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Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Game 1: Monday, January 4th
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Game 2: Wednesday, January 27th
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Thunder 98

(19-15, 10-8 away)

Bulls 85

(14-18, 11-7 home)

Coverage: CSNC

8:00 PM ET, January 4, 2010

United Center, Chicago, IL

1 2 3 4 T
OKC 23 24 32 1998
CHI 28 24 14 1985

Top Performers

Oklahoma City: R. Westbrook 29 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl

Chicago: D. Rose 19 Pts, 3 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEOKLAHOMA CITYSCORECHICAGO
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Jeff Green vs. Joakim Noah (Russell Westbrook gains possession)0-0 
11:45Jeff Green misses 8-foot hook shot0-0 
11:45 0-0Taj Gibson defensive rebound
11:29 0-0Taj Gibson misses 14-foot jumper
11:27Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound0-0 
11:08Jeff Green backcourt0-0 
10:53 0-0Luol Deng misses driving layup
10:52Russell Westbrook defensive rebound0-0 
10:48Kevin Durant makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)2-0 
10:33 2-2Taj Gibson makes slam dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
10:12Nenad Krstic makes 14-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)4-2 
10:00 4-4Derrick Rose makes driving layup
9:48Joakim Noah blocks Thabo Sefolosha's layup4-4 
9:45 4-4Joakim Noah defensive rebound
9:37 4-4Derrick Rose misses 14-foot jumper
9:37Jeff Green defensive rebound4-4 
9:26Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper4-4 
9:26 4-4Joakim Noah defensive rebound
9:11 4-6Joakim Noah makes driving layup
8:47Joakim Noah blocks Russell Westbrook's driving layup4-6 
8:45 4-6Joakim Noah defensive rebound
8:40 4-8Derrick Rose makes two point shot
8:23Jeff Green makes driving dunk6-8 
8:11 6-8Luol Deng bad pass (Jeff Green steals)
8:11 6-8Luol Deng loose ball foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
7:56Jeff Green misses 19-foot jumper6-8 
7:54 6-8Taj Gibson defensive rebound
7:45 6-8Joakim Noah bad pass (Jeff Green steals)
7:41Jeff Green lost ball (Taj Gibson steals)6-8 
7:33 6-11Kirk Hinrich makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
7:18Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper6-11 
7:16 6-11Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound
7:11 6-11Joakim Noah offensive foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)
7:11 6-11Joakim Noah turnover
7:01 6-11Luol Deng shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
7:01Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 27-11 
7:01 7-11John Salmons enters the game for Luol Deng
7:01Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 28-11 
6:50Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)8-11 
6:50 8-11Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 2
6:50 8-11Chicago offensive rebound
6:50 8-11Joakim Noah misses free throw 2 of 2
6:48 8-11Kirk Hinrich offensive rebound
6:47 8-11Joakim Noah misses dunk
6:45Nenad Krstic defensive rebound8-11 
6:39Russell Westbrook misses driving layup8-11 
6:39 8-11Joakim Noah defensive rebound
6:35 8-13Taj Gibson makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
6:26Oklahoma City full timeout
6:26Kevin Durant bad pass (Kirk Hinrich steals)8-13 
6:22 8-13Thabo Sefolosha blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup
6:22 8-13Joakim Noah offensive rebound
6:22Kevin Durant shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)8-13 
6:22 8-14Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 2
6:22 8-15Joakim Noah makes free throw 2 of 2
6:13Kevin Durant bad pass (John Salmons steals)8-15 
6:13Nenad Krstic loose ball foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)8-15 
6:13Nick Collison enters the game for Nenad Krstic8-15 
6:01 8-17Joakim Noah makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
5:35Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper10-17 
5:20 10-17Derrick Rose misses 14-foot jumper
5:18 10-17Joakim Noah offensive rebound
5:18 10-19Joakim Noah makes two point shot
5:05Jeff Green misses 21-foot jumper10-19 
5:03 10-19Derrick Rose defensive rebound
4:56Serge Ibaka enters the game for Jeff Green10-19 
4:56 10-19Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Taj Gibson
4:48 10-21Tyrus Thomas makes 6-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
4:48Serge Ibaka shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)10-21 
4:48 10-22Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
4:39Russell Westbrook makes driving layup12-22 
4:26 12-24Derrick Rose makes layup
4:03Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper12-24 
4:01 12-24Derrick Rose defensive rebound
3:36 12-24Tyrus Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
3:35Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound12-24 
3:26Russell Westbrook misses two point shot12-24 
3:25Serge Ibaka offensive rebound12-24 
3:25Serge Ibaka misses tip shot12-24 
3:23Russell Westbrook offensive rebound12-24 
3:21Russell Westbrook makes layup14-24 
2:53 14-24John Salmons misses 23-foot jumper
2:50Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound14-24 
2:38Russell Westbrook makes layup16-24 
2:30Chicago full timeout
2:30James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha16-24 
2:30 16-24James Johnson enters the game for Joakim Noah
2:30 16-24Brad Miller enters the game for Kirk Hinrich
2:12 16-24Nick Collison blocks John Salmons's layup
2:10 16-24Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound
2:09 16-24shot clock violation
1:51Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper19-24 
1:34 19-24John Salmons misses layup
1:31 19-24John Salmons offensive rebound
1:29Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook19-24 
1:23 19-24James Johnson misses driving layup
1:23 19-24Brad Miller offensive rebound
1:22 19-26Brad Miller makes layup
1:02Kevin Durant turnover19-26 
0:47 19-26Brad Miller misses 16-foot jumper
0:46Serge Ibaka defensive rebound19-26 
0:38 19-26Tyrus Thomas shooting foul (Serge Ibaka draws the foul)
0:38Serge Ibaka makes free throw 1 of 220-26 
0:38Serge Ibaka makes free throw 2 of 221-26 
0:32 21-28Derrick Rose makes 12-foot two point shot
0:16Kevin Durant makes 10-foot jumper (James Harden assists)23-28 
0:02 23-28Derrick Rose misses 11-foot jumper
0:01Kevin Durant defensive rebound23-28 
0:00James Harden misses 22-foot jumper23-28 
0:00Oklahoma City offensive rebound23-28 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter