 2 nd Quarter 39, 2/22 at SAC 8, 10/28 at CHI 125, 3/18 at TOR 52, 3/20 at BOS 3 rd Quarter 40, 12/11 vs. CHA 9, 12/9 at MEM 4 th Quarter 38, 1/25 vs. WAS 12 (2x), MR: 4/9 at MIA 1 st Half 72, 2/1 at DEN 31, 10/28 at CHI 2 nd Half 72, 1/25 vs. WAS 35, 12/9 at MEM FG% Assists Overtime 12, 3/30 vs. DEN 6, 12/15 at PHI.592, 11/29 at ORL 36, 2/24 at GSW FG Made 50, 2/1 at DEN 22, 10/28 at CHI.568, 3/18 at TOR 35, 12/15 at PHI FG Attempted 100 (2x), MR: 1/4 at LAC 69, 12/16 at NYK.551, 12/16 at NYK 32, 2/1 at DEN FG Percentage.592, 11/29 at ORL.282, 10/28 at CHI 32, 1/20 at CLE 3P Made 17 (3x), MR: 3/7 vs. HOU 5, 4/9 at MIA 3P Attempted 46, 12/15 at PHI 20 (3x), MR: 3/10 vs. SAS 3P Percentage.609, 12/16 at NYK.214, 2/11 vs. MEM FT% Steals FT Made 30, 10/25 vs. IND 4 (3x), MR: 3/10 vs. SAS 1.000, 1/17 vs. LAL 16, 12/5 vs. UTA FT Attempted 35 (2x), MR: 10/27 at MIN 4, 1/17 vs. LAL.931, 1/30 at WAS 15, 2/26 vs. ORL FT Percentage 1.000, 1/17 vs. LAL.471, 12/29 vs. MIL.923, 2/8 at LAL 13, 4/1 at NOP Off. Rebounds 17, 10/27 at MIN 2, 11/29 at ORL.923, 12/27 vs. TOR 13, 1/15 vs. SAC Def. Rebounds 46, 3/30 vs. DEN 20 (2x), MR: 12/22 vs. ATL 13, 12/15 at PHI Tot. Rebounds 58, 3/30 vs. DEN 26, 12/1 vs. MIN 13, 10/25 vs. IND Assists 36, 2/24 at GSW 13 (2x), MR: 12/20 vs. UTA Steals 16, 12/5 vs. UTA 1, 1/23 vs. BKN Turnovers 26, 10/19 vs. NYK 8 (2x), 2/8 at LAL Blocks 12, 3/2 at PHX 0, 1/15 vs. SAC OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES HIGH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE Minutes 52 Ben Simmons at PHI 12/15 Points FG Made 17 Anthony Davis vs. NOP 2/2 43 Anthony Davis, 2/2 vs. NOP FG Attempted 34 Anthony Davis vs. NOP 2/2 41 Bradley Beal, 1/25 vs. WAS 3P Made 6 (7x) MR: Devin Booker at PHX 3/2 40 Aaron Gordon, 11/29 at ORL 3P Attempted 15 Robert Covington at PHI 12/15 FT Made 18 Anthony Davis at NOP 11/20 Rebounds FT Attempted 22 Anthony Davis at NOP 11/20 21 DeAndre Jordan, 3/16 vs. LAC Off. Rebounds 8 (2x) MR: Larry Nance Jr. vs. CLE 2/13 19 Karl-Anthony Towns, 10/27 at MIN Def. Rebounds 15 (2x) MR: Nikola Jokic vs. DEN 3/30 17 Dwight Howard, 1/13 at CHA Tot. Rebounds 21 DeAndre Jordan vs. LAC 3/16 17 DeAndre Jordan, 1/4 at LAC Assists 14 (2x) MR: Nikola Jokic at DEN 2/1 Steals 7 Thaddeus Young at IND 12/13 Assists Blocks 6 (2x) MR: Alex Len at PHX 3/2 14 Nikola Jokic, 2/1 at DEN Points 43 Anthony Davis vs. NOP 2/2 14 James Harden, 12/25 vs. HOU Points in Quarter 18 Bradley Beal vs. WAS 1/25 13 Damian Lillard, 11/5 at POR Points in a Half 27 Bradley Beal vs. WAS 1/25

11 . THUNDER GAME-BY-GAME. Date Game FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-TR AST ST TO BS PTS OKC NYK /21 OKC UTA OKC MIN OKC IND /27 OKC MIN /28 OKC CHI /31 OKC MIL OKC MIL /5 OKC POR /7 OKC SAC /9 OKC DEN OKC LAC OKC DAL OKC CHI /17 OKC SAS /20 OKC NOP OKC GSW OKC DET /25 OKC DAL /29 OKC ORL OKC MIN OKC SAS OKC UTA /7 OKC BKN /9 OKC MEM OKC CHA /13 OKC IND /15 OKC PHI /16 OKC NYK OKC DEN OKC UTA OKC ATL /23 OKC UTA OKC HOU OKC TOR OKC MIL OKC DAL /3 OKC LAL /4 OKC LAC /7 OKC PHX OKC POR /10 OKC MIN /13 OKC CHA OKC SAC

12 . THUNDER GAME-BY-GAME. Date Game FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-TR AST ST TO BS PTS OKC LAL /20 OKC CLE OKC BKN OKC WAS /27 OKC DET OKC PHI /30 OKC WAS /1 OKC DEN OKC NOP OKC LAL /6 OKC GSW /8 OKC LAL OKC MEM OKC CLE /14 OKC MEM /22 OKC SAC /24 OKC GSW OKC ORL /28 OKC DAL /2 OKC PHX /3 OKC POR OKC HOU OKC PHX OKC SAS OKC SAC /13 OKC ATL OKC LAC /18 OKC TOR /20 OKC BOS OKC MIA OKC POR /29 OKC SAS OKC DEN /1 OKC NOP OKC GSW /7 OKC HOU /9 OKC MIA OKC MEM