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KD on techs: “He (Brooks) talks to us about it, but during the heat of the moment, it’s kind of different,” Durant said with a smile. “I’ve got 12 of them. I’m not happy about it, but I don’t regret them. I’m just going to go out there and play with that fire I’ve always been playing with and hopefully I just shy away from getting the techs. Whatever happens, happens. Just live with it. Every single moment of me playing in this league, I’m going to cherish it. Try not to take it for granted, I guess.”

Tzvi Twersky of SLAM with a great feature on Russell Westbrook: “There is no irony lost in Westbrook saying he can’t make a mean or scary face. After all, if you entered the Thunder locker room pre-game and saw Westbrook with a towel shrouding his head, or if you watch the Thunder play on national TV, you’d think Westbrook (and not his teammate Perkins) invented the disgusted scowl, invented the hard stare. You’d think that he was an ornery guy who walks around all day with a chip on his shoulder the size of a Larry O’Brien trophy. You’d think that, as one person close to him put it, he looks like a villain. You’d think…wrong.” Keep Reading…

How Serge Ibaka explained the Blake Griffin thing: “He hit my hands away,” Ibaka told reporters. “He’s strong, so when he grabs you, your jersey or whatever, and you try to defend yourself and rebound. So maybe you can do some move, not to hurt, (but) just to get good position. But then something happens where you get hurt in the paint. It’s not anything where I want to try to hurt him. I’m not that kind of person. I just try to play hard, and that’s it … I just tried to play hard. I really don’t care if someone is dirty or not, that’s not my problem,” Ibaka said. “His game was intense, we all were complaining to the referees (about) some dirty stuff. It’s basketball. We just played. If you can see the replay, you can see he grabbed my jersey first so I wanted to try to defend myself. (But) not to hurt him.”

Interesting Q&A with Thabo Sefolosha (translated) where he says his foot hurts again and talks about that spat with Westbrook: “A month ago it was between you and Westbrook. On the field to a dispute He yelled at you. Why? Uf, what can I say? It happens. Westbrook is a great, great fighter. He fights against the enemy, sometimes even against themselves. In his head, playing out things I do not know. Sometimes you have to leave him alone and give him the space he needs. Westbrook was then taken by coach Brooks from the game. He went out of protest for a few minutes in the tunnel. With a Playmaker with such childish behavior can not be one champion, then criticized the media. He is an exceptional player, he has already won for us to kids. And so you have to accept his less good sides. I try to calm things down, as they heat up even more.” Keep Reading…