John Hollinger of ESPN.com on the MVP race: “Durant supporters will desperately want to use the clutch narrative, because it’s the only safe place to hang their hats right now, but there just isn’t

Bill Simmons on KD’s MVP campaign: “It’s hard for me to believe that any basketball team would be better off with someone else taking more shots than a once-in-a-generation scorer who was built to

Rob Mahoney of Bleacher Report on the MVP: “The MVP process has always been a bit silly, and since we lack the power to change it, the best we can do is come to

Ben Golliver of CBSSports.com on OKC’s road to The Finals: “Fortune 500 companies often preach “continual improvement,” the idea that competitive greatness is attained by pursuing a non-stop effort to make regular, incremental changes

Kurt Helin of PBT: “One game in March does not a potential playoff series determine, but the statements from this game are the statements we have seen these teams for a while now. The

Sebastian Pruiti of Grantland on OKC’s late game offense: “In most screens that the Thunder set, Kendrick Perkins is the screener. This allows teams to hedge off him and force the ball out of Harden’s

Beckley Mason of ESPN.com on the “Thunder Model”: “The idea: do what the Thunder did. Reboot. Strategically become bad to have the chance to become really, really good. The Bobcats are a terrible team

NBA Playbook breaks down OKC’s perfect play: “The set usually begins with some false action that leads into a dribble flip (DF) between Kendrick Perkins and of the Thunder’s two primary ball handlers (Russell