Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images It didn’t even take 24 hours and already Thunder fans were making moves. Talking trades, talking future additions, talking new coaching possibilities. The Thunder could’ve swept this thing and hung a

Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images It’s a shame No. 1 isn’t going to be what we hoped. Final seconds ticking off the clock as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook hugged at midcourt and confetti fell in

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images There’s one thing that hasn’t changed in the four seasons the Thunder have been in Oklahoma City, and it remained unchanged after the Heat closed out the Thunder on Thursday. In

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images MIAMI — Amazing what a difference a series, and a few losses, make. After the Thunder’s Game 6 triumph over the Spurs, the Thunder seemed to validate so much, as well

Mike Ehrmann/NBAE/Getty Images MIAMI — The last time we heard from Russell Westbrook was Dec. 29, 2011. It was after probably the worst night of his four-year NBA career, a miserable 0-of-13 shooting performance

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images Over the past four days, no matter what I’m doing, one thought jumps into my brain every minute or so. Other than, “Has it been long enough for me to eat

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images The NBA Finals are a huge machine of everything that’s descending upon Oklahoma City this week. Drama, the NBA’s brightest stars, important people and people who think they are important, perhaps

Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Obviously full preview and other stuff to come, but five quick thoughts on the Thunder’s matchup with the Heat in the NBA Finals. 1. I’ll be honest: I wanted it to