OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER at CHICAGO BULLS (3-2) (3-2)

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1 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER GAME NOTES PRESEASON GAME #6 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER at CHICAGO BULLS (3-2) (3-2) TUESDAY ٠ OCTOBER 23, 2012 ٠ 7:00 PM (CST) ٠ UNITED CENTER, IL SCHEDULE/RESULTS.. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER PROBABLE STARTERS NO DATE OPP W/L TV/RECORD. 1 SA TNT 2 11/2 vs. POR FSO 3 11/4 vs. ATL FSO 4 11/6 vs. TOR FSO 5 CHI TNT 6 11/9 vs. DET FSO 7 11/11 vs. CLE FSO 8 DET FSO 9 11/14 vs. MEM FSO 10 NO FSO 11 11/18 vs. GS FSO 12 11/21 vs. LAC FSO 13 BOS FSO 14 PHI FSO 15 11/26 vs. CHA FSO 16 11/28 vs. HOU FSO 17 11/30 vs. UTA FSO 18 NO FSO 19 BKN FSO 20 12/7 vs. LAL FSO 21 12/9 vs. IND FSO 22 12/12 vs. NO FSO 23 12/14 vs. SAC FSO 24 12/17 vs. SA FSO 25 ATL FSO 26 MIN FSO 27 MIA ABC 28 12/27 vs. DAL TNT 29 HOU FSO 30 12/31 vs. PHX FSO 31 1/2 vs. BKN FSO 32 1/4 vs. PHI FSO 33 TOR FSO 34 WAS FSO 35 1/9 vs. MIN FSO 36 LAL FSO 37 POR FSO 38 PHX FSO 39 1/16 vs. DEN FSO 40 DAL TNT 41 DEN FSO 42 LAC FSO 42 GS FSO 44 SAC FSO 45 LAL ABC 46 1/31 vs. MEM FSO 47 CLE FSO 48 2/4 vs. DAL FSO 49 2/6 vs. GS FSO 50 2/8 vs. PHX FSO 51 PHX FSO 52 UTA FSO 53 2/14 vs. MIA TNT 54 HOU FSO 55 2/22 vs. MIN FSO 56 2/24 vs. CHI FSO 57 2/27 vs. NO FSO 58 DEN FSO 59 LAC ABC 60 3/5 vs. LAL TNT 61 NY TNT 62 CHA FSO 63 3/10 vs. BOS ABC 64 SA FSO 65 3/13 vs. UTA FSO 66 3/15 vs. ORL FSO 67 DAL FSO 68 3/19 vs. DEN FSO 69 MEM FSO 70 ORL FSO 71 3/24 vs. POR FSO 72 3/27 vs. WAS FSO 73 MIN FSO 74 MIL FSO 75 4/4 vs. SA TNT 76 IND FSO 77 4/7 vs. NY ABC 78 UTA FSO 79 GS FSO 80 POR FSO 81 4/15 vs. SAC FSO 82 4/17 vs. MIL FSO No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs. Pro 35 Kevin Durant F /29/88 Texas/USA 5 9 Serge Ibaka F /18/89 Ricoh Manresa/Republic of Congo 3 5 Kendrick Perkins C /10/84 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)/USA 9 2 Thabo Sefolosha G /02/84 Angelico Biella/Switzerland 6 0 Russell Westbrook G /12/88 UCLA/USA 4 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER RESERVES 45 Cole Aldrich C /31/88 Kansas/USA 2 4 Nick Collison F /26/80 Kansas/USA 8 14 Daequan Cook G /28/87 Ohio State/USA 5 13 James Harden G /26/89 ASU/USA 3 11 Lazar Hayward G /26/86 Marquette/USA 2 15 Reggie Jackson G /16/90 Boston College/USA 1 3 Perry Jones F /24/91 Baylor/USA R 25 DeAndre Liggins G /31/88 Kentucky/USA 1 6 Eric Maynor G /11/87 Virginia Commonwealth/USA 3 33 Daniel Orton C /06/90 Kentucky/USA 1 8 Andy Rautins G /02/86 Syracuse/USA 1 34 Hasheem Thabeet C /16/87 Connecticut/Tanzania 3 21 Hollis Thompson G /03/91 Georgetown/USA R OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER STAFF HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES DIRECTOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ATHLETIC TRAINER Scott Brooks (UC Irvine) Maurice Cheeks (West Texas State) Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona) Mark Bryant (Seton Hall) Brian Keefe (UNLV) Maz Trakh (Southern Utah) Dwight Daub (Evansville) Joe Sharpe (Old Dominion)..RECORDS (preseason).. RECORDS BY MONTH/DAY RECORD HOME ROAD OVERALL 3-2 (.600) 3-0 (1.000) 0-2 (.000) WESTERN 2-2 (.500) 2-0 (1.000) 0-2 (.000) EASTERN 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) STREAKS Won 3 Won 3 Lost 2 INFORMATION INJURY REPORT: PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: RECENT TRANSACTIONS: N/A OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Serge Ibaka: Surge Ee-BAK-a Thabo Sefolosha: TA-bow sef-a-low-sha Lazar Hayward: lah-zahr Hasheem Thabeet: Ha-SHEEM THA-beet 10/22/12: Waived guard Walker Russelll 10/1/12: Signed guard Walker Russelll 9/12/12: Signed guards DeAndre Liggins and Andy Rautins

2 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER PRESEASON INFORMATION PRESEASON SCHEDULE (3-2) OKC OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT SITE, CITY RESULT ATT. HIGH SCORER HIGH SCORER 10/10 at Houston State Farm Arena (TX) ,198 Westbrook 19 Jones 20 10/12 at Utah EnergySolutions Arena (UT) ,786 Jones 14 Williams 15 10/16 vs. Charlotte Chesapeake Energy Arena (OK) ,203 Rautins 20 Gordon 21 10/19 vs. Phoenix BOK Center (OK) ,233 Durant 22 Johnson 10/21 vs. Denver Chesapeake Energy Arena (OK) ,203 Three w/ 16 Gallinari 26 10/23 at Chicago United Center (IL) 10/24 vs. Dallas Wichita (KS) 2011 PRESEASON RESULTS (2-0) OKC OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT SITE, CITY RESULT ATT. HIGH SCORER HIGH SCORER 12/18 at Dallas American Airlines Center (TX) W, ,287 Durant 21 Beaubois/Jones 17 12/20 vs. Dallas Chesapeake Energy Arena (OK) W, ,203 Harden 13 Randle 17 YEAR-BY-YEAR PRESEASON RECORDS Year W-L : 3-2 (.600) Totals: (.479) Year W-L Year W-L Year W-L

3 RECENT GAMES. Preseason Game #5 Oklahoma City 108 Denver 101 Chesapeake Energy Arena 10/21/12 SCORE BY PERIODS FINAL Nuggets Thunder THUNDER High Scoring THUNDER High Rebounds THUNDER High Assists NUGGETS High Scoring NUGGETS High Rebounds GAME HIGHLIGHTS: The Thunder jumped out to a 12-3 lead, resulting in a advantage after one quarter. Denver rallied back to tie the game at the end of the third quarter, but the Thunder pulled away with a 9-1 run in the middle of the fourth quarter behind four straight buckets, each coming off of an assist. Again on offense the Thunder did a good job of distributing the ball, racking up 25 assists, led by nine from Russell Westbrook. Over the past three preseason games, the Thunder has averaged 28.3 assists per game. Six different players scored in double figures for the Thunder, and all 12 players who saw action got into the scoring column. After shooting 12-for-18 from the field in the first quarter, the Thunder shot 46.1 percent for the game including 15-for-32 (46.9 percent) from three-point land. Tonight marked the return of Kendrick Perkins and Thabo Sefolosha to the starting lineup, along with James Harden to the rotation. All three players saw over 17 minutes of action, and combined for 28 points and 12 rebounds. The next time the Thunder will play in Chesapeake Energy Arena will be in its regular season home opener against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, November 2nd. The Thunder will host its final preseason game of the year in Wichita, Kansas in a matchup against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, October 24th. Preseason Game #4 Oklahoma City 107 Phoenix 97 BOK Center 10/19/12 SCORE BY PERIODS FINAL Suns Thunder NUGGETS High Assists Durant/Ibaka/Harden - 16 Aldrich - 7 Westbrook 9 Gallinari - 26 Iguodala - 10 Lawson - 11 THUNDER High Scoring THUNDER High Rebounds THUNDER High Assists SUNS High Scoring SUNS High Rebounds SUNS High Assists Durant - 22 Ibaka - 8 Westbrook 12 Johnson - 15 Jones - 10 Garrett - 5 GAME HIGHLIGHTS: The Thunder led by one point at halftime and led by only three in the fourth quarter when OKC embarked on a 12-2 run over a four minute span to turn an lead into a advantage with 4:13 remaining in the contest. From there on out the Thunder s lead never dipped below nine points. On offense, the Thunder dished out 26 assists, this coming off a recent 34-assist night against the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday. The Thunder was led in that department by Russell Westbrook, who had 12 total including five in the first quarter. Ten players saw between 18 and 28 minutes of action tonight for the Thunder, and every player scored at least five points, led by Kevin Durant s 22, Russell Westbrook s 18, Serge Ibaka s 13 and Cole Aldrich s 12. In the first quarter, the Thunder reeled in 11 offensive rebounds and a nine-point rebounding edge. Oklahoma City finished with 15 total offensive boards for the game and a +3 advantage overall in rebounds. Both teams shot the ball well in the game, each shooting precisely 49.4 percent for the evening. In addition, the Suns were 5-for-10 from the threepoint line and the Thunder was nine-for-20, good for 45 percent. Preseason Game #3 Oklahoma City 120 Charlotte 98 Chesapeake Energy Arena 10/17/12 SCORE BY PERIODS FINAL Bobcats Thunder THUNDER High Scoring THUNDER High Rebounds THUNDER High Assists ROCKETS High Scoring ROCKETS High Rebounds ROCKETS High Assists Rautins - 20 Ibaka - 10 Durant/Maynor - 7 Gordon - 21 Biyombo - 6 Sessions - 7 GAME HIGHLIGHTS: It was only a four point contest at halftime, but in the third quarter the Thunder broke the game open by outscoring the Bobcats 24-14, using two different 7-0 runs late in the period to push ahead. There were only two lead changes in the game, as the Thunder eventually swelled its lead to 26 points. The Thunder handed out 34 assists on the night, which would have been a season-high last year. Five different players had four or more assists (Kevin Durant, Eric Maynor, Nick Collison, Perry Jones and Russell Westbrook), and those assist totals propelled the Thunder to numerous easy baskets, resulting in 60 points in the paint. Seven different Thunder players scored in double figures, while 11 total players scored for Oklahoma City on the night. Andy Rautins led the way with 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting, while rookie Perry Jones chipped in 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting and Serge Ibaka finished with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Thunder shot 64.0 percent from the floor on the night, which also would have been a season high in Those numbers were aided by 8-for- 15 shooting by the team from behind the three-point line. Tuesday s contest marked the first home preseason game for the Thunder in , resulting in a sellout of Chesapeake Energy Arena. The team s first home regular season game will come on November 2 nd, against the Portland Trail Blazers.

4 TONIGHT S OPPONENT VS. BULLS 11/8/12 Thursday Oklahoma City at Chicago 7:00 p.m. 2/24/13 Sunday Chicago at Oklahoma City 8:30 p.m VS. BULLS (1-0) THUNDER THUNDER BULLS BULLS Date Site W/L Score High Scorer High Rebounder High Scorer High Rebounder 4/1/12 Oklahoma City W Westbrook 27 Durant 10 Lucas 19 Gibson 11 CURRENT STREAKS VS. BULLS SITE LAST WIN SCORE LAST LOSS SCORE STREAK Home 4/1/ /27/ Won 2 Away 1/4/ /6/ Lost 1 Overall 4/1/ /6/ Won 1 THUNDER VS. BULLS ALL-TIME LARGEST WINNING MARGIN Home Road Neutral Total OKC: 36 2/28/70 at Seattle Total: CHI: 40 1/11/69 at Chicago NEXT OPPONENT VS. MAVERICKS 12/29/11 Thursday Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 p.m. 1/2/12 Monday Oklahoma City at Dallas 7:30 p.m. 2/1/12 Wednesday Oklahoma City at Dallas 7:00 p.m. 3/5/12 Monday Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 p.m VS. MAVERICKS (3-1) THUNDER THUNDER MAVERICKS MAVERICKS Date Site W/L Score High Scorer High Rebounder High Scorer High Rebounder 12/29/11 Oklahoma City W Durant 30 Durant 11 Nowitzki 29 Nowitzki 10 1/2/12 Dallas L Durant 27 Ibala/Westbrook 8 Nowitzki 26 Mahinmi 9 2/1/12 Dallas W Westbrook 33 Durant 13 Terry 25 Marion 10 3/5/12 Oklahoma City W Westbrook 24 Perkins 14 Nowitzki 27 Marion 10 CURRENT STREAKS VS. MAVERICKS SITE LAST WIN SCORE LAST LOSS SCORE STREAK Home 3/5/ /27/ Won 2 Away 2/1/ /2/ Lost 1 Overall 3/5/ /2/ Won 1 THUNDER VS. MAVERICKS ALL-TIME LARGEST WINNING MARGIN Home Road Neutral Total OKC: 47 11/25/89 at Dallas Total: DALLAS: 44 4/11/85 at Seattle

5 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER NOTES.... Preseason Notes: Oklahoma City will look for a fourth straight exhibition victory tonight in the club s second to last preseason contest. Heading into this evening s match-up against the Bulls, the OKC franchise stands all-time in preseason meetings versus Chicago. Also worth noting this preseason, the Thunder s training camp roster features 12 returning players from last season s NBA Finals squad Rewind: Oklahoma City concluded the regular season with the second best record in the Western Conference (47-19) and the highest yearend winning percentage for the franchise since the season (.744). The Thunder s.712 winning percentage this past season ranks fourth best all-time for the franchise. When the dust finally settled on the season, the Thunder claimed a second consecutive Northwest Division title after finishing 9.0 games above the second place, Denver Nuggets. Oklahoma City has advanced to postseason play in each of the last three seasons for the first time since Playoffs: During the 2012 Finals, the Thunder represented the Western Conference after becoming became just the third team in NBA history to win four straight games in the Conference Finals after trailing 0-2. Oklahoma City advanced to the NBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history (and for the first time since 1996) after defeating the Dallas Mavericks (4-0), the Los Angeles Lakers (4-1) and the San Antonio Spurs (4-2). Winning: Since the start of the season, only the Chicago Bulls (163) and the San Antonio Spurs (161) have claimed more victories than the Oklahoma City Thunder (152). Since Kendrick Perkins made his Oklahoma City debut in the middle of the season on 3/14/11 at Washington, the Thunder has posted a record (.723). A Golden Summer: This past summer, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook each earned gold medals in London as a member of the United States Olympic Team. During Olympic competition, the United States team went a perfect 8-0 including a victory in the gold medal game against Serge Ibaka and the Spanish team. Including his 30-point effort vs. Spain in the gold medal game, Kevin Durant led all US scores after averaging 19.5 points during Olympic play (Durant set a USA Basketball record by scoring 156 points during Olympic play). Meanwhile, James Harden and Russell Westbrook each appeared in all eight games for the United States and recorded scoring averages of 5.5 points and 8.5 points, respectively. With the Spanish team, Ibaka earned a silver medal after averaging 8.0 points and 4.4 rebounds in eight games. Summer League: This past summer, the Thunder posted a 3-2 record during the AirTran Airways Orlando Summer Pro League. Current Thunder players Cole Aldrich, Lazar Hayward, Reggie Jackson and Perry Jones competed in the week-long event. Third year guard Lazar Hayward paced the Thunder in scoring with a 15.8 point per game average. Meanwhile, Thunder guard Reggie Jackson averaged 15.3 points to go along with a team leading 3.5 assists per game while Thunder center Cole Aldrich led the team in blocked shots while averaging 5.0 points and 6.5 rebounds. Nearly 10K: In 380 career outings, Kevin Durant stands just 22 points shy of the 10,000 point scoring benchmark. After amassing 9,978 career points through his first five NBA seasons, Durant is on pace become the 15 th fastest player in NBA history to reach the 10,000 point plateau. Durant is set to become the sixth player in all-time franchise history to cross the 10,000 point barrier {Jack Sikma was the fastest player to reach 10,000 points scored (599 games)}. Bouncing Back: Dating back to the start of the season, Oklahoma City has demonstrated a high level of resiliency in those games played immediately after a loss. After the Thunder s bounce-back win over the Sacramento Kings on April 24 th of last season, Oklahoma City finished with a 15-3 mark in games played after a loss. Only the Chicago Bulls recorded a better record in those games played after a loss (15-1). This comes on the heels of the season in which Oklahoma City posted a record of 20-6 in games played immediately after a loss. The Thunder s.769 winning percentage in those games played after a defeat was trumped once again by only the Chicago Bulls (16-4 following a loss). Block Party: When the dust settled on the regular season, the Thunder not only led the NBA in blocked shots (8.17 bpg), but Oklahoma City recorded the highest block per game total in the NBA in nearly 20 years. The Denver Nuggets team (8.37 bpg) was the last group to average more blocks than last year s Thunder squad. Serge Ibaka led the NBA while setting an all-time franchise record with a 3.65 block per game average (most blocks per game since Theo Ratliff recorded 3.74 bpg during the season). To put a bit more perspective on Ibaka s accomplishment; with a total of 241 blocks last season, Ibaka recorded only 19 fewer blocks than the entire New Jersey Nets team. During the Thunder s game versus the Nuggets on 2/19, Ibaka set a franchise record by blocking 11 shots en route to his first career triple-double. On the season Ibaka became the first player to register three 10-plus blocks games since Shawn Bradley during the season (five games with 10+ blocks). Getting Defensive: As one might expect, team defense is critical to overall team success. Last season, the Thunder showed material improvement in a number of defensive categories. After allowing points per game on 46.2% shooting through the first 66 games of the season (in which the team started 43-23), the Thunder responded by holding the opposition to 96.9 points on 42.7% opponent field goal percentage this past season. The Thunder wrapped up last year by going a perfect 16-0 when limiting the opponent to less than 90 points. Including the Thunder s win over the Sacramento Kings on April 13 th, Oklahoma City held 19 opponents to less than 40.0% shooting, while posting a 15-4 record in those games. Point Made: With a point per game scoring average last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished behind only the Denver Nuggets (104.1 ppg) and the San Antonio Spurs (103.6 ppg) in the quest to become the NBA s highest scoring team. During the season, the Thunder led the NBA in free throw shooting accuracy (80.6%) while ranking third in field goal shooting accuracy (47.1%). OKC finished the year a perfect 18-0 when shooting 50.0% or better from the field. Road Warriors: With the regular season now in the record books, Oklahoma City once again found success playing away from Chesapeake Energy Arena. In 33 games road games last season, the Thunder registered a mark {3 rd best road record in the NBA behind Chicago (24-9) and San Antonio (22-11)}. The Thunder was one of only THREE Western Conference teams (Denver & San Antonio) to boast a winning road record. Home Cooking: Last season, the Thunder registered a 14-game home winning streak which represented the longest home win streak for the OKC franchise since the season (17 game home win streak from 11/11/94 1/24/95). Prior to the Thunder s home loss versus Cleveland on 3/9/12, more than two months had elapsed between Thunder home losses (1/3/12 vs. POR). The Thunder finished behind only Miami (28-5) and San Antonio (28-5) in the race for the NBA s best home record. Dynamic Duo: With a combined total of 51.6 points per game last season, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook became the highest scoring duo in franchise history (surpassing their own previous record of 48.2 ppg during and followed by Dale Ellis and Tom Chambers 48.2 point per game average during the season). Durant and Westbrook surpassed the tandem of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade (combined 49.2 ppg) to become the highest scoring pair of teammates in the NBA during During the Thunder s outing against the Denver Nuggets on 2/19, the Thunder prevailed after receiving a combined 91 points from Kevin Durant (51 points) and Russell Westbrook (40 points). The 91 combined points for the two players is an all-time franchise record. After Durant and Westbrook each scored 40+ points in the Thunder s recent outing vs. Minnesota (3/23) the duo becomes the first pair of teammates in NBA history to each score 40+ points on two separate occasions during a single season. On 14 occasions dating back to the start of last season Durant and Westbrook have each scored 30-plus points in the same game (11-3 record).

6 Making them Look Free: For a second season in a row, the Thunder finished as the top free throw shooting team in the NBA (OKC shot 80.6% from the free throw line). OKC finished the season leading the NBA in free throw makes per game (21.3) while ranking second in free throw attempts per game (26.4). In four instances last season the Thunder converted 30-plus free throws and on each occasion the Thunder won the contest. During the season, OKC shot a league-best 82.3% from the free throw line (5 th highest percentage in NBA history). On the year, OKC converted 30+ FTs on eighteen occasions (16-2 record) after doing so six times during all of the season (4-2 record). During the season Durant recorded 756 free throw makes, an all-time OKC Thunder franchise record and the 6 th most in NBA history for a single season. Durant s 756 free throws made were the most for a single-season since Michael Jordan recorded 833 free throw makes during the season. KD is the ONLY player in NBA history to convert 700+ free throws while shooting 90.0% or better. Just Another Back-2-Back: Including the Thunder s season opening back to back on Nov. 1 (at San Antonio) and Nov. 2 (vs. Portland), Oklahoma City is set to play 15 back-to-backs during the season. Last year, the Thunder competed in 18 sets of back-to-backs (in addition to the team s lone back-to-back-toback) while recording nine sweeps of those back-to-backs in addition to the club s sweep of their only back-to-back-to-back. Oklahoma City posted a 15-4 mark on the first night and a 14-6 record on the second or third night of a back-to-back during the season. 3X Scoring Champ: After averaging an even 28.0 points per game last season, Kevin Durant becomes the seventh player in NBA history to capture three consecutive scoring crowns {Michael Jordan was the last player to win three straight scoring titles ( )}. By claiming back-to-back-to-back scoring titles, Durant has joined a hall-of-fame list of NBA players to record the feat (Michael Jordan, George Gervin, Bob McAdoo, Wilt Chamberlain, Neil Johnston and George Mikan). During the season, Durant became the youngest scoring champion in NBA history (21 years and 197 days). Harden Heats Up: James Harden once again continued to impact games for the Thunder in a reserve capacity throughout the season. Harden, the NBA s Sixth Man of the Year in came off the bench in 60 of his 62 appearances this past season for Oklahoma City and in all but four instances he proceeded to score in double figures. Harden was oftentimes the difference-maker for Oklahoma City. This was further validated by the fact that the Thunder posted a 14-1 record last season when Harden scored 20-plus points. Harden s 16.8 point per game average was tops in the NBA among reserves (min. 40 games). James Harden Comparison to recent 6 th Men of The Year Player (TEAM) Year PPG FG% James Harden (OKC) % Lamar Odom (LAL) % Jamal Crawford (ATL) % Jason Terry (DAL) % Manu Ginobili (SA) % Leandro Barbosa (PHX) % OKC is Fan Friendly: The Thunder enters the season after registering sell-out during all 33 games at Chesapeake Energy last season. This occurs on the heels of the season in which the Thunder sold out 14 consecutive games to close the regular season and 35 games overall. Fans in attendance this year will once again enjoy the improvements made to the Chesapeake Energy Arena as part of a taxpayer funded initiative passed in March Thanks to the publically funded initiative, the team s arena boasts a state-of-the art scoreboard, new terrace suites, an updated main concourse with new concession stands, a new Sunset Lounge on the Club Level and a first-class courtside club. Boards are the Barometer: As one might expect, Oklahoma City has traditionally found their greatest success when outrebounding the opposition. During the season, Oklahoma City went 31-5 when outrebounding the opponent (12-1 when outrebounding the opponent by 10 or more). Conversely, OKC has failed to outrebounded their opponent in 14 of the team s 19 losses this season. During the season, OKC registered a mark when outrebounding their opponent. Russell Rules: Russell Westbrook now in his fifth NBA season currently maintains the longest active games played streak in the NBA (appeared in 312 straight games). During Westbrook s first three full seasons in the NBA, he became one of only five players in NBA history to record 4,000 points, 1,500 assists and 1,000 rebounds through three NBA seasons (Chris Paul, LeBron James, Anfernee Hardaway and Oscar Robertson). By averaging better than 21+ points and 8+ assists last season, Westbrook became just the FIFTH player in the last 15 years to average 21+ points and 8+ assists {Gary Payton (4x), Stephon Marbury (4x), Chris Paul (2x) and LeBron James). Players to Avg. 19+ points, 6+ assists and 4+ rebounds through first 4 years of career (last 10 years) Player (TEAM) Points Assists Rebounds Russell Westbrook (OKC) Chris Paul (NO) LeBron James (CLE) Dwyane Wade (MIA) Steve Francis (HOU) Over the Hill: After recording 40 points last season on April 18 th versus Phoenix, James Harden became the third Thunder player to score 40-plus points on the season; joining Kevin Durant (four 40-point games) and Russell Westbrook (two 40-point games) in accomplishing the feat. The OKC franchise last had three players score 40-plus points in the same year during the season (Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis & Xavier McDaniel). After scoring 40 points as a reserve, James Harden became the first bench player in the last two NBA seasons to record a 40-point game, tallying the league s most points by a reserve since March 27, 2010, when Maverick guard Rodrique Beaubois scored 40 points against Golden State. Durant, Harden and Westbrook are the first trio of teamates to each record 40 points in a season since Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis and CJ Watson accomplished the feat as members of the Golden State Warriors during the season. Awfully Good in OT: Despite falling to the L.A. Lakers in double overtime on 4/22/12, the Thunder finished last season with a 3-1 record in overtime affairs. During the season, the Thunder became just the FIFTH team in NBA history to win eight overtime games in a single season (8-2). OKC set an all-time franchise record by winning five straight overtime games to start the season and the club s eight OT wins are the most in the NBA since 2002, when the Detroit Pistons went 8-0 in their overtime contests. During the season, OKC captured the franchises first-ever triple-overtime victory (12/1/10) against New Jersey (the OKC franchise was previously 0-4 all-time in triple overtime games). 30 Never Looked so Good: Kevin Durant will once again look to duplicate another hot start to the season after getting off to a quick start to begin Durant hit the 30-point scoring mark in each of the Thunder s first four games last season to become one of only four players in the last 30 years to open the season with four straight 30-point scoring efforts (Most recent: Kobe Bryant in ). In the last four seasons, Durant has scored 30+ points in 122 games (most in the NBA). Most importantly for Oklahoma City, the Thunder has found a great deal of success on Durant s biggest nights. Dating back to the start of the season the Thunder has posted a (.759) record when Durant hits the 30-point plateau. During the season, Durant set a franchise record by scoring 30+ points on 47 occasions. While on the topic of 30-point scoring games, during the Thunder s come-from-behind victory over the Phoenix Suns on March 7 th of last season, Kevin Durant (30 points), James Harden (30 points) and Russell Westbrook (31 points) each recorded 30+ points in a game for the first time in franchise history since 2/26/1988 (Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis and Xavier McDaniel). One For the Record Books: The Thunder s overtime win versus the Denver Nuggets on February 19 th was not your average Oklahoma City victory. It was the first game in NBA history in which a set of teammates recorded a 50-point effort (Kevin Durant; 51 points), a 40-point effort (Russell Westbrook, 40 points) and a triple-double (Serge Ibaka; 14 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks). Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are the first set of teammates to score 50 and 40 points, respectively since Kiki Vandeweghe (51 points) and Alex English (47 points) accomplished the feat on 12/13/1983 vs. DET (3OT). The 91 combined points by Durant and Westbrook is a franchise record. To put a bit more perspective on such an accomplishment, through February 19 th, there had been 323 NBA games this season in which a team as a whole failed to score 91 points. Not to be outdone, Serge Ibaka became the first player in franchise history to record a triple-double which included blocked shots.

7 . HOW THE THUNDER WAS BUILT. VIA DRAFT: Nick Collison: 2003 NBA Draft 12 th overall pick Kevin Durant: 2007 NBA Draft 2 nd overall pick Russell Westbrook: 2008 NBA Draft 4 th overall pick Serge Ibaka: 2008 NBA Draft 24 th overall pick James Harden: 2009 NBA Draft 3 rd overall pick Reggie Jackson: 2011 NBA Draft 24 th overall pick Perry Jones: 2012 NBA Draft 28 th overall pick VIA TRADE: Thabo Sefolosha: Acquired from Chicago along with cash considerations in exchange for the least favorable of the Thunder s three 2009 first round draft picks. Eric Maynor: Acquired from the Utah Jazz along with Matt Harpring in exchange for draft rights to Peter Fehse. Daequan Cook: Acquired from the Miami Heat along with the 18 th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft in exchange for the 32 nd pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Cole Aldrich: Acquired from the New Orleans Hornets along with Morris Peterson in exchange for the draft rights to Craig Brackins and Quincy Pondexter. Kendrick Perkins: Acquired from the Boston Celtics along with Nate Robinson in exchange for Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic and the L.A. Clippers 2012 first round draft pick. Lazar Hayward : Acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Robert Vaden and two conditional secondround draft picks VIA FREE AGENCY: DeAndre Liggins: Signed on 9/12/10 Daniel Orton: Signed on 8/4/12 Andy Rautins: Signed on 9/12/12 Hasheem Thabeet: Signed on 7/11/12 Hollis Thompson: Signed on 7/11/ THUNDER GAMES LOST DUE TO INJURY /ILLNESS**. Player Date(s) Games Injury or Illness Daequan Cook 1/2 1 Flu-like symptoms Thabo Sefolosha 1/3 1 Flu-like symptoms Ryan Reid 1/6-1/14 6 Nasal fracture surgery Eric Maynor 1/8-4/25 57 Torn right Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Thabo Sefolosha 1/30-3/13 23 Right foot soreness Kendrick Perkins 2/17 1 Right knee contusion Lazar Hayward 2/19-2/29 5 Orbital floor fracture Nick Collison 2/20-2/23 3 Left quad contusion James Harden 2/20 1 Left ankle sprain Daequan Cook 4/13 1 left shoulder sprain Daequan Cook 3/21-4/1 6 Mild right MCL sprain James Harden 4/13 1 Right knee soreness Lazar Hayward 4/13 1 Flu-like symptoms James Harden 4/24-4/25 2 Concussion During the season 7 players missed games due to injury for the Thunder (53 total games missed)

8 THUNDER STARTING LINEUPS**. FORWARD FORWARD CENTER GUARD GUARD GS W L STARTER GS W L Durant Ibaka Perkins Sefolosha Westbrook Aldrich Durant Ibaka Perkins Harden Westbrook Collison Durant Ibaka Perkins Cook Westbrook Cook Durant Ibaka Mohammed Cook Westbrook Durant Fisher Harden Ibaka Ivey Jackson Maynor Hayward Mohammed Perkins Sefolosha Westbrook **During the season, the Thunder used a total of NINE different starting lineups THUNDER RECORD WHEN. THUNDER RECORD THUNDER RECORD Shooting 50% or better 18-0 Create 10+ steals 13-1 Shooting under 50% Surrender 10+ steals 10-8 Opponents shooting 50% or better 3-2 More assists than opponent 22-5 Opponents shooting under 50% Fewer assists than opponent Bench outscores opponent bench 23-7 Same number of assists 2-1 Bench outscored by opponent bench Largest lead 32 (2x) MR: vs. SAC; 4/13 When the benches are tied 5-0 Largest deficit 27 vs. SA; 3/16 More points in the paint or tied 28-8 Largest halftime lead 27 vs. DET; 1/23 Fewer points in the paint Largest halftime deficit 19 vs. SAC; 4/13 More second chance points or tied 24-6 Largest margin of victory 27 vs. CHA; 3/10 Fewer second chance points Largest margin of defeat 15 at LAC; 4/16 More fast break points or tied Smallest margin of victory 2 vs. DAL; 12/29 Fewer fast break points 12-8 Smallest margin of defeat 1 (2x) vs. HOU; 3/13 More rebounds than opponent 31-5 Most points scored in a half 72 (1 st half) vs. BOS; 2/22 Fewer rebounds than opponent Fewest points scored in a half 25 (2 nd half) at LAC; 4/16 Same number of rebounds 1-2 Most points scored in a quarter 38 (2x) MR: (2 nd qtr) vs. GS; 2/17 In games decided by 6 points or less Fewest points scored in a quarter 10 (3 rd qtr) at PHI; 2/29 5 Thunder players score Longest winning streak 7 games (2x); MR: 2/17 vs. GS 3/1 at ORL 6+ Thunder players score Longest losing streak 3 games; 4/2 vs. MEM 4/6 at IND Kevin Durant Scores st game back-to-back 15-4 OKC 10+ reb. More than opp nd or 3 rd game of a back-to-back 14-5 OKC 10+ fewer reb. Than opp st game after a win Durant & Westbrook score st game after a loss 15-3 Westbrook records 10+ assists 3-1 Opponent shooting under 40% 15-4 Three OKC players score Thunder blocks 10+ shots 14-9 Overtime Games 3-1 Opponent scores less than 90 points 16-0 Ibaka blocks 3+ shots Thunder converts 30+ free throws 4-0 Head Coach Scott Brooks Record: (.712) Overall Record: (.582) NBA Head Coaching Experience: 4 th NBA Season NBA Head Coaching Record Season Team W L Pct * OKC OKC ** OKC OKC TOTAL *Received Western Conference Coach of the Month honors for the month of December/January **Named the NBA Coach of the Year

9 THUNDER GAME LEADERS. DOUBLE FIGURES DOUBLE- DOUBLES GAME LEADERS 10+ Pts 20+ Pts 30+ Pts 10+ Reb 10+ Ast Pt/Reb Pt/Ast Pts Reb Ast Cole Aldrich Nick Collison Daequan Cook Kevin Durant* Derek Fisher James Harden*** Lazar Hayward Serge Ibaka ** Royal Ivey Reggie Jackson Eric Maynor Nazr Mohammed Kendrick Perkins Thabo Sefolosha Russell Westbrook*** *Durant has four 40 points games including one game of 50+ points this season. **Ibaka s double-double on 2/1 was comprised of 10 blocks (not 10+ points) and 11 rebounds. He also recorded a triple-double on 2/19 comprised of points, rebounds and blocks. *** Westbrook recorded two games of 40+ points this season and Harden recorded 40+ points once THUNDER TEAM HIGHS/LOWS TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES HIGH LOW Points Rebounds Points 1 st Quarter 35 (3x) MR: vs. SAC; 4/24 13 at HOU; 2/ vs. MIN; 3/23 (2OT) 59 at POR; 2/6 (OT) 2 nd Quarter 38 (2x) MR: vs. GS; 2/17 19 (3x) MR at UTA; 3/ vs. DEN; 2/19 (OT) 58 vs. SAC; 4/13 3 rd Quarter 37 vs. SA; 1/8 10 at PHI; 2/ vs. CHA; 3/10 56 at PHI; 2/29 4 th Quarter 37 at IND; 4/6 11 at LAC; 4/16 1 st Half 72 vs. BOS; 2/22 44 (3x) MR: at UTA; 3/20 FG% Assists 2 nd Half 64 vs. CHA; 3/10 25 at LAC; 4/16 Overtime 20 (2OT) vs. MIN; 3/23 6 at LAL; 4/ vs. DAL; 12/29 27 vs. CHA; 3/10 FG Made 60 vs. MIN; 3/23 27 at LAC; 4/ vs. DAL; 12/29 26 vs. MIA; 3/25 FG Attempted 113 vs. MIN; 3/23 (2OT) 63 vs. DAL; 12/ at POR; 3/27 25 vs. SA; 1/8 FG Percentage.630 vs. CHA; 3/ at LAL; 4/ vs. POR; 3/18 25 vs. PHX; 12/31 3P Made 12 (2x) MR: vs. LAC; 4/11 4 (6x) MR: at SAC; 4/20 3P Attempted 28 vs. DEN; 2/19 (OT) 11 vs. MIA; 3/25 FT% Steals 3P Percentage.611 vs. POR; 3/ at WAS; 1/18 FT Made 33 vs. SAC; 4/24 10 (2x) MR: vs. CLE; 3/9.955 vs. LAC; 3/21 13 vs. MIA; 3/25 FT Attempted 38 at MEM, 12/28 14 vs. DET; 1/ at GS; 2/7 12 at BOS; 1/16 FT Percentage.955 vs. LAC; 3/ vs. CLE; 3/9.950 vs. MIN; 3/23 12 vs. NY; 1/14 Off. Rebounds 19 (3x) MR: at LAL; 3/29 3 vs. CHI; 4/1.941 vs. CHA; 4/1 12 vs. MIN; 3/23 (2OT) Def. Rebounds 42 (2x) MR: vs. SAC; 4/13 25 (2x) MR: at GS; 2/7 Tot. Rebounds 59 at POR; 2/6 (OT) 31 vs. NO; 1/25 Assists 27 vs. CHA; 3/10 11 at ATL; 3/3 Steals 13 vs. MIA; 3/25 3 at HOU; 1/7 Turnovers 26 vs. DAL; 12/29 10 (2x) MR at LAL; 3/29 Blocks 17 at SAC; 2/9 2 at ORL; 3/ THUNDER INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES HIGH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE Points Minutes 52 Kevin Durant Minnesota 3/23 Kevin Durant, 51 vs. DEN; 2/19 (OT) FG Made 19 Kevin Durant Denver (OT) 2/19 Russell Westbrook, 45 vs. MIN; 3/23 (2OT) FG Attempted 34 Kevin Durant Los Angeles (OT) 4/22 Kevin Durant, 44 at IND; 4/6 3P Made 5 (6x) MR: Kevin Durant Denver 4/25 Kevin Durant, 43 at MIN; 4/14 3P Attempted 10 (4x) MR: Kevin Durant Los Angeles (OT) 4/22 FT Made 15 Kevin Durant Sacramento 4/24 Rebounds FT Attempted 17 Kevin Durant Atlanta 3/3 Serge Ibaka, 20 vs. PHX; 3/7 Off. Rebounds 9 Serge Ibaka Phoenix 3/7 Kevin Durant, 17 at MIN; 3/23 Def. Rebounds 15 Kevin Durant Minnesota 3/23 Kevin Durant, 15 at NJ; 1/21 Tot. Rebounds 20 Serge Ibaka Phoenix 3/7 Kevin Durant, 15 vs. DEN; 2/19 (OT) Assists 11 Russell Westbrook Golden State 1/27 Steals 7 (2x) MR: Thabo Sefolosha Milwaukee 4/9 Assists Blocks 11 Serge Ibaka Portland (OT) 2/6 Russell Westbrook, 11 at GS; 1/27 Points 51 Kevin Durant Denver (OT) 2/19 Russell Westbrook, 10 at ORL; 3/1 Points in Quarter 20 Kevin Durant (4 th qtr.) Minnesota 4/14 Russell Westbrook, 10 vs. PHX; 3/7 Points in a half 27 Russell Westbrook L.A. Lakers 3/29 Russell Westbrook, 10 at LAL; 4/22

10 OPPONENT GAME LEADERS OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES HIGH LOW Points Rebounds Points 1 st Quarter 40 vs. SAC; 4/24 12 vs. DET; 1/ vs. MIN; 3/23 (2OT) 67 at LAL; 4/22 (2OT) 2 nd Quarter 35 vs. SA; 3/16 14 at UTA; 2/ vs. DEN; 2/19 (OT) 52 at WAS; 1/18 3 rd Quarter 36 at GS; 2/7 12 (2x) MR: vs. TOR; 4/8 116 at GS; 2/7 51 vs. DEN; 2/19 (OT) 4 th Quarter 33 at WAS; 1/18 15 at NO; 1/11 51 vs. CLE; 3/9 1 st Half 65 vs. PHX; 3/7 33 vs. DET; 1/23 2 nd Half 59 (2x) MR: at GS; 1/7 32 vs. TOR; 4/8 FG% Assists Overtime 17 at LAL; 4/22 4 at POR; 2/6 FG Made 49 (2x) MR: vs. MIN; 3/23 (OT) 27 at NJ; 1/ at LAC; 1/30 30 at GS; 1/27 FG Attempted 106 at LAL; 4/22 (2OT) 70 vs. BOS; 2/22.550at GS; 1/7 28 at LAC; 1/30 FG Percentage.563 at LAC; 1/ at NJ; 1/ vs. SA; 3/16 28 at GS; 2/7 3P Made 14 vs. MIN; 3/23 (2OT) 1 (2x) MR: vs. NO; 1/25 28 vs. PHX; 3/7 3P Attempted 36 vs. MIN; 3/23 (2OT) 7 vs. NO; 1/25 3P Percentage.583 vs. SA; 1/8.063 at NO; 1/11 FT% Steals FT Made 31 at WAS; 1/18 8 at UTA; 2/10 FT Attempted 43 at WAS; 1/18 10 vs. DAL; 3/ vs. MIA; 3/25 14 vs. DAL; 12/29 FT Percentage (2x) MR: vs. MIA; 3/ (4x) MR: vs. DEN; 4/ vs. DAL; 3/5 13 at HOU; 2/15 Off. Rebounds 25 at LAL; 4/22 (2OT) 3 vs. BOS; 2/ vs. NO; 1/25 13 vs. CLE; 3/9 Def. Rebounds 42 at LAL; 4/22 (2OT) 20 at POR; 3/ at HOU; 1/7 13 at MIA; 4/4 Tot. Rebounds 67 at LAL; 4/22 (2OT) 30 at POR; 3/27 Assists 30 at GS; 1/27 13 at MEM, 12/28 Steals 14 vs. DAL; 12/29 3 at LAL; 3/27 Turnovers 22 vs. NY; 1/14 9 (2x) MR: at MEM; 1/10 Blocks 10 (2x) MR: at LAL 4/22 (2OT) 1 (3x) MR: vs. MEM; 4/ OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES HIGH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE Minutes 49 Kevin Love Minnesota 3/23 Points FG Made 18 Monta Ellis Golden State 2/7 Kevin Love, 51 vs. MIN; 3/23 FG Attempted 29 (2x) MR: Monta Ellis Golden State 2/7 Monta Ellis, 48 at GS; 2/7 3P Made 7 Kevin Love Minnesota 3/23 Tony Parker, 42 at SA; 2/4 3P Attempted 12 Ryan Anderson Orlando 12/25 LaMarcus Aldridge, 39 at POR; 2/6 FT Made 13 John Wall Washington 1/18 FT Attempted 16 (2x) MR: Kevin Love Minnesota 3/23 Rebounds Off. Rebounds 9 Zaza Pachulia Atlanta 3/3 Tim Duncan, 19 vs. SA; 3/16 Def. Rebounds 15 Tim Duncan San Antonio 3/16 Kris Humphries, 16 at NJ; 1/16 Tot. Rebounds 19 Tim Duncan San Antonio 3/16 Dwight Howard, 15 vs. ORL; 12/25 Assists 14 (2x) Jose Barea Minnesota 3/23 Tim Duncan, 15 at SA; 2/4 Steals: 5 (3x) MR: Chris Paul L.A. Clippers 3/21 Blocks 5 (2x) MR: Andrew Bynum L.A. Lakers 4/22 Assists Points 51 Kevin Love Minnesota 3/23 Chris Paul, 14 at LAC; 1/30 Jose Barea, 14 vs. MIN; 3/23 Steve Nash, 13 vs. PHX; 3/7 Kyrie Irving, 12 vs. CLE; 3/9

11 QUARTER SCORING BREAKDOWN. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER OPPONENTS 1ST 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD 1ST 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD DATE OPP H/A W/L GM 1ST 2ND HALF 3RD 4TH HALF OT OT OT TOTAL 1ST 2ND HALF 3RD 4TH HALF OT OT OT TOTAL 12/25 ORL H W /26 MIN A W /28 MEM A W /29 DAL H W /31 PHX H W /2 DAL A L /3 POR H L /6 HOU H W /7 HOU A W /8 SA H W /10 MEM A W /11 NOH A W /14 NY H W /16 BOS A W /18 WAS A L /21 NJ A W /23 DET H W /25 NOH H W /27 GS A W /30 LAC A L /1 DAL A W /3 MEM H W /4 SA A L /6 POR A W /7 GS A W /9 SAC A L /10 UTA A W /14 UTA H W /15 HOU A L /17 GS H W /19 DEN H W /20 NOH H W /22 BOS H W /23 LAL H W /29 PHI A W /1 ORL A W /3 ATL A L /5 DAL H W /7 PHX H W /9 CLE H L /10 CHA H W /13 HOU H L /15 DEN A W /16 SA H L /18 POR H W /20 UTA A L /21 LAC H W /23 MIN H W /25 MIA H W /27 POR A W /29 LAL A W /1 CHI H W /2 MEM H L /4 MIA A L /6 IND A L /8 TOR H W /9 MIL A W /11 LAC H L /13 SAC H W /14 MIN A W /16 LAC A L /18 PHX A W /20 SAC A W /22 LAL A L /24 SAC H W /25 DEN H L ST 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD 1ST 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD 1ST 2ND HALF 3RD 4TH HALF OT OT OT TOTAL 1ST 2ND HALF 3RD 4TH HALF OT OT OT TOTAL TOTALS AVERAGES WINS LOSSES

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 ORL /26 OKC MIN /28 OKC MEM OKC DAL OKC PHX /2 OKC DAL OKC POR OKC HOU /7 OKC HOU OKC SA /10 OKC MEM /11 OKC NOH OKC NYK /16 OKC BOS /18 OKC WAS /21 OKC NJ OKC DET OKC NOH /27 OKC GS /30 OKC LAC /1 OKC DAL OKC MEM /4 OKC SA /6 OKC POR /7 OKC GS /9 OKC SAC /10 OKC UTA OKC UTA /15 OKC HOU OKC GS OKC DEN OKC NOH OKC BOS OKC LAL /29 OKC PHI /1 OKC ORL /3 OKC ATL OKC DAL