2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season

2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder 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	West 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 second 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]

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]

Roster

Oklahoma City Thunder roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.5 !PF	4	USA !	Collison, Nick	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)		Kansas
3.0 !SF	35	USA !	Durant, Kevin (C)	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1988-09-27	Texas
3.0 !SF	22	USA !	Green, Jeff	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1986-08-28	Georgetown
2.0 !SG	13	USA !	Harden, James	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)		Arizona State
4.5 !PF	9	CGO !	Ibaka, Serge	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)		Republic of the Congo
6.0 !C	12	SER !	Krstić, Nenad	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)		Serbia
1.0 !PG	6	USA !	Maynor, Eric	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)		Virginia Commonwealth
6.0 !C	23	USA !	Mullens, Byron	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)		Ohio State
1.0 !PG	7	USA !	Ollie, Kevin	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		Connecticut
2.0 !SG	2	SUI !	Sefolosha, Thabo	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)		Switzerland
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Shakur, Mustafa (IN)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)		Arizona
4.5 !PF	36	USA !	Thomas, Etan	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)		Syracuse
2.0 !SG	5	USA !	Weaver, Kyle (IN)	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)		Washington State
1.0 !PG	0	USA !	Westbrook, Russell	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1988-11-12	UCLA
4.5 !PF	3	USA !	White, D. J. (IN)	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	251 lb (114 kg)		Indiana

Head coach

Scott Brooks (UC Irvine)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth Chart

As of end of season:^[13]

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Nenad Krstic	Nick Collison	Etan Thomas	Byron Mullens
PF	Jeff Green	Serge Ibaka		DJ White
SF	Kevin Durant
SG	Thabo Sefolosha	James Harden	Kyle Weaver
PG	Russell Westbrook	Eric Maynor	Kevin Ollie	Mustafa Skakur

Salaries

Player	Salary
Etan Thomas	$7,350,000
Nick Collison	$6,250,000
Nenad Krstic	$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
Mustafa Shakur	$127,107

Source: HoopsHype^[14]

Pre-season

Draft

Main article: 2009 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	James Harden	SG	United States	Arizona State
1	24	Byron Mullens ^{from Dallas^[15]}	C	United States	Ohio State
1	25	Rodrigue Beaubois ^{to Dallas^[15]}	PG	France	Cholet (France)
2	54	Robert Vaden ^{from Charlotte^[15]^[16]}	SG	United States	UAB

Game log

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 (in Memphis, TN)	Oklahoma City Thunder	91–99	Memphis Grizzlies		7,217	0–1
2	October 10 (in New Orleans, LA)	Oklahoma City Thunder	79–88	New Orleans Hornets		11,568	0–2
3	October 12 (in Oklahoma City, OK)	Phoenix Suns	105–110	Oklahoma City Thunder	OT	15,223	1–2
4	October 14 (in Tulsa, OK)	Miami Heat	91–96	Oklahoma City Thunder		10,427	2–2
5	October 19 (in Houston, TX)	Oklahoma City Thunder	85–105	Houston Rockets		11,992	2–3
6	October 20 (in Austin, TX)	San Antonio Spurs	119–102	Oklahoma City Thunder		10,290	2–4
7	October 22 (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	Sacramento Kings	W 102–89	Kevin Durant (25)	Kevin Durant (11)	Russell Westbrook (13)	Ford Center 18,203	1–0
2	October 30	@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	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	Los Angeles Lakers	L 98–101	Kevin Durant (28)	Etan Thomas (11)	Russell Westbrook (7)	Ford Center 18,203	2–2
5	November 6	@Houston Rockets	L 94–105	Russell Westbrook (33)	Kevin Durant (9)	Russell Westbrook (7)	Toyota Center 14,911	2–3
6	November 8	Orlando Magic	W 102–74	Kevin Durant (28)	Thabo Sefolosha (10)	Russell Westbrook (10)	Ford Center 18,203	3–3
7	November 10	@Sacramento Kings	L 98–101	Kevin Durant (37)	Nenad Krstic (8)	Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha (6)	ARCO Arena 10,523	3–4
8	November 11	@Los Angeles Clippers	W 83–79	Kevin Durant (30)	Kevin Durant (10)	James Harden (8)	Staples Center 14,248	4–4
9	November 14	@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	Los Angeles Clippers	L 93–101	Kevin Durant (40)	Russell Westbrook (9)	Russell Westbrook (7)	Ford Center 17,715	5–5
11	November 17	@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	@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	Washington Wizards	W 127–108	Kevin Durant (35)	Jeff Green (14)	Russell Westbrook (7)	Ford Center 18,203	7–6
14	November 22	@Los Angeles Lakers	L 85–101	Kevin Durant (19)	Serge Ibaka (13)	Russell Westbrook (7)	Staples Center 18,997	7–7
15	November 24	@Utah Jazz	W 104–94	Kevin Durant (28)	Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic (6)	Kevin Durant (8)	EnergySolutions Arena 17,937	8–7
16	November 27	Milwaukee Bucks	W 108–90	Kevin Durant (33)	Kevin Durant (12)	Russell Westbrook (7)	Ford Center 18,203	9–7
17	November 29	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	Philadelphia 76ers	W 117–106	Kevin Durant (33)	Nick Collison (7)	Russell Westbrook (15)	Ford Center 17,332	10–8
19	December 4	Boston Celtics	L 87–105	Kevin Durant (36)	Kevin Durant (5)	Russell Westbrook (4)	Ford Center 18,203	10–9
20	December 7	Golden State Warriors	W 104–88	Kevin Durant (28)	Jeff Green (13)	James Harden (5)	Ford Center 17,334	11–9
21	December 11	@Memphis Grizzlies	W 102–94	Kevin Durant (32)	Kevin Durant (10)	Russell Westbrook (7)	FedExForum 13,048	12–9
22	December 13	Cleveland Cavaliers	L 89–102	Kevin Durant (29)	Nenad Krstic (8)	Russell Westbrook (5)	Ford Center 18,203	12–10
23	December 14	@Denver Nuggets	L 93–102	Kevin Durant (32)	Kevin Durant (10)	Russell Westbrook (6)	Pepsi Center 16,022	12–11
24	December 16	Dallas Mavericks	L 86–100	Russell Westbrook (16)	Jeff Green (11)	Russell Westbrook (5)	Ford Center 18,203	12–12
25	December 18	Detroit Pistons	W 109–98	Kevin Durant (27)	Nenad Krstic (8)	James Harden (8)	Ford Center 17,774	13-12
26	December 19	@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	@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	@Phoenix Suns	W 117–113	Kevin Durant (38)	Jeff Green (9)	Russell Westbrook (7)	US Airways Center 15,953	14-14
29	December 26	Charlotte Bobcats	W 98–91	Kevin Durant (30)	Nenad Krstic (10)	Russell Westbrook (6)	Ford Center 17,961	15-14
30	December 28	@New Jersey Nets	W 105–89	Kevin Durant (40)	Nick Collison (10)	Russell Westbrook (10)	Izod Center 15,335	16-14
31	December 29	@Washington Wizards	W 110–98	Kevin Durant (35)	Kevin Durant (11)	Russell Westbrook (10)	Verizon Center 17,152	17-14
32	December 31	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	@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	@Chicago Bulls	W 98–85	Russell Westbrook (29)	Thabo Sefolosha (9)	Russell Westbrook (6)	United Center 18,838	19-15
35	January 6	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	Indiana Pacers	W 108–102	Kevin Durant (40)	Kevin Durant (12)	Russell Westbrook (6)	Ford Center 18,203	20-16
37	January 11	New York Knicks	W 106–88	Kevin Durant (30)	Nenad Krstic, Thabo Sefolosha (8)	Russell Westbrook (5)	Ford Center 17,152	21-16
38	January 13	San Antonio Spurs	L 108–109	Kevin Durant (35)	Jeff Green (10)	Russell Westbrook (13)	Ford Center 17,886	21-17
39	January 15	@Dallas Mavericks	L 98–99	Kevin Durant (30)	Kevin Durant (13)	Russell Westbrook (6)	American Airlines Center 20,064	21-18
40	January 16	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	@Atlanta Hawks	W 94–91	Kevin Durant (29)	Jeff Green (11)	Russell Westbrook (9)	Philips Arena 14,666	23-18
42	January 20	@Minnesota Timberwolves	W 94–92	Kevin Durant (31)	Kevin Durant (10)	Russell Westbrook (9)	Target Center 12,995	24-18
43	January 22	@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	@Cleveland Cavaliers	L 99–100	Kevin Durant (34)	Kevin Durant (10)	Russell Westbrrok (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	24-20
45	January 27	Chicago Bulls	L 86–96	Kevin Durant (28)	Kevin Durant (11)	Russell Westbrook (7)	Ford Center 17,562	24-21
46	January 29	Denver Nuggets	W 101–84	Kevin Durant (30)	Serge Ibaka (8)	Russell Westbrook (8)	Ford Center 18,203	25-21
47	January 31	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	Atlanta Hawks	W 106–99	Kevin Durant (33)	Kevin Durant (11)	Russell Westbrook (9)	Ford Center 17,360	27-21
49	February 3	@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	@Golden State Warriors	W 104–95	Kevin Durant (29)	Nick Collison (10)	Russell Westbrook (10)	Oracle Arena 17,825	29-21
51	February 9	@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	Dallas Mavericks	W 99–86	Kevin Durant (25)	Kevin Durant (14)	Russell Westbrook (8)	Ford Center 18,203	31-21
53	February 20	@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	@Minnesota Timberwolves	W 109–107	Kevin Durant (32)	Jeff Green (14)	Russell Westbrook (14)	Target Center 14,202	33-21
55	February 23	Phoenix Suns	L 102–104	Kevin Durant (36)	Kevin Durant (8)	Russell Westbrook (10)	Ford Center 18,203	33-22
56	February 24	@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	Minnesota Timberwolves	W 109–92	Kevin Durant (25)	Kevin Durant (9)	Russell Westbrook (15)	Ford Center 18,203	34-23
58	February 28	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	Sacramento Kings	W 113–107	Kevin Durant (39)	Kevin Durant (10)	Russell Westbrook (13)	Ford Center 17,677	36-23
60	March 3	@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	@Los Angeles Clippers	W 104–87	Kevin Durant (32)	Nenad Kristic (11)	Russell Westbrook (9)	Staples Center 18,497	37-24
62	March 7	@Sacramento Kings	W 108–102	Kevin Durant (27)	Nenad Krstic (10)	Kevin Durant (5)	ARCO Arena 12,081	38-24
63	March 10	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	New Jersey Nets	W 104–102	Kevin Durant (32)	Kevin Durant (12)	Russell Westbrook (10)	Ford Center 18,203	40-24
65	March 14	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	@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	@Toronto Raptors	W 115–89	Kevin Durant (31)	Nenad Krstic, Nick Collison (8)	Russell Westbrook (10)	Air Canada Centre 19,351	42-25
68	March 21	@Indiana Pacers	L 101–121	Jeff Green (20)	Serge Ibaka (12)	Eric Maynor (11)	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,701	42-26
69	March 22	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	Houston Rockets	W 122–104	Kevin Durant (25)	Nick Collison (9)	Eric Maynor (9)	Ford Center 18,203	43-27
71	March 26	Los Angeles Lakers	W 91–75	Kevin Durant (26)	Nenad Krstic (10)	Russell Westbrook (6)	Ford Center 18,203	44-27
72	March 28	Portland Trail Blazers	L 87–92	Kevin Durant (29)	Kevin Durant (13)	Russell Westbrook (6)	Ford Center 18,203	44-28
73	March 30	@Philadelphia 76ers	W 111–93	Kevin Durant (26)	Kevin Durant (10)	Russell Westbrook (14)	Wachovia Center 14,809	45-28
74	March 31	@Boston Celtics	W 109–104	Kevin Durant (37)	Kevin Durant, Nenad Krstic (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	@Dallas Mavericks	W 121–116	Kevin Durant (23)	Nenad Krstic (6)	Russell Westbrook (6)	American Airlines Center 20,329	47-28
76	April 4	Minnesota Timberwolves	W 116–108	Kevin Durant (40)	Jeff Green (10)	Russell Westbrook (16)	Ford Center 18,203	48-28
77	April 6	@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	Denver Nuggets	L 94–98	Kevin Durant (33)	Kevin Durant (11)	Jeff Green (5)	Ford Center 18,332	48-30
79	April 9	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	@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	@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	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	Los Angeles Lakers	L 79–87	Kevin Durant (24)	Nick Collison (8)	Russell Westbrook (8)	Staples Center 18,997	0-1
2	April 20	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	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	Los Angeles Lakers	W 110–89	Kevin Durant (22)	Jeff Green (9)	Russell Westbrook (6)	Ford Center 18,342	2-2
5	April 27	Los Angeles Lakers	L 87–111	Kevin Durant (17)	Serge Ibaka (9)	Russell Westrook (6)	Staples Center 18,997	2-3
6	April 30	Los Angeles Lakers	L 94–95	Kevin Durant (26)	Nenad Krstic (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
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
Eric Maynor¹	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	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

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

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 All-Defensive Second Team.^[29]
Kevin Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team.^[30]

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1 2 Latzke, Jeff (April 15, 2010). "Durant Becomes NBA's Youngest Scoring Champ". ABC News. ABC News Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
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1 2 "Rookies breal through in T-Mobile Rookie Challenge". NBA.com. February 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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↑ "Orlando's Howard, Boston's Rondo lead All-Defensive Team". NBA.com. May 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
↑ "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA.com. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

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