Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images The Western Conference changed quite a bit over the summer. What appeared to an easy transition of the Thunder taking complete control over the West has been put on hold as

Isaac Baldizon/NBAE/Getty Images For about 30 percent of the Thunder roster, this wasn’t your ordinary offseason. Four players spent their summer playing in London for their countries in the Olympics, meaning some of that

Ronald Martinez/NBAE/Getty Images The Lakers rattled the Western Conference’s cage with a big offseason. What appeared to be a relatively clear path back to the Finals for the Thunder has a serious roadblock in

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images The offseason is a time for change. Time to tinker with the roster, time to adjust plans, time to consider new ideas. Or it’s a time to flat out change.

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images The Thunder have already had a pretty successful offseason by default, but it could get a whole lot better. The future is in doubt in Oklahoma City with extensions for James

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images If you wanted to call Game 4 must-win, I sure wouldn’t argue with you. Because in NBA Finals history, a team up 3-1 is 30-0 in finishing the series. Scared? Worried?

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images It’s a tie game now. Which isn’t the worst thing in the world, but it’s sure not fun. You know what’s weird though? If the series had started on the road,

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Because obviously 1,500 words wasn’t enough, here are five extra thoughts from the Thunder’s 105-94 Game 1 win over the Heat. 1. What were the Heat doing with LeBron? The