Tom Ley of Deadspin on KD: “Durant put a stranglehold on the fourth quarter, scoring 12 points, grabbing four rebounds, and dishing three assists while rallying his team to a 93-91 victory. He scored

Lee Jenkins of SI.com: “Memphis actually led by three points with 1:08 left when an inbounds pass slid through the hands of Oklahoma City center Kendrick Perkins and was recovered by the Grizzlies. They

Rob Mahoney of SI.com on Houston’s chances of upsetting OKC: “All of which leaves the Rockets entirely too much offensive freedom and access to too many quality shots. What’s interesting, though: When operating in

Ben Golliver of SI.com: “Those crying cowardice in response to Brooks’ move need to exit the basketball freeway. The Thunder’s strategy was unsightly, sure, but it was both legal and logical given their lack

Henry Abbott of TrueHoop on Game 4 and hero ball: “Simply put, with more respect for open shooters, and less fascination with who’s shooting, the Thunder absolutely could have scored more. And they only

Zach Lowe of Grantland writing about Game 3, but with some fascinating post-Westbrook stuff: “Durant dribbled the ball 377 times in Game 3, about 240 more dribbles than he averaged per game for the

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: “The performance was powerful, if inefficient. Durant had the ball in his hands to the start game, dictating tempo and turbulence and constructing for these Thunder a 26-point lead.

Zach Lowe of Grantland: “It’s also worth noting that many in the “Why did they trade Harden now??!” crowd in October also recommended at least waiting until the trade deadline. That would obviously not