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1 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER PLAYOFF GAME NOTES ROUND #1 GAME #1 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER vs. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (-) (-) SATURDAY ٠ APRIL 19, 214 ٠ 8:3 PM (CST) ٠ CHESAPEAKE ENERGY ARENA, OK SCHEDULE/RESULTS.. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER PROBABLE STARTERS NO DATE OPP W/L **TV/RECORD 1 UTA W, MIN L, /3 vs. PHX W, /6 vs. DAL W, DET W, /1 vs. WAS W, (OT) LAC L, GSW L, MIL W, /18 vs. DEN W, /21 vs. LAC W, /24 vs. UTA W, /27 vs. SAS W, /29 vs. GSW W, (OT) /1 vs. MIN W, SAC W, POR L, NOP W, /8 vs. IND W, ATL W, MEM W, /13 vs. LAL W, /15 vs. ORL W, DEN W, /19 vs. CHI W, SAS W, /22 vs. TOR L, NYK W, CHA W, /29 vs. HOU W, /31 vs. POR L, /2 vs. BKN L, MIN W, /5 vs. BOS W, UTA L, DEN L, /11 vs. MIL W, MEM L, HOU W, /17 vs. GSW W, /19 vs. SAC W, /21 vs. POR W, SA W, BOS W, PHI W, /27 vs. ATL W, MIA W, BKN W, WAS L, /3 vs. MEM W, /5 vs. MIN W, ORL L, /9 vs. NY W, POR W, LAL W, /2 vs. MIA L, /23 vs. LAC L, /26 vs. CLE L, /28 vs. MEM W, /2 vs. CHA W, /4 vs. PHI W, PHX L, LAL L, /11 vs. HOU W, /13 vs. LAL W, /16 vs. DAL L, CHI W, CLE W, TOR W, (2OT) /24 vs. DEN W, DAL L, (OT) /28 vs. SAC W, /3 vs. UTA W, /3 vs. SA W, HOU L, PHX L, SAC W, LAC W, /11 vs. NOP W, IND L, NOP L, /16 vs. DET W, **All games can be heard on 98.1 FM, the Sports Animal No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs. Pro 35 Kevin Durant F /29/88 Texas/USA 6 9 Serge Ibaka F /18/89 Ricoh Manresa/Republic of Congo 4 5 Kendrick Perkins C /1/84 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)/USA 1 25 Thabo Sefolosha G /2/84 Angelico Biella/Switzerland 7 Russell Westbrook G /12/88 UCLA/USA 5 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER RESERVES 12 Steven Adams C /2/93 Pittsburgh/New Zealand R 2 Caron Butler F /13/8 Connecticut/USA 11 4 Nick Collison F /26/8 Kansas/USA 9 6 Derek Fisher G /9/74 Arkansas-Little Rock/USA Reggie Jackson G /16/9 Boston College/USA 2 7 Grant Jerrett F /8/93 Arizona/USA R 3 Perry Jones F /24/91 Baylor/USA 1 11 Jeremy Lamb G /3/92 Connecticut/USA 1 21 Andre Roberson G /4/91 Colorado/USA R 34 Hasheem Thabeet C /16/87 Connecticut/Tanzania 4 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER STAFF HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES DIRECTOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ATHLETIC TRAINER Scott Brooks (UC Irvine) Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona) Robert Pack (USC) Mark Bryant (Seton Hall) Brian Keefe (UNLV) Mike Terpstra (Northwest Nazarene University) Dwight Daub (Evansville) Joe Sharpe (Old Dominion) PLAYOFF SCHEDULE (DATE/LOCATION/TIME(CST)/TV) Game 1 - April 19 (Sat) Memphis at Oklahoma City 8:3PM FS Oklahoma/ESPN Game 2 - April 21 (Mon) Memphis at Oklahoma City 7:PM FS Oklahoma/TNT Game 3 April 24 (Thu) Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:PM FS Oklahoma/TNT Game 4 April 26 (Sat) Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:3PM FS Oklahoma/ESPN Game 5 * April 29 (Tue) Memphis at Oklahoma City TBD FS Oklahoma/TBD Game 6 * May 1 (Thu) Oklahoma City at Memphis TBD FS Oklahoma/TBD Game 7 * May 3 (Sat) Memphis at Oklahoma City TBD FS Oklahoma/TNT INFORMATION INJURY REPORT: PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: SCOTT BROOKS PREGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY: RECENT TRANSACTIONS: None Serge Ibaka: Surge Ee-BAK-a Andre Roberson: ROB-er-sun Thabo Sefolosha: TA-bow sef-a-low-sha Hasheem Thabeet: Ha-SHEEM THA-beet 15 minutes prior to the game at HOME and 9 minutes prior to the game on the ROAD 4/7/14: Signed forward Grant Jerrett 3/28/14: Signed forward Reggie Williams to 1-day contract 3/16/14: Signed guard Mustafa Shakur to 1-day contract

2 FIRST ROUND OPPONENT MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES Regular Season Series (3-1 Thunder) Thunder/Grizzlies Playoff Notes: The Thunder and Grizzlies are set to square-off in the 214 postseason for the third time in the last four years. In 211, the Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Finals after defeating the Grizzlies 4-1 in the Conference Semifinals. During the Thunder s Game 7 victory in Oklahoma City three years ago, Russell Westbrook became the fifth player in NBA history to record a triple-double in a Game 7, joining Scottie Pippen (1992), James Worthy (1988), Larry Bird (1984) and Jerry West (1969) as the only players to accomplish such a feat. Last season, the Grizzlies eliminated the Thunder from the playoffs after winning the second round series 4-1 (Russell Westbrook did not play in this series). Playoff Notes: Oklahoma City is set to make its fifth consecutive trip to the playoffs and in each of the last three postseasons, the Thunder has won Game 1 of its first round playoff series. After defeating the Houston Rockets in the opening round of the 213 playoffs, the Thunder became the ONLY Western Conference team to advance past the first round in each of the last three seasons (Miami also accomplished the feat in the Eastern Conference). Since moving to Oklahoma City, the Thunder has gone 2-8 at Chesapeake Energy Arena during the postseason. Thunder vs. Grizzlies All-Times Series Record: 5-21 Playoffs: 5-7 Current Streak: Won 2 Current Home Streak: Won 3 Current Road Streak: Lost 1 Largest Winning Margin: 4 (138-98, 4/3/98 at Vancouver) Largest Losing Margin: 25 (2x MR: 74-99, 3/8/6 at Seattle) December 11, 213 at FedEx Forum Oklahoma City 116 Memphis 1 The Thunder used a 15-3 run to break away from the Grizzlies late in the second quarter, and it kept Memphis at bay for the remainder of the second half The OKC lead grew to as many as 23 in the fourth quarter as the Thunder led by no less than 14 points in the final period...the Thunder s defense forced 15 turnovers that turned into 21 points and scored 19 fast break points on the night...the Thunder shot its highest percentage from three-point range on the season (9-for-18), led by Jeremy Lamb...Russell Westbrook racked up 27 points, nine assists, six rebounds and two steals in only 27 minutes of action...the Thunder s bench scored 52 points thanks to 17 points from Reggie Jackson. The bench also combined for 17 rebounds and five assists. January 14, 214 at FedEx Forum Memphis 9 Oklahoma City 87 The Thunder used a 15-1 run to end the first and start the second quarter to erase an early 12-point deficit, and neither team led by more than seven points the rest of the game In the final stages of regulation, Serge Ibaka missed what would have been a game-tying three-point field goal to possibly send the game to overtime...kevin Durant scored 37 points on 15-for-28 shooting from the field while dishing out four assists and grabbing four rebounds...the Thunder outscored the Grizzlies in second chance points, 12-4 in fast break points and 2-1 in bench points...reggie Jackson scored 17 points while shooting 3-for-5 from the three-point line while Serge Ibaka added 11 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots...the Thunder s defense held the Grizzlies to just 4. percent shooting including 4-for-14 from the three-point line, and the Thunder trio of Steven Adams, Jeremy Lamb and Nick Collison racked up 21 rebounds. February 3, 214 at Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City 86 Memphis 77 The Thunder went on a 2-4 run to end the second quarter to build a 15-point halftime advantage...oklahoma City secured a seventh consecutive home victory after limiting the Grizzlies to 16 points on 26.3% shooting in the fourth quarter...kevin Durant scored 31 points on 11-for-21 shooting in addition to dishing out a game-high eight assists and grabbing eight rebounds...serge Ibaka scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his 19th double-double of the season while helping Kendrick Perkins, Steven Adams and Nick Collison to hold Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol to 26 points on 26 shots...the Thunder outscored the Grizzlies 17-1 in second chance points, thanks to a advantage in rebounding...the Thunder s defense held Memphis to 39.5 percent shooting, including a 2-for-16 mark from behind the threepoint line. February 28, 214 at Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City 113 Memphis 17 The Thunder built a 19 point lead, but Memphis cut it to three with two minutes remaining before the Thunder s 4- run in crunch time sealed the victory...kevin Durant scored 37 points, including 3 in the second half, on 12-for-24 shooting in addition to grabbing six rebounds and handing out five assists...russell Westbrook scored 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting and dished out six assists in addition to making three steals...serge Ibaka blocked three shots in addition to shooting 7-for-11 from the field en route to 16 points, while also grabbing nine rebounds...the Thunder s bench scored 3 points, led by 14 from Reggie Jackson and eight from Derek Fisher.

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4 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER NOTES.... And the Thunder Rolls: The Thunder capped-off its sixth season in Oklahoma City by registering the second best record in the NBA (59-23) despite playing 36 games without starting point guard and three-time NBA all star, Russell Westbrook. On April 4, Oklahoma City secured a fourth straight Northwest Division title as the Thunder became one of just three teams (Miami and San Antonio) to win a division title in each of the last four seasons. Playoff Success: Holding the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the Thunder is set to face-off against the No. 7 seed Memphis Grizzlies in the opening round of the playoffs. After defeating the Houston Rockets in the opening round of the 213 playoffs, the Thunder became the ONLY Western Conference team to advance past the first round in each of the last three seasons (Miami also accomplished the feat in the Eastern Conference). In a League Of His Own: Kevin Durant s season is certain to go down in the record books as the seventh year forward put up numbers that had seldom been reached in NBA history. Durant (32. points per game) recorded his fourth NBA Scoring Title in the last five seasons and it doing so, he registered the highest point per game average in the NBA since Kobe Bryant averaged 35.4 ppg during the 25-6 season. By averaging 32+ points, 7+ rebounds and 5+ assists, Durant joins a select group of NBA Greats to post such numbers. Players to average 32+ pts, 7+ rebs and 5+ assts (last 45 years) Kevin Durant Current Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bob McAdoo Michael Jordan Results with Russell: After missing the previous 27 games (right knee), Russell Westbrook returned to the Thunder lineup on Mar. 2 vs. Miami. In his first two games after returning to the lineup, Westbrook averaged 13.5 points on 25.% shooting to go along with 4. assists. However, in his last 19 games of the regular season, Westbrook averaged 23.3 points on 47.% shooting to go along with 7.2 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals. On Mar. 4 versus Philadelphia, Westbrook recorded his eighth career triple-double in just 2+ minutes of action to become the second fastest player to register a triple-double (Jim Tucker recorded a triple-double in 17 minutes of action on 2/2/55 as a member of the Syracuse Nationals). This past season, Westbrook was one of ONLY TWO PLAYERS (LeBron James) in the NBA to average 21+ points, 6+ assists and 5+ rebounds (min. 4 games). Ibaka is Surging: During the season, Serge Ibaka once again displayed signs of continued development. On the year, Ibaka recorded 29 double-doubles (after posting 15 double-doubles during the season) while averaging career-highs in scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounds (8.8 rpg). To highlight Ibaka s consistency, the sixth year forward strung together 17 games in which he scored in double-figures (a career-long streak). Ibaka finished the season with a total of 219 blocks to become just the second player in NBA history (Dikembe Mutombo) to lead the NBA in total blocked shots for four consecutive seasons. Meanwhile, Ibaka s 2.7 blocks per game, ranked second in the NBA. Still Fishing: To say that Derek Fisher is a veteran of the postseason would seemingly be an understatement. The playoffs will mark Fisher s 16th trip to the postseason in his career. A five-time NBA Champion, Fisher (24 games) enters the playoffs four games shy of tying Robert Horry s alltime NBA record for most playoff game appearances (244). Fisher ranks third in career playoff wins (151) behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (154) and Horry (155). Earlier this season, Fisher captured his 1,th career victory (regular season & playoffs combined). Fisher owns 853 career regular season wins, which ranks second among active NBA players (Tim Duncan). Despite all the miles, Fisher put together one of the best shooting years of his career this past season. In his last 4 games, Fisher shot 42.9% from 3-point range (6-14 3FGs). Sustaining Success: After the 27-8 season in which Oklahoma City won 2 games after a 3-29 start, the Thunder proceeded to increase its winning Season Winning %.72(59-23) Playoff Finish TBD percentage in each subsequent season. With a 6-22 record during the (6-22) Advanced to Conference Semifinals season, Oklahoma City became just the second team in NBA history (Boston (47-19) Advanced to NBA Finals Celtics; ) to increase its winning percentage for five consecutive (55-27) Advanced to Conference Finals seasons (while maintaining a winning percentage of.7 or better in two of those (5-32) Lost in first round seasons). The chart to the right illustrates the development of the Thunder (23-59) Missed the playoffs program through the years. Oklahoma City and San Antonio are the only two NBA teams with a winning percentage of.61 (equivalent to 5 wins) in each of the last five seasons. Getting Defensive: As one might expect, team defense is always critical to overall team success. During the season, OKC limited its opponents to the third worst field goal shooting percentage in the NBA (43.6%). The Thunder finished the year going 18-2 when holding the opposition to sub 4.% field goal shooting. Dating back to the start of the season, the Thunder is 69-5 when holding their opponent to 42.% or less field goal shooting. Boards are the Barometer: As one might expect, Oklahoma City has traditionally found its greatest success when outrebounding the opposition. This past season OKC went 44-8 when outrebounding the opponent (including 17-2 when outrebounding the opponent by 1 or more). OKC finished the year ranking seventh in the NBA in rebounding (44.7 rebounds per game), despite not having a player on the roster rank among the NBA s top-2 rebounders. On Jan. 31, the Thunder limited the Brooklyn Nets to an all-time NBA low of just 17 rebounds. Home Cooking: Since arriving in Oklahoma City during 28, the Thunder has always taken pride in defending its home court. This season, OKC began a perfect 13- at Chesapeake Energy Arena (best home start for the Thunder in the Oklahoma City era) before falling to the Raptors on Dec. 22. The OKC franchise matched its best all-time home start (team also went 13- top open the season). The Thunder s 13 game home winning streak represented the second longest streak in the Oklahoma City era (won 14 games from 1/6/12 3/7/12). Oklahoma City finished the year with a home record of 34-7 (tied for second best in the NBA) as the Thunder won its final six home games of the regular season. Making them Look Free: In what has become a staple for the Thunder program, OKC was once again very productive at the free throw line this past season. Oklahoma City finished the year by ranking second in the NBA in free throw shooting accuracy (8.6%). During the season, the Thunder not only led the NBA in free throw shooting, but OKC actually finished the year as the third best free throw shooting team in NBA history (82.8%). As a point of reference, the best all-time free throw shooting percentage for an entire season in NBA history is 83.2% (Boston Celtics; ). During the 29-1 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 became the ONLY player in NBA history to convert 7+ free throws while shooting 9.% or better.

5 Road Warriors: The Thunder concluded its road schedule by going away from Chesapeake Energy Arena. During the season, the Thunder strung together a 6-game and an 8-game road win streak (the eight straight road wins were the most in the Oklahoma City era). In fact, it had been over a decade since the OKC franchise last won eight consecutive road games (last won eight straight road games from 1/24/2 2/27/2). Despite losing to the Pacers on Apr. 14, the Thunder went 12-3 on the road this season against Eastern Conference opponents. The Thunder s.61 road winning percentage was the second best in the NBA this past season (San Antonio). Team Basketball: On 22 occasions this season (Most recently: Apr. 8 at SAC), the Thunder prevailed during a game in which five players scored in double figures. During the year, the Thunder went 22-4 when five players score 1+ points. Over the last two seasons OKC has registered a mark of 5-7 when five players score in double figures. Block Party: As has become the norm in recent seasons, the Thunder once again finished the year among the top shot-blocking teams in the NBA (OKC ranked second in the NBA with 6.11 bpg). For a fourth straight season, Serge Ibaka led the NBA in total blocks (219) to become the second player in NBA history to record such a feat {Dikembe Mutombo ( )}. Prior to this past year, OKC led the NBA in blocks in each of the two previous seasons. During the 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 2 years. The Denver Nuggets team (8.37 bpg) was the last group to average more blocks than the OKC team. During , 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 2-1 season). Scoring Leader: With 2,593 points scored during the regular season, Kevin Durant led the NBA in scoring for a fourth time in the last five seasons. Durant is now one of just five players in NBA history to win four or more scoring titles. During the 29-1 season, Durant became the youngest scoring champ in NBA history (21 years & 197 days). Most Career Scoring Titles (based on ppg) Michael Jordan 1 Wilt Chamberlain 7 George Gervin 4 Allen Iverson 4 Kevin Durant 4 What a run: On Apr. 6 in Phoenix, Kevin Durant surpassed Michael Jordan s modern day record by scoring 25 or more points in 41 consecutive games (Durant s prior career-long streak was 29 games from 12/22/29-2/23/21). After scoring 23 points on Apr. 8 in Sacramento (Durant did not play in the 4 th quarter as OKC built a 24 point lead) the streak came to an end, but not after a run or 25+ or more points that spanned more than three months of the NBA season. Durant had last failed to score 25 or more points on Jan. 5 versus Boston. Durant s 41 game streak represents the third longest single season streak in NBA history (Oscar Roberson scored 25+ in 46 straight games during the season and Wilt Chamberlain scored 25+ points in all 8 regular season games during the season). Most consecutive 25 point games (last 5 years) Kevin Durant Michael Jordan Spencer Haywood Kevin Durant Bob McAdoo Oscar Robertson 29 1-: Prior to falling to the Wizards on Feb. 1 in Washington D.C., the Thunder pieced-together a season-long 1 win streak. In those 1 games, Oklahoma City averaged 11.2 points on 52.5% shooting and won by an average margin of 12.1 points per game. The streak was the second longest in the Oklahoma City era (the Thunder won 12 straight games last season from 11/24/12 12/19/12). Through the first 46 games of the season, the Thunder amassed three win streaks in excess of eight games to become just the fourth team in the last eight seasons to accomplish such a feat. 25 for Brooks: After defeating the Atlanta Hawks earlier this season on Dec. 1, Thunder Head Coach, Scott Brooks claimed his 25 th career victory in his 41 st game. Brooks is now one of five coaches in the NBA to own 25+ wins with their current franchise (Mike Brown, Rick Carlisle, Gregg Popovich and Erik Spoelstra). Fewest Games to 25 Wins, Coaches Beginning Career since (per STATS Inc.): Phil Jackson(346) Pat Riley (348) Billy Cunningham(363) K.C. Jones (367) Rick Adelman(373) Mike Brown (378) Erik Spoelstra (382) Paul Westphal (384) Stan Van Gundy (391) Rudy Tomjanovich (392) Scott Brooks (41) Winning Big: After claiming a 22-point victory over the Pelicans on Apr. 11, the Thunder once again secured a double-digit margin of victory. On 32 occasions this season, the Thunder prevailed by double-figures and on 12 instances, the Thunder won by 2 or more. The Thunder s 6.3 point per game differential ranked third in the NBA this past season.

6 Player of the Month: Kevin Durant was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for March, his fourth such POM honor of the season. During the month of March, Durant averaged 34.5 points per game, on 51.7% shooting. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Durant is the first player to average 33.+ ppg in three successive months since Michael Jordan accomplished the feat during the season. Durant s 11 career POM awards are the most in the Western Conference since the start of the 29-1 season. Durant Highlights: In a season filled with many memorable moments and accomplishments, Kevin Durant kicked-off the month of January by averaging 35.9 points per game while shooting 54.9% from the field (highest scoring month of Durant s career). During the month, Durant recorded his fifth career triple-double on Jan. 25 at Philadelphia to go along with his career-best 54 point performance versus Golden State on Jan. 17 and four additional 4+ point outings. Durant became just the third player in the last 3 years to score 3+ points in 12 consecutive games and the streak finally came to an end on Jan. 31 at Brooklyn during a game in which the Thunder amassed a 32 point lead and Durant did not play in the fourth quarter (Tracy McGrady scored 3+ points in 14 consecutive games in March/April of 23 and Kobe Bryant recorded a 16 game streak from Jan.-Feb. of 23). Better Then Ever: In his seventh NBA season, Kevin Durant has once again continued to improve as a player. A year after becoming just the second player in NBA history (Larry Bird) to average 28+ points while shooting better than 5.% from the field, 4.% from 3-point range and 9.% from the free throw line, Durant once again found a way to improve his game during the season. Durant averaged career-highs in not only scoring (32. ppg), but also in assists (5.5 apg). On 16 instances this season, Durant scored 3+ points while registering 1+ rebounds (Durant accomplished the feat just four times during all of last season). During the Thunder s come-from-behind victory over the Timberwolves on Jan. 4 (trailed by as many as 13 points in the 4 th quarter), Kevin Durant scored 23 4 th quarter points (most of his career) to lead the Thunder to victory. Just Another Back-2-Back: During the season, the Thunder played in 15 sets of back-to-backs. After defeating the Kings and Clippers on consecutive nights during the second week of April, the Thunder claimed seven sweeps of a back-to-backs during the season. On the year, OKC went 12-3 on the first night and 8-7 on the second night of its back-to-back pairings. Bouncing Back: In what has become a staple for the Thunder during the past few seasons, Oklahoma City has proven to be incredibly resilient in those games played after a loss. Dating back to the start of the season, OKC has posted a record in bounce-back games (second best record in the NBA; San Antonio). Bench Production: Prior to Reggie Jackson entering the Thunder s starting line-up (after Russell Westbrook underwent knee surgery on Dec. 27), the Thunder s bench had been producing at a clip that had never been seen in the Oklahoma City era. Through the first 28 games of the season, Oklahoma City s bench averaged 34.6 points per game, representing the highest scoring output for the Thunder reserves during the OKC era. Through the Thunder s Christmas game on Dec. 25, the duo of Jackson and Lamb had combined to average 22. points per game off the bench. The Thunder went a perfect 15- this season when Jackson came off the bench and proceeded to score 15 or more points. Thunder All-Stars Shine Bright: During All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, the Oklahoma City Thunder organization was once again well represented. Led by Scott Brooks and the Thunder coaching staff, the West All-Stars built an 18-point lead, but eventually fell to the Eastern Conference squad. Making his fifth All-Star appearance (fourth start), Kevin Durant recorded a game-high (tying) 38 points to go along with 1 rebounds in 35 minutes of action. Durant is the first player in All-Star history to score 3+ points in four straight All-Star games. Durant has now scored 153 points in his five all star games, the most of any player in NBA history during his first five all All-Star appearances. Thunder rookie Steven Adams participated is the Rising Stars Challenge as part of All-Star Weekend. In 18 minutes, Adams went 3-of-3 from the field for six points to go along with four blocked shots. Additionally, Thunder guard Reggie Jackson participated in the Skills Challenge part of All-Star Saturday Night. OKC is Fan Friendly: The Thunder once again played in front of a packed-house during the entire season as fans continued to fill Chesapeake Energy Arena. After registering sellouts during all 41 home games this past season, the Thunder enters the 214 playoffs having recorded sellouts in 13 consecutive regular season home outings and 155 games overall when including the postseason. Fans in attendance this season continued to enjoy the improvements made to the Chesapeake Energy Arena as part of a taxpayer funded initiative passed in March 28. 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. Adams in the Family: Throughout his first NBA season, Thunder rookie Steven Adams was effective on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor. After recording his first career double-double with 17 points and 1 rebounds on Nov. 8 at Detroit (first double-double for a Thunder rookie since Serge Ibaka accomplished the feat on 2/2/1 vs. TOR), Adams wraps-up the season ranking ninth among rookies in rebounding (4.1) and blocks (.7). A Baker s Dozen: After defeating the Chicago Bulls on Dec. 19, the Thunder improved to 13- at home this season, becoming the first team in the NBA to do so since the Cleveland Cavaliers accomplished the feat in 28 (opened the season 23- at home). The Thunder jumped-out to its best home start in the Oklahoma City era (the Thunder had never gone better than 3- at home to begin a season) and the 13- home start to the season equaled the longest in the all-time history of the franchise (the OKC franchise started the season 13-). By defeating the Timberwolves at home on Dec. 1, the OKC franchise claimed a sweep of a six-plus game homestand for just the second time in the all-time history of the franchise (swept sevengame homestand from 12/3/77 1/15/78). 66ers Connection: Once again during the season, the Thunder s D-League affiliate, the Tulsa 66ers proved to be a vital part of the player development process for the Thunder franchise. Since the Professional Basketball Club, LLC. purchased the Tulsa 66ers in 28, Tulsa has seen 14 different Thunder players compete as a member of the 66ers. On Nov. 1 of this past year, the 66ers selected eight players in the 213 D-League Draft, including top overall selection, Grant Jarrett (the Thunder secured the NBA draft rights to Jarrett during the 213 NBA Draft). This past season, Andre Roberson was assigned to the 66ers on eight occasions. Additionally, the Thunder twice signed Reggie Williams to a 1-day contract in addition to signing Mustafa Shakur to a 1-day contract. On Apr. 7, the Thunder signed rookie Grant Jerrett to a contract. Jerrett s signing represents the ninth callup all-time between the 66ers and the Thunder. January 31 in Brooklyn: After leading by as many as 32 points, the Thunder recorded a 25-point road victory on Jan. 31 after holding the Nets to an All-Time NBA-low of just 17 rebounds. During the game, the Thunder led by 28 points at halftime (second largest halftime road lead in the OKC era) before going onto finish the night shooting 63.6% from the field (highest field goal % shooting game in the NBA this season and a Thunder record during the OKC era). The Thunder defeated the Nets in large part due to a combined shooting performance of 22-of-24 from Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka. Ibaka s perfect 12-for-12 shooting night is a Thunder record (Kevin Durant held the previous record after shooting 9-for-9 on 2/1/9 at SAC).

7 One of a Kind Performance Really: In the Thunder s outing on Dec. 1 versus the Timberwolves, Kevin Durant delivered a performance that had never been seen before. On the night, Durant recorded his fourth career triple-double with 32 points, 1 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists. By also adding four blocks and four steals, Durant becomes the first player with 32+ points, 1+ rebounds, 12+ assists, 4+ steals and 4+ blocks in the same game since blocks and steals became official stats during the season. Christmas Day: In the first meeting of the season between New York and Oklahoma City, the Thunder claimed a victory on Christmas Day in Madison Square Garden. The 29-point win represented the largest margin of victory for a visiting team in the more than 2 Christmas Day games played in NBA history. Despite not playing in the 4 th quarter, Russell Westbrook became the eighth player to record a triple-double on Christmas Day in NBA history. Westbrook joined John Havlicek (1967) and LeBron James (21) as the only players to record a road triple-double on Christmas. Comeback for the Record Books: After surrendering a season-high 73 first half points to the Rockets on Jan. 16, the Thunder responded by limiting Houston to an all-time franchise-low of just 19 points in the second half. In the second half, the Thunder limited the Rockets to 19.4% shooting as Houston shot -of-14 from 3-point range. The Rockets became the first team in NBA history to not score 1 points after recording 7+ points in the first half and the -54 point scoring differential from one half to the other was the largest in NBA history.

8 . HOW THE THUNDER WAS BUILT. VIA DRAFT: Steven Adams: 213 NBA Draft 12 th overall pick Nick Collison: 23 NBA Draft 12 th overall pick Kevin Durant: 27 NBA Draft 2 nd overall pick Russell Westbrook: 28 NBA Draft 4 th overall pick Serge Ibaka: 28 NBA Draft 24 th overall pick Reggie Jackson: 211 NBA Draft 24 th overall pick Perry Jones: 212 NBA Draft 28 th overall pick VIA TRADE: Jeremy Lamb: Acquired from the Houston Rockets along with Kevin Martin, two first round picks and a second round pick in exchange for James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward. Kendrick Perkins: Acquired from the Boston Celtics along with Nate Robinson in exchange for Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic and the L.A. Clippers 212 first round draft pick. Andre Roberson: Acquired Roberson s draft rights from Golden State (who acquired the pick earlier in the evening from Minnesota) in exchange for the draft rights to Archie Goodwin (selected #29 overall) and cash considerations. Thabo Sefolosha: Acquired from Chicago along with cash considerations in exchange for the least favorable of the Thunder s three 29 first round draft picks. VIA FREE AGENCY: Derek Fisher: Signed on 2/25/13 Hasheem Thabeet: Signed on 7/11/12 Caron Butler: Signed on 3/1/14 Grant Jerrett: Signed on 4/7/ THUNDER GAMES LOST DUE TO INJURY /ILLNESS**. Player Date(s) Games Injury or Illness Russell Westbrook 1/3-11/1 2 lateral meniscus tear Nick Collison 11/1 1 left hip contusion Thabo Sefolosha 11/16 1 flu-like symptoms Thabo Sefolosha 12/1-12/13 3 sprained right knee Russell Westbrook 12/27 2/13 27 right knee Serge Ibaka 1/7 1 flu-like symptoms Kevin Durant 1/24 1 right shoulder sprain Kendrick Perkins 2/23-3/3 17 left groin strain Thabo Sefolosha 3/2-4/6 17 left calf strain Reggie Jackson 3/28-3/3 2 mid back sprain

9 THUNDER STARTING LINEUPS**. FORWARD FORWARD CENTER GUARD GUARD GS W L STARTER GS W L Durant Ibaka Perkins Sefolosha Jackson Adams Durant Ibaka Perkins Sefolosha Westbrook Collison Durant Ibaka Perkins Roberson Westbrook Durant Durant Ibaka Adams Roberson Westbrook Fisher Durant Ibaka Adams Jones Westbrook Gomes Durant Ibaka Adams Sefolosha Westbrook Ibaka Durant Ibaka Adams Roberson Jackson Jackson Jones Ibaka Perkins Sefolosha Jackson 1 1 Jones Durant Jones Perkins Sefolosha Jackson 1 1 Lamb Perkins Roberson Sefolosha Thabeet Westbrook **During the season, the Thunder used a total of FIVE different starting lineups THUNDER RECORD WHEN. THUNDER RECORD THUNDER RECORD Shooting 5% or better 25-4 Create 1+ steals 22-5 Shooting under 5% Surrender 1+ steals 15-8 Opponents shooting 5% or better 5-8 More assists than opponent 31-4 Opponents shooting under 5% Fewer assists than opponent Bench outscores opponent bench Same number of assists 6-5 Bench outscored by opponent bench 23-1 Largest lead 37 (2x) MR: vs. PHI; 3/4 When the benches are tied 1- Largest deficit 34 at MIN; 11/1 More points in the paint or tied Largest halftime lead 28 at BKN; 1/31 Fewer points in the paint 2-1 Largest halftime deficit 2 at MIN; 11/1 More second chance points or tied Largest margin of victory 33 vs. PHI; 3/4 Fewer second chance points 27-8 Largest margin of defeat 23 vs. DAL; 3/16 More fast break points or tied Smallest margin of victory 1 (2x) MR: at TOR; 3/21 Fewer fast break points Smallest margin of defeat 1 at GSW; 11/14 More rebounds than opponent 44-8 Most points scored in a half 72, first half vs. DEN; 3/24 Fewer rebounds than opponent Fewest points scored in a half 34 (2x) MR: second half vs. MIA; 2/2 Same number of rebounds 4-2 Most points scored in a quarter 41 (3x) MR: first quarter vs. DEN; 3/24 In games decided by 6 points or less 18-1 Fewest points scored in a quarter 1, second quarter vs. WAS; 11/1 5 Thunder players score Longest winning streak 1, at HOU- at BKN; 1/16-1/31 6+ Thunder players score Longest losing streak 3 vs. MIA- vs. CLE; 2/2-2/26 Kevin Durant Scores st game back-to-back 12-3 OKC 1+ reb. More than opp nd or 3 rd game of a back-to-back 8-7 OKC 1+ fewer reb. Than opp st game after a win Durant & Westbrook score st game after a loss 15-8 Westbrook records 1+ assists 6-1 Opponent shooting under 4% 18-2 Three OKC players score Thunder blocks 1+ shots 6-1 Overtime Games 3-1 Opponent scores less than 9 points 1- Ibaka blocks 3+ shots Thunder converts 3+ free throws 6-1 Head Coach Scott Brooks Record: (.72) Overall Record: (.633) NBA Head Coaching Experience: 6 th NBA Season *Received Western Conference Coach of the Month honors for the month of December/January **Named the 29-1 NBA Coach of the Year NBA Head Coaching Record Season Team W L Pct OKC * OKC OKC OKC ** OKC OKC TOTAL

10 THUNDER GAME LEADERS. Steven Adams Caron Butler Nick Collison DOUBLE FIGURES DOUBLE- DOUBLES GAME LEADERS 1+ Pts 2+ Pts 3+ Pts 1+ Reb 1+ Ast Pt/Reb Pt/Ast Pts Reb Ast Kevin Durant* Derek Fisher 11 2 Serge Ibaka Reggie Jackson Perry Jones 5 Jeremy Lamb Kendrick Perkins Andre Roberson Thabo Sefolosha 12 Hasheem Thabeet Russell Westbrook** *Kevin Durant has recorded three triple-doubles this season **Russell Westbrook has recorded two triple-doubles this season THUNDER TEAM HIGHS/LOWS TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES HIGH LOW Points Rebounds Points 131 vs. LAL; 3/13 81 (3x) MR: vs. MIA; 2/2 131 vs. LAL; 3/13 6 vs. LAL; 3/13 1 st Quarter 41 (2x) MR: vs. DEN; 3/24 13 at WAS; 2/1 127 vs. GSW; 1/17 59 vs. LAL; 12/13 2 nd Quarter 4 at SAS; 12/21 1 vs. WAS; 11/1 125 vs. PHI; 3/4 59 at LAL; 3/9 3 rd Quarter 41 vs. LAL; 3/13 15 at DEN; 1/9 4 th Quarter 38 at MIN; 1/4 12 vs. SAC; 3/28 1 st Half 72 vs. DEN; 3/24 38 (2x) MR: at WAS; 2/1 FG% Assists 2 nd Half 71 vs. LAL; 3/13 34 (2x) MR: vs. MIA; 2/2 63.6% at BKN; 1/31 34 vs. LAL; 12/13 Overtime 12 (2 nd OT) at TOR; 3/21 8 at DAL; 3/25 61.% vs. IND; 12/8 32 at NYK; 12/25 FG Made 49 (2x) MR: at BKN; 1/31 28 (2x) MR: vs. MIA; 2/2 58.% vs. GSW; 1/17 32 vs. DEN; 3/24 FG Attempted 1 at LAL; 3/9 68 vs. BKN; 1/2 FG Percentage 63.6% at BKN; 1/ % at MIN; 11/1 3P Made 16 at MIA; 1/29 2 (2x) MR: vs. MIA; 2/2 3P Attempted 36 at TOR; 3/21 12 vs. UTA; 11/24 FT% Steals 3P Percentage 66.7% vs. POR; 1/21 1.% vs. MIA; 2/2 1.% at PHX; 3/6 15 at UTA; 1/3 FT Made 39 at DET; 11/8 6 vs. MIN; 12/1 97.2% vs. TOR; 12/22 14 vs. SAS; 4/3 FT Attempted 44 at DET; 11/8 9 vs. MIN; 12/1 96.4% at MIN; 1/4 14 at LAL; 2/13 FT Percentage 1.% at PHX; 3/6 6.9% vs. MEM; 2/3 Off. Rebounds 24 vs. DET; 4/16 3 vs. SAC; 3/28 Def. Rebounds 48 vs. PHI; 3/4 23 (3x) MR: vs. DAL; 3/16 Tot. Rebounds 6 vs. LAL; 3/13 32 at IND; 4/13 Assists 34 vs. LAL; 12/13 9 at UTA; 1/3 Steals 15 at UTA; 1/3 2 at CHA; 12/27 Turnovers 24 vs. DAL; 11/6 6 at SAC; 4/8 Blocks 12 vs. NOP; 4/11 2 (6x) MR: at DAL; 3/ THUNDER INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES HIGH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE Points Minutes 52 Durant Raptors 3/21 54 Durant vs. GSW; 1/17 FG Made 19 Durant Warriors 1/17 51 Durant at TOR; 3/21 FG Attempted 34 Durant Jazz 1/7 48 Durant at MIN; ¼ 3P Made 7 Durant Raptors 3/21 48 Durant at UTA; 1/7 3P Attempted 15 Durant Suns 4/6 FT Made 22 Durant Jazz 1/3 Rebounds FT Attempted 24 Durant Jazz 1/3 2 Ibaka at MIL; 11/16 Off. Rebounds 8 Ibaka Lakers 3/9 17 Ibaka vs. MIL; 1/11 Def. Rebounds 16 Ibaka Bucks 11/16 16 Ibaka vs. HOU; 3/11 Tot. Rebounds 2 Ibaka Bucks 11/16 16 Ibaka at NOP; 4/14 Assists 14 Westbrook 76ers 3/4 Steals 6 Westbrook Pistons 4/16 Assists Blocks 8 Ibaka Pelicans 4/11 14 Westbrook vs. PHI: 3/4 Points 54 Durant Warriors 1/17 13 Westbrook vs. IND: 12/8 Points in Quarter 23 Durant Timberwolves 1/4 12 Durant at LAL: 3/9 Points in a half 32 Durant Timberwolves 1/4 12 Westbrook vs. LAL; 12/13

11 OPPONENT GAME LEADERS OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES HIGH LOW Points Rebounds Points 128 (2x) MR: at DAL; 3/25 73 vs. UTA; 11/ at PHX; 3/6 57 at TOR; 3/21 1 st Quarter 39 vs. DEN; 11/18 9 vs. UTA; 3/3 128 at DAL; 3/25 53 at DEN; 1/9 2 nd Quarter 44 (2x) MR: vs. LAC; 2/23 16 (2x) MR: at CHA; 12/ vs. LAC; 2/23 52 at MIL; 11/16 3 rd Quarter 4 at PHX; 3/6 1 at HOU; 1/16 4 th Quarter 42 vs. CLE; 2/26 9 at HOU; 1/16 1 st Half 73 at HOU; 1/16 3 vs. UTA; 11/24 2 nd Half 67 at PHX; 3/6 19 at HOU; 1/16 FG% Assists Overtime 17 at DAL; 3/25 8 vs. GSW; 11/ % at UTA: 1/7 31 at LAL; 3/9 FG Made 45 (3x) MR: at PHX; 4/6 28 vs. UTA; 11/ % at PHX; 4/6 3 vs. MEM; 2/28 FG Attempted 11 at TOR; 3/21 68 (2x) MR: vs. CHA; 3/2 54.7% vs. MIA; 2/2 3 at LAC; 11/13 FG Percentage 58.8% at UTA; 1/7 34.% vs. PHI; 3/4 3P Made 16 vs. GSW; 1/17 2 vs. MEM; 2/3 3P Attempted 38 at DAL; 3/25 12 at ORL; 2/7 3P Percentage 62.5%, vs. MEM 2/ % vs. MEM; 2/3 FT% Steals FT Made 32 at HOU; 4/4 6 at WAS; 2/1 95.8% vs. CLE: 2/26 15 at LAC; 11/13 FT Attempted 43 vs. DEN; 11/18 9 at WAS; 2/1 91.7% vs. ATL: 1/27 15 at PHI; 1/25 FT Percentage 95.8% vs. CLE; 2/ % vs. UTA; 11/24 9.5% vs. IND: 12/8 15 vs. MIA; 2/2 Off. Rebounds 19 (2x) MR: at PHI; 1/25 1 at LAL; 3/9 Def. Rebounds 43 at TOR; 3/21 14 at BKN; 1/31 Tot. Rebounds 57 at TOR; 3/21 17 at BKN; 1/31 Assists 31 at LAL; 3/9 8 vs. HOU; 12/29 Steals 15 (3x) MR: vs. MIA; 2/2 3 at IND; 4/13 Turnovers 25 vs. PHO; 11/3 6 (2x) MR: at CHI; 3/17 Blocks 8 (2x) MR: at TOR; 3/21 (3x) MR: at CLE; 3/ OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES HIGH PLAYER OPPONENT DATE Minutes 5 Johnson Raptors 3/21 Points FG Made 17 Aldridge Blazers 12/4 42 Meeks at LAL; 3/9 FG Attempted 28 Aldridge Blazers 12/4 41 Green at PHX; 3/6 3P Made 8 Green Suns 3/6 41 Evans at NOP; 4/14 3P Attempted 13 Green Suns 3/6 39 Harden at HOU; 4/4 FT Made 17 Harden Rockets 4/4 FT Attempted 2 Harden Rockets 4/4 Rebounds Off. Rebounds 1 Monroe Pistons 11/8 19 Hickson vs. DEN; 11/18 Def. Rebounds 13 Gortat Wizards 2/1 16 Aldridge vs. POR; 1/21 Tot. Rebounds 19 Hickson Nuggets 11/18 16 Vucevic vs. ORL; 12/15 Assists 17 Marshall Lakers 2/13 15 Monroe at DET; 11/8 Steals 8 Young 76ers 1/25 Blocks 5 Johnson Raptors 3/21 Assists Points 42 Meeks Lakers 3/9 17 Marshall at LAL; 2/13 16 Paul at LAC; 11/13 15 Wall at WAS; 2/1 14 Lawson at DEN; 1/9

12 . THUNDER GAME-BY-GAME. Date Game FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-TR AST ST TO BS PTS 1/3 OKC UTA /1 OKC MIN OKC PHX OKC DAL /8 OKC DET OKC WAS /13 OKC LAC /14 OKC GS /16 OKC MIL OKC DEN OKC LAC OKC UTA OKC SAS OKC GS OKC MIN /3 OKC SAC /4 OKC POR /6 OKC NOP OKC IND /1 OKC ATL /11 OKC MEM OKC LAL OKC ORL /17 OKC DEN OKC CHI /21 OKC SAS OKC TOR /25 OKC NYK /27 OKC CHA OKC HOU OKC POR OKC BKN /4 OKC MIN OKC BOS OKC UTA /9 OKC DEN OKC MIL /14 OKC MEM

13 Date Game FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OR-DR-TR AST ST TO BS PTS 1/16 OKC HOU OKC GS OKC SAC OKC POR /22 OKC SAS /24 OKC BOS /25 OKC PHI OKC ATL /29 OKC MIA /31 OKC BKN /1 OKC WAS OKC MEM OKC MIN /7 OKC OKC NYK /11 OKC POR /13 OKC LAL OKC MIA OKC LAC OKC CLE OKC MEM OKC CHA OKC PHI /6 OKC PHX /9 OKC LAL OKC HOU OKC LAL OKC DAL /17 OKC CHI /2 OKC CLE /21 OKC TOR OKC DEN /25 OKC DAL OKC SAC OKC UTA OKC SAS /4 OKC HOU /6 OKC PHX /8 OKC SAC