John Hollinger on OKC’s win: “Ibaka would play the rest of the game, barring a couple of last-second situational substitutions, and his low-post defense helped solidify the rest of the Oklahoma City defense and

A good friend of mine pointed this out to me: “After feeling as if the Thunder rarely passed the ball, I started counting their passes last night. In 20 straight possessions, the Thunder only

Andrew Sharp of SBN rates basketball commercials and KD’s stalker thing gets a low score: “Do we really need stalker footage of Kevin Durant doing everyday activities like taking out the trash, helping movers

M. Haubs of The Painted Area looks at OKC’s defensive issues: “After the embarrassing loss on Sunday, the Thunder’s numbers show ample regression on defense after a week. Is this because of [assistant coach

Darnell Mayberry: “The first points of the game for the Thunder came on a long 2-point attempt by Jeff Green off a feed from Russell Westbrook. Long 2-pointers have long been described as the worst

Rob Mahoney asks, “If Derrick Rose is an MVP candidate, what does that make Russell Westbrook?”: “Rose will certainly have better nights than this one, but it’s scary to imagine that Westbrook might, too.

Bulls by the Horns on the game: “Durant didn’t do it alone. Russell Westbrook (28 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists) lit things up, going 8-for-15 from the field and 12-for-13 at the line. Oklahoma

I enjoyed Nick Collison’s birthday tweet: “Thanks for all the bday wishes. They say 30 is the new 20. So I am looking for a house party and putting off writing this western civ