Kobe Can’t Close Against OKC; Pierce Leads A Rampage In PhillyDime Magazine, dimemag.com So much has been made about age in this year’s NBA playoffs that everybody is overthinking the obvious. Here’s all you need to know: Young teams (Clippers, Thunder, Sixers) don’t win championships without experience, while old teams (Spurs, Lakers, … |
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LOWE: Thunder rise in the clutch while the Lakers wilt17 minutes ago
It's tempting to reduce the Lakers' second loss to the Thunder as one star failing in the clutch while another succeeded. But as Zach Lowe explains, the story is more complicated. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Oklahoma City Thunder 77, Los Angeles Lakers 75 (Thunder lead series, 2-0) The Oklahoma City Thunder were down seven points in this contest with two minutes left to play, with just 68 points to their credit. And though we've seen comebacks that overcome… |
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Thunder rally late to edge Lakers, lead 2-012 hours ago
Associated Press, ESPN.com Kevin Durant scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with 18 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder scored rallied for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night. |
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Nuggets' Harrington has surgery on right knee18 hours ago
Associated Press, ESPN.com Denver Nuggets forward Al Harrington underwent surgery to fix a torn meniscus in his right knee on Wednesday. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com One night after the Oklahoma City Thunder convinced a lot of people that they were the team to beat in the Western Conference by walloping the Los Angeles Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs offered their retort: A measured, professional destruction of the Lo… |
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Finally, an Oklahoma City Thunder rap anthem that barely mentions the Thunder (VIDEO)May 16 (yesterday)
Dan Devine, yahoo.com I count a total of four references to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Lost Boys' "Blue and Orange," the "ultimate OKC Thunder Anthem" that — while not really new, as it appeared in highlight clips during OKC's playoff run last year … |
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JaVale McGee is getting closer to playing for the PhilippinesMay 15 (yesterday)
Eric Freeman, yahoo.com One of the top stories of the playoffs so far, beyond that many games have been unwatchable, is that Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee played like a capable and effective pro. There's a chance that, for as many silly plays as he's made over the years, … |
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Create-a-Caption: It’s important to look your best during the playoffsMay 15 (yesterday)
Dan Devine, yahoo.com A gentleman always breaks out his finest threads for special occasions like Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals; these Oklahoma City Thunder fans have given us all something to which we can aspire. Whether they inspired the postgame sartorial ch… |
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Tree And Leaf’s OKC ‘Get That Ring’ T-ShirtMay 15 (yesterday)
Ananth Pandian, dimemag.com Sweeping the defending NBA champions, and then winning Game 1 of the second round by 29 points is a helluva way to show you are serious title contenders. It proves that the Oklahoma City Thunder only have one thing on their minds and that is to “get tha… |
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Wolves big man Pekovic has bone spurs removed from ankleMay 15 (yesterday)
Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic had surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle on Tuesday. |
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Danilo Gallinari can’t sleep, wants to prove he’s not a loserMay 15 (yesterday)
Dan Devine, yahoo.com It's something of an understatement to say that Danilo Gallinari did not come up big for the Denver Nuggets in their Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, a defeat that sent George Karl's upstart squad home for the summer after the op… |
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Daily Dime: The Thunder were sharp while the Lakers looked we…May 14 (3 days ago)
J.A. Adande, ESPN.com The Thunder were sharp while the Lakers looked weary in Game 1 |
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LOWE: Thunder exploit Bynum's weakness on defenseMay 15 (2 days ago)
A few key differences separate Andrew Bynum and Dwight Howard, but one was made clear on Monday, says Zach Lowe. OKC found a Bynum weakness and did its best to exploit it. |
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Kobe Bryant gives up (VIDEO)May 15 (2 days ago)
Dan Devine, yahoo.com Bad news, Angelenos. Not even Kobe Bryant thinks his Los Angeles Lakers can guard the Oklahoma City Thunder, probably because he watched Game 1, too. Oh, well. The Thunder score the rare one-game sweep, I guess. It was a good run, L.A. Time to pack your… |
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Russell Westbrook Lays Waste To Kobe, The Lakers; Sixers & Celtics Give A New Definition For ‘Ugly’May 15 (3 days ago)
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The Lakers were pretty much done by the opening minutes of the third quarter, and by the end of the third frame, OKC had disposed of the bodies in a covered ditch. A 15-2 run spanning the end of the second quarter to the start of the second half, which … |
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Where Do the Nuggets and the Grizzlies Go From Here?May 15 (3 days ago)
Coming into this past weekend, the first round of these NBA playoffs had been an exercise in defining the league's classes. The Bulls and their injuri... |
