Berry Tramel: “The Thunder tried to downplay the Harden reunion angle, but Durant admitted it “felt a little awkward, looking across there and seeing him with another team. We gotta get past that.” The

Dan Devine of BDL: “The Rockets played at the NBA’s fastest pace this year; the Thunder played at the NBA’s 10th-fastest. When they played during the regular season, they played fast enough to leave

Matt Moore of CBSSports.com looking at OKC’s road: “The Thunder were in all five games last summer vs. Miami. That’s forgotten due to the brevity of the series. But they were right there. That

Carl Bialik of the Wall Street Journal on the scoring title: “But to Durant, a 70% true-shooting percentage over five games is nothing extraordinary. He did it over five different five-game periods this season,

Matt Moore of CBSSports.com: “The Thunder just did what they’ve done this year, took care of a team at home. Beat the stuffing out of the Kings and clinched the No.1 seed in the

Ben Golliver of SI.com gives OKC an A+ for the season: “The Thunder do it on both ends despite their reputation as an offense-first machine, ranking No. 2 in offensive efficiency and No. 4

Zach Lowe of Grantland: “Basically, the Thunder have a lot of emphatic blowout wins against these teams and several toss-up close losses, including recent road defeats on buzzer-beaters in both Denver (Ty Lawson’s go-ahead

Ethan Sherwood Strauss tries to sort out the fourth best player in the league: “He’s a fine passer and an incredible athlete. If only that shot fell a bit more often, if only his