December 5, 2008 · 7:00 PM EST
Biggest lead OKC by 2 · ORL by 12 · 4 lead changes
Q3 7:30+12% ORLNelson 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Turkoglu 6 AST)OKC 49 · ORL 54
Q3 4:52+14% ORLTurkoglu 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Johnson 3 AST)OKC 55 · ORL 59Q4 9:25+12% ORLTurkoglu 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)OKC 72 · ORL 79| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | — |
2DE Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 |
3PO Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 |
4SA Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 |
5HO Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12.0 |
6DA Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 15.0 |
7NO Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 |
8UT Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
9PH Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 |
10GS Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36.0 |
11ME Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 |
12MI Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 |
13OK Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42.0 |
14LA Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46.0 |
15SA Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
2BO Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | 4.0 |
3OR Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7.0 |
4AT Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 19.0 |
5MI Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23.0 |
6CH Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25.0 |
7PH 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25.0 |
8DE Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27.0 |
9IN Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30.0 |
10CH Hornets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 31.0 |
11BK Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 |
12MI Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 |
13TO Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33.0 |
14NY Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34.0 |
15WA Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 47.0 |
| Zone | OKC | ORL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 6/15 40% | 3/11 27% |
| Mid-range | 6/27 22% | 7/19 37% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 7/11 64% |
| Above the break 3 | 3/8 38% | 6/16 38% |
KD Kevin DurantF | 39 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5-18 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -12 | 38.8% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 37 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 57.1% |
RW Russell WestbrookG | 34 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 60.3% |
| DMDesmond MasonG-F | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 33.3% |
| CWChris WilcoxF-C | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 50.6% |
DW Damien WilkinsG-F | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 34.0% |
| EWEarl WatsonG | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 51.1% |
| JPJohan PetroC | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 79.4% |
JS Joe SmithF | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0.0% |
NC Nick CollisonF-C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 89 | 46 | 20 | 36-83 | 3-9 | 14-21 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 43.4% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 48.2% |
DNP: Kyle Weaver, Mouhamed Sene
DH Dwight HowardC-F | 39 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +10 | 46.2% |
| HTHedo TurkogluF | 39 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 5-17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +13 | 38.2% |
| RLRashard LewisG-F | 37 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 35.6% |
| JNJameer NelsonG | 29 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 75.0% |
| KBKeith BogansG-F | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 75.0% |
| TBTony BattieF-C | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 57.1% |
| AJAnthony JohnsonG | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 70.0% |
JR JJ RedickG | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 73.5% |
CL Courtney LeeG | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 123.0% |
| TS% | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AF Adonal FoyleC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 98 | 45 | 21 | 38-84 | 13-27 | 9-16 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 45.2% | 48.1% | 56.3% | 53.8% |
DNP: Brian Cook, Jeremy Richardson
12:00Jump Ball Howard vs. Green: Tip to LewisOKC 011:45MISS Turkoglu 10' Jump ShotOKC 011:44Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 011:43Howard Layup (2 PTS)OKC 011:43Durant S.FOUL (P1.T1)OKC 011:43MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 1OKC 011:42Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 011:25MISS Wilkins 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 011:23Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 011:17MISS Nelson 12' Jump ShotOKC 011:16Howard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)OKC 011:15Howard Layup (4 PTS)OKC 011:01Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 011:01Nelson STEAL (1 STL)OKC 010:55Howard Dunk (6 PTS) (Nelson 1 AST)OKC 010:25Westbrook P.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 210:15Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 210:10Westbrook Driving Layup (2 PTS)OKC 410:10Turkoglu Inbound Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 410:08Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)OKC 410:08Nelson STEAL (2 STL)OKC 410:00Redick Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Turkoglu 1 AST)OKC 49:40MISS Durant 17' Jump ShotOKC 49:39Redick REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 49:07Green P.FOUL (P1.T3)OKC 48:58MISS Durant 18' Jump ShotOKC 48:57Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 48:52MISS Wilkins 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 48:51Howard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)OKC 48:43Nelson 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 48:23Howard S.FOUL (P1.T1)OKC 48:08Turkoglu Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)OKC 58:04Westbrook Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)OKC 57:36Durant STEAL (1 STL)OKC 57:32Durant Driving Dunk (2 PTS)OKC 77:17Howard REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)OKC 77:17MISS Howard Tip ShotOKC 77:16Howard REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)OKC 77:16MISS Howard LayupOKC 77:15Howard REBOUND (Off:5 Def:2)OKC 77:13MISS Howard Tip ShotOKC 77:12Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 77:05MISS Westbrook LayupOKC 77:03Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 77:03Durant Putback Layup (4 PTS)OKC 96:48Collison S.FOUL (P1.PN)OKC 96:48MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 96:48MISS Howard Free Throw 2 of 2OKC 96:47Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 96:34MISS Wilkins 8' Jump ShotOKC 96:34Howard BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 96:25Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 96:15Nelson P.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 96:10MISS Collison 13' Jump ShotOKC 96:09Howard REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)OKC 95:47Wilkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 95:33MISS Westbrook 15' Jump ShotOKC 95:22MISS Nelson 21' Jump ShotOKC 95:20Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)OKC 95:04Green OFF.Foul (P2)OKC 95:04Green Foul Turnover (P2.T4)OKC 94:47MISS Turkoglu Driving LayupOKC 94:46Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 94:25Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)OKC 124:07MISS Turkoglu 26' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 123:41MISS Westbrook 15' Jump ShotOKC 123:37Collison P.FOUL (P2.PN)OKC 123:37Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)OKC 123:37Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)OKC 122:59MISS Turkoglu 9' Fadeaway JumperOKC 122:25MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 142:25Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)OKC 141:40MISS Durant 11' Jump ShotOKC 161:38Durant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)OKC 161:37MISS Durant LayupOKC 161:36Lee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 161:30MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 161:30Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)OKC 160:59MISS Howard LayupOKC 180:59Jump Ball Howard vs. Petro: Tip to LewisOKC 180:44Lee 12' Running Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)OKC 180:44Lee Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)OKC 180:24Howard REBOUND (Off:5 Def:4)OKC 180:03Howard REBOUND (Off:6 Def:4)OKC 180:03Howard Tip Shot (12 PTS)OKC 18The Magic beat the Thunder 98-89 at home.
Dwight Howard led the Magic with 21 points and 23 rebounds, while Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 19 points and 5 assists.
The Magic led by as many as 12 points. The lead changed hands 4 times and the score was tied 7 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
