Tuesday, January 3, 2012

game #5, by the numbers:

(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • Kevin Durant had his worst regular season shooting performance since March 27th, 2011. OKC's opponent? The Portland Trail Blazers. Portland held Durant to 27.8% shooting on 18 shots that night and 30.8% on 28 shots tonight in Oklahoma City.
  • Through five games this season, the Blazers have averaged 83.0 field goal attempts per contest, staying true to coach Nate McMillan's pledge to push the pace of play. That total is 2.5 attempts more per game than last season, when the Blazers finished last in the league in Pace. After putting up 97 shots in this season's opening win against the '76ers, the Blazers' field goal attempts have decreased in every game.
  • Gerald Wallace recorded the first double-double of any Blazer thus far this season with his 13 point and 10 rebound performance against the Thunder. Wallace had 18 double-doubles last season for the Bobcats and Blazers.
  • This win leaves the Blazers as the only remaining one-loss team in the Western Conference. This is the third time the Blazers have started the season 4-1 since 2000, and the second time in two consecutive seasons under coach McMillan. 

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