Gregg Doyel of CBSSports.com: “‘Get this straight,’ Russell Westbrook sneered at me, and already I liked where he was going. Whatever came out of his mouth next, I was going to deserve it. You

Zach Lowe of SI.com: “True, James Harden is accustomed to running the offense by himself as the kingpin of Oklahoma City’s second unit. But Harden spent a lot of time playing against second-unit opposition

Tom Haberstroh of ESPN.com: “Looking back on the game, that fourth foul on Durant broke the Thunder’s back. Durant was forced to sit on the bench for the final six minutes of the third

Tom Haberstroh of ESPN.com: “Home-court advantage surrendered. James Harden led the way for the first three quarters and then Kevin Durant took the baton in the final frame with a surge of furious scoring.

You’ve already read it, but read it again — Bill Simmons on OKC: “At the same time, you never forget you’re in Oklahoma City. Not for a second. The locals have been impossibly friendly

Henry Abbott of TrueHoop on Kevin Durant: “The end result of all these quick attacks is a player who is incredibly difficult to guard. Even if you want to double-team him on the catch

Matt Moore of CBSSports.com on Russell Westbrook: “There’s been a subtle shift this year from Westbrook. The aggressiveness is there, the mistakes have been tempered. He has, time and again, made it clear he

Anthony Macri for ESPN.com: “One of the things that Miami’s defense tends to do very well is contest every catch and force players to make one-on-one decisions against closeouts. They choke off passing lanes