April 30, 1999 · 10:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead DEN by 2 · OKC by 16 · 1 lead change
Q1 5:17+8% DENBillups 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Van Exel 2 AST)DEN 15 · OKC 19
Q2 7:38+11% OKCEllis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barry 3 AST)DEN 37 · OKC 41Q2 4:06+9% OKCEllis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Schrempf 4 AST)DEN 45 · OKC 52| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1SA Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | — |
2UT Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | — |
3PO Trail Blazers | 35 | 15 | .700 | 2.0 |
4HO Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 |
5LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 |
6PH Suns | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
7SA Kings | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
8MI Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12.0 |
9OK Thunder | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12.0 |
10GS Warriors | 21 | 29 | .420 | 16.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18.0 |
12DE Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23.0 |
13LA Clippers | 9 | 41 | .180 | 28.0 |
14ME Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29.0 |
| Zone | DEN | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 3/7 43% | 1/6 17% |
| Paint | 6/12 50% | 5/14 36% |
| Mid-range | 10/30 33% | 9/15 60% |
| Corner 3 | 2/4 50% | 2/6 33% |
| Above the break 3 | 4/13 31% | 7/20 35% |
AM Antonio McDyessF | 44 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 55.5% |
NV Nick Van ExelG | 39 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 56.7% |
DF Danny FortsonF | 38 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | -20 | 42.9% |
| CBChauncey BillupsG | 37 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 10-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -17 | 58.4% |
| EWEric WashingtonG | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 100.0% |
| JTJohnny TaylorF | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 47.0% |
| BSBryant StithG | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 | 33.5% |
| CHCarl HerreraG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 101 | 37 | 22 | 38-83 | 6-17 | 19-22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 45.8% | 35.3% | 86.4% | 54.5% |
DNP: Cory Alexander, Eric Williams, Loren Meyer
GP Gary PaytonG | 46 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 11-26 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +18 | 44.2% |
| DSDetlef SchrempfF | 43 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +10 | 72.2% |
| OPOlden PolyniceC-F | 34 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +15 | 85.0% |
| DEDale EllisG | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81.3% |
HH Hersey HawkinsG | 26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 78.8% |
| DMDon MacLeanF | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +11 | 57.4% |
| DBDrew BarryG | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 30.0% |
| JMJelani McCoyC | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64.4% |
| VBVin BakerF-C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 33.3% |
| Totals | 240 | 111 | 38 | 32 | 43-83 | 9-26 | 16-19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 51.8% | 34.6% | 84.2% | 60.7% |
DNP: Aaron Williams, John Crotty, Vladimir Stepania
11:36McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:31Payton Violation:Double LaneDEN 011:13McDyess 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)DEN 210:49Payton 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (MacLean 1 AST)DEN 210:20MISS Payton 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 210:17McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 210:10MISS Billups 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 210:10Hawkins BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 29:55MISS Billups 2' LayupDEN 29:48Hawkins Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Payton 1 AST)DEN 29:48Fortson S.FOUL (P1.T1)DEN 29:48Hawkins Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 29:33Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 29:15Van Exel 5' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 49:06Van Exel P.FOUL (P1.T2)DEN 48:35Payton Layup (4 PTS) (Hawkins 1 AST)DEN 48:07McDyess Violation:LaneDEN 78:07Payton Driving Layup (6 PTS)DEN 77:52MISS McDyess 15' Jump ShotDEN 77:40MISS Payton 6' Hook ShotDEN 77:38McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 77:25Van Exel Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 77:25Hawkins STEAL (1 STL)DEN 77:21Payton Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Hawkins 2 AST)DEN 76:53Fortson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 76:53Hawkins P.FOUL (P1.T2)DEN 76:30Van Exel 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Billups 1 AST)DEN 106:03MISS Billups 3' LayupDEN 105:55MISS Hawkins Driving LayupDEN 105:51Billups REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 105:48McDyess 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Van Exel 1 AST)DEN 125:17Billups 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Van Exel 2 AST)DEN 155:01Fortson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 154:48Hawkins S.FOUL (P2.PN)DEN 154:48Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 164:48Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 174:33Fortson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 173:38McDyess 5' Jump Shot (6 PTS)DEN 193:06MISS Van Exel 4' Jump ShotDEN 192:44Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)DEN 202:44Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)DEN 212:29Payton 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Barry 1 AST)DEN 212:14Van Exel 2' Jump Shot (7 PTS)DEN 231:52MISS Ellis 27' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 231:29Ellis STEAL (1 STL)DEN 230:52McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)DEN 230:49Van Exel Driving Layup (9 PTS) (McDyess 1 AST)DEN 250:27Van Exel Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)DEN 280:00MISS Van Exel 28' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 280:00Fortson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)DEN 28The Thunder beat the Nuggets 111-101 at home.
Detlef Schrempf led the Thunder with 28 points, while Antonio McDyess led the Nuggets with 25 points.
The Thunder led by as many as 16 points. The lead changed hands 1 time and the score was tied 1 time.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
