Thunder 87-86 Jazz (Dec 31, 2009) Play-by-Play

Utah Jazz

18-14, 6-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH	24	22	16	24	86
OKC	22	26	17	22	87

Oklahoma City Thunder

18-14, 9-7 home

Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Nenad Krstic makes tip shot
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses layup
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Nenad Krstic makes tip shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Nick Collison makes layup (Eric Maynor assists)
Wesley Matthews blocks James Harden's jumper
Nick Collison misses jumper
Jeff Green misses 3-foot two point shot
James Harden makes 17-foot jumper
Eric Maynor makes two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes 12-foot jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Eric Maynor misses 6-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur blocks James Harden's layup
Serge Ibaka makes 13-foot jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Eric Maynor misses layup
Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nick Collison makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 18-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green misses 22-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Deron Williams blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Kevin Durant makes driving layup
Deron Williams blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Kevin Durant makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes running jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 13-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Nick Collison makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes layup (Eric Maynor assists)
Eric Maynor makes layup
Kevin Durant misses jumper
Eric Maynor misses 9-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses two point shot
Jeff Green makes three point jumper (Nick Collison assists)
Jeff Green misses 20-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 5-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 12-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 22-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes slam dunk
Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes 7-foot two point shot (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
C.J. Miles makes layup (Carlos Boozer assists)
Ronnie Brewer misses 18-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur makes two point shot
Deron Williams misses two point shot
Carlos Boozer makes jumper (Deron Williams assists)
C.J. Miles misses 20-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)
Ronnie Brewer makes dunk
Carlos Boozer makes 18-foot jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)
Russell Westbrook blocks Deron Williams's 6-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 15-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Carlos Boozer makes 11-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur misses layup
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer makes dunk (Ronnie Brewer assists)
Paul Millsap misses jumper
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes tip shot
Wesley Matthews misses 21-foot two point shot
Ronnie Price makes layup
Wesley Matthews makes driving layup (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap misses 9-foot jumper
Nick Collison blocks Mehmet Okur's layup
Mehmet Okur misses 18-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes layup
Wesley Matthews makes layup (Ronnie Price assists)
Andrei Kirilenko makes driving layup
Wesley Matthews misses 18-foot jumper
Ronnie Price misses 18-foot jumper
Ronnie Price misses layup
Wesley Matthews makes layup (Ronnie Price assists)
Mehmet Okur misses layup
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Mehmet Okur assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses layup
Mehmet Okur makes driving layup
Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer misses 17-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur makes driving layup
Mehmet Okur misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses layup
Carlos Boozer misses 18-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 7-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer misses 11-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant blocks Mehmet Okur's layup
Mehmet Okur makes 19-foot jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Carlos Boozer makes layup
Deron Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Mehmet Okur assists)
Deron Williams misses 16-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes two point shot
Paul Millsap misses 4-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer misses 7-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes layup (Wesley Matthews assists)
Ronnie Brewer makes two point shot
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses 16-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses two point shot
Paul Millsap misses layup
Carlos Boozer misses tip shot
Wesley Matthews makes 18-foot two point shot (Ronnie Price assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 18-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses jumper
Wesley Matthews makes two point shot (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap makes jumper (Mehmet Okur assists)
Ronnie Price misses 6-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews makes tip shot
Mehmet Okur misses 13-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews makes layup (Ronnie Price assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes 14-foot jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
Paul Millsap misses 14-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 15-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes layup (Mehmet Okur assists)
Kevin Durant blocks Ronnie Price's driving layup
Carlos Boozer misses 14-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes layup
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Deron Williams misses 16-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes dunk
Deron Williams makes 9-foot two point shot
Deron Williams misses 22-foot jumper
Ronnie Price misses 21-foot jumper

JAZZ

THUNDER

TIME		UTAH	OKC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Mehmet Okur vs. Jeff Green (Deron Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:48	C.J. Miles makes layup (Carlos Boozer assists)	2	0
11:33	Jeff Green offensive foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	2	0
11:33	Jeff Green turnover	2	0
11:25	Ronnie Brewer misses 18-foot jumper	2	0
11:23	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	2	0
11:08	Ronnie Brewer personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	2	0
11:02	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	2	2
10:38	Mehmet Okur makes two point shot	4	2
10:23	Jeff Green makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	4	4
10:14	Deron Williams misses two point shot	4	4
10:12	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	4	4
10:07	C.J. Miles shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	4	4
10:07	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	4	5
10:07	Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2	4	5
10:07	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	4	5
9:48	Carlos Boozer makes jumper (Deron Williams assists)	6	5
9:48	Kevin Durant shooting foul (Carlos Boozer draws the foul)	6	5
9:48	Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 1	6	5
9:47	Jeff Green defensive rebound	6	5
9:25	Kevin Durant makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	6	7
9:10	C.J. Miles misses 20-foot jumper	6	7
9:08	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	6	7
8:59	Jeff Green bad pass (C.J. Miles steals)	6	7
8:52	Deron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)	8	7
8:36	Jeff Green bad pass (Ronnie Brewer steals)	8	7
8:32	Ronnie Brewer makes dunk	10	7
8:18	Russell Westbrook misses layup	10	7
8:17	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	10	9
8:17	Nenad Krstic makes tip shot	10	9
8:04	Carlos Boozer makes 18-foot jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)	12	9
7:43	Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper	12	9
7:41	Oklahoma City defensive rebound	12	9
7:26	Deron Williams bad pass	12	9
7:13	Kevin Durant misses layup	12	9
7:11	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	12	9
7:03	Russell Westbrook blocks Deron Williams's 6-foot jumper	12	9
7:01	Ronnie Brewer offensive rebound	12	9
6:52	Mehmet Okur misses 15-foot jumper	12	9
6:50	Jeff Green defensive rebound	12	9
6:43	Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper	12	9
6:41	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	12	9
6:35	Ronnie Brewer makes layup (Deron Williams assists)	14	9
6:28	Oklahoma City full timeout	14	9
6:22	Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	9
6:20	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	14	9
6:07	Jeff Green misses 22-foot jumper	14	9
6:07	Oklahoma City defensive rebound	14	9
5:45	Carlos Boozer makes 11-foot two point shot	16	9
5:30	Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	16	11
5:13	Mehmet Okur misses layup	16	11
5:11	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	16	11
5:05	Russell Westbrook misses layup	16	11
5:03	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	16	13
5:03	Nenad Krstic makes tip shot	16	13
4:52	C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	13
4:50	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	16	13
4:47	Mehmet Okur offensive foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	16	13
4:47	Mehmet Okur turnover	16	13
4:47	Paul Millsap enters the game for Mehmet Okur	16	13
4:47	Nick Collison enters the game for Nenad Krstic	16	13
4:35	Thabo Sefolosha misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	13
4:35	Deron Williams defensive rebound	16	13
4:16	Ronnie Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	13
4:15	Jeff Green defensive rebound	16	13
4:07	Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	13
4:07	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	16	13
3:54	Carlos Boozer makes dunk (Ronnie Brewer assists)	18	13
3:38	Jeff Green makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	18	15
3:19	Paul Millsap misses jumper	18	15
3:17	Nick Collison defensive rebound	18	15
3:04	Paul Millsap shooting foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)	18	15
3:04	Andrei Kirilenko enters the game for Ronnie Brewer	18	15
3:04	Nick Collison misses free throw 1 of 2	18	15
3:04	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	18	15
3:04	Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook	18	15
3:04	Serge Ibaka enters the game for Jeff Green	18	15
3:04	Serge Ibaka lane violation	18	15
2:49	C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	15
2:47	Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound	20	15
2:47	Andrei Kirilenko makes tip shot	20	15
2:35	Andrei Kirilenko shooting foul (Serge Ibaka draws the foul)	20	15
2:35	Utah full timeout	20	15
2:35	Ronnie Price enters the game for C.J. Miles	20	15
2:35	Wesley Matthews enters the game for Deron Williams	20	15
2:35	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	20	15
2:35	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	20	16
2:35	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
2:12	Wesley Matthews misses 21-foot two point shot	20	17
2:11	Ronnie Price offensive rebound	20	17
2:09	Ronnie Price makes layup	22	17
1:40	James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Maynor assists)	22	20
1:23	Wesley Matthews makes driving layup (Paul Millsap assists)	24	20
1:05	Andrei Kirilenko blocks Kevin Durant's layup	24	20
1:02	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	24	20
59.2	Ronnie Price discontinue dribble	24	20
47.5	Nick Collison makes layup (Eric Maynor assists)	24	22
33.9	Paul Millsap misses 9-foot jumper	24	22
32.6	Nick Collison defensive rebound	24	22
7.9	Wesley Matthews blocks James Harden's jumper	24	22
5.9	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	24	22
0.4	Nick Collison misses jumper	24	22
0.0	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	24	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	22

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 2-0

Thunder
104
Jazz
94

Game 1

11/24

Jazz
86
Thunder
87

Game 2

12/31

Jazz
111
Thunder
119

Game 3

3/14

Thunder
139
Jazz
140

Game 4

4/6

Paycom Center

8:00 PM, December 31, 2009

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,203

Referees:
Tony Brothers
Bill Kennedy
Kane Fitzgerald

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	7	0	1.000	-	W7
Minnesota	4	3	.571	3	W1
Denver	4	3	.571	3	W2
Portland	3	5	.375	4.5	W1
Utah	1	6	.143	6	W1

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