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Thunder open inaugural season in Oklahoma City

Oct. 29, 2008
A sellout crowd of about 19,000 -- many wearing blue Thunder T-shirts given away to commemorate the occasion -- jammed the Ford Center to watch their new, permanent hometown team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, take on the Milwaukee Bucks.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Jeff Green's 23 points Wednesday paced Oklahoma City to its most outstanding effort of the season -- a 114-93 victory over Utah.

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CHICAGO, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Nick Collison scored 21 points Saturday night -- five of them in overtime -- to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 109-98 victory over Chicago.

NBA: Oklahoma City 107, New York 99

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Jeff Green and Kevin Durant each scored 27 points Tuesday to lead, carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 107-99 win over the New York Knicks.

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NBA: Miami 105, Oklahoma City 99

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NBA: Orlando 98, Oklahoma City 89

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Dwight Howard's 21 points and 23 rebounds Friday keyed the Orlando Magic's 98-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

NBA: Charlotte 103, Oklahoma City 97

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MEMPHIS, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant's 30 points and seven rebounds Saturday helped the Oklahoma City Thunder record a 111-103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

NBA: Minnesota 105, Oklahoma City 103

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Mike Miller hit a jump shot with a tenth of a second showing on the clock Friday, giving Minnesota a 105-103 win over Oklahoma City.

NBA: Cleveland 117, Oklahoma City 82

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Oklahoma City fires Coach P.J. Carlesimo

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NBA: LA Clippers 108, Oklahoma City 88

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Chris Kaman led a balanced attack with 25 points Wednesday, carrying the Los Angeles Clippers to a 108-88 blasting of Oklahoma City.

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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler