Harvey Araton of the NY Times: “While Oklahoma City has no courtside celebrity conga line seats, Durant is not Tim Duncan and the Thunder are far from the second coming of the Spurs. Here

J.A. Adande of ESPN.com: “This was the series when the Thunder stopped acquiring merely knowledge and began applying it with striking results. They accelerated the learning curve, while simultaneously slamming the brakes on the

Gregg Doyel of CBSSports.com tries to figure out the LeBron or Durant debate: “Afraid to go to the line? Durant wants to be on that line, he needs to be on that line. His

Jan Hubbard for SI.com: “When historians document the eureka moment in the ascension of the Oklahoma City Thunder, they will not focus on the good fortune that turned out to be Kevin Durant. Nor

Johnny Ludden of Yahoo! Sports: “The backpack is gone. No one seems to know where it went or why, only that Kevin Durant has stopped wearing it. A year ago, Durant brought his book

Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com: “Playing Sefolosha doesn’t come without a perceived cost — traditional size — and Scott Brooks has needed some time to fully embrace the viability of his small unit — but

Bill Simmons with an always entertaining retro-diary: “Durant (27 points) makes two freebies, Duncan makes one of two (Spurs by 14), then Westbrook air-balls a horrific 3 with 20 seconds left on the shot

Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com: “Scott Brooks finally caught on as his team clawed back at the end of the third quarter, when be brought back Serge Ibaka. If the Thunder seemed like a quicker