Oklahoma City Thunder Game Notes - nba.com

1 Oklahoma CITY Thunder vs. UTAH JAZZ (40-24) (41-23) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 7:00 PM (CDT) CHESAPEAKE ENERGY ARENA Oklahoma CITY Thunder 2019-20 GAME Notes GAME #65 HOME GAME #34 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Oklahoma CITY Thunder LAST GAME STARTERS NO DATE OPP W/L **TV/RECORD 1 10/23 @ UTA L, 95-100 0-1 2 10/25 vs. WAS L, 85-97 0-2 3 10/27 vs. GSW W, 120-92 1-2 4 10/28 @ HOU L, 112-116 1-3 5 10/30 vs. POR L, 99-102 1-4 6 11/2 vs. NOP W, 115-104 2-4 7 11/5 vs. ORL W, 102-94 3-4 8 11/7 @ SAS L, 112-121 3-5 9 11/9 vs. GSW W, 114-108 4-5 10 11/10 vs. MIL L, 119-121 4-6 11 11/12 @ IND L, 85-111 4-7 12 11/15 vs. PHI W, 127-119 (OT) 5-7 13 11/18 @ LAC L, 88-90 5-8 14 11/19 @ LAL L, 107-112 5-9 15 11/22 vs.

2 LAL L, 130-127 5-10 16 11/25 @ GSW W, 100-97 6-10 17 11/27 @ POR L, 119-136 6-11 18 11/29 vs. NOP W, 109-104 7-11 19 12/1 @ NOP W, 107-104 8-11 20 12/4 vs. IND L, 100-107 8-12 21 12/6 vs. MIN W, 139-127 (OT) 9-12 22 12/8 @ POR W, 108-96 10-12 23 12/9 @ UTA W, 104-90 11-12 24 12/11 @ SAC L, 93-94 11-13 25 12/14 @ DEN L, 102-110 11-14 26 12/16 vs. CHI W, 109-106 12-14 27 12/18 vs. MEM W, 122-126 13-14 28 12/20 vs. PHX W, 126-108 14-14 29 12/22 vs. LAC W, 118-112 15-14 30 12/26 vs. MEM L, 97-110 15-15 31 12/27 @ CHA W, 104-102 (OT) 16-15 32 12/29 @ TOR W, 98-97 17-15 33 12/31 vs. DAL W, 106-101 18-15 34 1/2 @ SAS W, 109-103 19-15 35 1/4 @ CLE W, 121-106 20-15 36 1/6 @ PHI L, 113-120 20-16 37 1/7 @ BKN W, 111-103 (OT) 21-16 38 1/9 vs. HOU W, 113-92 22-16 39 1/11 vs.

3 LAL L, 110-125 22-17 40 1/13 @ MIN W, 117-104 23-17 41 1/15 vs. TOR L, 121-130 23-18 42 1/17 vs. MIA L, 108-115 23-19 43 1/18 vs. POR W, 119-106 24-19 44 1/20 @ HOU W, 112-107 25-19 45 1/22 @ ORL W, 120-114 26-19 46 1/24 vs. ATL W, 140-111 27-19 47 1/25 @ MIN W, 113-104 28-19 48 1/27 vs. DAL L, 107-97 28-20 49 1/29 @ SAC W, 120-100 29-20 50 1/31 @ PHX W, 111-107 30-20 51 2/5 vs. CLE W, 109-103 31-20 52 2/7 vs. DET W, 108-101 32-20 53 2/9 vs. BOS L, 111-112 32-21 54 2/11 vs. SAS L, 106-114 32-22 55 2/13 @ NOP W, 123-118 33-22 56 2/21 vs. DEN W, 113-101 34-22 57 2/23 vs. SAS W, 131-103 35-22 58 2/25 @ CHI W, 124-122 36-22 59 2/27 vs. SAC W, 112-108 37-22 60 2/28 @ MIL L, 86-133 37-23 61 3/3 vs. LAC L, 94-109 37-24 62 3/4 @ DET W, 114-107 38-24 63 3/6 @ NYK W, 126-103 39-24 64 3/8 @ BOS W, 105-104 40-24 65 3/11 vs.

4 UTA FSO 66 3/13 vs. MIN FSO 67 3/15 @ WAS FSO 68 3/17 @ MEM FSO 69 3/18 @ ATL FSO 70 3/20 vs. DEN FSO 71 3/23 @ MIA FSO 72 3/26 vs. CHA FSO 73 3/28 @ GSW FSO 74 3/30 @ DEN FSO 75 4/1 vs. PHX FSO 76 4/4 @ LAC FSO 77 4/5 @ LAL NBATV/FSO 78 4/7 vs. BKN FSO 79 4/10 vs. NYK FSO 80 4/11 @ MEM FSO 81 4/13 vs. UTA FSO 82 4/15 @ DAL FSO **All games can be heard on FM, the Sports Animal No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs. Pro 23 Terrance Ferguson G 6-7 190 05/17/98 Adelaide 36ers/USA 3 8 Danilo Gallinari F 6-10 233 08/08/88 Olimpia Milano/Italy 12 12 Steven Adams C 7-0 265 07/20/93 Pittsburgh/New Zealand 7 5 Luguentz Dort** G 6-4 215 04/19/99 Arizona State/Canada R 3 Chris Paul G 6-0 175 05/06/85 Wake Forest/USA 15 7 Darius Bazley F 6-8 208 06/12/00 Princeton HS/USA R 30 Deonte Burton G 6-5 240 01/31/94 Iowa State/USA 2 6 Hamidou Diallo G 6-5 202 07/31/98 Kentucky/USA 2 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G 6-6 181 07/12/98 Kentucky/Canada 2 15 Kevin Hervey** F 6-9 230 07/09/96 UT-Arlington/USA R 33 Mike Muscala F/C 6-11 240 07/01/91 Bucknell/USA 7 11 Abdel Nader F 6-6 225 09/25/93 Iowa State/Egypt 3 9 Nerlens Noel F/C 6-11 220 04/10/94 Kentucky/USA 6 21 Andre Roberson G/F 6-7 210

5 12/04/91 Colorado/USA 7 22 Isaiah Roby F 6-8 230 02/03/98 Nebraska/USA R 17 Dennis Schr der G 6-1 172 09/15/93 NY Phantoms Braunschweig/Germany 7 **Signed to a Two-Way Contract HEAD COACH Billy Donovan (Providence) ASSISTANT COACHES Brian Keefe (UNLV) Maurice Cheeks (West Texas State) Mark Daigneault (UConn) Vin Bhavnani (USC) Dave Bliss (Georgia) Mike Wilks (Rice) David Akinyooye (Adelphi) DIRECTOR OF QUALITY CONTROL Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) VP OF HUMAN & PLAYER PERFORMANCE Dr. Donnie Strack (Indianapolis) Oklahoma CITY Thunder STAFF 2019-20 RECORDS 2019-20 RECORDS BY MONTH/DAY INFORMATION RECORD HOME ROAD OVERALL 40-24 (.625) 20-13 (.606) 20-11 (.645) WESTERN 26-15 (.634) 15-7 (.682) 11-8 (.579) EASTERN 14-9 (.)

6 609) 5-6 (.455) 9-3 (.750) STREAKS W3 L1 W3 OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR 1-4 6-7 11-4 12-5 7-3 3-1 - SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 7-2 5-4 4-4 5-6 4-2 10-4 5-2 INJURY REPORT: TBD PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Darius Bazley: BAZE-lee Hamidou Diallo: HA-muh-dew dee-AH-low Luguentz Dort: loo-GHENTZ Danilo Gallinari: da-NEE-lo gal-in-ARE-ee Abdel Nader: ab-DOOL NAY-der Andre Roberson: ROB-er-sun Dennis Schr der: SHROO-der BILLY DONOVAN PREGAME 105 minutes prior to the game at HOME and 90 minutes MEDIA AVAILABILITY: prior to the game on the ROAD Oklahoma CITY Thunder RESERVES Home Sweet Home: Oklahoma City looks to earn its ninth win in 11 games as the team returns home to host the Utah Jazz for their third meeting this season. The Thunder holds a 19-2 record against the Jazz when playing inside Chesapeake Energy Arena and currently has a 16-game win streak against them at home.

7 In the last three games, the Thunder has earned a + +/- rating, tied for the second-best in the NBA, shooting percent (second), grabbing steals per game (third) and blocks per contest (third). Following this contest, the Thunder will remain home to face off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the final matchup of a two-game home stand. Road Warriors: Since the start of December, the Thunder has gone 19-4 on the road, which is the best road record in the NBA during that span ( Lakers, 18-5). From 1/7-2/25, Oklahoma City held a nine-game win streak away from Chesapeake Energy Arena, good for the longest such streak in Thunder history (eight games in 2014). Giving Thanks: Since Thanksgiving Day (11/28), Oklahoma City has earned the third-best record among all NBA teams and the most wins among Western Conference teams during that time span behind Milwaukee (38-9.)

8 809) and Lakers (33-11, .750). Additionally, since 12/18, the Thunder has gone 28-10 (.737), which is good for the best record in the Western Conference. Coming in Clutch: The Thunder started the season 4-8 in clutch time, but since 11/25, has gone 25-5, good for the best clutch records in the NBA in that timeframe. OKC each of the top five leaders in clutch +/- rating (Adams, Gilgeous-Alexander, Schr der, Paul, Gallinari). Also, Gallinari is tied for the third-most clutch threes with his 14. Gilgeous-Alexander and Paul rank tied for first for clutch time steals with 10. As a team, the Thunder has earned the most clutch points in the NBA (447). In 13 games from 12/16 to 1/7, nine were decided in clutch time and the Thunder won all but one of those contests, good for the most such wins in the NBA during that span.

9 Bench Mob: The Oklahoma City reserves have outscored or tied opposing benches in 46 of the Thunder s 64 games, with OKC earning a 32-14 record when that happens. The Thunder bench is holding opponent reserves to the lowest scoring average ( ) while ranking third in blocks (157). Also, off the bench, Dennis Schr der ranks first among all scorers ( ) while Nerlens Noel ranks fifth in blocks (67) (min. 30 games). In OKC s win over the Pelicans on Nov. 29, Schr der (25) and Abdel Nader (19) combined for 44 points as reserves. The previous game, that duo combined for 33 points in relief, helping Oklahoma City s bench to a per game average over those two contests. Getting Defensive: Oklahoma City has earned the best fourth quarter net rating ( ) as well as the second-best +/- rating in OT (+30) thanks to a perfect 4-0 OT record.

10 OKC is holding opponents to the sixth-fewest made shots from beyond the arc ( ) and the fewest fast break points ( ) among all NBA teams while giving opponents the fewest free throw opportunities ( ). Additionally, the Thunder is contesting the fourth-most shots from inside the arc ( ) and the sixth most overall ( ). Comeback Kings: The Thunder has now won 16 games in which they have been trailing entering the fourth quarter. No other team in the league has won more than eight such games. Oklahoma City has now come back from 15+ down in the fourth on the road to earn the win three times. Clutch Paul: Chris Paul leads the league in clutch points with 144 while ranking tied for first in clutch steals (10), shooting percent from the field and percent from the line.