Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com: “Durant also made a few nice plays as a half-court improvisor. It’s fun watching Kevin Durant be a playmaker, something that’s starting to happen a little more regularly. The pindown

Bill Simmons on James Harden’s rookie card: “More important, check this out: Harden has rookie cards on eBay right now going for $355 (14 bids already, five days remaining) and $148.50 (11 bids already,

KD took some exception to a few questions: “I’m just going to play my game,” Durant started. “I can’t really think about how those guys are going to defend me. They’re a tough defensive

Bill Barnwell of Grantland on OKC: “If the Thunder were truly bunkering down and avoiding turnovers in a way that they hadn’t during the regular season, we would have already seen it in the

J.A. Adande of ESPN.com: “The brevity of this series might be surprising, but certainly not the outcome. You could argue that the power shift had already taken place last season, when the Thunder advanced

Jimmy Goldstein to GQ: “Oklahoma City’s arena, (in terms of liveliness) is number one, without a doubt. There’s a lot of civic pride in the people that live there. The fans are not only

Kendrick Perkins on what he told Russell Westbrook after Steve Blake missed that 3: ”I just told Russ he did his job on sagging in because I felt like which one would we rather

Chris Mannix of SI.com: “The confidence inside Durant, in this Thunder team grows by the day and everyone is on the same page. Talk of a rift between Durant and Russell Westbrook is old