Thunder Hope to Emulate Spurs
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Spurs' Worry: Defending Durant
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Thunder Thriving by Taking Care of the Ball
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Spurs' Goal: Delay Thunder's Coronation
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OKC Gets Harsh Lesson in Being Big-League City
Berry Tramel, Oklahoman
Thunder Storm Into Western Final
Berry Tramel, Oklahoman
At some point during the Western Conference finals series opening Sunday, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will wave Stephen Jackson into a game and ask him to stop the Earth from spin...(full article)
According to guard Russell Westbrook, the Thunder was terrible at taking care of the ball when its coach harped on it during the regular season. But when Brooks piped down in t...(full article)
After sweeping through the Utah Jazz in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the top-seeded Spurs had to wait eight days to start the second round. Once there, it ...(full article)
Big league city. State senator David Holt, who worked in the mayor's office when the Thunder came to town, has written a book about OKC and the NBA, and that's his title. “Big Le...(full article)
Kevin Durant drilled a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, and 32 seconds later he drilled another. Drill is the proper word. When you drill in Oklahoma, you're going to hit a g...(full article)
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