2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season explained

Team:	Oklahoma City Thunder
End Year:	2010
Wins:	50
Losses:	32
Division:	Northwest
Division Place:	4
Conf Place:	8
Coach:	Scott Brooks
Gm:	Sam Presti
Owners:	Professional Basketball Club LLC
Arena:	Ford Center
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Lakers 2–4)
Bbr Team:	OKC
Television:	KSBI Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio:	WWLS-AM FM

The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 2nd 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] The Thunder were then eliminated by the defending and eventual NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the First Round. The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder and the 2007–08 Denver Nuggets are tied at 50–32 for having the best 8th seed record in NBA history. This was also the first season for James Harden. The Thunder clinched their first playoff spot since 2005, and their first in Oklahoma City.

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 to 2009 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 distinction 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]

Draft picks

See main article: 2009 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	James Harden	SG		Arizona State
1	24	Byron Mullens ^from Dallas[13]	C		Ohio State
1	25	Rodrigue Beaubois ^to Dallas	PG		Cholet (France)
2	54	Robert Vaden ^from Charlotte[14]	SG		UAB

Roster

Salaries

Player	Salary
Etan Thomas	$7,350,000
Earl Watson	$6,600,000
Matt Harpring	$6,500,000
Nick Collison	$6,250,000
Nenad Krstić	$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
Shaun Livingston	$296,695
Ryan Bowen	$209,592
Mike Wilks	$175,908

Source: HoopsHype^[15]

Game log

Preseason

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, 2009 (in Memphis, TN)	Oklahoma City Thunder	91–99			7,217	0–1
2	October 10, 2009 (in New Orleans, LA)	Oklahoma City Thunder	79–88			11,568	0–2
3	October 12, 2009 (in Oklahoma City, OK)		105–110	Oklahoma City Thunder	OT	15,223	1–2
4	October 14, 2009 (in Tulsa, OK)		91–96	Oklahoma City Thunder		10,427	2–2
5	October 19, 2009 (in Houston, TX)	Oklahoma City Thunder	85–105			11,992	2–3
6	October 20, 2009 (in Austin, TX)		119–102	Oklahoma City Thunder		10,290	2–4
7	October 22, 2009 (in Oklahoma City, OK)		104–89	Oklahoma City Thunder		16,014	2–5

Regular season

Standings

Conference

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
width=100	Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	4–0
Boston	0–4	–	3–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	0–3	–	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	4–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	–	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	–	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	–	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	4–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	0–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–0	0–3	0–2
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	–	0–2	2–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	–	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	–	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	1–2	–	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–0
Miami	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	–	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	–	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–2
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	–	2–0	0–4	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New Jersey	0–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	–	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–4
New Orleans	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	–	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	–	0–2	0–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	3–1
Oklahoma City	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–2	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
Portland	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	–	4–0	3–0	2–0	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	–	0–4	1–1	2–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	4–0	–	1–1	0–4	2–0
Toronto	1–3	0–4	2–1	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	0–2	2–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–0	–	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	—

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1| October 28| Sacramento Kings| | Kevin Durant (25)| Kevin Durant (11)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Ford Center
18,203| 1–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2| October 30| @ Detroit Pistons| | Kevin Durant (25)| Kevin Durant (12)| Russell Westbrook (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 2–0|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| November 1| Portland Trail Blazers| | Russell Westbrook (23)| Jeff Green (11)| Russell Westbrook, James Harden (2)| Ford Center
16,920| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| November 3| Los Angeles Lakers| | Kevin Durant (28)| Etan Thomas (11)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Ford Center
18,203| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| November 6| @ Houston Rockets| | Russell Westbrook (33)| Kevin Durant (9)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Toyota Center
14,911| 2–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 6| November 8| Orlando Magic| | Kevin Durant (28)| Thabo Sefolosha (10)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Ford Center
18,203| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| November 10| @ Sacramento Kings| | Kevin Durant (37)| Nenad Krstić (8)| Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha (6)| ARCO Arena
10,523| 3–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 8| November 11| @ Los Angeles Clippers| | Kevin Durant (30)| Kevin Durant (10)| James Harden (8)| Staples Center
14,248| 4–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 9| November 14| @ San Antonio Spurs| | Kevin Durant (25)| Jeff Green (10)| Russell Westbrook (11)| AT&T Center
17,947| 5–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 15| Los Angeles Clippers| | Kevin Durant (40)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Ford Center
17,715| 5–5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 11| November 17| @ Miami Heat| | Kevin Durant (32)| Kevin Durant, Thabo Sefolosha (9)| Russell Westbrook (7)| American Airlines Arena
14,443| 6–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 18| @ Orlando Magic| | James Harden (24)| Serge Ibaka (9)| Kyle Weaver, Kevin Ollie (4)| Amway Arena
17,461| 6–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 13| November 20| Washington Wizards| | Kevin Durant (35)| Jeff Green (14)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Ford Center
18,203| 7–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 22| @ Los Angeles Lakers| | Kevin Durant (19)| Serge Ibaka (13)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 7–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 15| November 24| @ Utah Jazz| | Kevin Durant (28)| Jeff Green, Nenad Krstić (6)| Kevin Durant (8)| EnergySolutions Arena
17,937| 8–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 16| November 27| Milwaukee Bucks| | Kevin Durant (33)| Kevin Durant (12)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Ford Center
18,203| 9–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 29| Houston Rockets| | Kevin Durant (25)| Kevin Durant (9)| Kevin Durant (6)| Ford Center
18,203| 9–8|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 18| December 2| Philadelphia 76ers| | Kevin Durant (33)| Nick Collison (7)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Ford Center
17,332| 10–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| December 4| Boston Celtics| | Kevin Durant (36)| Kevin Durant (5)| Russell Westbrook (4)| Ford Center
18,203| 10–9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 20| December 7| Golden State Warriors| | Kevin Durant (28)| Jeff Green (13)| James Harden (5)| Ford Center
17,334| 11–9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 21| December 11| @ Memphis Grizzlies| | Kevin Durant (32)| Kevin Durant (10)| Russell Westbrook (7)| FedExForum
13,048| 12–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| December 13| Cleveland Cavaliers| | Kevin Durant (29)| Nenad Krstić (8)| Russell Westbrook (5)| Ford Center
18,203| 12–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 14| @ Denver Nuggets| | Kevin Durant (32)| Kevin Durant (10)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Pepsi Center
16,022| 12–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 16| Dallas Mavericks| | Russell Westbrook (16)| Jeff Green (11)| Russell Westbrook (5)| Ford Center
18,203| 12–12|- style="background:#bfb;"| 25| December 18| Detroit Pistons| | Kevin Durant (27)| Nenad Krstić (8)| James Harden (8)| Ford Center
17,774| 13–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 19| @ Houston Rockets| | Jeff Green (21)| Jeff Green, Thabo Sefolosha, Serge Ibaka (8)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Toyota Center
15,095| 13–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 22| @ Los Angeles Lakers| | Kevin Durant (30)| Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook (7)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Staples Center
18,997| 13–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 28| December 23| @ Phoenix Suns| | Kevin Durant (38)| Jeff Green (9)| Russell Westbrook (7)| US Airways Center
15,953| 14–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 29| December 26| Charlotte Bobcats| | Kevin Durant (30)| Nenad Krstić (10)| Russell Westbrook (6) | Ford Center
17,961| 15–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 30| December 28| @ New Jersey Nets| | Kevin Durant (40)| Nick Collison (10)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Izod Center
15,335| 16–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 31| December 29| @ Washington Wizards| | Kevin Durant (35)| Kevin Durant (11)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Verizon Center
17,152| 17–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 32| December 31| Utah Jazz| | Kevin Durant (31)| Kevin Durant (8)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Ford Center
18,203| 18–14|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| January 2| @ Milwaukee Bucks| | Kevin Durant (31)| Thabo Sefolosha, Russell Westbrook (9)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Bradley Center
15,264| 18–15|- style="background:#bfb;"| 34| January 4| @ Chicago Bulls| | Russell Westbrook (29)| Thabo Sefolosha (9)| Russell Westbrook (6)| United Center
18,838| 19–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| January 6| New Orleans Hornets| | Kevin Durant (27)| Thabo Sefolosha, Nick Collison (7)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Ford Center
17,836| 19–16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 36| January 9| Indiana Pacers| | Kevin Durant (40)| Kevin Durant (12)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Ford Center
18,203| 20–16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 37| January 11| New York Knicks| | Kevin Durant (30)| Nenad Krstić, Thabo Sefolosha (8)| Russell Westbrook (5)| Ford Center
17,152| 21–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 13| San Antonio Spurs| | Kevin Durant (35)| Jeff Green (10)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Ford Center
17,886| 21–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 15| @ Dallas Mavericks| | Kevin Durant (30)| Kevin Durant (13)| Russell Westbrook (6)| American Airlines Center
20,064| 21–18|- style="background:#bfb;"| 40| January 16| Miami Heat| | Kevin Durant (36)| Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (10)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Ford Center
18,203| 22–18|- style="background:#bfb;"| 41| January 18| @ Atlanta Hawks| | Kevin Durant (29)| Jeff Green (11)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Philips Arena
14,666| 23–18|- style="background:#bfb;"| 42| January 20| @ Minnesota Timberwolves| | Kevin Durant (31)| Kevin Durant (10)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Target Center
12,995| 24–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 22| @ Memphis Grizzlies| | Kevin Durant (30)| Kevin Durant, Jeff Green (8)| Eric Maynor (6)| FedEx Forum
12,948| 24–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 23| @ Cleveland Cavaliers| | Kevin Durant (34)| Kevin Durant (10)| Russell Westbrook (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 24–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 27| Chicago Bulls| | Kevin Durant (28)| Kevin Durant (11)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Ford Center
17,562| 24–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 46| January 29| Denver Nuggets| | Kevin Durant (30)| Serge Ibaka (8)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Ford Center
18,203| 25–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 47| January 31| Golden State Warriors| | Kevin Durant (45)| Kevin Durant (11)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Ford Center
17,565| 26–21|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 48| February 2| Atlanta Hawks| | Kevin Durant (33)| Kevin Durant (11)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Ford Center
17,360| 27–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 49| February 3| @ New Orleans Hornets| | Kevin Durant (30)| Nick Collison (10)| Russell Westbrook (10)| New Orleans Arena
12,884| 28–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 50| February 6| @ Golden State Warriors| | Kevin Durant (29)| Nick Collison (10)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Oracle Arena
17,825| 29–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 51| February 9| @ Portland Trail Blazers| | Kevin Durant (33)| Kevin Durant (11)| Russell Westbrook (7)| Rose Garden Arena
20,460| 30–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 52| February 16| Dallas Mavericks| | Kevin Durant (25)| Kevin Durant (14)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Ford Center
18,203| 31–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 53| February 20| @ New York Knicks| | Kevin Durant (36)| Jeff Green (11)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 32–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 54| February 21| @ Minnesota Timberwolves| | Kevin Durant (32)| Jeff Green (14)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Target Center
14,202| 33–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 23| Phoenix Suns| | Kevin Durant (36)| Kevin Durant (8)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Ford Center
18,203| 33–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 24| @ San Antonio Spurs| | Kevin Durant (21)| Thabo Sefolosha (13)| Russell Westbrook (7)| AT&T Center
18,400| 33–23|- style="background:#bfb;"| 57| February 26| Minnesota Timberwolves| | Kevin Durant (25)| Kevin Durant (9)| Russell Westbrook (15)| Ford Center
18,203| 34–23|- style="background:#bfb;"| 58| February 28| Toronto Raptors| | Kevin Durant (29)| Serge Ibaka (10)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Ford Center
18,203| 35–23|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 59| March 2| Sacramento Kings| | Kevin Durant (39)| Kevin Durant (10)| Russell Westbrook (13)| Ford Center
17,677| 36–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| March 3| @ Denver Nuggets| | Kevin Durant, James Harden (19)| Serge Ibaka (13)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Pepsi Center
18,822| 36–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 61| March 5| @ Los Angeles Clippers| | Kevin Durant (32)| Nenad Kristic (11)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Staples Center
18,497| 37–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 62| March 7| @ Sacramento Kings| | Kevin Durant (27)| Nenad Krstić (10)| Kevin Durant (5)| ARCO Arena
12,081| 38–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 63| March 10| New Orleans Hornets| | Kevin Durant (29)| Jeff Green, Serge Ibaka (9)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Ford Center
18,203| 39–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 64| March 12| New Jersey Nets| | Kevin Durant (32)| Kevin Durant (12)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Ford Center
18,203| 40–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 65| March 14| Utah Jazz| | Kevin Durant (35)| Serge Ibaka, Thabo Sefolosha (6)| Russell Westbrook (11)| Ford Center
18,203| 41–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 17| @ Charlotte Bobcats| | Kevin Durant (26)| Kevin Durant (10)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,179| 41–25|- style="background:#bfb;"| 67| March 19| @ Toronto Raptors| | Kevin Durant (31)| Nenad Krstić, Nick Collison (8)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Air Canada Centre
19,351| 42–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| March 21| @ Indiana Pacers| | Jeff Green (20)| Serge Ibaka (12)| Eric Maynor (11)| Conseco Fieldhouse
14,701| 42–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 22| San Antonio Spurs| | Kevin Durant (45)| Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (8)| Eric Maynor (5)| Ford Center
18,203| 42–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 70| March 24| Houston Rockets| | Kevin Durant (25)| Nick Collison (9)| Eric Maynor (9)| Ford Center
18,203| 43–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 71| March 26| Los Angeles Lakers| | Kevin Durant (26)| Nenad Krstić (10)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Ford Center
18,203| 44–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 28| Portland Trail Blazers| | Kevin Durant (29)| Kevin Durant (13)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Ford Center
18,203| 44–28|- style="background:#bfb;"| 73| March 30| @ Philadelphia 76ers| | Kevin Durant (26)| Kevin Durant (10)| Russell Westbrook (14)| Wachovia Center
14,809| 45–28|- style="background:#bfb;"| 74| March 31| @ Boston Celtics| | Kevin Durant (37)| Kevin Durant, Nenad Krstić (8)| Russell Westbrook (10)| TD Garden
18,624| 46–28|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 75| April 3| @ Dallas Mavericks| | Kevin Durant (23)| Nenad Krstić (6)| Russell Westbrook (6)| American Airlines Center
20,329| 47–28|- style="background:#bfb;"| 76| April 4| Minnesota Timberwolves| | Kevin Durant (40)| Jeff Green (10)| Russell Westbrook (16)| Ford Center
18,203| 48–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 77| April 6| @ Utah Jazz| | Kevin Durant (45)| Kevin Durant, Jeff Green (7)| Russell Westbrook (9)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,911| 48–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 7| Denver Nuggets| | Kevin Durant (33)| Kevin Durant (11)| Jeff Green (5)| Ford Center
18,332| 48–30|- style="background:#bfb;"| 79| April 9| Phoenix Suns| | Kevin Durant (35)| Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (9)| Russell Westbrook (10)| Ford Center
18,334| 49–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 11| @ Golden State Warriors| | Kevin Durant (40)| Nick Collison, Serge Ibaka (12)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Oracle Arena
18,940| 49–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 12| @ Portland Trail Blazers| | Kevin Durant (30)| Thabo Sefolosha (8)| Eric Maynor (5)| Rose Garden Arena
20,691| 49–32|- style="background:#bfb;"| 82| April 14| Memphis Grizzlies| | Kevin Durant (31)| Serge Ibaka (9)| Eric Maynor (10)| Ford Center
18,334| 50–32

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 18| @ L.A. Lakers| | Kevin Durant (24)| Nick Collison (8)| Russell Westbrook (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| April 20| @ L.A. Lakers| | Kevin Durant (33)| Kevin Durant (8)| Thabo Sefolosha, Russell Westbrook (3)| Staples Center
18,997| 0–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3| April 22| L.A. Lakers| | Kevin Durant (29)| Kevin Durant (19)| Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook (4)| Ford Center
18,342| 1–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 4| April 24| L.A. Lakers| | Kevin Durant (22)| Jeff Green (9)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Ford Center
18,342| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| April 27| @ L.A. Lakers| | Kevin Durant (17)| Serge Ibaka (9)| Russell Westbrook (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 2–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| April 30| L.A. Lakers| | Kevin Durant (26)| Nenad Krstić (11)| Russell Westbrook (9)| Ford Center
18,342| 2–4

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Antonio Anderson	1	0	15.0	.333	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Ryan Bowen	1	0	8.0	1.000	.000	1.000	2.0	.0	1.0	.0	4.0
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
Shaun Livingston	10	0	13.0	.313	.000	.000	2.0	1.4	.5	.2	1.0
Eric Maynor^1	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	.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
Mike Wilks	4	0	14.8	.500	.667	.500	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	4.0

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

2010 NBA Western Conference First Round vs. L.A. Lakers

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	3–Point Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points
Thunder	6	288	184	33	162	260	97	39	37	563
Lakers	6	288	216	45	96	260	125	37	37	573

Awards and honors

Weekly

• Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for December 28–January 3.^[16]
• Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for January 25–31.^[17]
• Russell Westbrook was named Western Conference Player of the Week for February 1–7.^[18]
• Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Week for March 29–April 4.^[19]

Monthly

• Scott Brooks was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for February 2010.^{[20] [21]}
• Kevin Durant was named Western Conference Player of the Month for April 2010.^[22]

All-Star

• Kevin Durant was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, representing the Western Conference.^[23]
• Rookie James Harden was named to the Rookie Team roster in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.^[24]
• Second-year player Russell Westbrook was named to the Sopohomore Team roster in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.^[24]
• Kevin Durant defended his title as H-O-R-S-E competition champion.^[25]
• 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.^[26]
• Kevin Durant won the NBA scoring title.^[10]
• James Harden was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.^[27]
• Thabo Sefolosha was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.^[28]
• Kevin Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team.^[29]

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2009–10 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft James Harden Via trade Byron Mullens Via free agency Ryan Bowen Serge Ibaka Kevin Ollie	Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Desmond Mason Malik Rose Robert Swift <	--Via retirement-->Waived Earl Watson

Trades

June 25, 2009^[30]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Byron Mullens	To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Rodrigue Beaubois 2010 second-round pick
June 25, 2009^[31]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Robert Vaden	To Charlotte Bobcats Cash considerations
July 27, 2009^[32]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Etan Thomas Two 2010 second-round picks	To Minnesota Timberwolves Chucky Atkins Damien Wilkins
December 22, 2009^[33]	To Oklahoma City Thunder Matt Harpring Eric Maynor	To Utah Jazz Draft rights to Peter Fehse

Free agency

Additions

Date	Player	Contract	Former team
July 11, 2009	Serge Ibaka^[35]	Standard	Manresa
August 1, 2009	Kevin Ollie^[36]	Standard	Minnesota Timberwolves
September 28, 2009	Ryan Bowen	Standard	New Orleans Hornets
November 26, 2009	Mike Wilks^[37]	Standard	Seattle SuperSonics
February 22, 2010	Antonio Anderson^[38]	10-Day	Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League)
March 16, 2010	Mustafa Shakur^[39]	10-Day	Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
March 31, 2010	Mustafa Shakur^[40]	Standard	Tulsa 66ers (D-League)

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team
July 1, 2009	Robert Swift	Free Agency	Bakersfield Jam (D-League)
July 1, 2009	Malik Rose	Free Agency	N/A
July 17, 2009	Earl Watson^[41]	Waived	Indiana Pacers
September 17, 2009	Desmond Mason^[42]	Free Agency	Sacramento Kings
November 25, 2009	Ryan Bowen^[43]	Waived	N/A
December 22, 2009	Shaun Livingston	Waived	Washington Wizards
December 22, 2009	Mike Wilks	Waived	Asseco Prokom Gdynia
February 22, 2010	Matt Harpring	Waived	N/A
March 25, 2010	Mustafa Shakur^[44]	Waived	Oklahoma City Thunder

External links

• ESPN OKC Schedule

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBA salaries . HoopsHype . April 29, 2010.
2. News: Youngest Playoff Teams. W4. The Wall Street Journal. Biderman, David. April 16, 2010.
3. Web site: NBA Team Valuations . December 9, 2009 . May 12, 2010 . Forbes. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529215447/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/32/basketball-values-09_NBA-Team-Valuations_Rank.html. May 29, 2010 . live.
4. Web site: Durant ties record as Thunder scoot past Jazz. Randy. Renner. January 1, 2010. January 1, 2010. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20100103081041/http://www.nba.com/games/20091231/UTAOKC/gameinfo.html. January 3, 2010. dead.
5. Web site: Redd, Ridnour lead Bucks past Thunder in TO . Rick . Braun . January 3, 2010 . January 4, 2010 . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105052054/http://www.nba.com/games/20100102/OKCMIL/gameinfo.html . January 5, 2010 . dead .
6. Web site: Ginobili's big block on Durant keys Spurs' win over Thunder . NBA.com . February 25, 2010 . April 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108194155/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/game.recap/02/25/thunder.spurs/index.html . November 8, 2012 . dead .
7. Web site: No style points awarded in Thunder's win over Nets . March 12, 2010 . March 18, 2010 . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . https://web.archive.org/web/20100317154311/http://www.nba.com/games/20100312/NJNOKC/gameinfo.html . 17 March 2010 . dead .
8. Web site: Kevin Durant Regular Season Statistics . NBA.com . April 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100504111201/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kevin_durant/game_by_game_stats.html . 4 May 2010 . dead .
9. Web site: Thunder clinch first playoff berth with win at Dallas . NBA.com . April 4, 2010 . April 23, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100421203403/http://www.nba.com/games/20100403/OKCDAL/gameinfo.html. April 21, 2010 . live.
10. Web site: Durant Becomes NBA's Youngest Scoring Champ . Jeff . Latzke . April 15, 2010 . ABC News . April 15, 2010.
11. Web site: NBA Attendance . ESPN . April 23, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100426074911/http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance. April 26, 2010 . dead.
12. Web site: Durant shifts focus to give Thunder first-ever playoff win . April 23, 2010 . April 23, 2010 . NBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420235346/http://www.nba.com/games/20100422/LALOKC/gameinfo.html. April 20, 2010 . live.
13. The Thunder acquired the draft rights to 24th pick Byron Mullens from Dallas in exchange for the draft rights to 25th pick Rodrigue Beaubois and a future second-round draft pick. Web site: Thunder Acquires James Harden, B.J. Mullens and Robert Vaden in 2009 NBA Draft . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . NBA.com/Thunder . June 26, 2009 . June 26, 2009.
14. Vaden did not make the Thunder roster in 2009, but is working out with the team as of June 2010. Web site: Vaden Eager to Display Improvements in His Game . Chris . Silva . June 20, 2010 . June 25, 2010 . NBA.com/Thunder.
15. Web site: NBA Salaries: OKC Thunder . HoopsHype . April 26, 2010.
16. Web site: Rose, Durant Picked NBA Players of the Week . slamdunkcentral.com . April 23, 2010 . https://archive.today/20120918073941/http://www.slamdunkcentral.com/category/nba-players-of-the-week/page/2/ . September 18, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
17. Web site: Kevin Durant Named Western Conference Player of the Week . NBA.com . April 23, 2010 . February 1, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100410215152/http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/kd_named_western_potw_2010_02_01.html. 10 April 2010 . live.
18. Web site: James, Westbrook named Players of the Week . NBA.com . April 23, 2010 . February 8, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100210035804/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/02/08/players.of.week/index.html . February 10, 2010 . dead .
19. Web site: Raptors' Bosh, Thunder's Durant named Players of the Week . NBA.com . April 23, 2010 . April 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100412065726/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/05/players.ofthe.week/index.html . 2010-04-12 . dead .
20. Web site: NBA Announces Players, Rookies And Coaches of the Month . slamdunkcentral.com . April 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081205065616/http://www.slamdunkcentral.com/category/nba-player-of-the-month/ . December 5, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
21. Web site: Scott Brooks Named Western Conference Coach of the Month . NBA.com . March 1, 2010 . April 23, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100410215146/http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/brooks_named_coachofthemonth_2010_03_01.html. April 10, 2010 . live.
22. Web site: Bulls' Rose, OKC's Durant named Players of Month for April . NBA.com . April 16, 2010 . April 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100422115331/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/16/players.month.april/index.html . April 22, 2010. dead .
23. Web site: 2010 All-Star Rosters . NBA.com . April 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100427140753/http://www.nba.com/allstar2010/players/ . April 27, 2010 . dead .
24. Web site: Rookies breal through in T-Mobile Rookie Challenge . NBA.com . April 23, 2010 . February 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100428161515/http://www.nba.com/allstar/2010/rookie.challenge/index.html . April 28, 2010 . dead .
25. Web site: Cool-hand Durant repeats in H.O.R.S.E. competition . NBA.com . February 13, 2010 . April 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321011427/http://www.nba.com/allstar/2010/horse/index.html . March 21, 2012 . dead .
26. Web site: Brooks named 2009-10 NBA Coach of the Year . NBA.com . April 23, 2010 . April 21, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100425204844/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/21/coach.release/index.html . April 25, 2010. dead .
27. Web site: Evans, Jennings, Curry unanimous All-Rookie team picks . NBA.com . May 7, 2010 . April 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100506062807/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/30/allrookie.2010/index.html . May 6, 2010 . dead .
28. Web site: Orlando's Howard, Boston's Rondo lead All-Defensive Team . NBA.com . May 7, 2010 . May 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100509012301/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/05/all.defense/index.html . 2010-05-09 . dead .
29. Web site: Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team . NBA.com . May 7, 2010 . May 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100509082728/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/06/all.nba/index.html . May 9, 2010. dead .
30. Web site: Thunder Acquires James Harden, B.J. Mullens and Robert Vaden in 2009 NBA Draft. nba.com. November 8, 2022. June 25, 2009.
31. Web site: Thunder Acquires James Harden, B.J. Mullens and Robert Vaden in 2009 NBA Draft. nba.com. November 8, 2022. June 25, 2009.
32. Web site: Timberwolves' Thomas dealt to Thunder. ESPN. November 8, 2022. July 27, 2009.
33. Web site: Thunder Acquires Maynor From Utah Jazz. nba.com. November 8, 2022. December 22, 2009.
34. Web site: Sefolosha given multiyear deal. ESPN. November 8, 2022. October 28, 2009.
35. Web site: Harden, Mullens sign with Thunder. ESPN. November 8, 2022. July 11, 2009.
36. Web site: Thunder sign free agent Ollie. ESPN. November 8, 2022. August 1, 2009.
37. Web site: Veteran Wilks signs with Thunder. ESPN. November 8, 2022. November 26, 2009.
38. Web site: THUNDER SIGNS ANTONIO ANDERSON TO 10-DAY CONTRACT. nba.com. November 8, 2022. February 22, 2010.
39. Web site: Thunder sign Shakur to 10-day contract. nba.nbcsports.com. November 8, 2022. March 16, 2010.
40. Web site: Thunder Re-Sign Shakur. basketball.realgm.com. November 8, 2022. March 31, 2010.
41. Web site: Thunder waive G Watson. ESPN. November 8, 2022. July 17, 2009.
42. Web site: Kings sign swingman Mason. ESPN. November 8, 2022. September 17, 2009.
43. Web site: Thunder Waives Ryan Bowen. basketball.realgm.com. November 8, 2022. November 25, 2009.
44. Web site: Oklahoma City Releases Shakur. basketball.realgm.com. November 8, 2022. March 25, 2010.