Thunder 120-112 Kings (12 Apr, 2011) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

55-26, 25-16 away

120

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	24	27	36	33	120
SAC	20	37	26	29	112

Sacramento Kings

24-57, 11-29 home

112

DeMarcus Cousins makes 17-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant blocks Marcus Thornton's layup
Samuel Dalembert makes 6-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka blocks DeMarcus Cousins's driving layup
Beno Udrih makes driving layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes 7-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Serge Ibaka blocks Samuel Dalembert's 7-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert misses 9-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 16-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 9-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia makes dunk (Beno Udrih assists)
Donte Greene misses 23-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha blocks DeMarcus Cousins's dunk
Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper (Samuel Dalembert assists)
Beno Udrih makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes 4-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Donte Greene misses layup
Jason Thompson makes 14-foot jumper (Pooh Jeter assists)
Jason Thompson makes 8-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Nick Collison blocks Beno Udrih's 15-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert misses layup
Jason Thompson makes 20-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Donte Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson misses 4-foot jumper
Jason Thompson makes 11-foot two point shot (Donte Greene assists)
Pooh Jeter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists)
Beno Udrih misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes tip shot
Donte Greene makes 18-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Donte Greene makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 4-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Jason Thompson makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot two point shot
Beno Udrih makes layup
Samuel Dalembert misses 5-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Beno Udrih's 9-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 19-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 18-foot jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Serge Ibaka blocks Jason Thompson's layup
Francisco Garcia misses layup
Beno Udrih makes 16-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 21-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses layup
DeMarcus Cousins misses layup
Serge Ibaka blocks Marcus Thornton's 4-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Marcus Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Serge Ibaka blocks DeMarcus Cousins's 5-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook blocks Jason Thompson's layup
Marcus Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses 17-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses tip shot
Beno Udrih misses 14-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert misses two point shot
Pooh Jeter misses 20-foot jumper
Donte Greene misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 68-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Beno Udrih makes two point shot
Francisco Garcia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Jason Thompson misses 4-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 22-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 15-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 24-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Marcus Thornton's 4-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 7-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 4-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 4-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 23-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes layup (Francisco Garcia assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 12-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 12-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 8-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup
Russell Westbrook misses 4-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Samuel Dalembert blocks Serge Ibaka's 4-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 21-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Thabo Sefolosha makes 16-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Nazr Mohammed makes jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
James Harden makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Eric Maynor assists)
Eric Maynor makes 16-foot two point shot
James Harden misses dunk
James Harden misses layup
Nazr Mohammed makes 2-foot two point shot (Nick Collison assists)
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes 12-foot two point shot
Nick Collison makes layup (James Harden assists)
Nick Collison misses 20-foot jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes 7-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nazr Mohammed makes 19-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes 4-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 7-foot running jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 14-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes layup
Russell Westbrook makes 12-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 7-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes jumper
Kevin Durant makes 15-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 2-foot two point shot
Kendrick Perkins makes driving layup
Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes dunk
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Kevin Durant makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Serge Ibaka makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 15-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 6-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 10-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 23-foot three pointer (Eric Maynor assists)
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Collison assists)
Daequan Cook misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eric Maynor makes driving layup
Nick Collison makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Eric Maynor makes 7-foot two point shot
Eric Maynor misses 18-foot jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 5-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 5-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 21-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 16-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot jumper

THUNDER

KINGS

TIME		OKC	SAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Serge Ibaka vs. Samuel Dalembert (DeMarcus Cousins gains possession)	0	0
11:41	DeMarcus Cousins makes 17-foot jumper	0	2
11:22	Francisco Garcia shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	0	2
11:22	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:22	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
11:03	Beno Udrih misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:03	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	2	2
10:52	Serge Ibaka misses 12-foot jumper	2	2
10:52	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	2	2
10:48	Kevin Durant blocks Marcus Thornton's layup	2	2
10:45	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	2	2
10:27	Kendrick Perkins misses 12-foot jumper	2	2
10:26	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	2	2
10:17	Samuel Dalembert makes 6-foot two point shot	2	4
10:00	Kevin Durant misses 8-foot jumper	2	4
9:59	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	2	4
9:52	Serge Ibaka blocks DeMarcus Cousins's driving layup	2	4
9:36	Serge Ibaka misses 18-foot jumper	2	4
9:34	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	2	4
9:22	Beno Udrih makes driving layup	2	6
9:07	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper	2	6
9:06	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	2	6
8:55	DeMarcus Cousins makes 7-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)	2	8
8:38	Russell Westbrook makes layup	4	8
8:25	Serge Ibaka blocks Samuel Dalembert's 7-foot jumper	4	8
8:22	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	4	8
8:10	Russell Westbrook misses 4-foot jumper	4	8
8:08	Marcus Thornton defensive rebound	4	8
8:03	Marcus Thornton misses 21-foot jumper	4	8
8:00	Samuel Dalembert offensive rebound	4	8
7:58	Samuel Dalembert misses 9-foot jumper	4	8
7:56	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	4	8
7:41	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	6	8
7:22	Beno Udrih misses 16-foot jumper	6	8
7:20	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	6	8
7:05	Samuel Dalembert blocks Serge Ibaka's 4-foot jumper	6	8
7:03	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	6	8
6:48	Kendrick Perkins personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)	6	8
6:43	DeMarcus Cousins misses 9-foot two point shot	6	8
6:41	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	6	8
6:26	Samuel Dalembert illegal defense foul	6	8
6:26	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	7	8
6:20	Kevin Durant makes 21-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	9	8
6:01	Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	8
6:00	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	9	8
5:52	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	9	8
5:50	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	9	8
5:47	Beno Udrih lost ball (Russell Westbrook steals)	9	8
5:41	Kevin Durant bad pass (Beno Udrih steals)	9	8
5:37	Francisco Garcia makes dunk (Beno Udrih assists)	9	10
5:24	Francisco Garcia personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	9	10
5:24	Donte Greene enters the game for Francisco Garcia	9	10
5:09	Thabo Sefolosha makes 16-foot two point shot	11	10
4:48	DeMarcus Cousins bad pass (Kevin Durant steals)	11	10
4:41	Kevin Durant bad pass (Marcus Thornton steals)	11	10
4:39	Kevin Durant shooting foul (Marcus Thornton draws the foul)	11	10
4:39	Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2	11	11
4:39	Nick Collison enters the game for Serge Ibaka	11	11
4:39	Marcus Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2	11	12
4:13	Russell Westbrook makes jumper	13	12
4:13	DeMarcus Cousins defensive goaltending	13	12
3:55	Donte Greene misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	12
3:55	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	13	12
3:53	Thabo Sefolosha blocks DeMarcus Cousins's dunk	13	12
3:51	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	13	12
3:47	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	15	12
3:47	Beno Udrih shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	15	12
3:47	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	15	12
3:47	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1	16	12
3:35	DeMarcus Cousins bad pass (James Harden steals)	16	12
3:34	Marcus Thornton personal foul (James Harden draws the foul)	16	12
3:34	Jason Thompson enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins	16	12
3:25	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Samuel Dalembert steals)	16	12
3:09	Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper (Samuel Dalembert assists)	16	14
2:59	Oklahoma City full timeout	16	14
2:59	Nazr Mohammed enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	16	14
2:48	Nazr Mohammed makes jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	18	14
2:31	Beno Udrih makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)	18	16
2:14	James Harden makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	20	16
1:53	Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	16
1:52	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	20	16
1:45	Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper	20	16
1:44	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	20	16
1:31	Nick Collison shooting foul (Marcus Thornton draws the foul)	20	16
1:31	Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook	20	16
1:31	Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2	20	17
1:31	Marcus Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2	20	18
1:16	Kevin Durant misses 14-foot two point shot	20	18
1:15	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	20	18
1:01	Beno Udrih makes 4-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)	20	20
50.8	Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Eric Maynor assists)	22	20
32.9	Donte Greene misses layup	22	20
31.9	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound	22	20
26.9	Eric Maynor makes 16-foot two point shot	24	20
4.9	Marcus Thornton lost ball (Kevin Durant steals)	24	20
0.8	James Harden misses dunk	24	20
0.0	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound	24	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	20

Regular Season Series

OKC wins 4-0

Kings
87
Thunder
102

Game 1

18/12

Thunder
99
Kings
97

Game 2

13/2

Kings
96
Thunder
126

Game 3

16/2

Thunder
120
Kings
112

Game 4

12/4

Sleep Train Arena

3:00 AM, 12 April 2011

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 15,683

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
David Jones
Nick Buchert

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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