Doug Pensinger/NBAE/Getty Images You probably woke up this morning still thinking about last night’s game. (Maybe that’s because by the time it ended, your alarm was just a few hours from going off.) You
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Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images The Denver crowd lustily booed Serge Ibaka when he pounded his chest Saturday after big plays in the Pepsi Center. Russell Westbrook received a similar reaction after a demonstrative display.
Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images In just about every way you could measure it, the Nuggets had the league’s best offense this season. They led the league in points per game (107.5) and offensive efficiency
Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images As the Thunder cut their collective playoff teeth, there are still plenty of new situations for the team to confront mentally and physically. Having a chance to really stomp on the
Stats basketball blog has posted a really interesting list of numbers and observations from the Thunder’s first two games against the Nuggets. Via SportsVU tracking: * Russell Westbrook has been succeeding in getting his
Dilip Vishwanat/NBAE/Getty Images Maybe hearing the “94 percent of teams down 0-2 end up losing” stat last night shook the Nuggets a bit. Who knows. But they definitely have taken a pretty big blow
An absolute must-read piece from Deadspin today about how Kendrick Perkins built a friendship with a couple fans. Drop everything you’re doing — even if it’s something important — and read it. An excerpt:
Headlines
- Fisher’s lawyer claims conflict of interest for Hunter
- Russell Westbrook is off crutches, says ‘I’m back’
- Gervin on KD: ‘I think he’ll be much better than me’
- Report: Mo Cheeks hired as Pistons head coach
- Nike donating all profits of KD V Elites through 6/15
- Report: KD dropping agent, expected to change to Jay-Z
- Mo Cheeks the ‘frontrunner’ for the Pistons job
Ten reasons why the Thunder will close out Denver tonight
Doug Pensinger/NBAE/Getty Images 1. The Thunder is the better team. If anyone would like to argue that point, the prosecution presents five wins in six games as State’s Exhibit A. The prosecution rests. 2.