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With the Thunder leading the Warriors 48-40 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, Golden State’s Draymond Green kicked Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams between the legs and received a flagrant-1 foul. This helped ignite the Thunder, who were already on an 8-0 run at point, to close the second quarter on a 32-7 run. […]

In Sunday’s Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Golden State Warriors to the tune of a 133-105 victory. One play that stood out beyond the normal play of the game was Warriors forward Draymond Green kicking Thunder center Steven Adams between the legs. The play, which can be […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are absolutely dominated the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. At halftime, the Thunder led by 25 points, with the score at 72-47 in their first home game of the series. Draymond Green wasn’t too happy with how the game was going and found a way […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves look like future playoff contenders. They currently have the past two Rookie of the Year winners in Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins and hired a coach (Tom Thibodeau) with an established history of leading teams into the playoffs. While some would consider the Timberwolves to be a team on the verge of […]

The Toronto Raptors currently find themselves in a 2-0 hole. In what has clearly been a mismatch of a series, the Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Raptors by an average margin of 25.0 points during the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavaliers’ total margin of victory of 50 points through the […]

Warriors power forward Draymond Green is known for his rough play and trash talking on the court. Thunder center Steven Adams has taken notice. With the two going after each other in the Western Conference Finals, Green may have gained an advantage by getting under Adams’ skin, at least a little bit. Despite Adams saying […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have two superstars in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and everyone knows it. However, few think that the play of Durant and Westbrook alone can propel OKC back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. What the team needs, and has found during much of this year’s playoffs, […]

You have to admit it even if you don’t want to. Stephen Curry is an unbelievable player and it’s very fun to watch him when he gets hot. Only Curry could overshadow a streaking hot Kevin Durant, and it happened in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and Thunder. Once the 3rd […]

Guarding Stephen Curry is never a fun task, but on certain nights, it’s basically impossible. After the Golden State Warriors caught fire in Game 2 and evened their series with the Oklahoma City Thunder, fellow sharp shooter Kevin Durant discussed what makes Curry so difficult to defend not only on an individual basis, but as a […]

After suffering a big loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors bounced back with a vengeance in Wednesday night’s Game 2 matchup. [FINAL] Warriors defeat Thunder, 118-91HIGHLIGHTS: https://t.co/PLr9sX4I1U Steph Curry: 28 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST pic.twitter.com/V0k1M2HCpk — Warriors Nation (@WarriorNationCP) May 19, 2016 […]

Towards the end of the second quarter in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Andre Iguodala made a ridiculous shot that has to be seen multiple times. Let’s take a look at the first angle that we all saw: https://vine.co/v/i09YItxXeLi It’s hard to tell […]

Kevin Durant just hit a jumper to cut the Warriors‘ lead to 43-41 with 4:32 left in the second quarter of Game 2. The Warriors looked like a bouquet of dolts in transition defense and, having had a nine point lead evaporate to two, coach Steve Kerr had seen enough. Kerr immediately called timeout. Durant […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder stole a home game from the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, coming back from a double-digit deficit to win 108-102. Despite that win, Kevin Durant and company are still considered underdogs against Stephen Curry and Golden State in Game 2. According to OddsShark.com, the Thunder […]

It’s safe to say that people are intrigued by the Western Conference Finals. TNT announced the ratings for Game 1 of the WCF between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder and the numbers did not disappoint. The game averaged 8.7 million viewers while peaking at 10.6 million, making it the most watched […]

Golden State Warriors MVP Stephen Curry seems to still feel some affects of the Grade 1 MCL sprain he suffered in Game 4 versus the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors have since moved two rounds forward to the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After a Game […]

Late in the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Game 1 win over the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, point guard Russell Westbrook committed an obvious travel at halfcourt with his team up three points in the final moments. But the referees didn’t call the violation, instead awarding him with a timeout after he had […]

The Warriors lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in a close game that ended 108-102. The win marks a major victory for the Thunder who now hold a 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals and put all the pressure on the Warriors to win one at home. The news wasn’t […]

The Golden State Warriors played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. While neither team ever really took control of the game, the Thunder were able to come back in the second half and hold off the Warriors late in the fourth quarter to take a big […]

The Warriors were down just four points with only seconds left when Russell Westbrook crossed half court and committed what looked by many to be a travel. The crowd went nuts, the Warriors’ players were in shock, and Steve Kerr was left speechless. But one guy in the crowd had more important matters to tend […]

Russell Westbrook is probably the greatest competitor the NBA has right now. He takes the game very seriously, and is now completely focused on Stephen Curry and the the Golden State Warriors. After the Oklahoma City Thunder finished shootaround this morning, Westbrook was asked about how defending Curry will be different that point guards he’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder begin their Western Conference Finals series against the Golden State Warriors on Monday night and all over the country people are making their predictions as to who will win, including “Based God” rapper Lil B. Just got word from " The BasedGod " that the thunder will not be beating the […]

The final four teams in the NBA playoffs have been decided. Monday night will see the first game of the conference finals with the Warriors playing the Thunder beginning at 9:00pm (EST). Heading into the playoffs, there was no question which team would be the odds on favorite to win the championship. The Golden State […]

Kevin Durant may have just dodged a bullet with the law. Apparently, the Thunder star forward had been sitting in traffic when he heard an ambulance coming up from behind. Like most people, he moved to the side to let it pass. But then he made the “mistake” of following behind the ambulance to get […]

We didn’t get the clash between the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals that many people expected, but might we have gotten the next-best thing? According to Neil Payne of FiveThirtyEight.com, the Warriors taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder will still be pretty darn good. Per the site’s Elo […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder upset the San Antoino Spurs in the second round of step layoffs to land a date with the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. With players like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook for OKC and of course back-to-back MVP Stephen Curry for Golden State, the series is […]

Australia and New Zealand have a similar relationship to the United States and Canada. The countries are very alike, but they also enjoy trash-talking each other. However, with the Western Conference Finals right around the corner, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, a New Zealander, said he won’t trash talk his Australian opponent Andrew Bogut […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder knocked out the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6, 113-99, on Thursday, moving on to the Western Conference Finals to face off against the Warriors. The slight upset led to a mix of shock, excitement, and nostalgia on social media, as many predict this will be the end of the Spurs’ […]

Despite a late surge in the fourth quarter, the San Antonio Spurs were unable to dig themselves out of a huge first half deficit as they were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6, 113-99. After the final buzzer sounded a number of OKC players, including Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, came to […]

Now that the Spurs have been eliminated by the Thunder, everyone is speculating whether or not Tim Duncan will stay and play another season. To clear the air, Tim Duncan spoke with reporters after the game and revealed his plans. Duncan who has now turned 40 years of age has played through it all and […]

After the Thunder eliminated Spurs on Thursday night, Tim Duncan‘s future and career in the NBA is currently undetermined. Many speculate that tonight’s game will be Duncan’s last time stepping onto the court. After the game, Kevin Durant payed tribute to the legend and future Hall of Famer with an epic embrace. https://vine.co/v/i2wLxqALEEt [button width=”full” […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night and officially eliminated the Spurs from the playoffs after taking the series 4-2. The Spurs were highly favored in this series and this could be perhaps Tim Duncan’s final game. Gregg Popovich was not pleased with the Spurs’ performance and roasted the Spurs’ […]

Classic Pop strikes again. Coach Gregg Popovich is known for giving short, simple answers to reporters who ask obvious questions. Sometimes it comes in the form of a one liner, and sometimes in the form of straight faced sarcasm. Prior to tonight’s match up between San Antonio and OKC with his team on the brink of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a chance to advance to the Western Conference Finals tonight with a home victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Thunder would set up a meeting against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Spurs, who could be playing their final game in the Tim Duncan-era, are looking to win […]

The ending to Game 5 of the second round series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder wasn’t exactly pretty (unless you’re a Thunder fan). While not as crazy as the final moments of Game 2, the final two minutes last night were pretty sloppy for the officials as well as the players. […]

The Spurs and Thunder are immersed in an intense battle on the court in the second round of the playoffs, but sideline reporter Craig Sager is waging a much more serious fight. A few months ago, Sager revealed that his leukemia had returned and doctors were only giving him three to six months to live. Fans, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder stole a second game on the San Antonio Spurs‘ home court this series to take a 3-2 lead into Game 6. With less than nine seconds remaining, Russell Westbrook clinched the win after after scoring a layup when a foul by Kawhi Leonard was not called by the official. Leonard and […]

It’s no secret that Russell Westbrook is a do-it-all type of player. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard led the NBA with 18 triple-doubles, the most the league had seen in a single season over the past 50 seasons. The 27-year-old averaged an eye-popping 23.5 points, 10.4 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game in 2015-16. However, […]

Following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, Russell Westbrook took full blame for the defeat. Although the Thunder lost just 100-96 to the Spurs, Westbrook’s inefficient shooting on 31 attempts is what really did them in. Not only did the 6-foot-3 guard miss 21 total shot attempts, he […]

While Kevin Durant will be a free agent this summer, it doesn’t mean money will be the determining factor in his decision. The 27-year-old forward commented on San Antonio Spurs forward David West, who took a pay cut in order to sign with the Spurs for less than $1.5 million this season, via Anthony Slater […]