2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season

2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season
James Harden's rookie season
Head coach	Scott Brooks
General manager	Sam Presti
Owner(s)	Professional Basketball Club LLC Clay Bennett (Chairman)
Arena	Ford Center
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (Eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Oklahoma, KSBI
Radio	WWLS-AM and FM

The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

With NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant, second-year point guard Russell Westbrook, and forward Jeff Green leading the way, the Thunder made the playoffs as the youngest team in the NBA with the 28th highest total salary in the league.^[1] The team became the youngest NBA playoff team (23.19, using data going back to 1952) based on average age weighted by minutes played.^[2] The Thunder were then eliminated by the eventual champions, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

From a business perspective, the team began to show positive financial performance after years of losses in Seattle and a transition-cost laden 2008–09 season. In December 2009, Forbes magazine estimated the team's operating profit at $12.7 million, and estimated the overall franchise value at $310 million, good for 20th in the NBA.^[3]

Key dates

• June 25, 2009: The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 8, 2009: The free agency period started.
• October 28, 2009: The Thunder play their first regular-season game, and achieve their first regular-season victory, in a 102-89 home win over the Sacramento Kings.
• January 2, 2010 Kevin Durant scored more than 30 points in his seventh consecutive game, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in January 1972.^[4][5]
• January 20, 2010: The Thunder surpass their win total from 2008–09 with their 24th season victory, a 94-92 win at the Minnesota Timberwolves.
• February 24, 2010: Kevin Durant's 21 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs ends his streak of 29 consecutive games with 25 or more points.^[6]
• March 2, 2010: The Thunder surpass the 500,000 season home attendance figure in a 113-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings at the Ford Center.
• March 12, 2010: Durant had his 36th game with 30 or more points this season, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in the 1972–73 season.^[7] Durant ended the regular season with 41 games of 30 points or more.^[8]
• April 3, 2010: The Thunder clinch a playoff spot for the first time in city franchise history with a 121-116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.^[9]
• April 14, 2010: Durant becomes the youngest scoring leader at the age of 21, taking the distinctinon from Max Zaslofsky (1947–48 BAA scoring leader at the age of 22).^[10] The Thunder also end the season on a positive note, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 114-105 – their 27th season home sellout, bringing total home attendance to 738,149 (an average of 18,003 per game, 12th in the NBA).^[11]
• April 22, 2010: The Thunder win their first-ever Oklahoma City franchise playoff game with a 101-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Ford Center.^[12]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	James Harden	SG	United States	Arizona State
1	24	Byron Mullens ^from Dallas[13]	C	United States	Ohio State
1	25	Rodrigue Beaubois ^to Dallas[13]	PG	France	Cholet (France)
2	54	Robert Vaden ^from Charlotte[13][14]	SG	United States	UAB

Roster

Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 4 Collison, Nick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980–10–26 Kansas F 35 Durant, Kevin (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988–09–27 Texas F 22 Green, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown G 13 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State F 9 Ibaka, Serge 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–09–18 Republic of the Congo C 12 Krstić, Nenad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983–07–25 Serbia G 6 Maynor, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–06–11 Virginia Commonwealth F/C 23 Mullens, Byron 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1989–02–14 Ohio State G 7 Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1972–12–27 Connecticut G/F 2 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–05–02 Switzerland G Shakur, Mustafa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–08–18 Arizona F/C 36 Thomas, Etan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1978–04–01 Syracuse G 5 Weaver, Kyle (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1986–02–18 Washington State G 0 Westbrook, Russell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1988–11–12 UCLA F 3 White, D. J. (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1986–08–31 Indiana	Head coach Scott Brooks (UC Irvine) Assistant coach(es) Mark Bryant (Seton Hall) Maurice Cheeks (West Texas State) Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona) Ralph Lewis (La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth Chart

As of end of season:^[15]

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Nenad Krstić	Nick Collison	Etan Thomas
PF	Jeff Green	Serge Ibaka	Byron Mullens	DJ White
SF	Kevin Durant			Antonio Anderson Ryan Bowen
SG	Thabo Sefolosha	James Harden	Kyle Weaver
PG	Russell Westbrook	Eric Maynor	Kevin Ollie	Shaun Livingston Mike Wilks

Salaries

Player	Salary
Etan Thomas	$7,350,000
Earl Watson	$6,600,000
Matt Harpring	$6,500,000
Nick Collison	$6,250,000
Nenad Krstić	$5,400,000
Kevin Durant	$4,796,880
James Harden	$4,004,160
Russell Westbrook	$3,755,640
Jeff Green	$3,516,960
Thabo Sefolosha	$2,759,627
Eric Maynor	$1,318,920
Kevin Ollie	$1,306,455
Byron Mullens	$1,120,200
Serge Ibaka	$1,120,200
DJ White	$1,036,440
Kyle Weaver	$870,968
Shaun Livingston	$296,695
Ryan Bowen	$209,592
Mike Wilks	$175,908

Source: HoopsHype^[16]

Game log

Preseason

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 2–5 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 0–3)
#	Date (Venue)	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 7, 2009 (in Memphis, TN)	Oklahoma City Thunder	91–99	Memphis Grizzlies		7,217	0–1
2	October 10, 2009 (in New Orleans, LA)	Oklahoma City Thunder	79–88	New Orleans Hornets		11,568	0–2
3	October 12, 2009 (in Oklahoma City, OK)	Phoenix Suns	105–110	Oklahoma City Thunder	OT	15,223	1–2
4	October 14, 2009 (in Tulsa, OK)	Miami Heat	91–96	Oklahoma City Thunder		10,427	2–2
5	October 19, 2009 (in Houston, TX)	Oklahoma City Thunder	85–105	Houston Rockets		11,992	2–3
6	October 20, 2009 (in Austin, TX)	San Antonio Spurs	119–102	Oklahoma City Thunder		10,290	2–4
7	October 22, 2009 (in Oklahoma City, OK)	Sacramento Kings	104–89	Oklahoma City Thunder		16,014	2–5

Regular season

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	–	34–7	19–22	12–4
x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	–	32–9	21–20	8–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	3	26–15	24–17	8–8
x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	3	27–14	23–18	9–7
Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	38	10–31	5–36	3–13

Conference

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7
9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

Game log

2009–10 game log
October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28, 2009 Sacramento Kings W 102–89 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (13) Ford Center 18,203 1–0 2 October 30, 2009 @ Detroit Pistons W 91–83 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant (12) Russell Westbrook (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 2–0
November: 7–8 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1, 2009 Portland Trail Blazers L 74–83 Russell Westbrook (23) Jeff Green (11) Russell Westbrook, James Harden (2) Ford Center 16,920 2–1 4 November 3, 2009 Los Angeles Lakers L 98–101 Kevin Durant (28) Etan Thomas (11) Russell Westbrook (7) Ford Center 18,203 2–2 5 November 6, 2009 @ Houston Rockets L 94–105 Russell Westbrook (33) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (7) Toyota Center 14,911 2–3 6 November 8, 2009 Orlando Magic W 102–74 Kevin Durant (28) Thabo Sefolosha (10) Russell Westbrook (10) Ford Center 18,203 3–3 7 November 10, 2009 @ Sacramento Kings L 98–101 Kevin Durant (37) Nenad Krstić (8) Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha (6) ARCO Arena 10,523 3–4 8 November 11, 2009 @ Los Angeles Clippers W 83–79 Kevin Durant (30) Kevin Durant (10) James Harden (8) Staples Center 14,248 4–4 9 November 14, 2009 @ San Antonio Spurs W 101–98 Kevin Durant (25) Jeff Green (10) Russell Westbrook (11) AT&T Center 17,947 5–4 10 November 15, 2009 Los Angeles Clippers L 93–101 Kevin Durant (40) Russell Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (7) Ford Center 17,715 5–5 11 November 17, 2009 @ Miami Heat W 100–87 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant, Thabo Sefolosha (9) Russell Westbrook (7) American Airlines Arena 14,443 6–5 12 November 18, 2009 @ Orlando Magic L 94–108 James Harden (24) Serge Ibaka (9) Kyle Weaver, Kevin Ollie (4) Amway Arena 17,461 6–6 13 November 20, 2009 Washington Wizards W 127–108 Kevin Durant (35) Jeff Green (14) Russell Westbrook (7) Ford Center 18,203 7–6 14 November 22, 2009 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 85–101 Kevin Durant (19) Serge Ibaka (13) Russell Westbrook (7) Staples Center 18,997 7–7 15 November 24, 2009 @ Utah Jazz W 104–94 Kevin Durant (28) Jeff Green, Nenad Krstić (6) Kevin Durant (8) EnergySolutions Arena 17,937 8–7 16 November 27, 2009 Milwaukee Bucks W 108–90 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (12) Russell Westbrook (7) Ford Center 18,203 9–7 17 November 29, 2009 Houston Rockets L 91–100 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant (9) Kevin Durant (6) Ford Center 18,203 9–8
December: 9–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 2, 2009 Philadelphia 76ers W 117–106 Kevin Durant (33) Nick Collison (7) Russell Westbrook (15) Ford Center 17,332 10–8 19 December 4, 2009 Boston Celtics L 87–105 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant (5) Russell Westbrook (4) Ford Center 18,203 10–9 20 December 7, 2009 Golden State Warriors W 104–88 Kevin Durant (28) Jeff Green (13) James Harden (5) Ford Center 17,334 11–9 21 December 11, 2009 @ Memphis Grizzlies W 102–94 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (7) FedExForum 13,048 12–9 22 December 13, 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers L 89–102 Kevin Durant (29) Nenad Krstić (8) Russell Westbrook (5) Ford Center 18,203 12–10 23 December 14, 2009 @ Denver Nuggets L 93–102 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (6) Pepsi Center 16,022 12–11 24 December 16, 2009 Dallas Mavericks L 86–100 Russell Westbrook (16) Jeff Green (11) Russell Westbrook (5) Ford Center 18,203 12–12 25 December 18, 2009 Detroit Pistons W 109–98 Kevin Durant (27) Nenad Krstić (8) James Harden (8) Ford Center 17,774 13–12 26 December 19, 2009 @ Houston Rockets L 90–95 Jeff Green (21) Jeff Green, Thabo Sefolosha, Serge Ibaka (8) Russell Westbrook (7) Toyota Center 15,095 13–13 27 December 22, 2009 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 108–111 Kevin Durant (30) Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook (7) Russell Westbrook (13) Staples Center 18,997 13–14 28 December 23, 2009 @ Phoenix Suns W 117–113 Kevin Durant (38) Jeff Green (9) Russell Westbrook (7) US Airways Center 15,953 14–14 29 December 26, 2009 Charlotte Bobcats W 98–91 Kevin Durant (30) Nenad Krstić (10) Russell Westbrook (6) Ford Center 17,961 15–14 30 December 28, 2009 @ New Jersey Nets W 105–89 Kevin Durant (40) Nick Collison (10) Russell Westbrook (10) Izod Center 15,335 16–14 31 December 29, 2009 @ Washington Wizards W 110–98 Kevin Durant (35) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Verizon Center 17,152 17–14 32 December 31, 2009 Utah Jazz W 87–86 Kevin Durant (31) Kevin Durant (8) Russell Westbrook (10) Ford Center 18,203 18–14
January: 8–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2, 2010 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 97–103 Kevin Durant (31) Thabo Sefolosha, Russell Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (13) Bradley Center 15,264 18–15 34 January 4, 2010 @ Chicago Bulls W 98–85 Russell Westbrook (29) Thabo Sefolosha (9) Russell Westbrook (6) United Center 18,838 19–15 35 January 6, 2010 New Orleans Hornets L 92–97 Kevin Durant (27) Thabo Sefolosha, Nick Collision (7) Russell Westbrook (9) Ford Center 17,836 19–16 36 January 9, 2010 Indiana Pacers W 108–102 Kevin Durant (40) Kevin Durant (12) Russell Westbrook (6) Ford Center 18,203 20–16 37 January 11, 2010 New York Knicks W 106–88 Kevin Durant (30) Nenad Krstić, Thabo Sefolosha (8) Russell Westbrook (5) Ford Center 17,152 21–16 38 January 13, 2010 San Antonio Spurs L 108–109 Kevin Durant (35) Jeff Green (10) Russell Westbrook (13) Ford Center 17,886 21–17 39 January 15, 2010 @ Dallas Mavericks L 98–99 Kevin Durant (30) Kevin Durant (13) Russell Westbrook (6) American Airlines Center 20,064 21–18 40 January 16, 2010 Miami Heat W 98–80 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (11) Ford Center 18,203 22–18 41 January 18, 2010 @ Atlanta Hawks W 94–91 Kevin Durant (29) Jeff Green (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Philips Arena 14,666 23–18 42 January 20, 2010 @ Minnesota Timberwolves W 94–92 Kevin Durant (31) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Target Center 12,995 24–18 43 January 22, 2010 @ Memphis Grizzlies L 84–86 Kevin Durant (30) Kevin Durant, Jeff Green (8) Eric Maynor (6) FedEx Forum 12,948 24–19 44 January 23, 2010 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 99–100 Kevin Durant (34) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrrok (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 24–20 45 January 27, 2010 Chicago Bulls L 86–96 Kevin Durant (28) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (7) Ford Center 17,562 24–21 46 January 29, 2010 Denver Nuggets W 101–84 Kevin Durant (30) Serge Ibaka (8) Russell Westbrook (8) Ford Center 18,203 25–21 47 January 31, 2010 Golden State Warriors W 112–104 Kevin Durant (45) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (8) Ford Center 17,565 26–21
February: 9–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 2, 2010 Atlanta Hawks W 106–99 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Ford Center 17,360 27–21 49 February 3, 2010 @ New Orleans Hornets W 103–99 Kevin Durant (30) Nick Collison (10) Russell Westbrook (10) New Orleans Arena 12,884 28–21 50 February 6, 2010 @ Golden State Warriors W 104–95 Kevin Durant (29) Nick Collison (10) Russell Westbrook (10) Oracle Arena 17,825 29–21 51 February 9, 2010 @ Portland Trail Blazers W 89–77 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (7) Rose Garden Arena 20,460 30–21 52 February 16, 2010 Dallas Mavericks W 99–86 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant (14) Russell Westbrook (8) Ford Center 18,203 31–21 53 February 20, 2010 @ New York Knicks W 121–118 Kevin Durant (36) Jeff Green (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Madison Square Garden 19,763 32–21 54 February 21, 2010 @ Minnesota Timberwolves W 109–107 Kevin Durant (32) Jeff Green (14) Russell Westbrook (14) Target Center 14,202 33–21 55 February 23, 2010 Phoenix Suns L 102–104 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant (8) Russell Westbrook (10) Ford Center 18,203 33–22 56 February 24, 2010 @ San Antonio Spurs L 87–95 Kevin Durant (21) Thabo Sefolosha (13) Russell Westbrook (7) AT&T Center 18,400 33–23 57 February 26, 2010 Minnesota Timberwolves W 109–92 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (15) Ford Center 18,203 34–23 58 February 28, 2010 Toronto Raptors W 119–99 Kevin Durant (29) Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (10) Ford Center 18,203 35–23
March: 11–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2, 2010 Sacramento Kings W 113–107 Kevin Durant (39) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (13) Ford Center 17,677 36–23 60 March 3, 2010 @ Denver Nuggets L 90–119 Kevin Durant, James Harden (19) Serge Ibaka (13) Russell Westbrook (6) Pepsi Center 18,822 36–24 61 March 5, 2010 @ Los Angeles Clippers W 104–87 Kevin Durant (32) Nenad Kristic (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Staples Center 18,497 37–24 62 March 7, 2010 @ Sacramento Kings W 108–102 Kevin Durant (27) Nenad Krstić (10) Kevin Durant (5) ARCO Arena 12,081 38–24 63 March 10, 2010 New Orleans Hornets W 98–83 Kevin Durant (29) Jeff Green, Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Ford Center 18,203 39–24 64 March 12, 2010 New Jersey Nets W 104–102 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant (12) Russell Westbrook (10) Ford Center 18,203 40–24 65 March 14, 2010 Utah Jazz W 119–111 Kevin Durant (35) Serge Ibaka, Thabo Sefolosha (6) Russell Westbrook (11) Ford Center 18,203 41–24 66 March 17, 2010 @ Charlotte Bobcats L 92–100 Kevin Durant (26) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,179 41–25 67 March 19, 2010 @ Toronto Raptors W 115–89 Kevin Durant (31) Nenad Krstić, Nick Collison (8) Russell Westbrook (10) Air Canada Centre 19,351 42–25 68 March 21, 2010 @ Indiana Pacers L 101–121 Jeff Green (20) Serge Ibaka (12) Eric Maynor (11) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,701 42–26 69 March 22, 2010 San Antonio Spurs L 96–99 Kevin Durant (45) Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (8) Eric Maynor (5) Ford Center 18,203 42–27 70 March 24, 2010 Houston Rockets W 122–104 Kevin Durant (25) Nick Collison (9) Eric Maynor (9) Ford Center 18,203 43–27 71 March 26, 2010 Los Angeles Lakers W 91–75 Kevin Durant (26) Nenad Krstić (10) Russell Westbrook (6) Ford Center 18,203 44–27 72 March 28, 2010 Portland Trail Blazers L 87–92 Kevin Durant (29) Kevin Durant (13) Russell Westbrook (6) Ford Center 18,203 44–28 73 March 30, 2010 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 111–93 Kevin Durant (26) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (14) Wachovia Center 14,809 45–28 74 March 31, 2010 @ Boston Celtics W 109–104 Kevin Durant (37) Kevin Durant, Nenad Krstić (8) Russell Westbrook (10) TD Garden 18,624 46–28
April: 4–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 3, 2010 @ Dallas Mavericks W 121–116 Kevin Durant (23) Nenad Krstić (6) Russell Westbrook (6) American Airlines Center 20,329 47–28 76 April 4, 2010 Minnesota Timberwolves W 116–108 Kevin Durant (40) Jeff Green (10) Russell Westbrook (16) Ford Center 18,203 48–28 77 April 6, 2010 @ Utah Jazz L 139–140 Kevin Durant(45) Kevin Durant, Jeff Green (7) Russell Westbrook (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 48–29 78 April 7, 2010 Denver Nuggets L 94–98 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (11) Jeff Green (5) Ford Center 18,332 48–30 79 April 9, 2010 Phoenix Suns W 96–91 Kevin Durant (35) Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westbrook (10) Ford Center 18,334 49–30 80 April 11, 2010 @ Golden State Warriors L 117–120 Kevin Durant (40) Nick Collison, Serge Ibaka (12) Russell Westbrook (9) Oracle Arena 18,940 49–31 81 April 12, 2010 @ Portland Trail Blazers L 95–103 Kevin Durant (30) Thabo Sefolosha (8) Eric Maynor (5) Rose Garden Arena 20,691 49–32 82 April 14, 2010 Memphis Grizzlies W 114–105 Kevin Durant (31) Serge Ibaka (9) Eric Maynor (10) Ford Center 18,334 50–32
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2010 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 18, 2010 2:00 pm CDT @ Los Angeles Lakers L 79–87 Kevin Durant (24) Nick Collison (8) Russell Westbrook (8) Staples Center 18,997 0–1 2 April 20, 2010 9:30 pm CDT @ Los Angeles Lakers L 92–95 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant (8) Thabo Sefolosha, Russell Westbrook (3) Staples Center 18,997 0–2 3 April 22, 2010 8:30 pm CDT Los Angeles Lakers W 101–96 Kevin Durant (29) Kevin Durant (19) Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook (4) Ford Center 18,342 1–2 4 April 24, 2010 8:30 pm CDT Los Angeles Lakers W 110–89 Kevin Durant (22) Jeff Green (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Ford Center 18,342 2–2 5 April 27, 2010 9:30 pm CDT @ Los Angeles Lakers L 87–111 Kevin Durant (17) Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westrook (6) Staples Center 18,997 2–3 6 April 30, 2010 8:30 pm CDT Los Angeles Lakers L 94–95 Kevin Durant (26) Nenad Krstić (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Ford Center 18,342 2–4
2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Antonio Anderson	1	0	15.0	.333	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Ryan Bowen	1	0	8.0	1.000	.000	1.000	2.0	.0	1.0	.0	4.0
Nick Collison	75	5	20.8	.589	.250	.692	5.1	.5	.5	.6	5.9
Kevin Durant	82	82	39.5	.476	.365	.900	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	30.1
Jeff Green	82	82	37.1	.453	.333	.740	6.0	1.6	1.3	.9	15.1
James Harden	76	0	22.9	.403	.375	.808	3.2	1.8	1.0	.2	9.9
Serge Ibaka	73	0	18.1	.543	.500	.630	5.4	.1	.3	1.3	6.3
Nenad Krstić	76	76	22.9	.502	.200	.717	5.0	.7	.4	.6	8.4
Shaun Livingston	10	0	13.0	.313	.000	.000	2.0	1.4	.5	.2	1.0
Eric Maynor^1	55	0	16.5	.434	.362	.692	1.7	3.4	.5	.2	4.5
Byron Mullens	13	0	4.2	.368	.000	.000	.8	.1	.2	.0	1.1
Kevin Ollie	25	0	10.5	.400	.000	1.000	1.0	.8	.4	.0	1.8
Thabo Sefolosha	82	82	28.6	.440	.313	.674	4.7	1.8	1.2	.6	6.0
Etan Thomas	23	1	14.0	.456	.000	.591	2.8	.0	.2	.7	3.3
Kyle Weaver	12	0	12.0	.364	.368	.833	1.5	.9	.5	.5	3.0
Russell Westbrook	82	82	34.3	.418	.221	.780	4.9	8.0	1.3	.4	16.1
D. J. White	12	0	8.5	.610	.000	.900	1.9	.3	.4	.2	4.9
Mike Wilks	4	0	14.8	.500	.667	.500	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	4.0

¹Stats with the Thunder.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Nick Collison	6	0	21.5	.333	.000	.429	4.7	.3	.8	.2	3.2
Kevin Durant	6	6	38.5	.350	.286	.871	7.7	2.3	.5	1.3	25.0
Jeff Green	6	6	37.3	.329	.296	.850	4.7	1.7	.7	.5	11.8
James Harden	6	0	20.0	.387	.375	.842	2.5	1.8	1.0	.2	7.7
Serge Ibaka	6	0	25.5	.571	.000	.700	6.5	.3	.3	2.0	7.8
Nenad Krstić	6	6	21.5	.405	.000	.929	5.8	.7	.5	.7	7.2
Eric Maynor	6	0	12.7	.300	.167	.818	1.5	1.5	.2	.2	3.7
Byron Mullens	1	0	4.0	.000	.000	.500	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Kevin Ollie	1	0	5.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Thabo Sefolosha	6	6	21.2	.296	.231	.889	3.0	1.2	.8	1.0	4.5
Etan Thomas	2	0	8.5	.833	.000	1.000	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0
Kyle Weaver	1	0	12.0	.250	.000	.000	2.0	2.0	.0	.0	2.0
Russell Westbrook	6	6	35.3	.473	.417	.842	6.0	6.0	1.7	.2	20.5
D. J. White	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Opponents

Regular Season

vs. Boston

Regular-season series

Oklahoma City tied 1–1 in the regular-season series
December 4, 2009 Recap Boston Celtics 87, Oklahoma City Thunder 105 Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma March 31, 2010 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 104, Boston Celtics 109 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	3–Point Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points
Thunder	2	96	70	8	48	66	33	14	8	209
Celtics	2	96	83	12	31	72	54	19	6	196

vs. L.A. Lakers

Regular-season series

Oklahoma City lost 1–3 in the regular-season series

November 3, 2009 Recap Los Angeles Lakers 101, Oklahoma City Thunder 98 (OT) Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma November 22, 2009 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 85, Los Angeles Lakers 101 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California December 22, 2009 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 108, Los Angeles Lakers 111 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California March 26, 2010 Recap Los Angeles Lakers 75, Oklahoma City Thunder 91 Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	3–Point Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points
Thunder	4	197	148	17	69	170	84	39	31	382
Lakers	4	197	143	16	86	171	70	37	30	388

Playoffs

2010 NBA Western Conference First Round vs. L.A. Lakers

2010 Western Conference First Round

Oklahoma City lost 2–4 in the 2010 NBA Western Conference First Round

April 18, 2010 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 79, Los Angeles Lakers 87 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California April 20, 2010 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 92, Los Angeles Lakers 95 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California April 22, 2010 Recap Los Angeles Lakers 96, Oklahoma City Thunder 101 Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 24, 2010 Recap Los Angeles Lakers 89, Oklahoma City Thunder 110 Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 27, 2010 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 87, Los Angeles Lakers 111 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California April 30, 2010 Recap Los Angeles Lakers 95, Oklahoma City Thunder 94 Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	3–Point Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points
Thunder	6	288	184	33	162	260	97	39	37	563
Lakers	6	288	216	45	96	260	125	37	37	573

Awards/Honors

Weekly

• Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for December 28–January 3.^[17]
• Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for January 25–31.^[18]
• Russell Westbrook was named Western Conference Player of the Week for February 1–7.^[19]
• Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for March 29–April 4.^[20]

Monthly

• Scott Brooks was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for February 2010.^[21][22]
• Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Month for April 2010.^[23]

All-Star

• Kevin Durant was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, representing the Western Conference.^[24]
• Rookie James Harden was named to the Rookie Team roster in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.^[25]
• Second-year player Russell Westbrook was named to the Sopohomore Team roster in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.^[25]
• Kevin Durant defended his title as H-O-R-S-E competition champion.^[26]
• Russell Westbrook was selected to replace the injured Derrick Rose in the 2010 Taco Bell Skills Challenge.

Season

• Scott Brooks was named NBA Coach of the Year.^[27]
• Kevin Durant won the NBA scoring title.^[10]
• James Harden was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.^[28]
• Thabo Sefolosha was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.^[29]
• Kevin Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team.^[30]

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External links

• ESPN OKC Schedule