Eastern Conference Player of the Month
Derrick Rose, CHI

Western Conference Player of the Month
Russell Westbrook, OKC

Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month
Otto Porter, WAS

Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Trey Burke, UTA

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.
Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.
Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.
The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.
With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.
Injury Report 3rd January, 2014 | ||
Pos | Player | Injury Note |
PHI | S. Hawes | Broken Arm-Out-4-6 weeks |
CHA | G. Henderson | Sprained foot - Out - 1-2 weeks |
MIL | J. Henson | Knee Tendinitis - Hurt - Day-to-Day |
CLE | W. Ellington | Knee Tendinitis - Hurt - Day-to-Day |
CLE | L. Mbah a Moute | Broken Finger - Hurt - Day-to-Day |
CLE | D. Waiters | Sprained Knee - Out - day-to-Day |
CLE | E. Clark | Briused Hip - Hurt - Day-to-Day |
BOS | A. Bradley | Broken Foot - Out - 1-2 weeks |
BOS | G. Wallace | Broken Hand - Out - 4-6 weeks |
BOS | C.J. Watson | Knee tendinitis - Hurt - 1-2 weeks |
Injury Report 3rd January, 2014 | ||
Pos | Player | Injury Note |
MEM | M. Conley | Broken Jaw - Out - 4-6 weeks |
MEM | E. Davis | Broken Finger - Hurt - 1-2 weeks |
MEM | Q. Pondexter | Broken Finger - Hurt - 2-4 weeks |
ATL | L. Williams | Strained Groin - Hurt - 1-2 weeks |
ATL | R. Anderson | Strained Hamstring - Hurt - 1-2 weeks |
ATL | A. Horford | Plantar Fasciitis - Hurt - 2-4 weeks |
MIA | M. Chalmers | Twisted ankle - Hurt - 2-4 weeks |
NO | S. Brown | Twisted ankle - Hurt - Day-to-Day |
SAC | S. Marion | Torn MCL - Out - 8-10 months |
SAC | C. Hayes | Sore Hamstring - Hurt - 1-2 weeks |
Injury Report 3rd January, 2014 | ||
Pos | Player | Injury Note |
NYK | T. Hardaway Jr. | Sprained Shoulder - Out - Day-to-Day |
DAL | O.J. Mayo | Torn MCL - Out - 4-6 weeks |
BKN | R. Evans | Torn MCL - Out - Day-to-Day |
DEN | T. Lawson | Torn Hamstring - Out - 1-2 weeks |
IND | L. Stephenson | Broken Ankle - out - 2-4 weeks |
DET | R. Stuckey | Bruised Heel - Hurt - 1-2 weeks |
DET | K. Singler | Sore Knee - Hurt - 8-10 months |
HOU | J. Harden | Sprained Wrist - Hurt - 1-2 weeks |
HOU | O. Asik | Torn Hand Ligament - Out - 2-4 weeks |
SAS | J.J. Hickson | Shin Splints - Hurt - Day-to-Day |
Injury Report 3rd January, 2014 | ||
Pos | Player | Injury Note |
PHX | M. Gortat | Twistwd Ankle - Hurt - Day-to-Day |
OKC | K. Durant | Broken Back - out - 6-8 weeks |
POR | J. Freeland | Sprained Calf - Hurt - 1-2 weeks |
GSW | R. Jefferson | Back Spasms - Hurt - Day-to-Day |
WAS | B. Beal | Torn MCL - Out - 6-8 months |
Phoenix Suns at Philadelphia 76ers | |||||
Jan 4, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
Phoenix (15-17) | 28 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 88 |
Philadelphia (18-14) | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 89 |
Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
L. Ridnour | 20 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
B. McLemore | 33 | 6-17 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
R. Brewer | 22 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
A. Kirilenko | 17 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
A. Len | 33 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
M. Morris | 31 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
J. Fredette | 9 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Salmons | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | |||||||||
T. Williams | 20 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
K, Marshall | 22 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 7-9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
A. Oriakhi | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Goodwin | 11 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
M. Gortat (twisted ankle) | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | |||||||||
TEAM TOTALS | 34-84 (40%) | 3-23 (13) | 17-22 (77%) | 40 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 88 |
Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
N. Collison | 30 | 5-16 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
B. Rush | 28 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
E. Turner | 33 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
T. Young | 34 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
N. Noel | 35 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
M. Carter-Williams | 12 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
J. Richardson | 16 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
TEAM TOTALS | 34-82 (41%) | 3-14 (21%) | 18-19 (94%) | 57 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 89 |
Team Stats for Suns: updated Jan 4, 2014 | ||
Rank | Category | |
23rd (UP 3 pos.) | Points Per Game | 96.3 PPG |
12th (DOWN 7 pos.) | Opponent Points Per Game | 97.7 OPPG |
24th (UP 2 pos.) | Field Goal PCT. | .444 FG% |
28th (UP 1 pos.) | 3-point Field Goal PCT. | .324 3PT% |
11th (DOWN 8 pos.) | Free Throw PCT. | .777 FT% |
27th (UP 3 pos.) | Assists Per Game | 20.2 APG |
14th (DOWN 3 pos.) | Rebounds Per Game | 45.9 RPG |
12th (UP 10 pos.) | Steals Per Game | 6.8 SPG |
12th (UP 5 pos.) | Blocks Per Game | 6.6 BPG |
18th (--) | Turnovers Per Game | 12.7 TOPG |
NBA League Leaders - Updated: Jan 4, 2014 | |||||
Wizards trade: | Timberwolves trade: | From | |||
![]() | 1. L. Scola, 77 | ![]() | 1. G. Stiemsma, 69 | ||
2. N. Wolters, 62 (R) | 2. M. Lee, 68 | ||||
3. | 3. '14 2nd Round Pick | MEM | |||
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NBA League Leaders - Updated: Jan 4, 2014 | |||||
Suns trade: | Suns receive: | From | |||
![]() | 1. J. Fredette, SG, 71 | ![]() | 1. E. Clark, PF, 73 | CLE | |
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Cavs trade: | Cavs receive: | From | |||
![]() | 1. E. Clark, PF, 73 | ![]() | 1. S. Brown, SG, 72 | NO | |
2. Dom. Jones, SG, 67 | 2. L. Thomas, PF, 67 | NO | |||
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Pelicans trade; | Pelicans receive: | ||||
1. L. Thomas, PF, 67 | 1. Dom. Jones, SG, 67 | CLE | |||
2. S. Brown, SG, 72 | 2. J. Fredette, SG, 71 | PHX | |||
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NEW ORLEANS PELICANS Depth Chart - 2013-14 | ||||
STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
PG | J. Holiday 85 | A. Rivers 68 | P. Jackson 66 | |
SG | E. Gordon 85 | M. Brooks 72 | J. Fredette 70 | Dominique Jones 67 |
SF | T. Evans 82 | A. Aminu 76 | D. Miller 64 | |
PF | A. Davis 85 | C. Landry 77 | M. Teletovic 66 | |
C | T. Splitter 76 | J. Smith 69 |
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Depth Chart - 2013-14 | ||||
STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
PG | Mo. Williams 76 | K. Irving 92 (injury) | ||
SG | S. Brown 72 | C.J. Miles 70 | W. Ellington 71 (injury) | D. Waiters 77 (injury) |
SF | L. Mbah a Moute 76 | A. Gee 72 | S. Karasev 65 | |
PF | T. Thompson 76 | M. Speights 76 | A. Bennett 71 | L. Thomas 67 |
C | A. Varejao 83 | T. Zeller 73 |
PHOENIX SUNS Depth Chart - 2013-14 | ||||
STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
PG | K. Marshall 71 | l. Ridnour 71 | ||
SG | B. McLemore 72 | A. Goodwin 66 | ||
SF | A. Kirilenko 81 | R. Brewer 73 | T. Williams 67 | J. Salmons 69 |
PF | Mark. Morris 74 | E. Clark 73 | A. Oriakhi 65 | |
C | M. Gortat 80 | A. Len 70 |
Phoenix Suns (15-18) at New York Knicks (16-17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Memphis Grizzlies (20-11) at Phoenix Suns (16-18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston Rockets (16-20) at Phoenix Suns (17-18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlanta Hawks at Phoenix Suns | |||||
Jan 12, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
Atlanta (14-20) | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 71 |
Phoenix (18-18) | 27 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 112 |
Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
J. Teague | 24 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
J. Jenkins | 20 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Kevin Martin | 19 | 2-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
P. Millsap | 30 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
M. Muscala | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
J. Tyler | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Rodney Williams | 18 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Dennis Schroeder | 16 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Myck Kabongo | 15 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Deshawn Stevenson | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jared Cunningham | 12 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Lucas Nogueira | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TEAM TOTALS | 24-85 (28%) | 4-14 (28%) | 19-24 (79%) | 47 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 71 |
Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
K. Marshall | 32 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
B. McLemore | 30 | 14-21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
A. Kirilenko | 17 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
M. Morris | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
M. Gortat | 26 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
E. Clark | 20 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
A. Len | 17 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Salmons | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Williams | 14 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
R. Brewer | 15 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
L. Ridnour | 12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
A. Oriakhi | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | |||||||||
A. Goodwin | 15 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
TEAM TOTALS | 44-86 (51%) | 7-22 (31%) | 17-22 (77%) | 54 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 112 |
Detroit Pistons (24-15) at Phoenix Suns (19-18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phoenix Suns at Charlotte Bobcats | |||||
Jan 19, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
Phoenix (19-21) | 24 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 90 |
Charlotte (18-21) | 20 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 83 |
Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
K. Marshall | 34 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
B. McLemore | 32 | 8-19 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
A. Kirilenko | 25 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Morris | 27 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
M. Gortat | 28 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
E. Clark | 20 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
A. Len | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Salmons | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | |||||||||
T. Williams | 12 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
R. Brewer | 15 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
L. Ridnour | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
A. Oriakhi | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | |||||||||
A. Goodwin | 13 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
TEAM TOTALS | 35-79 (44%) | 5-22 (22%) | 15-22 (68%) | 44 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 90 |
Charlotte Bobcats | ||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
K. Walker | 33 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
G. Henderson | 30 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 33 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
B. Biyombo | 29 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Jefferson | 27 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
C. Zeller | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
B. Gordon | 17 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
B. Mullens | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
C. Delfino | 9 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
TEAM TOTALS | 31-82 (37%) | 5-11 (45%) | 16-20 (80%) | 52 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 83 |
Phoenix Suns (20-21) at Dallas Mavericks (20-20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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