1967–2008: Seattle SuperSonics The Thunder s previous incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics, were formed in 1967. The franchise s titles include three Western Conference championships and one NBA title in 1979.
2008–09: Inaugural season The first official regular season match of the Oklahoma City Thunder was against the Milwaukee Bucks. They lost that match 87-98. The team ended their first season in Oklahoma City with a win against the Los Angeles Clippers, bringing their record to 23–59 and improving upon their record of 20–62 from the team's final season in Seattle.
2009–10: The turnaround season Oklahoma City did not make any major moves in the offseason, other than drafting James Harden from Arizona State University with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft. The Thunder finished 50–32. They finished fourth in the Northwest Division and eighth in the Western Conference playoff standings, and earned a spot in the 2010 NBA Playoffs.
2010–2011: Rise to prominence The Thunder finished the 2010–2011 season with 55–27 record. The Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a hard-fought 7-game series triumph over the Memphis Grizzlies. Despite hard-fought battles with the eventual NBA champs, the Thunder fell to theDallas Mavericks 4–1 in the Western Conference Finals.
Logo The logo of the Oklahoma City Thunder shows a shield with a basketball. It has been said that the logo’s concept was taken from various styles of the different sports teams in Oklahoma City. They have also selected blue as the primary road game color for their jerseys.
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2012-05-17 16:52
HOME ARENAS
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Location :100 West Reno Avenue,Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Construction cost:$89.2 million ($115 million in 2012 dollars) Broke ground:May 11, 1999 Opened:June 8, 2002 Architect:Sink Combs Dethlefs The Benham Companies, LLC. General Contractor:Flintco Construction Co. Tenants : Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA) (2008–present) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (NBA) (2005–2007) Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL) (2002–2009) Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz (af2) (2004–2009)
The 581,000-square-foot (54,000 m2) facility seats up to 19,675 on three seating levels with a fourth added during concerts and features 3,380 club seats, seven party suites and 49 private suites. It is located immediately across the street from the Cox Convention Center, a marketing point often used by city officials (since Cox Center itself has a 15,000-seat arena). It also features The OLD NO. 7 Club, a full service restaurant and bar. Several other exclusive dining options are also available at The Pub a 1,576 sq. ft. “Irish Pub” themed bar and at The Courtside Club a 6,198 sq. ft. restaurant and lounge area, as well as at the Victory Club, Sunset Carvery and the new Terrace Lounges.
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2012-05-17 16:52
Single game records
Points:51 by Kevin Durant vs. Denver Nuggets, 2/19/2012 Rebounds:20 by Serge Ibaka vs. Phoenix Suns, 3/7/2012 Assists: by Russell Westbrook vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 4/4/2010 Steals:6 by Russell Westbrook vs. Denver Nuggets, 4/8/2011. Blocks:11 by Serge Ibaka vs. Denver Nuggets, 2/19/2012
NBA Scoring Champion Kevin Durant - 2009-2010 (30.1 PPG) Kevin Durant - 2010-2011 (27.7 PPG) All-NBA First Team Kevin Durant - 2010, 2011 All-NBA Second Team Russell Westbrook - 2011 NBA All-Defensive Second Team Thabo Sefolosha - 2010 NBA Rookie First Team Russell Westbrook - 2009 NBA Rookie Second Team James Harden - 2010 NBA All-Star Team Kevin Durant - 2010, 2011, 2012 Russell Westbrook - 2011, 2012 NBA All-Star MVP Kevin Durant - 2012
All-Star Game 2012
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2012-05-17 16:53
Thunder Roster 2012-13 Roster NUM PLAYER POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO NBA/COUNTRY YRS 4 Nick Collison F-C 6-10 255 10/26/1980 Kansas/USA 8 35 Kevin Durant F 6-9 235 09/29/1988 Texas/USA 5 9 Serge Ibaka F-C 6-10 235 09/18/1989 Ricoh Manresa/Congo 3 15 Reggie Jackson G 6-3 208 04/16/1990 Boston College/USA 1 3 Perry Jones F 6-11 235 09/24/1991 Baylor/USA R 11 Jeremy Lamb G-F 6-5 180 05/30/1992 Connecticut/USA R 25 DeAndre Liggins G 6-6 209 03/31/1988 Kentucky/USA 1 23 Kevin Martin G 6-7 185 02/01/1983 Western Carolina/USA 8 6 Eric Maynor G 6-3 175 06/11/1987 Virginia Commonwealth/USA 3 33 Daniel Orton C 6-10 255 08/06/1990 Kentucky/USA 1 5 Kendrick Perkins C 6-10 270 11/10/1984 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)/USA 9 2 Thabo Sefolosha G 6-7 215 05/02/1984 Angelico Biella/Switzerland 6 34 Hasheem Thabeet C 7-3 263 02/16/1987 Uconn/Tanzania 3 0 Russell Westbrook G 6-3 187 11/12/1988 UCLA/USA 4
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2012-05-17 16:53
reserve
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2012-05-17 16:54
2011-12 Playoffs
Round 1
Sat 4/28 Dallas Mavericks (36-30) W 99 - 98 Mon 4/30 Dallas Mavericks (36-30) W 102 - 99 Thu 5/3 Dallas Mavericks (36-30) W 95 - 79 Sat 5/5 Dallas Mavericks (36-30) W 103 - 97
Round 2
Mon 5/14 Los Angeles Lakers (41-25) W 119 - 90 Wed 5/16 Los Angeles Lakers (41-25) W 77 - 75 Thu 5/18 Los Angeles Lakers (41-25) L 96 - 99 Fri 5/19 Los Angeles Lakers (41-25) W 103 - 100 Sun 5/21 Los Angeles Lakers (41-25) W 90 - 106
Western Conference Finals
Sun 5/27 San Antonio Spurs at San Antonio (50-16) L 98 - 101 Tue 5/29 San Antonio Spurs at San Antonio (50-16) L 111 - 120 Thu 5/31 San Antonio SpursSan Antonio (50-16) W 102 - 82 Sat 6/2 San Antonio SpursSan Antonio (50-16) W 109 - 103 Mon 6/4 San Antonio Spurs at San Antonio (50-16) W 108 - 103 Wed 6/6 San Antonio SpursSan Antonio (50-16) W 107 - 99