Ben Golliver for CSNNW: “Watching the Memphis Grizzlies close out the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 on Wednesday night left me with two Portland Trail Blazers-related thoughts. First, even the most carefully laid

Amin Elhassan of ESPN.com: “In the grand scheme of things, Oklahoma City is in as good a position as any team that doesn’t play in South Beach. Westbrook and Durant are cornerstones that any

Zach Lowe of Grantland: “Durant has cemented his late-game chops already. He has ranked among the league’s most efficient high-volume crunch-time scorers over the last few seasons, and even in a somewhat down “clutch”

Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com: “He made a joke about being tired because it was well past midnight by the time he came into the interview room with the late, 8:30 p.m. CT start. The

Ben Golliver of SI.com: “Those two plays marked an unfortunate end to another strong performance from Jackson, who had 16 points, 10 rebounds and two assists, and found a way to provide the occasional

Rob Mahoney of SI.com: “But over the course of these playoffs — and the first two games against Memphis, in particular — most of Perkins’ hypothetical value has been negated. A series against the

Henry Abbott of TrueHoop: “This season they looked untouchable much of the year, then things didn’t just to a little south with the loss of Russell Westbrook. They got up 1-0 in this series

Matt Moore of CBSSports.com: “Oklahoma City still has a remarkable wealth of talent. That’s what makes this series so close. If the Thunder were at full strength, it might not even be much of