2013–14 NBA season explained

2013–14 NBA season
League:	National Basketball Association
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	October 29, 2013 – April 16, 2014 April 19, 2014 – May 31, 2014 (Playoffs) June 5 – 15, 2014 (Finals)
No Of Games:	82
No Of Teams:	30
Tv:	ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft:	Draft
Draft Link:	2013 NBA draft
Top Pick:	Anthony Bennett
Top Pick Link:	List of first overall NBA draft picks
Picked By:	Cleveland Cavaliers
Season:	Regular season
Top Seed:	San Antonio Spurs
Mvp:	Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City)
Mvp Link:	NBA Most Valuable Player Award
Top Scorer:	Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City)
Top Scorer Link:	List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Link:	2014 NBA playoffs
Conf1:	Eastern
Conf1 Link:	Eastern Conference (NBA)
Conf1 Champ:	Miami Heat
Conf1 Runner-Up:	Indiana Pacers
Conf2:	Western
Conf2 Link:	Western Conference (NBA)
Conf2 Champ:	San Antonio Spurs
Conf2 Runner-Up:	Oklahoma City Thunder
Finals:	Finals
Finals Link:	2014 NBA Finals
Finals Champ:	San Antonio Spurs
Finals Runner-Up:	Miami Heat
Finals Mvp:	Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio)
Finals Mvp Link:	Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslist:	List of NBA seasons
Seasonslistnames:	NBA
Prevseason Link:	2012–13 NBA season
Prevseason Year:	2012–13
Nextseason Link:	2014–15 NBA season
Nextseason Year:	2014–15

The 2013–14 NBA season was the 68th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 29, 2013, with the Indiana Pacers hosting a game against the Orlando Magic followed by the 2012–13 NBA champions Miami Heat hosting a game against the Chicago Bulls followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. The 2014 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 16, 2014, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Cleveland's Kyrie Irving won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. The regular season ended on April 16, 2014, and the playoffs began on April 19, 2014, and ended on June 15, 2014, with the San Antonio Spurs defeating the Miami Heat in five games to win the 2014 NBA Finals.

The season has notoriety attached for the fact that heralded big-market franchises Lakers, Knicks and Celtics all failed to make the playoffs for the first time in NBA history.^[1]

Transactions

See main article: List of 2013–14 NBA season transactions.

Free agency

Free agency negotiation started on July 1, 2013, with players being able to sign starting July 10, after the July moratorium ended.^[2]

Coaching changes

Off-season

Team	2012–13 season	2013–14 season
Atlanta Hawks	Larry Drew	Mike Budenholzer
Boston Celtics	Doc Rivers	Brad Stevens
Brooklyn Nets	P. J. Carlesimo (interim)	Jason Kidd
Charlotte Bobcats	Mike Dunlap	Steve Clifford
Cleveland Cavaliers	Byron Scott	Mike Brown
Denver Nuggets	George Karl	Brian Shaw
Detroit Pistons	Lawrence Frank	Maurice Cheeks
Los Angeles Clippers	Vinny Del Negro	Doc Rivers
Memphis Grizzlies	Lionel Hollins	David Joerger
Milwaukee Bucks	Jim Boylan (interim)	Larry Drew
Philadelphia 76ers	Doug Collins	Brett Brown
Phoenix Suns	Lindsey Hunter (interim)	Jeff Hornacek
Sacramento Kings	Keith Smart	Michael Malone
In-season
Team	Outgoing coach	Incoming coach
Detroit Pistons	Maurice Cheeks	John Loyer (interim)

Off-season

• On April 18, 2013, Byron Scott was fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers after three years with the team.^[3]
• On April 18, 2013, Lawrence Frank was fired by the Detroit Pistons after two years with the team.^[4]
• On April 18, 2013, Doug Collins resigned from the Philadelphia 76ers after three years with the team.^[5]
• On April 22, 2013, the Phoenix Suns fired GM Lance Blanks after three years with the team.^[6]
• On April 23, 2013, Mike Dunlap was fired by the Charlotte Bobcats after one season with the team.^[7]
• On April 24, 2013, Mike Brown was rehired by the Cleveland Cavaliers as head coach.^[8]
• On May 1, 2013, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that interim head coach Jim Boylan was not offered the full-time job.^[9]
• On May 5, 2013, the Brooklyn Nets announced that interim head coach P. J. Carlesimo was not offered the full-time position.^[10]
• On May 7, 2013, the Phoenix Suns named former Boston Celtics assistant general manager Ryan McDonough as the new general manager.^[11]
• On May 21, 2013, the Los Angeles Clippers announced that Vinny Del Negro will not return as head coach after three years with the team.^[12]
• On May 21, 2013, the Toronto Raptors announced that GM Bryan Colangelo will not be returning as general manager after several seasons with the team.
• On May 28, 2013, the Phoenix Suns replaced interim head coach Lindsey Hunter with former Suns player and Utah Jazz assistant coach Jeff Hornacek.
• On May 28, 2013, the Atlanta Hawks replaced Larry Drew, whose contract was not renewed, with former San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Mike Budenholzer.^[13]
• On May 31, 2013, the Sacramento Kings announced that Keith Smart was fired as head coach.^[14]
• On May 31, 2013, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Larry Drew replaced Jim Boylan as head coach.^[15]
• On June 2, 2013, the Sacramento Kings announced that Michael Malone will be the head coach for the 2013–14 season.^[16]
• On June 6, 2013, the Denver Nuggets announced that George Karl would not be returning as the head coach for 2013–14.^[17]
• On June 10, 2013, the Memphis Grizzlies announced that Lionel Hollins's contract was not renewed for 2013–14.^[18]
• On June 10, 2013, the Detroit Pistons named Maurice Cheeks the head coach for the 2013–14 season.^[19]
• On June 12, 2013, the Brooklyn Nets named Jason Kidd the head coach for the 2013–14 season.^[20]
• On June 25, 2013, the Denver Nuggets named Brian Shaw the head coach for the 2013–14 season.^[21]
• On June 25, 2013, the NBA approved a trade of an unprotected 2015 NBA first round draft pick, which included an anti-trade clause prohibiting the Clippers and Celtics from engaging in future transactions between each other, including the exchanging of players for the duration of the 2013–14 season, for the release of the contract of Doc Rivers from the Boston Celtics, freeing him up to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[22]
• On June 27, 2013, the Memphis Grizzlies named Dave Joerger the head coach for the 2013–14 season.^[23]
• On July 3, 2013, the Boston Celtics named Brad Stevens the head coach for the 2013–14 season.^[24]
• On August 14, 2013, the Philadelphia 76ers named Brett Brown the head coach for the 2013–14 season.^[25]

In-season

• On February 9, 2014, the Detroit Pistons fired Maurice Cheeks of his head coaching duties and replaced him with John Loyer on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.

Preseason

The Preseason began on October 5, 2013, and ended on October 25, 2013. Earlier in March 2013, Commissioner David J. Stern announced that the NBA would be playing its first preseason game in the Philippines on October 10, 2013, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila featuring the Houston Rockets versus the Indiana Pacers. The arena was also the venue of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.

Regular season

The regular season began on October 29, 2013, with the Indiana Pacers hosting a game against the Orlando Magic. The regular season ended on April 16, 2014. The season featured the unveiling of national television games such as on Christmas Day along with Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder at New York Knicks, Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors, along with other highly anticipated games.^[26]

Standings

By division

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

By conference

Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
• y – Clinched division title
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• – Division champion

Tiebreakers

Eastern Conference

• Toronto clinched #3 seed over Chicago as the Raptors won the Atlantic Division and the Bulls finished second in the Central Division.
• Washington clinched #5 seed over Brooklyn based on head-to-head record (3–0).

Western Conference

• Houston clinched #4 seed over Portland based on head-to-head record (3–1).

Playoffs

See main article: 2014 NBA playoffs. The 2014 NBA playoffs began on April 19, 2014, and concluded with the 2014 NBA Finals which began June 5, 2014. ESPN broadcast the Eastern Conference Finals, and TNT broadcast the Western Conference Finals.

Bracket

Statistics leaders

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistics
Points per game			32.0
Rebounds per game			13.6
Assists per game			10.7
Steals per game			2.48
Blocks per game			2.82
Turnovers per game			3.8
Fouls per game			3.8
Minutes per game			38.7
FG%			67.6%
FT%			94.0%
3FG%			47.2%
Efficiency per game			29.9
Double-doubles			65
Triple-doubles		Indiana Pacers	5

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistics
Points			62
Rebounds			29
Assists			18
		Boston Celtics
Steals			9
Blocks			9
		Los Angeles Clippers
Three Pointers			10
		Brooklyn Nets
		Cleveland Cavaliers
		Houston Rockets
		Washington Wizards
		New York Knicks

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistics
Points per game		107.9
Rebounds per game		46.4
Assists per game		25.2
Steals per game		9.3
Blocks per game		6.4
Turnovers per game		16.9
Fouls per game		23.0
FG%		50.1%
FT%		81.5%
3FG%		39.7%
+/-		7.7

Awards

Yearly awards

• Most Valuable Player

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder^[27]

• Defensive Player of the Year

Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls^[28]

• Rookie of the Year

Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia 76ers^[29]

• Sixth Man of the Year

Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers^[30]

• Most Improved Player

Goran Dragić, Phoenix Suns^[31]

• Coach of the Year

Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs^[32]

• Executive of the Year

R. C. Buford, San Antonio Spurs^[33]

• Sportsmanship Award

Mike Conley Jr., Memphis Grizzlies^[34]

• J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

Luol Deng, Cleveland Cavaliers^[35]

• Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award

Shane Battier, Miami Heat^[36]

• All-NBA First Team

^[37]

• • F Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
  • F LeBron James, Miami Heat
  • C Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
  • G James Harden, Houston Rockets
  • G Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers

• All-NBA Second Team:
  • F Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
  • F Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
  • C Dwight Howard, Houston Rockets
  • G Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
  • G Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs

• All-NBA Third Team:
  • F Paul George, Indiana Pacers
  • F LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers
  • C Al Jefferson, Charlotte Bobcats
  • G Goran Dragić, Phoenix Suns
  • G Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers

• NBA All-Defensive First Team

^[38]

• • F Paul George, Indiana Pacers
  • F Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder
  • C Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
  • G Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors
  • G Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers

• NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
  • F Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
  • F LeBron James, Miami Heat
  • C Roy Hibbert, Indiana Pacers
  • G Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls
  • G Patrick Beverley, Houston Rockets

• NBA All-Rookie First Team

^[39]

• • Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic
  • Trey Burke, Utah Jazz
  • Mason Plumlee, Brooklyn Nets
  • Tim Hardaway Jr., New York Knicks

• NBA All-Rookie Second Team:
  • Kelly Olynyk, Boston Celtics
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
  • Gorgui Dieng, Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Cody Zeller, Charlotte Bobcats
  • Steven Adams, Oklahoma City Thunder

Players of the week

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.

Week	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	class=unsortable	Ref.
Oct. 29 – Nov. 3	(Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)	(Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/2)	^[40]
Nov. 4 – Nov. 10	(Indiana Pacers) (1/2)	(Phoenix Suns) (1/1)	^[41]
Nov. 11 – Nov. 17	(Miami Heat) (1/2)	(Los Angeles Clippers) (1/3)	^[42]
Nov. 18 – Nov. 24	(Washington Wizards) (1/2)	(Portland Trail Blazers) (1/3)	^[43]
Nov. 25 – Dec. 1	(Miami Heat) (2/2)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/6)	^[44]
Dec. 2 – Dec. 8	(Boston Celtics) (1/1)	(Portland Trail Blazers) (2/3)	^[45]
Dec. 9 – Dec. 15	(Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1)	(Portland Trail Blazers) (3/3)	^[46]
Dec. 16 – Dec. 22	(Miami Heat) (1/1)	(Los Angeles Clippers) (2/3)	^[47]
Dec. 23 – Dec. 29	(Miami Heat) (1/1)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/6)	^[48]
Dec. 30 – Jan. 5	(Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)	(Golden State Warriors) (1/1)	^[49]
Jan. 6 – Jan. 12	(New York Knicks) (1/2)	(Sacramento Kings) (1/1)	^[50]
Jan. 13 – Jan. 19	(Indiana Pacers) (2/2)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (3/6)	^[51]
Jan. 20 – Jan. 26	(Atlanta Hawks) (1/1)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (4/6)	^[52]
Jan. 27 – Feb. 2	(Toronto Raptors) (1/1)	(Phoenix Suns) (1/1)	^[53]
Feb. 3 – Feb. 9	(Boston Celtics) (1/1)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (5/6)	^[54]
Feb. 18 – Feb. 23	(Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1)	(Minnesota Timberwolves) (2/2)	^[55]
Feb. 24 – Mar. 2	(Washington Wizards) (2/2)	(Houston Rockets) (1/2)	^[56]
Mar. 3 – Mar. 9	(New York Knicks) (2/2)	(Houston Rockets) (2/2)	^[57]
Mar. 10 – Mar. 16	(Charlotte Bobcats) (1/2)	(Los Angeles Clippers) (3/3)	^[58]
Mar. 17 – Mar. 23	(Brooklyn Nets) (1/1)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (6/6)	^[59]
Mar. 24 – Mar. 30	(Orlando Magic) (1/1)	(San Antonio Spurs) (1/1)	^[60]
Mar. 31 – Apr. 6	(Charlotte Bobcats) (2/2)	(Dallas Mavericks) (1/1)	^[61]
Apr. 7 – Apr. 13	(Atlanta Hawks) (1/1)	(Dallas Mavericks) (1/1)	^[62]

Players of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Month	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	class=unsortable	Ref.
October – November	(Indiana Pacers) (1/1)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/4)	^[63]
December	(Miami Heat) (1/2)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/4)	^[64]
January	(New York Knicks) (1/1)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (3/4)	^[65]
February	(Miami Heat) (2/2)	(Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1)	^[66]
March	(Charlotte Bobcats) (1/2)	(Oklahoma City Thunder) (4/4)	^[67]
April	(Charlotte Bobcats) (2/2)	(Golden State Warriors) (1/1)	^[68]

Rookies of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Month	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	class=unsortable	Ref.
October – November	(Philadelphia 76ers) (1/4)	(Sacramento Kings) (1/1)	^[69]
December	(Orlando Magic) (1/2)	(Utah Jazz) (1/3)	^[70]
January	(Philadelphia 76ers) (2/4)	(Utah Jazz) (2/3)	^[71]
February	(Orlando Magic) (2/2)	(Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1)	^[72]
March	(Philadelphia 76ers) (3/4)	(Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1)	^[73]
April	(Philadelphia 76ers) (4/4)	(Utah Jazz) (3/3)	^[74]

Coaches of the month

The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.

Month	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	class=unsortable	Ref.
October – November	(Indiana Pacers) (1/1)	(Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1)	^[75]
December	(Toronto Raptors) (1/1)	(Phoenix Suns) (1/1)	^[76]
January	(Brooklyn Nets) (1/2)	(Memphis Grizzlies) (1/2)	^[77]
February	(Miami Heat) (1/1)	(Houston Rockets) (1/1)	^[78]
March	(Brooklyn Nets) (2/2)	(San Antonio Spurs) (1/1)	^[79]
April	(Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1)	(Memphis Grizzlies) (2/2)	^[80]

Notable occurrences

See main article: article and List of NBA regular season records.

• The New Orleans Hornets officially renamed their franchise to New Orleans Pelicans to begin the 2013–14 season.^[81]
• The Charlotte Bobcats officially announced that the franchise would be renamed to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014–15 season. This will return the Hornets name to Charlotte for the first time since the team now known as the Pelicans moved from Charlotte to New Orleans after the 2001–02 season.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers win the #1 pick in the NBA draft for the second time in three years, as well as the fifth time in franchise history (1971, 1986, 2003, and 2011 were the previous four times), and selected Canadian forward Anthony Bennett of UNLV.
• The NBA officially implements a tournament system in both of their Summer League systems; the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors were the inaugural champions of the Orlando and Las Vegas Summer League Tournaments, beating out the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns respectively.
• The Portland Trail Blazers officially announced that the Rose Garden would be renamed to the Moda Center before the start of the season.
• The NBA Finals will return to the 2–2–1–1–1 format for the 2014 Finals, with the owners approving the format on October 23.^{[82] [83]} The NBA originally decided to have the NBA Finals enter a 2–3–2 format starting in the 1985 NBA Finals in order to accommodate commercial travelling from the east to the west and vice versa, as well as bring up economic advantages for marketing and newspapers at the time.
• The NBA experiments with on-court advertising beginning this season. The Indiana Pacers court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be sponsored by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation with the slogan A State That Works. The Toronto Raptors court at Air Canada Centre will be sponsored by the Bank of Montreal, while the New York Knicks court at Madison Square Garden will be sponsored by Chase. The Miami Heat's American Airlines Arena court in November 2013, and the Golden State Warriors' Oracle Arena court on March 7, 2014, added Samsung Electronics as its on-court sponsor promoting the Samsung Galaxy. On January 11, 2014, the Philadelphia 76ers' Wells Fargo Center added PartyPoker.com as its on-court sponsor.^[84]
• On October 29, the regular season opened with a record of 92 international players on the opening night rosters. The San Antonio Spurs set an NBA record of 10 international players.
• The Brooklyn Nets start out their season with Joe Prunty coaching their games against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat instead of their original head coach Jason Kidd. The reason why Prunty was coaching at the start of the Nets' season instead of Kidd was due to Kidd serving a coaching suspension for having a DUI in July 2013. Prunty would start the year off with 1–1 for the Nets before Kidd came back and coached the team for the rest of the season.
• Patrick Ewing coaches his first game ever as an interim head coach for the Charlotte Bobcats. He ended up coaching the Bobcats on November 8, 2013, against his former team, the New York Knicks, due to their coach Steve Clifford having heart surgery around that time period.^[85] He would end up losing that game 101–91.
• In a double overtime game on December 3, 2013, rookies Victor Oladipo of the Orlando Magic and Michael Carter-Williams of the Philadelphia 76ers recorded triple-doubles in the same game. Oladipo recorded 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 52 minutes, while Carter-Williams recorded 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in 47 minutes. These were the first career triple-doubles for both players. This marked the first and only time in NBA history that two rookies have recorded triple-doubles in the same game. The last time that two players had recorded their first career triple-doubles in the same game was when Detroit Pistons Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott did it on March 14, 1964 (they were not rookies). It was also the first time that two opponents had recorded triple-doubles in the same game since Caron Butler and Baron Davis had done so on November 23, 2007. Philadelphia won the game 126–125.^{[86] [87]}
• The planned regular season game in Mexico City between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves on December 4 was postponed after a generator malfunction inside the Mexico City Arena. The rescheduled game was played on April 8, 2014, at Target Center in Minneapolis.^[88]
• On December 6, 2013, Kyle Korver of the Atlanta Hawks set a new NBA record for most consecutive (regular season) games with a three-point field goal made with 90. The previous record holder was Dana Barros.^{[89] [90]} The streak ended at 127.
• On December 11, 2013, Antawn Jamison of the Los Angeles Clippers became the 39th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 career points.^[91]
• On December 13, 2013, Kevin Garnett of the Brooklyn Nets surpassed 14,000 career rebounds, becoming only the tenth player in NBA history to do so. In reaching the milestone, Garnett also joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone as the only players to reach 25,000 points, 14,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists. He reached the milestone in the third quarter of a 99–103 road loss to the Detroit Pistons.^[92]
• On December 16, 2013, Joe Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets scored 29 points in the third quarter of a 130–94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. In the quarter Johnson made 10 of 13 shots from the field and tied an NBA record with 8 of 10 three-pointers.^[93]
• On December 23, 2013, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks passed Alex English for 13th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list with a 13-foot jumper in the opening minute of the third quarter of a 111–104 road win over the Houston Rockets.^[94]
• On December 25, 2013, Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder recorded the eighth triple-double on Christmas Day in NBA history. He recorded 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in 29 minutes in a 123–94 road victory over the New York Knicks. The win was also the largest margin of victory in a Christmas Day game in NBA history.^[95]
• On December 27, 2013, LeBron James of the Miami Heat passed Larry Bird and Gary Payton for 29th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. James did so in a 108–103 loss versus the Sacramento Kings.
• On January 16, 2014, the Houston Rockets scored a season-high 73 points in the first half, and a season-low 19 points in the second half. That 54-point disparity is the largest by a team in a game in NBA history. They ended up losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder 104–92.^[96]
• On January 24, 2014, Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks scored a career, franchise, and league season-high 62 points against the Charlotte Bobcats.
• On January 25, 2014, Terrence Ross of the Toronto Raptors scored a career-high 51 points against the Los Angeles Clippers. His 51 points tied a franchise-high.^[97] Ross recorded the lowest season scoring average the year of a 50-point game,^[98] averaging only 10.9 points.
• On January 31, 2014, the Brooklyn Nets recorded an all-time low of 17 rebounds in a 125–90 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. This broke a record low of 18 rebounds that was originally recorded by the Detroit Pistons in a November 28, 2001 game against the Charlotte Hornets.
• David Stern officially retires as commissioner of the NBA on February 1, 2014. Adam Silver would end up taking his place as commissioner in the process, with Mark Tatum taking on the role of deputy commissioner in the process.
• The New Orleans Arena that the New Orleans Pelicans played under was re-branded as the Smoothie King Center on February 5, 2014. Therefore, while some of the earlier games played in New Orleans were under the New Orleans Arena name, further home Pelicans games, as well as the All-Star break that happened from February 14–16, 2014, will end up being mentioned as the Smoothie King Center from now until at least 10 more NBA seasons.
• On February 23, Jason Collins signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, becoming the first openly gay athlete in North America's four major professional sports.^[99]
• On March 3, LeBron James scored a career-high 61 points against the Charlotte Bobcats. His 61 points was also a franchise-high.^[100]
• On March 4, Russell Westbrook recorded the fastest triple-double since 1955. He recorded 13 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds while playing only 20 minutes and 17 seconds against the Philadelphia 76ers.^[101]
• On March 16, 2014, with a 122–104 victory over the Utah Jazz, the San Antonio Spurs notched their 50th win of the season and extended their 50+ wins in a season streak to 15 seasons.
• The New York Knicks would assign former player and Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson as the team's newest president of basketball operations on March 18, 2014.^[102]
• On March 27, The Philadelphia 76ers tied a league record of 26 consecutive losses. This mark is currently tied with the 2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers.^[103]
• On April 11, 2014, Corey Brewer of the Minnesota Timberwolves scored a franchise record-tying and career-high 51 points against the Houston Rockets. He also joined Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan & Rick Barry as only players with 50 points & 6 steals in a game.^[104]
• The San Antonio Spurs won their franchise-record 18th straight win against the Indiana Pacers. The Spurs also finished March with a 16–0 record, the second time in franchise history that they recorded a perfect month going back to the 1995–96 NBA season during the same month.^[105]
• The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers failed to qualify for the playoffs. This marked the first time in 20 seasons that both teams missed the playoffs in the same season. For the Lakers, it marked the first time in nine seasons that they missed the playoffs.^[106] With the New York Knicks also missing the playoffs, this marked the first time in NBA history that none of the three teams qualified for the playoffs.^[107]
• On April 25, 2014, TMZ leaked an audio recording of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling allegedly making racist comments to his girlfriend, causing the NBA to launch an investigation.^[108] The team held a meeting the following day to discuss the incident. Both coaches and players reportedly expressed anger toward the comment and they briefly raised the possibility of boycotting Game 4 of their series against the Golden State Warriors before deciding against it.^[109] On April 29, 2014, Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life as well as fining him $2.5 million. Silver also began proceeding of forcing Sterling out of the league.^[110]
• On April 29, 2014, the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder played in their fourth straight overtime game, the first time in NBA playoff history that there have been four straight overtime games.^[111]

See also

• List of NBA regular season records

Notes and References

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4. Web site: Pistons Fire Frank. April 18, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 6, 2013.
5. Web site: Sixers coach Collins resigns, will stay with team. April 18, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203131542/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/18/sixers-collins-resigns.ap/index.html. December 3, 2013. dead.
6. Web site: Suns and Blanks Part Ways. April 22, 2013. May 21, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc..
7. Web site: Dunlap Will Not Return as Head Coach of Charlotte Bobcats. April 23, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203131609/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/dunlap-will-not-return-cats. December 3, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
8. Web site: Mike Brown Returns As Head Coach Of The Cleveland Cavaliers. April 24, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 6, 2013.
9. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Seek New Head Coach. May 1, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 6, 2013.
10. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Announce Search For New Head Coach. May 5, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 6, 2013.
11. Web site: Suns Name McDonough General Manager. May 7, 2013. May 21, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc..
12. Web site: CLIPPERS ANNOUNCE DEL NEGRO WILL NOT RETURN AS HEAD COACH. May 21, 2013. May 21, 2013. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive.
13. News: Hawks hire Mike Budenholzer to replace Larry Drew as coach . May 28, 2013 . SportingNews.com . Associated Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101164305/http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2013-05-28/atlanta-hawks-coach-mike-budenholzer-san-antonio-spurs-gregg-popovich-larry-drew . November 1, 2013 . dead . mdy .
14. Web site: Keith Smart Relieved Of Head Coaching Duties . Nba.com . January 5, 2012 . October 31, 2013.
15. Web site: Bucks Reach Agreement with Drew to Become Head Coach . Nba.com . April 2, 1958 . October 31, 2013.
16. Web site: Mike Malone hired as head coach . Espn.go.com . June 2, 2013 . October 31, 2013.
17. Web site: George Karl will not return as Nuggets coach in 2013–14 . Nba.com . October 31, 2013.
18. Web site: Grizzlies will not offer Lionel Hollins a new contract . Nba.com . October 31, 2013.
19. Web site: Detroit Pistons Name Maurice Cheeks Head Coach . Nba.com . October 31, 2013.
20. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Name Jason Kidd Head Coach . Nba.com . October 31, 2013.
21. Web site: Denver Nuggets Name Brian Shaw As Head Coach . Nba.com . June 25, 2013 . October 31, 2013.
22. Web site: Rivers Headed To L.A . Nba.com . October 31, 2013.
23. Web site: Grizzlies hire Dave Joerger as Head Coach. Nba.com. October 31, 2013.
24. Web site: Celtics Hire Brad Stevens as Head Coach . Nba.com . July 3, 2013 . October 31, 2013.
25. Web site: Sixers Name Brett Brown Head Coach . Nba.com . August 14, 2013 . October 31, 2013.
26. Regular-season grades for all 30 teams. April 16, 2014. Sports Illustrated . April 17, 2014.
27. Web site: Thunder's Kevin Durant wins 2013-14 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 6, 2014. May 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140507123243/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/06/kia-nba-mvp-official-release/index.html. May 7, 2014. dead.
28. Web site: Joakim Noah wins Kia Defensive Player award. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 24, 2014. April 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150627093529/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/21/joakim-noah-kia-defensive-award-release/index.html. June 27, 2015. dead.
29. Web site: Philadelphia's Michael Carter-Williams named 2013-14 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 5, 2014. May 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140509073201/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/05/kia-rookie-of-the-year-official-release/index.html. May 9, 2014. dead.
30. Web site: Clippers' Jamal Crawford wins 2013-14 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 8, 2014. May 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224633/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/08/kia-sixth-man-of-the-year-official-release/index.html. May 8, 2014. dead.
31. Web site: Suns' Dragic wins Kia Most Improved Player award. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 23, 2014. April 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140423164436/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/23/goran-dragic-wins-kia-most-improved-player-award/index.html. April 23, 2014. dead.
32. Web site: Spurs' Gregg Popovich named 2013-14 Coach of the Year. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 22, 2014. April 22, 2014.
33. Web site: Buford earns 2013-14 NBA exec of year award. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 7, 2014. May 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508024928/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/07/rc-buford-nba-executive-of-year/index.html. May 8, 2014. dead.
34. Web site: Grizzlies' Conley claims NBA Sportsmanship Award. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 24, 2014. April 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425001334/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/24/mike-conley-wins-nba-sportsmanship-award/index.html. April 25, 2014. dead.
35. Web site: Cavs' Deng wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 22, 2014. April 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140417200334/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/15/luol-deng-wins-j-walter-kennedy-citizenship-award/index.html. April 17, 2014. dead.
36. Web site: Heat's Shane Battier voted as NBA's top teammate. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 24, 2014. May 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140527004112/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/24/shane-battier-teammate-award.ap/index.html. May 27, 2014. dead.
37. Web site: Durant, LeBron headline 2013-14 All-NBA First Team. NBA.com. June 4, 2014. June 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140604220936/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/06/04/2013-14-all-nba-teams/. June 4, 2014. dead.
38. Web site: Top defender Noah highlights 2014 All-Defensive Team. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 2, 2014. June 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140603100435/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/06/02/2014-all-defense-team/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts. June 3, 2014. dead.
39. Web site: Sixers' Carter-Williams leads 2013-14 All-Rookie Team picks. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 22, 2014. May 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525215724/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/22/michael-carter-williams-leads-2013-14-nba-all-rookie-team-selections/index.html. May 25, 2014. dead.
40. Web site: Carter-Williams, Love named Players of the Week. NBA.com. November 4, 2013. November 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131107010438/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/11/04/players-of-week-110413/index.html. November 7, 2013. dead.
41. Web site: Pacers' George, Suns' Markieff Morris named Players of the Week. NBA.com. November 11, 2013. November 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112015707/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/11/11/players-of-week-release-111113/index.html. November 12, 2013. dead.
42. Web site: James, Griffin named Players of the Week. NBA.com. November 18, 2013. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131130065844/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/11/18/heat-james-clippers-griffin-players-of-the-week/index.html. November 30, 2013. dead.
43. Web site: Wall, Aldridge nab weekly top player honors. NBA.com. November 25, 2013. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202122127/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/11/25/wall-aldridge-players-of-the-week/index.html. December 2, 2013. dead.
44. Web site: James, Durant named Players of the Week. NBA.com. December 2, 2013. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205020149/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/02/players-of-the-week-james-durant/index.html. December 5, 2013. dead.
45. Web site: Crawford, Aldridge named Players of the Week. NBA.com. December 9, 2013. December 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131211015824/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/09/jordan-crawford-lamarcus-aldridge-players-of-the-week/index.html. December 11, 2013. dead.
46. Web site: Irving, Aldridge named Players of the Week. NBA.com. December 16, 2013. December 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131218083019/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/16/irving-aldridge-players-of-the-week/index.html. December 18, 2013. dead.
47. Web site: Wade, Griffin named Players of the Week. NBA.com. December 23, 2013. December 23, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131223235742/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/23/wade-griffin-players-of-week/index.html. December 23, 2013. dead.
48. Web site: Bosh, Durant named Players of the Week. NBA.com. December 30, 2013. December 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140406203811/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/30/chris-bosh-kevin-durant-named-players-of-week/index.html. April 6, 2014. dead.
49. Web site: Thaddeus Young, David Lee are Players of the Week. NBA.com. January 6, 2014. January 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108032246/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/06/thaddeus-young-david-lee-players-of-week/index.html. January 8, 2014. dead.
50. Web site: Anthony, Cousins named Players of the Week. NBA.com. January 13, 2014. January 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140114111306/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/13/carmelo-anthony-demarcus-cousins-players-of-week/index.html. January 14, 2014. dead.
51. Web site: George, Durant named Players of Week. NBA.com. January 20, 2014. January 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140122122548/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/20/durant-george-potw/index.html. January 22, 2014. dead.
52. Web site: Millsap, Durant named Players of the Week. NBA.com. January 27, 2014. February 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221222415/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/27/hawks-millsap-thunder-durant-players-of-week/. February 21, 2014. dead.
53. Web site: Lowry, Dragić named Players of the Week. NBA.com. February 3, 2014. February 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140204162228/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/02/03/lowry-dragic-named-players-of-week/index.html. February 4, 2014. dead.
54. Web site: Sullinger, Durant named Players of the Week. NBA.com. February 10, 2014. February 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140211001006/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/02/10/jared-sullinger-durant-players-of-week/index.html. February 11, 2014. dead.
55. Web site: Walker, Love named Players of the Week. NBA.com. February 24, 2014. February 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224201401/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/02/24/kemba-walker-kevin-love-players-of-week/index.html. February 24, 2014. dead.
56. Web site: Wall, Harden named Players of the Week. NBA.com. March 3, 2014. March 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140303231350/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/03/03/wall-harden-players-of-the-week/index.html. March 3, 2014. dead.
57. Web site: Anthony, Harden collect Player of the Week honors. NBA.com. March 10, 2014. March 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311034008/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/03/10/carmelo-anthony-james-harden-named-players-of-the-week/index.html. March 11, 2014. dead.
58. Web site: Bobcats' Jefferson, Clippers' Griffin names Players of the Week. NBA.com. March 17, 2014. March 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140317214521/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/03/17/al-jefferson-blake-griffin-players-of-the-week/index.html. March 17, 2014. dead.
59. Web site: KD, Joe Johnson named Players of the Week. NBA.com. March 24, 2014. March 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140324222646/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/03/24/durant-johnson-players-of-week/index.html. March 24, 2014. dead.
60. Web site: Magic's Vucevic, Spurs' Duncan named Players of the Week. NBA.com. March 31, 2014. March 31, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084418/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/03/31/vucevic-duncan-players-of-the-week/index.html. April 7, 2014. dead.
61. Web site: Jefferson, Nowitzki named Players of the Week. NBA.com. April 7, 2014. April 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408155310/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/07/jefferson-nowitzki-players-of-the-week-040714/index.html. April 8, 2014. dead.
62. Web site: Teague, Ellis named Players of the Week. NBA.com. May 19, 2014. May 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140522200135/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/19/teague-ellis-players-of-the-week-041414/index.html. May 22, 2014. dead.
63. Web site: George and Durant named Kia NBA Players of the Month. NBA.com. December 3, 2013. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205234902/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/03/november-players/index.html. December 5, 2013. dead.
64. Web site: LeBron, KD named Players of the Month. NBA.com. January 3, 2014. January 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104040254/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/03/kia-players-of-dec/index.html. January 4, 2014. dead.
65. Web site: Anthony, Durant tabbed January players of month. NBA.com. February 5, 2014. February 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140206174007/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/02/05/kia-players-of-month-january/index.html. February 6, 2014. dead.
66. Web site: James, Griffin named top players for February. NBA.com. March 5, 2014. March 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308183134/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/03/05/kia-players-of-month-for-february/index.html. March 8, 2014. dead.
67. Web site: Jefferson, Durant named top players for March. NBA.com. April 1, 2014. April 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140402014642/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/01/kia-players-of-month-march/index.html. April 2, 2014. dead.
68. Web site: Bobcats' Jefferson, Warriors' Curry named April's top players. NBA.com. April 18, 2014. April 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419093412/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/18/kia-players-of-month-april/index.html. April 19, 2014. dead.
69. Web site: Carter-Williams, McLemore named Kia NBA Rookies of Month. December 3, 2013. NBA.com. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207010729/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/03/november-rookies/index.html. December 7, 2013. dead.
70. Web site: Oladipo, Burke named Rookies of the Month. NBA.com. January 3, 2014. January 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104040011/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/03/kia-rookies-of-dec/index.html. January 4, 2014. dead.
71. Web site: Carter-Williams, Burke honored as January's top rookies. NBA.com. February 5, 2014. February 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140206174018/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/02/05/kia-rookies-of-month-january/index.html. February 6, 2014. dead.
72. Web site: Oladipo, Calathes named top rookies for February. NBA.com. March 5, 2014. March 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308183139/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/03/05/kia-rookies-of-month-for-february/index.html. March 8, 2014. dead.
73. Web site: Carter-Williams, Dieng named March's top rookies. NBA.com. April 1, 2014. April 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140402014656/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/01/kia-rookies-of-month-march/index.html. April 2, 2014. dead.
74. Web site: Carter-Williams, Jazz's Burke named April's top rookies. NBA.com. April 18, 2014. April 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419093421/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/18/kia-rookies-of-month-april/index.html. April 19, 2014. dead.
75. Web site: Pacers' Vogel, Blazers' Stotts named Coaches of the Month. December 2, 2013. NBA.com. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205020152/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/02/vogel-stotts-coaches-of-the-month-release/index.html. December 5, 2013. dead.
76. Web site: Raptors' Casey and Suns' Hornacek named Coaches of the Month for December. January 2, 2014. NBA.com. January 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103123831/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/02/raptors-casey-and-suns-hornacek-named-coaches-of-the-month/index.html. January 3, 2014. dead.
77. Web site: Nets' Kidd, Grizzlies' Joerger named Coaches of Month. February 3, 2014. NBA.com. February 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140208011258/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/02/03/nets-kidd-grizzlies-joerger-named-coaches-of-month/index.html. February 8, 2014. dead.
78. Web site: Spoelstra, McHale named Coaches of Month. March 3, 2014. NBA.com. March 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140303231355/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/03/03/spoelstra-mchale-coaches-of-month/index.html. March 3, 2014. dead.
79. Web site: Nets' Kidd, Spurs' Popovich named Coaches of the Month. April 1, 2014. NBA.com. April 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140402014701/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/01/march-coaches-of-the-month/index.html. April 2, 2014. dead.
80. Web site: Clifford, Joerger named coaches of the month. April 17, 2014. NBA.com. April 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419040543/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/17/clifford-joerger-coaches-of-month/index.html. April 19, 2014. dead.
81. Web site: Hornets officially become Pelicans. April 18, 2013. ESPN. January 18, 2014.
82. Web site: NBA owners change Finals format to 2–2–1–1–1. October 23, 2013. NBA. October 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131030061032/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/10/23/nba-board-of-governors-format-change.ap. October 30, 2013. dead.
83. Web site: Vote is unanimous to change Finals. Windhorst. Brian. October 23, 2013. ESPN. October 31, 2013.
84. News: Parmley . Suzette . January 10, 2014 . Sixers and Devils to pair up with Partypoker.com . . January 11, 2014 .
85. Web site: Bobcats' Clifford has heart procedure; Ewing to coach NBA.com . www.nba.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111185219/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/11/08/bobcats-clifford-hospitalized.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts . 2013-11-11.
86. Web site: Notebook: Sixers 126, Magic 125 . . December 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131207092224/http://www.nba.com/games/20131203/ORLPHI/gameinfo.html . December 7, 2013 . dead .
87. Web site: Michael Carter-Williams, 76ers overcome Arron Afflalo's 43. December 3, 2013. ESPN. December 4, 2013.
88. News: Associated Press. NBA game in Mexico City called off because of smoke. Los Angeles Times. December 4, 2013. December 5, 2013.
89. Web site: Notebook: Hawks 108, Cavaliers 89 . . December 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209084029/http://www.nba.com/games/20131206/CLEATL/gameinfo.html . December 9, 2013 . dead .
90. Web site: Korver sets 3-point mark, Hawks beat Cavs 108–89. December 6, 2013. ESPN. December 9, 2013.
91. Web site: Doc Rivers enjoys successful return to Boston. December 11, 2013. ESPN. December 26, 2013.
92. Web site: Notebook: Pistons 103, Nets 99 . . December 15, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215141106/http://www.nba.com/games/20131213/BKNDET/gameinfo.html . December 15, 2013 . dead .
93. Web site: Notebook: Nets 130, Sixers 94 . . December 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219023423/http://www.nba.com/games/20131216/PHIBKN/gameinfo.html . December 19, 2013 . dead .
94. http://www.nba.com/games/20131223/DALHOU/gameinfo.html Notebook: Mavericks 111, Rockets 104
95. Web site: Russell Westbrook's triple-double catapults Thunder. December 25, 2013. ESPN. December 26, 2013.
96. Web site: Rockets Run Out Of Fuel In Historic Collapse. January 16, 2014. ESPN. January 17, 2014.
97. Web site: Despite Terrence Ross' team-record-tying 51, Toronto falls to Clippers. ESPN. January 26, 2014.
98. Web site: Terrence Ross scores 51 points, making Raptors and NBA history. January 26, 2014.
99. Web site: Nets sign Jason Collins. February 23, 2014.
100. Web site: LeBron James' 61 points in win set career, Heat records. ESPN. March 4, 2014.
101. Web site: Russell Westbrook Records NBA's Fastest Triple-Double Since 1955. Bleacher Report. March 12, 2014.
102. Web site: Phil Jackson signs with Knicks. March 14, 2014. April 9, 2014.
103. Web site: Sixers could tie NBA losing-streak record. . April 9, 2014.
104. Web site: Brewer's 51 lifts Wolves over Rockets 112-110. . April 12, 2014. April 24, 2014.
105. Web site: 1995 San Antonio Spurs Schedule and Results. April 9, 2014.
106. Web site: 1993–1994 NBA Season Summary. April 9, 2014.
107. Web site: NBA's big three miss playoffs in same year for first time. USA Today. April 15, 2014.
108. Web site: Alleged Sterling talk being probed. April 26, 2014. April 26, 2014. ESPN.com.
109. Web site: Clippers briefly consider boycott. April 26, 2014. April 26, 2014. Arash. Markazi. ESPN.com.
110. Web site: Donald Sterling receives lifetime ban. April 29, 2014. April 29, 2014. ESPN.com.
111. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Live Score and Analysis for Game 5. Bleacher Report.