Written by Kevin Early

It was big three against big three and Miami's came out on top. The Oklahoma City Thunder should be as eager as ever to bring home the title. Now for the stat junkies, we look at their last season's work to determine how they will fair this year. Compare them to other teams to see how your team matches up. For the stat junkies,  here is your fix. 

Point Guard: Russell Westbrook

Games Played: 66
Games Started: 66
Minutes Per Game: 35.2 
Field-Goal Percentage: .457
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .316 
Free-Throw Percentage: .823
Rebounds Per Game: 4.6
Assists Per Game: 5.5
Steals Per Game: 1.7
Blocks Per Game: 0.3
Points Per Game: 23.6

Shooting Guard: Thabo Sefolosha

Games Played: 42
Games Started: 42
Minutes Per Game: 21.8 
Field-Goal Percentage: .432
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .437 
Free-Throw Percentage: .884
Rebounds Per Game: 3
Assists Per Game: 1.1
Steals Per Game: 0.9
Blocks Per Game: 0.4
Points Per Game: 4.8

Small Forward: Kevin Durant

Games Played: 66
Games Started: 66
Minutes Per Game: 38.6 
Field-Goal Percentage: .496
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .387 
Free-Throw Percentage: .860
Rebounds Per Game: 8.0
Assists Per Game: 3.5
Steals Per Game: 1.3
Blocks Per Game: 1.2
Points Per Game: 28

Power Forward: Serge Ibaka

Games Played: 66
Games Started: 66
Minutes Per Game: 27.2
Field-Goal Percentage: .535
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .333 
Free-Throw Percentage: .661
Rebounds Per Game: 7.5
Assists Per Game: 0.4
Steals Per Game: 0.5
Blocks Per Game: 3.6
Points Per Game: 9.1

Center: Kendrick Perkins

Games Played: 65
Games Started: 65
Minutes Per Game: 26.8 
Field-Goal Percentage: .489
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: 0 
Free-Throw Percentage: .652
Rebounds Per Game: 6.6
Assists Per Game: 1.2
Steals Per Game: 0.4
Blocks Per Game: 1.1
Points Per Game: 5

The Oklahoma City Thunder's Starting Lineup Combined

Games Played: 61
Games Started: 61
Minutes Per Game: 29.9
Field-Goal Percentage: .482
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .368
Free-Throw Percentage: .776
Rebounds Per Game: 5.9 (Total 29.7 per game)
Assists Per Game: 2.3 (Total 11.7)
Steals Per Game: 0.96 (Total 4.8)
Blocks Per Game: 1.32 (Total 6.6)
Points Per Game: 14.1 (Total 70.5)

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