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2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder season

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2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coachScott Brooks
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
ArenaChesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Oklahoma
Radio
< 2013–14 2015–16 >

The 2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 7th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 48th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Thunder would suffer from injuries, mainly to Kevin Durant, who underwent surgery and was shut down for the rest of the season. Despite this, the Thunder remained in playoff contention, but a four-game losing streak at the beginning of April cost them as they finished 45–37 tied with the New Orleans Pelicans and were eliminated on a head-to-head matchup tie breaker. The Thunder missed the playoffs for the first time since 2009, resulting in Scott Brooks's firing 1 week after the conclusion of the regular season. This was the last time until 2021 that the Thunder missed the playoffs.

Previous season

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The Thunder finished the 2013–14 season 59–23 to finish in first place in the Northwest Division, second in the Western Conference and qualified for the playoffs losing to the top-seeded and eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in the Conference Finals in six games. Last season featured Kevin Durant being named the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player. Durant earned MVP honors after averaging a career-high 32.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.3 steals leading the Thunder to a 59–23 record with Russell Westbrook missing most of the season playing just 46 games.

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Mitch McGary was selected 21st overall by the Thunder.
Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 21 Mitch McGary C  United States Michigan
1 29 Josh Huestis SF  United States Stanford
Semaj Christon was later traded to the Thunder via Charlotte Hornets

The Thunder had two first-round picks entering the draft.[1] The Thunder traded their 2014 second-round pick in the Ronnie Brewer trade from the New York Knicks back in 2013 which was later traded by the Knicks to the Toronto Raptors.[2] The Thunder's other first-round pick was originally acquired from the Houston Rockets as a result of the James Harden trade in 2012.[3]

On draft night, the Thunder traded cash considerations to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the draft rights to Semaj Christon, the fifty-fifth pick.[4]

The Thunder ended 2014 NBA draft night with Michigan center Mitch McGary, Stanford forward Josh Huestis and Xavier guard Semaj Christon.[5]

Trades

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On June 27, the Thunder traded cash considerations to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the draft rights to Semaj Christon, the fifty-fifth pick.[6]

On July 15, the Thunder signed-and-trade Thabo Sefolosha and the draft rights to Georgios Printezis to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the draft rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis.[7] The Thunder also generated a trade exception worth $4 million.[8] On August 26, the Thunder traded Hasheem Thabeet and cash considerations to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a 2015 protected second-round pick while also generating another trade exception worth $1.25 million.[9][10]

Thabo Sefolosha was signed-and-traded to the Atlanta Hawks after six seasons with the Thunder.

Free agency

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Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

For this offseason, free agency began on July 1, 2014, while the July moratorium ended on July 10. Caron Butler, Derek Fisher and Thabo Sefolosha were set to hit unrestricted free agency while Grant Jerrett was set to hit restricted free agency. Before the start of the 2013-14 season, Fisher announced his plans to retire following the season after 3 seasons with the Thunder.[11] On July 3, it was reported that Thabo Sefolosha agreed to a three-year, $12 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks, which he later signed on July 15.[12][13] That same day, Caron Butler signed a deal with the Detroit Pistons.[14] On July 16, Grant Jerrett agreed to a deal to stay with the Thunder.[15]

On July 15, Sebastian Telfair signed a deal with the Thunder. Telfair spent nine seasons in the NBA before playing internationally with the Tianjin Ronggang in the CBA.[16] On July 12, it was reported that Anthony Morrow agreed to a three-year, $10 million deal with the Thunder, which he later signed on July 16. Morrow spent the 2013-14 season with the New Orleans Pelicans.[17][18] On August 14, Lance Thomas signed a deal with the Thunder. Thomas spent three seasons in the NBA, splitting time with the New Orleans Pelicans and the Foshan Dralions in the CBA during the 2013-14 season.

Front office and coaching changes

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On July 5, the Thunder announced Darko Rajaković as an assistant coach. Rajaković joins the Thunder after serving as the head coach of the Tulsa 66ers for the last two seasons.[19]

Season synopsis

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Regular season

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On October 12, 2014, Kevin Durant was diagnosed with a fractured right foot after feeling discomfort the day before and was ruled out for 6 to 8 weeks.[20] He went on to miss the first 17 games of the season, and with Russell Westbrook also out for 14 of those 17 games with a fractured hand, the Thunder dropped to a 4–12 record prior to Westbrook's return on November 28 against the New York Knicks. Following Westbrook's return, Durant returned to action the following game on December 2 as he scored 27 points on 9-of-18 shooting in the 104–112 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[21] With the duo back to full health, they went on to lead the Thunder on a seven-game winning streak to bring the Thunder back into playoff contention.[22] On December 18, Durant injured his ankle during the second quarter of the streak-breaking 109–114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Durant scored 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting in the 18 minutes he was on the court before exiting the game with the injury.[23][24] He subsequently missed the following game the next night against the Los Angeles Lakers.[25] Durant returned on December 31 versus the Phoenix Suns, and played 12 games before spraining the big toe on his left foot versus the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 25.[26] He would play only six more games the rest of the season, having a procedure on February 22 to replace a screw that was causing soreness in his surgically repaired right foot.[27] It was announced on March 21 that the Thunder might be without Durant for the rest of the season.[28] The team then decided to shut down Durant for the remainder of the season after determining that he would need a third surgery on his right foot.[29] Without Durant, the Thunder finished the season just missing the playoffs, missing the 8th seed by tiebreaker to the New Orleans Pelicans.[30]

Roster

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2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 12 Adams, Steven 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1993-07-20 Pittsburgh
PG 14 Augustin, D. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1987-11-10 Texas
PF 4 Collison, Nick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980-11-26 Kansas
SF 35 Durant, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-09-29 Texas
PF 9 Ibaka, Serge 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-09-18 Spain
PF/C 34 Kanter, Enes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1992-05-20 Stoneridge PS (CA)
PF 3 Jones, Perry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1991–09–24 Baylor
SG 11 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-05-30 Connecticut
C 33 McGary, Mitch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1992-06-06 Michigan
SG 2 Morrow, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-09-27 Georgia Tech
PF 6 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983-06-13 Marquette
SG 21 Roberson, André 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-12-04 Colorado
SF 5 Singler, Kyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1988-05-04 Duke
SG 23 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991-12-10 Syracuse
PG 0 Westbrook, Russell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 19, 2015

Staff

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Oklahoma City Thunder staff
Front Office
Basketball Operations
  • Director of Medical Services – Donnie Strack
  • Director of Basketball Research and Analysis – Jesse Gould
  
Coaches
Broadcasters
  • Play-by-Play – Brian Davis
  • Television Analyst – Michael Cage
  • Broadcast Reporter – Lesley McCaslin
  • Radio Broadcaster – Matt Pinto
  • Spanish Radio Broadcaster – Eleno Ornelas

→ Staff

Standings

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Game log

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Preseason

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2014 preseason game log
Total: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
Preseason: 2–5 (home: 1–3; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8 @ Denver L 101–114 Steven Adams (15) Adams, Roberson & Zanna (7) Reggie Jackson (6) Pepsi Center
12,081 		0–1
2 October 10 @Dallas W 118–109 Anthony Morrow (21) Jeremy Lamb (11) Michael Jenkins (5) American Airlines Center
18,397 		1–1
3 October 14 Memphis W 117–107 Jeremy Lamb (23) Thomas, Adams & Lamb (6) Russell Westbrook (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A 		2–1
4 October 16 @New Orleans L 86–120 Jeremy Lamb (20) Steven Adams (8) Telfair & Roberson (3) Smoothie King Center
12,202 		2–2
5 October 17 Toronto L 90–109 Russell Westbrook (16) Andre Roberson (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Intrust Bank Arena
13,161 		2–3
6 October 19 Minnesota L 94–112 Perry Jones (21) Jones & Thomas (8) Adams, Jenkins & Talfair (3) BOK Center
16,901 		2–4
7 October 21 Utah L 91–105 Perry Jones (20) Steven Adams (8) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A 		2–5
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

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2014–15 game log
Total: 45–37 (Home: 29–12 Road: 16–25)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 @ Portland L 89–106 Russell Westbrook (38) Ibaka & Perkins (8) Russell Westbrook (6) Moda Center
19,411 		0–1
2 October 30 @ L.A.Clippers L 90–93 Perry Jones (32) Steven Adams (7) Sebastian Telfair (7) Staples Center
19,060 		0–2
November : 5–10 (home: 4–5; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 Denver W 102–91 Jones & Ibaka (23) Roberson & Thomas (8) Sebastian Telfair (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		1–2
4 November 3 @ Brooklyn L 85–116 Reggie Jackson (23) Ibaka & Adams (9) Sebastian Telfair (6) Barclays Center
17,732 		1–3
5 November 4 @ Toronto L 88–100 Serge Ibaka (25) Serge Ibaka (11) Reggie Jackson (14) Air Canada Centre
18,877 		1–4
6 November 7 Memphis L 89–91 Reggie Jackson (22) Steven Adams (11) Reggie Jackson (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		1–5
7 November 9 Sacramento W 101–93 Reggie Jackson (22) Ibaka & Lamb (9) Reggie Jackson (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		2–5
8 November 11 @ Milwaukee L 78–85 Reggie Jackson (29) Steven Adams (10) Reggie Jackson (4) BMO Harris Bradley Center
12,390 		2–6
9 November 12 @ Boston W 109–94 Jackson & Morrow (28) Lance Thomas (13) Reggie Jackson (8) TD Garden
17,043 		3–6
10 November 14 Detroit L 89–96 (OT) Jeremy Lamb (24) Ibaka & Lamb (10) Reggie Jackson (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		3–7
11 November 16 Houston L 65–69 Thomas & Jackson (15) Reggie Jackson (11) Reggie Jackson (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		3–8
12 November 18 @ Utah L 81–98 Jeremy Lamb (19) Thomas & Adams (8) Reggie Jackson (7) Energy Solutions Arena
17,190 		3–9
13 November 19 @ Denver L 100–107 Serge Ibaka (22) Serge Ibaka (13) Reggie Jackson (9) Pepsi Center
14,140 		3–10
14 November 21 Brooklyn L 92–94 Reggie Jackson (21) Serge Ibaka (10) Reggie Jackson (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		3–11
15 November 23 Golden State L 86–91 Reggie Jackson (22) Anthony Morrow (12) Reggie Jackson (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		3–12
16 November 26 Utah W 97–82 Reggie Jackson (22) Steven Adams (11) Reggie Jackson (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		4–12
17 November 28 New York W 105–78 Russell Westbrook (32) Steven Adams (13) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		5–12
December: 11–5 (home: 5–2; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 2 @ New Orleans L 104–112 Kevin Durant (27) Andre Roberson (9) Russell Westbrook (7) Smoothie King Center
13,903 		5–13
19 December 5 @ Philadelphia W 103–91 Russell Westbrook (27) Kendrick Perkins (9) Russell Westbrook (7) Wells Fargo Center
15,092 		6–13
20 December 7 @ Detroit W 96–94 Kevin Durant (28) Serge Ibaka (13) Russell Westbrook (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
13,090 		7–13
21 December 9 Milwaukee W 114–101 Russell Westbrook (28) Durant & Perkins (9) Durant & Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		8–13
22 December 11 Cleveland W 103–94 Russell Westbrook (26) Steven Adams (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		9–13
23 December 12 @ Minnesota W 111–92 Russell Westbrook (34) Steven Adams (11) Russell Westbrook (6) Target Center
13,557 		10–13
24 December 14 Phoenix W 112–88 Russell Westbrook (28) Kendrick Perkins (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		11–13
25 December 16 @ Sacramento W 104–92 Russell Westbrook (32) Steven Adams (10) Russell Westbrook (7) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		12–13
26 December 18 @ Golden State L 109–114 Russell Westbrook (33) Andre Roberson (12) Russell Westbrook (8) Oracle Arena
19,596 		12–14
27 December 19 @ L.A.Lakers W 104–103 Russell Westbrook (31) Steven Adams (10) Russell Westbrook (10) Staples Center
18,997 		13–14
28 December 21 New Orleans L 99–101 Russell Westbrook (29) Steven Adams (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		13–15
29 December 23 Portland L 111–115 (OT) Russell Westbrook (40) Steven Adams (11) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		13–16
30 December 25 @ San Antonio W 114–106 Russell Westbrook (34) Steven Adams (15) Russell Westbrook (11) AT&T Center
18,581 		14–16
31 December 26 Charlotte W 98–75 Russell Westbrook (29) Serge Ibaka (14) Russell Westbrook (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		15–16
32 December 28 @ Dallas L 107–112 Serge Ibaka (26) Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (9) American Airlines Center
20,417 		15–17
33 December 31 Phoenix W 137–134 (OT) Kevin Durant (44) Kevin Durant (10) Kevin Durant (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		16–17
January: 7–7 (home: 4–0; road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 2 Washington W 109–102 Kevin Durant (34) Kevin Durant (8) Reggie Jackson (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		17–17
35 January 5 @ Golden State L 91–117 Russell Westbrook (22) Durant & Morrow(10) Russell Westbrook (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		17–18
36 January 7 @ Sacramento L 83–104 Kevin Durant (24) Serge Ibaka (10) Westbrook & Jackson (4) Sleep Train Arena
16,037 		17–19
37 January 9 Utah W 99–94 Kevin Durant (32) Ibaka & Perkins (7) Russell Westbrook (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		18–19
38 January 15 @ Houston L 101–112 Kevin Durant (24) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Toyota Center
18,315 		18–20
39 January 16 Golden State W 127–115 Kevin Durant (36) Russell Westbrook (15) Russell Westbrook (17) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		19–20
40 January 18 @ Orlando W 127–99 Kevin Durant (21) Kevin Durant (11) Kevin Durant (8) Amway Center
16,128 		20–20
41 January 20 @ Miami W 94–86 Durant & Westbrook (19) Russell Westbrook (10) Kevin Durant (8) American Airlines Arena
19,735 		21–20
42 January 21 @ Washington W 105–103 (OT) Kevin Durant (34) Steven Adams (20) Russell Westbrook (8) Verizon Center
20,356 		22–20
43 January 23 @ Atlanta L 93–103 Russell Westbrook (22) Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (11) Philips Arena
19,203 		22–21
44 January 25 @ Cleveland L 98–108 Kevin Durant (32) Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		22–22
45 January 26 Minnesota W 92–84 Russell Westbrook (18) Serge Ibaka (19) Westbrook & Waiters (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		23–22
46 January 28 @ New York L 92–100 Russell Westbrook (40) Serge Ibaka (10) Westbrook & Jackson (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		23–23
47 January 31 @ Memphis L 74–85 Kevin Durant (15) Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (5) FedEx Forum
18,119 		23–24
February : 9–3 (home: 6–1; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 2 Orlando W 104–97 Russell Westbrook (25) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (14) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		24–24
49 February 4 @ New Orleans W 102–91 Russell Westbrook (45) Steven Adams (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Smoothie King Center
17,156 		25–24
50 February 6 New Orleans L 113–116 Russell Westbrook (48) Russell Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		25–25
51 February 8 L.A.Clippers W 131–108 Kevin Durant (29) Russell Westbrook (11) Durant & Jackson (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		26–25
52 February 9 @ Denver W 124–114 Kevin Durant (40) Mitch McGary (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Pepsi Center
16,511 		27–25
53 February 11 Memphis W 105–89 Kevin Durant (26) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		28–25
All-Star Break
54 February 19 Dallas W 104–89 Russell Westbrook (34) Serge Ibaka (22) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		29–25
55 February 21 @ Charlotte W 110–103 Russell Westbrook (33) Enes Kanter (13) Russell Westbrook (10) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,303 		30–25
56 February 22 Denver W 119–94 Russell Westbrook (21) Enes Kanter (12) Russell Westbrook (17) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		31–25
57 February 24 Indiana W 105–92 Serge Ibaka (23) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		32–25
58 February 26 @ Phoenix L 113–117 (OT) Russell Westbrook (39) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (11) US Airways Center
17,514 		32–26
59 February 27 @ Portland L 112–115 Russell Westbrook (40) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (11) Moda Center
19,962 		32–27
March : 10–5 (home: 8–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 1 @ L.A. Lakers W 108–101 Ibaka & Augustin (18) Enes Kanter (15) Kanter & Augustin (5) Staples Center
18,997 		33–27
61 March 4 Philadelphia W 123–118 (OT) Russell Westbrook (49) Russell Westbrook (16) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		34–27
62 March 5 @ Chicago L 105–108 Russell Westbrook (43) Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westbrook (7) United Center
21,696 		34–28
63 March 8 Toronto W 108–104 Russell Westbrook (30) Enes Kanter (12) Russell Westbrook (17) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		35–28
64 March 11 L.A. Clippers L 108–120 Anthony Morrow (26) Russell Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		35–29
65 March 13 Minnesota W 113–99 Russell Westbrook (29) Enes Kanter (15) Russell Westbrook (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		36–29
66 March 15 Chicago W 109–100 Russell Westbrook (36) Enes Kanter (18) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		37–29
67 March 16 @ Dallas L 115–119 Russell Westbrook (24) Kanter & McGary (13) Russell Westbrook (12) American Airlines Center
20,231 		37–30
68 March 18 Boston W 122–118 Russell Westbrook (36) Steven Adams (13) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		38–30
69 March 20 Atlanta W 123–115 Russell Westbrook (36) Steven Adams (16) Russell Westbrook (14) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		39–30
70 March 22 Miami W 93–75 Enes Kanter (27) Enes Kanter (12) Russell Westbrook (17) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		40–30
71 March 24 L.A. Lakers W 127–117 Russell Westbrook (27) Enes Kanter (16) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		41–30
72 March 25 @ San Antonio L 91–130 Kanter, Westbrook (16) Enes Kanter (10) Russell Westbrook (7) AT&T Center
18,581 		41–31
73 March 28 @ Utah L 89–94 Russell Westbrook (37) Steven Adams (14) Russell Westbrook (6) Energy Solutions Arena
19,911 		41–32
74 March 29 @ Phoenix W 109–97 Russell Westbrook (33) Steven Adams (16) Russell Westbrook (7) US Airways Center
17,538 		42–32
April: 3–5 (home: 2–3; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 1 Dallas L 131–135 Anthony Morrow (32) Enes Kanter (16) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		42–33
76 April 3 @ Memphis L 92–100 Enes Kanter (24) Enes Kanter (17) Russell Westbrook (7) FedExForum
18,119 		42–34
77 April 5 Houston L 112–115 Russell Westbrook (40) Enes Kanter (17) Russell Westbrook (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		42–35
78 April 7 San Antonio L 88–113 Russell Westbrook (17) Mitch McGary (9) DJ Augustin (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		42–36
79 April 10 Sacramento W 116–103 Russell Westbrook (27) Steven Adams (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		43–36
80 April 12 @ Indiana L 104–116 Russell Westbrook (54) Steven Adams (10) Russell Westbrook (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		43–37
81 April 13 Portland W 101–90 Russell Westbrook (36) Enes Kanter (13) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		44–37
82 April 15 @ Minnesota W 138–113 Russell Westbrook (37) Enes Kanter (15) Russell Westbrook (7) Target Center
18,250 		45–37
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Summer league and preseason statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Summer league

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Oklahoma City Thunder statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Marcus Lewis 5 0 12.2 .750 . . 1.2 1.6 1.2 0.0 3.8
Semaj Christon 4 4 26.3 .485 . . 2.3 2.8 1.3 0.0 11.3
Ron Anderson 5 5 9.6 .000 . . 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.8
Mario Little 4 0 19.0 .357 . . 2.3 3.0 1.3 0.0 10.0
Steven Adams 3 0 9.7 .600 . . 4.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 9.7
Andre Roberson 4 3 29.0 .483 . . 8.3 2.0 2.3 0.8 9.5
Josh Huestis 4 0 19.8 .429 . . 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.5 8.0
Fuquan Edwin 3 0 7.3 .250 . . 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.3
Mitch McGary 4 4 26.0 .500 . . 5.8 1.3 0.8 1.8 14.8
Perry Jones 4 4 27.3 .447 . . 5.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 12.3
Jeremy Lamb 3 3 31.3 .320 . . 5.3 2.7 1.3 0.7 17.3
Maurice Sutton 3 0 3.7 .333 . . 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
Michael Stockton 3 0 10.0 .600 . . 0.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 3.0

Preseason

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Oklahoma City Thunder statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Russell Westbrook 6 5 22.3 .369 .100 .920 6.2 4.2 1.8 0.0 12.0
Kevin Durant 2 2 15.0 .500 .333 1.000 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 11.5
Serge Ibaka 3 3 23.9 .469 .500 .500 5.7 0.7 0.0 1.7 11.3
Reggie Jackson 2 0 20.1 .412 .429 1.000 2.5 4.5 0.5 0.0 11.0
Steven Adams 7 7 25.7 .684 .000 .500 6.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 12.7
Anthony Morrow 6 3 24.9 .475 .448 .950 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.2 15.0
Lance Thomas 6 2 22.2 .333 .000 .917 4.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 4.8
Sebastian Telfair 5 1 22.9 .261 .222 .100 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.7 4.
Andre Roberson 7 3 28.0 .441 .400 .467 6.1 2.3 1.1 0.9 5.6
Richard Soloman 3 0 11.9 .667 .000 .500 3.3 0.3 1.3 0.7 4.7
Nick Collison 1 0 11.1 1.000 1.000 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 5.0
Mitch McGary 1 1 36.0 .500 .000 .000 2.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 14.0
Perry Jones 6 1 23.7 .410 .286 .483 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 11.7
Jeremy Lamb 5 1 32.4 .304 .143 .771 5.6 2.6 1.2 0.8 15.8
Talib Zanna 7 0 17.4 .400 .000 .682 5.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 4.4
Michael Jenkins 7 0 17.5 .400 .320 .600 1.7 2.0 0.4 0.0 6.0

Regular season

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Oklahoma City Thunder statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Steven Adams 70 67 25.3 54.4% 0.0% 50.2% 7.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 7.7
D. J. Augustin ≠ 28 1 24.2 37.1% 35.4% 86.1% 2.2 3.1 0.6 0.0 7.3
Nick Collison 66 2 16.7 41.9% 26.7% 69.2% 3.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 4.1
Kevin Durant 27 27 33.8 51.0% 40.3% 85.4% 6.6 4.1 0.9 0.9 25.4
Enes Kanter ≠ 26 26 31.1 56.6% 75.0% 77.6% 11.0 1.1 0.5 0.5 18.7
Serge Ibaka 64 64 33.1 47.6% 37.6% 83.6% 7.8 0.9 0.5 2.4 14.3
Reggie Jackson † 50 13 28.0 43.2% 27.8% 86.1% 4.0 4.3 0.8 0.1 12.8
Grant Jerrett 5 0 5.0 17.6% 7.7% - 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.4
Perry Jones 43 13 14.7 39.7% 23.3% 64.9% 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 4.3
Jeremy Lamb 47 8 13.5 41.6% 34.2% 89.1% 2.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 6.3
Mitch McGary 32 2 15.2 53.3% 0.0% 62.5% 5.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 6.3
Anthony Morrow 74 0 24.4 46.3% 43.4% 88.8% 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.1 10.7
Steve Novak ≠ 13 0 6.8 28.6% 20.0% - 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.1 1.2
Kendrick Perkins † 51 3 19.2 44.1% 0.0% 50.7% 5.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 4.0
Andre Roberson 67 65 19.2 45.8% 24.7% 47.9% 3.8 1.0 0.8 0.4 3.4
Kyle Singler ≠ 26 18 17.5 33.3% 37.0% 68.8% 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.3 3.7
Ish Smith ≠ † 30 0 5.2 33.3% 20.0% 66.7% 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 1.2
Sebastian Telfair ‡ 16 1 20.4 36.8% 30.0% 70.6% 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.0 8.4
Lance Thomas † 22 13 20.5 35.7% 0.0% 69.7% 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.0 5.1
Dion Waiters ≠ 47 20 30.3 39.2% 31.9% 62.5% 2.9 1.9 1.0 0.2 12.7
Russell Westbrook 67 67 34.4 42.6% 29.9% 83.5% 7.3 8.6 2.1 0.2 28.1
  Led team in statistic

After all games.[31]
‡ Waived during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season

Individual game highs

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Awards and records

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Awards

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Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Russell Westbrook All-NBA Second Team May 21, 2015 [32]
NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award February 15, 2015 [33]
Season scoring leader April 16, 2015 [34]

Injuries

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Transactions

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Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Overview

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Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Via retirement

Trades

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June 27, 2014[35] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Semaj Christon 		To Charlotte Hornets
Cash considerations
July 15, 2014[36] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis 		To Atlanta Hawks
Thabo Sefolosha
Draft rights to Georgios Printezis
Cash considerations
August 26, 2014[37] To Oklahoma City Thunder
2015 protected second-round pick 		To Philadelphia 76ers
Hasheem Thabeet
Cash considerations
January 5, 2015[38] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Dion Waiters via CLE 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Iman Shumpert via NYK
J.R. Smith via NYK
2016 first-round pick via OKC
To New York Knicks
Lou Amundson via CLE
Alex Kirk via CLE
Lance Thomas via OKC
2019 second-round pick via CLE
February 19, 2015[39] To Oklahoma City Thunder
2016 second-round pick 		To New Orleans Pelicans
Ish Smith
Draft rights to Latavious Williams
2015 second-round pick
Cash considerations
February 19, 2015[40] To Oklahoma City Thunder
D. J. Augustin via DET
Enes Kanter via UTA
Steve Novak via UTA
Kyle Singler via DET
2019 second-round pick via DET 		To Detroit Pistons
Reggie Jackson via OKC
To Utah Jazz
Grant Jerrett via OKC
Kendrick Perkins via OKC
2017 second-round pick via DET
2017 protected first-round pick via OKC
Draft rights to Tibor Pleiss via OKC

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Date Player Contract
July 16, 2014 Grant Jerrett[41] Standard
In-Season Re-Signings
February 3, 2015 Nick Collison[42] Multi-Year Extension

Additions

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Date Player Contract Former team
July 15, 2014 Sebastian Telfair[43] Standard China Tianjin Ronggang
July 16, 2014 Anthony Morrow[44] Multi-Year New Orleans Pelicans
August 14, 2014 Lance Thomas[45] Standard China Foshan Dralions
In-Season Additions
November 7, 2014 Ish Smith[46] Hardship Exception Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason left New team
July 1, 2014 Derek Fisher Retired N/A
July 15, 2014 Thabo Sefolosha[47] Free Agent Atlanta Hawks
July 15, 2014 Caron Butler[48] Free Agent Detroit Pistons
In-Season Subtractions
November 26, 2014 Sebastian Telfair[49] Waived China Xinjiang Flying Tigers

References

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  21. ^ Durant returns, but Pelicans down Thunder 112-104
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  23. ^ Warriors beat Thunder 114-109 after Durant injury
  24. ^ Kevin Durant (ankle) day to day
  25. ^ Kevin Durant will miss Lakers game with ankle injury
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  32. ^ "Warriors' Curry and Cavaliers' James unanimous picks for 2014-15 All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. May 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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  34. ^ Russell Westbrook edges James Harden for NBA scoring crown
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  36. ^ "Thunder Acquires Schortsanitis and Trade Exception". nba.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  37. ^ "Thunder Acquires Trade Exception and Draft Pick". nba.com. August 26, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  38. ^ "Thunder Acquires Dion Waiters". nba.com. January 5, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  39. ^ "Thunder Acquires Second Round Draft Pick". nba.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  40. ^ "Thunder Acquires Augustin, Singler, Kanter, Novak and Draft Pick". nba.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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  42. ^ "Thunder Signs Nick Collison to Contract Extension". nba.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  43. ^ "Thunder Signs Sebastian Telfair". nba.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  44. ^ "Thunder Signs Anthony Morrow". nba.com. July 16, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  45. ^ "Free agent forward Lance Thomas -- with CHI in July -- has reached agreement on a training camp deal with the Thunder, sources tell RealGM". twitter.com. August 14, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  46. ^ "Thunder Signs Ish Smith". nba.com. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  47. ^ "Thunder Acquires Schortsanitis and Trade Exception". nba.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  48. ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Forward Caron Butler". nba.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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