The Association

[Gaz.Hodg]

I've experimented with a few associations, and this is my final one that I will spend my time on. My plan is to play one key game per week, and one Thunder game. I will post the results of key games, awards, injuries, as well as update the standings and stat leaders weekly. I have started the association from "Today" which is 01/18/14.

When playing, I try to keep all transactions realistic, I also try to keep player stats realistic with the editing of rotations and sim settings.

Association Settings


Rosters - http://www.operationsports.com/forum...box-360-a.html

Draft Class - http://www.operationsports.com/forum...s-xbox360.html

Sliders - http://www.operationsports.com/forum...4-sliders.html

Difficulty - All-Star (Fits in with sliders)

Quarter Length - 11 Minutes

Sim Length - 12 Minutes

[Gaz.Hodg]

NBA Today, 01/18/14.

• Indiana use late 16-3 run to outlast Clippers;
  LAC 80-88 IND.

• Miami surge past Charlotte behind LeBron's 26 points;
  MIA 109-93 CHA.

• Philly given defensive shutdown by Chicago;
  PHI 77-82 CHI

• Houston smash Milwaukee, recover from record breaking loss vs. OKC;
  MIL 88-114 HOU

• Lillard hits another game winner as Portland down Dallas;
  POR 109-108 Dallas

Golden State hits 16 3's in blowout win vs. New Orleans

Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Hornets
Jan 18, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Golden State (26-16)	32	36	25	45	139
New Orleans (15-24)	26	18	26	37	107

Golden State Warriors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stephen Curry	31	12-24	5-8	3-3	4	8	3	1	2	32
Klay Thompson	29	9-17	5-8	4-4	2	3	2	1	2	27
Andre Iguodala	35	9-15	3-5	5-7	7	10	5	5	1	26
David Lee	32	6-12	0-0	3-4	18	1	1	1	2	15
Andrew Bogut	25	4-5	0-0	1-4	16	1	0	1	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Harrison Barnes	26	4-8	0-0	1-1	5	0	1	2	2	9
Jordan Crawford	18	4-11	2-5	3-3	1	3	1	0	2	13
Kent Bazemore	14	1-5	0-1	1-1	5	5	2	0	1	3
Draymond Green	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3
Festus Ezeli	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Mauresse Speights	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jermaine O'Neal	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		51-100	16-28	21-27	61	33	11	11	13	139

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jrue Holiday	32	4-15	1-1	2-4	6	8	3	1	2	11
Eric Gordon	28	4-13	2-3	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	10
Tyreke Evans	31	9-22	1-2	0-0	6	5	1	1	2	19
Anthony Davis	30	6-10	0-0	3-4	6	0	1	1	1	15
Jason Smith	29	4-5	0-0	5-5	12	2	0	1	1	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Austin Rivers	16	7-11	1-2	1-1	1	0	0	1	2	16
Ryan Anderson	19	4-13	2-8	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	10
Greg Stiemsma	11	3-6	0-0	0-1	4	1	1	0	2	6
Anthony Morrow	8	0-1	0-1	3-3	2	0	0	0	0	3
Al Faroouq-Aminu	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	2
Brian Roberts	10	0-5	0-0	2-2	3	3	0	0	0	2
Louis Amundson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		42-103	7-17	16-20	50	23	7	5	15	107

[Gaz.Hodg]

NBA Today, 01/19/14.

• Milwaukee stun San Antonio on the road, snap 7 game losing streak;
  MIL 91-86 SAS

• Greens 3 point dagger downs Denver at buzzer;
  DEN 99-100 PHX

Durant's triple-double and fourth straight 40 point game propels OKC over Sacramento

Sacramento Kings at Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan 19, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Sacramento (14-25)	27	21	21	36	105
Oklahoma City (31-10)	28	30	25	27	110

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Isiah Thomas	42	7-21	4-9	5-5	7	8	3	0	5	23
Marcus Thornton	25	6-14	1-3	3-3	4	1	1	1	0	16
Rudy Gay	36	7-21	0-5	3-3	4	2	1	0	0	17
Carl Landy	33	4-9	0-0	0-0	11	0	0	0	0	8
DeMarcus Cousins	32	6-13	0-0	3-6	12	1	1	2	2	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ben McLmore	24	8-12	2-2	2-2	3	3	1	1	0	20
Derrick Williams	15	1-4	1-3	1-2	4	0	0	1	1	4
Jason Thomspon	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Quincy Acy	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmer Fredette	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Travis Outlaw	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Ray McCallum	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		40-96	8-22	17-21	49	17	7	5	8	105

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Reggie Jackson	33	6-12	1-2	3-4	2	4	1	1	4	16
Thabo Sefolosha	32	3-10	0-2	0-0	5	1	2	1	2	6
Kevin Durant	39	13-27	1-3	14-14	12	12	2	2	2	41
Serge Ibaka	36	9-15	1-2	3-3	10	3	0	2	0	22
Kendrick Pekins	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeremy Lamb	23	3-11	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	6
Nick Collison	13	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	4
Derrick Fisher	12	1-3	1-1	2-2	0	1	1	1	0	5
Steven Adams	19	4-6	0-0	0-0	8	3	1	1	1	8
Perry Jones	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andre Roberson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Hasheem Thabeet	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		42-88	4-11	22-23	47	28	8	9	10I	110

[Gaz.Hodg]

Breaking: Philadelphia's Evan Turner breaks arm halfway through 3rd quarter in the game against Washington, team officials expect Turner to be out around 2 months. With this injury, any kind of trade of Turner looks to be out of the window, as it was reported that the 76ers were looking for a deal for the small forward. As well as the Turner injury, 76ers also report that rookie Power Forward Nerlens Noel could return to the court in as little as 3 weeks.

[Gaz.Hodg]

NBA Today, 01/20/14.

• Cleveland get past Dallas behind Irving's 28;
  DAL 91-96 CLE

• Melo's buzzer beater downs Brooklyn;
  BRK 99-100 NYK

• Memphis edge New Orleans despite Davis dominance
  NOP 90-96 MEM

• Portland edge Houston despite 28/15 from Dwight;
  POR 92-85 HOU

• Curry's 9 TOs catalyst for defeat vs. Indiana
  IND 90-87 GSW

[Gaz.Hodg]

NBA Today, 01/21/14.

• Miami pound Boston behind James' near triple-double;
  BOS 85-99 MIA

• Brooklyn recover from loss to New York, down Magic;
  ORL 92-103 BRK

• Holiday scores season high 39 in win over Sacramento;
  SAC 105-120 NOP

Kevin Durant scores career high 53 in OKC's win over Portland

Portland Trailblazers at Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan 19, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Portland (32-10)	23	23	35	20	101
Oklahoma City (32-10)	26	33	36	21	116

Portland Trailblazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Damian Lillard	37	7-16	1-3	4-4	4	9	3	1	2	19
Wesley Mathews	30	6-17	2-6	3-3	5	3	1	0	1	17
Nicholas Batum	23	3-7	0-0	7-9	5	2	1	1	2	13
LaMarcus Aldridge	40	9-15	0-0	1-1	13	1	0	2	2	19
Robin Lopez	35	4-8	0-0	0-0	14	1	1	2	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mo Williams	19	5-8	1-2	2-2	1	4	1	0	0	13
C.J McCollum	19	4-7	2-3	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	10
Meyers Leonard	7	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Thomas Robinson	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dorell Wright	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Earl Watson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Allen Crabbe	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		39-83	6-15	17-19	43	24	8	6	9	101

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Reggie Jackson	34	3-11	1-4	5-5	5	9	1	0	2	12
Thabo Sefolosha	23	3-9	0-2	0-0	2	5	0	3	2	6
Kevin Durant	43	19-36	3-6	12-13	11	5	1	1	3	53
Serge Ibaka	34	5-11	0-1	1-1	9	1	1	2	0	11
Kendrick Perkins	17	2-3	0-0	1-1	6	1	2	0	1	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeremy Lamb	26	2-6	2-4	2-2	2	2	1	2	0	8
Nick Collison	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	2
Derrick Fisher	11	3-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	11
Steven Adams	17	4-6	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	2	0	8
Perry Jones	8	1-2	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	0	0	3
Andre Roberson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Hasheem Thabeet	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		43-91	8-20	22-25	48	26	8	11	9	116

[Gaz.Hodg]

NBA Today, 22/01/14.

• Chicago move above .500 in win over Cavs;
  CHI 100-90 CLE

• Charlotte hand Clippers 3rd straight loss;
  LAC 95-121 CHA

• Houston battle past Kings behind Howards 26/19;
  SAC 96-114 HOU

• San Antonio cool off Durant, Thunder;
  OKC 74-84 SAS

• Indiana contain Phoenix, win 5th straight
  PHX 82-108 IND

[Gaz.Hodg]

NBA Today, 24/01/14.

• Parker's season high 30, lifts San Antonio over Atlanta;
  SAS 122-112 ATL

• Despite 22 TO's Thunder win in Boston behind KD's 39
  OKC 107-102 BOS

• Dallas win easy in Barclays Center;
  DAL 113-104 BRK

• Bulls win 3rd straight, beat Clips in OT;
  LAC 111-113 CHI

• Memphis pound struggling Rockets;
  MEM 113-96 HOU

• Indiana's offense lifts them pas Sacramento;
  IND 116-103 SAC

• Warriors beat struggling Wolves by 20;
  MIN 82-102 GSW