April 17, 1997 · 9:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead OKC by 11 · DEN by 2 · 5 lead changes
Q4 3:18+22% DENMcDyess Slam Dunk (29 PTS)OKC 101 · DEN 101| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | — |
2HO Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
3OK Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
4LA Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
5PO Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
6MI Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
7PH Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
8LA Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
9SA Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
10GS Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
12DE Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
13SA Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
14ME Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
| Zone | OKC | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/1 0% | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 6/11 55% | 4/4 100% |
| Mid-range | 5/17 29% | 15/36 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0/0 — | 2/2 100% |
| Above the break 3 | 9/19 47% | 7/20 35% |
GP Gary PaytonG | 44 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 59.4% |
SK Shawn KempF | 39 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 10-19 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | +2 | 59.9% |
| DSDetlef SchrempfF | 34 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +9 | 84.6% |
HH Hersey HawkinsG | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 55.1% |
| SPSam PerkinsF | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68.9% |
| TCTerry CummingsF | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 33.3% |
| LSLarry StewartF | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 20.5% |
| JMJim McIlvaineC | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 56.8% |
| GGGreg GrahamG | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 52.1% |
| DWDavid WingateG | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 75.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 108 | 39 | 18 | 38-79 | 9-19 | 23-27 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 48.1% | 47.4% | 85.2% | 59.4% |
| AMAntonio McDyessF | 48 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 11-22 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 55.9% |
DE Dale EllisG | 48 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 10-21 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 59.3% |
| EJErvin JohnsonC | 48 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 57.6% |
| THTom HammondsF | 43 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 73.5% |
| KSKenny SmithG | 25 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 53.8% |
| AGAnthony GoldwireG | 23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 51.2% |
11:23Hawkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)OKC 310:58MISS McDyess 19' Jump ShotOKC 310:56Kemp REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 310:53Kemp Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 310:35McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)OKC 310:35MISS McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2OKC 310:21Hawkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Kemp 1 AST)OKC 610:05McDyess 17' Jump Shot (3 PTS)OKC 69:47Payton 9' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 89:33MISS McDyess 15' Jump ShotOKC 89:24Kemp Layup (2 PTS) (Schrempf 1 AST)OKC 109:09Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Goldwire 2 AST)OKC 109:00MISS Payton 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 108:56MISS Kemp 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 108:50Payton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Cummings 1 AST)OKC 138:35MISS Ellis 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 138:22MISS Hawkins 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 138:20Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 138:17MISS Kemp LayupOKC 138:15Kemp REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)OKC 138:15MISS Kemp Tip ShotOKC 138:12Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 137:46Kemp Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Cummings 2 AST)OKC 157:24McDyess 20' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)OKC 157:13McDyess S.FOUL (P1.T1)OKC 157:13Kemp Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)OKC 167:13Kemp Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)OKC 176:34Kemp Traveling Turnover (P2.T2)OKC 176:20McDyess 16' Jump Shot (7 PTS)OKC 175:51MISS Ellis 19' Jump ShotOKC 175:31Kemp 8' Jump Shot (8 PTS)OKC 195:20McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)OKC 195:20Hawkins STEAL (1 STL)OKC 195:13MISS Payton 15' Jump ShotOKC 194:58Kemp S.FOUL (P1.T3)OKC 194:58McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)OKC 194:58MISS McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2OKC 194:38MISS Payton LayupOKC 194:35Kemp REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)OKC 194:35MISS Kemp Tip ShotOKC 194:30MISS Ellis 20' Jump ShotOKC 194:24Hawkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 194:24Kemp Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)OKC 204:24Kemp Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)OKC 214:14Payton STEAL (1 STL)OKC 214:09MISS Kemp 2' LayupOKC 214:07Kemp REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)OKC 214:06Kemp Layup (12 PTS)OKC 233:46MISS McDyess 15' Jump ShotOKC 233:35Payton 7' Jump Shot (7 PTS)OKC 253:00Payton 15' Jump Shot (9 PTS)OKC 272:33Kemp REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)OKC 271:10Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)OKC 291:03Payton Driving Layup (11 PTS)OKC 310:26Payton Driving Layup (13 PTS)OKC 330:03MISS Ellis 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 33The Thunder edged the Nuggets 108-104 on the road.
Shawn Kemp led the Thunder with 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Antonio McDyess led the Nuggets with 29 points.
The Thunder took the lead for good with 0:47 left in Q4. The Thunder led by as many as 11 points. The lead changed hands 5 times and the score was tied 7 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
