Oklahoma City Thunder: Secondary Articles
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Los Angeles Times ( By Mark Medina ) —
Kobe Bryant says the shots 'didn't fall for me' and calls into question teammates' aggressiveness in a 103-100 Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kobe Bryant's stoic expression spoke volumes.
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Matt Moore) —
Someone has to go down for this. It might as well be Pau Gasol, I suppose. Because it sure isn’t going to be Kobe Bryant. When the Lakers lost to the Thunder Saturday night, blowing a nine-point fourth quarter lead to do down 3-1 in their Western Conference Semifinals series with OKC, it was Kevin…
CelticsBlog (Jeff Clark) —
I saw the score of the Spurs game in the first half and I was going to thank the Spurs for reminding the world that all teams have bad days and even San Antonio isn't perfect. Instead, I have to settle for thanking the Clippers for reminding us that they are the Clippers and at least we'll never be them. Clippers' dream season nearing end as Spurs win 96-86 for 3-0 lead - Sam Amick -...
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Kurt Helin) —
In reality, the Spurs can be looking ahead to their matchup with the Thunder (they match up well). The Clippers can look at the massive steps this franchise has taken the past two seasons — from league laughing stock to up-and-coming contender on the rise and be proud. They are showcasing the best point guard…
Yahoo.com: Adrian Wojnarowski (Adrian Wojnarowski) —
The whispers a year ago that the young stars couldn't coexist are fading following another shutdown of the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western semifinals.
Peninsula is Mightier (Surya Fernandez) —
With title contenders San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder fully in control of their destiny out West, the heavily-favored Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics face an uncertain future and have their hands full with younger, hungry teams in the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia Sixers, respectively. Just days ago, it was considered a good thing by Heat fans that the Celtics-Sixers...
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Matt Moore) —
You know those situations where you know something is wrong, but there’s no physical evidence to suggest as such? We’ve got one of those. Saturday night during Lakers-Thunder Game 4, there was something wrong with the court. The most notable example came before the half, when Russell Westbrook, a pretty agile guy, turned to run…
Indy Cornrows (Tom Lewis) —
Regardless of the reason du jour, the Miami have not played as expected against the Indiana Pacers . There has been far more finger pointing than will imposing by the high-powered Heat stars, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade . Now down 2-1 in the series, Miami is past gut-check time and into pride-check time. If James and Wade can rise up together with a big performance, everything for the...
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Brett Pollakoff) —
During the Thunder’s playoff run last season — one that ended in a loss in the Conference Finals to the eventual champion Mavericks — there were constant questions about whether or not Russell Westbrook was a good long-term fit to play alongside Kevin Durant. One year later, now on the verge of taking down the…
SI.com: Inside The NBA —
LOS ANGELES -- By the look of the postgame press conference, it was tough to tell that this was all about maturity for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
ESPN: TrueHoop (Justin Verrier) —
LOS ANGELES -- The conversation between Thunder coach Scott Brooks and star pupil Kevin Durant that led to the lanky, “6-foot-9” forward checking the 6-6 Kobe Bryant down the stretch was a short one. Mostly because it wasn’t so much a discussion as it was an order.“He said, ‘You get 'em,'" Durant recalled, laughing. “I had to go guard him. I couldn’t...
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Matt Moore) —
Things change. It’s inevitable. And on Saturday night, you have to wonder if the guard changed officially in the Western Conference, and the NBA. 103-100, Thunder over Lakers. Kobe Bryant was the closer. The dagger. The Black Mamba. As recently as Friday night, he was the ultimate clutch weapon (as long as we’re only talking…
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Brett Pollakoff) —
As Russell Westbrook led the charge offensively for the Thunder in their Game 4 win over the Lakers — finishing with a brilliant 37 points on 15-of-26 shooting — Kevin Durant seemed pleased to let that happen. But once the Thunder had made it all the way back from a deficit that hung at around…
Los Angeles Times ( Bill Plaschke ) —
Oklahoma City completes a 13-point comeback in the fourth quarter when L.A. can't contain Russell Westbrook or take advantage of own opportunities in the final minutes. And so after spending a season fighting age, battling immaturity, struggling with old habits and jabbing with a new coach, the Lakers have ended up pretty much where we thought they would.
Los Angeles Times ( By Ben Bolch ) —
Oklahoma City forward delivers the final blow -- a three-pointer with 13 seconds left -- in a 103-100 victory that caps a 13-point comeback in the fourth quarter and puts the Lakers on the brink of elimination. New adventures in Lakers playoff losses …