President Obama took credit for Miami beating OKC in the Finals: “A few of them were here a couple years ago for a pickup game on my birthday. Now, I’m not trying to take

Marc Stein of ESPN.com: “I gotta challenge my old friend Ric Bucher on his Twitter suggestion earlier this week that LeBron James has to have the lead on Kevin Durant in the MVP race

Ben Golliver of SI.com gives OKC an A+ for their first half: “The quality of the Thunder’s play can’t be overstated. Name virtually any aspect of the game and they rank somewhere between good

Enjoyed this from Chris Ryan of Grantland about KD: “Even on the road, he yawps loud enough to let everyone in the building know this is his mother-you-know-what’ing house. This idea that Kevin Durant

J.A. Adande of ESPN.com names KD his first half MVP: “At the same time, Durant is doing more than ever before to get his teammates involved. He’s averaging a career-high 4.2 assists per game.

Matt Moore of CBSSports.com on the MVP race: “Voting Durant is a vote for a different, younger player, a recognition of his ascendance. Voting Anthony is about rewarding a player for improving and doing

Spencer Lund of Dime on why KD is better at the last shot than LeBron: “Listen, we’re not trying to say Durant is a better player than James. Part of the reason LeBron got

Zach Lowe of Grantland on OKC’s offense: “Again: You could define “greatest” in other ways if you’d like. Michael Jordan shooting 54 percent with sky-high usage rates in his prime is pretty nutty, though