The Thunder weren’t rolling early. They let the Lakers take an early 23-19 advantage after the first quarter, mostly due to poor shooting. Although the Thunder turned in a poor shooting performance in the final quarter, it was enough to pull out the victory. Harden, who was quiet most of the game, exploded in the fourth for nine points on 3-5 shooting and carried Oklahoma City to the finish line.

The Oklahoma City Thunder unloaded a 72-point first half on route to a 119-104 victory over the Boston Celtics at the Chesapeake Energy Arena Wednesday.

Washington Head Coach Randy Wittman was none too pleased with blowing another first-half lead on Wednesday night, and he took to some old-fashioned motivation. He started calling out players, sometimes on specific plays.

For Dwane Casey, the point guard position is the most important position on the team and he needs to have a player who provides him stability to anchor that position for him. That’s why Casey wants to hold onto Jose Calderon and not deal the veteran point guard before the trade deadline.

It may have gone unnoticed by the rest of the country, especially on Sunday, but the current form the Mavericks are showing against some of their toughest competition serves as a reminder to astute NBA viewers how the current champions will put up a fight to defend what they won last summer.

Kevin Durant’s first career high 51-point effort wasn’t all the Thunder dished out against Denver. Russell Westbrook finished with 40 points and nine assists and Serge Ibaka recorded his first career triple-double marking the first time in NBA history one team had a 50-point scorer, a 40-point scorer and a player with a triple-double in a single game.

One of the most important things any player can have is the respect of his head coach.
Luckily for Kemba Walker, he was able to grab the respect of Paul Silas early in the season despite his slow start. Over his first three games, Walker averaged a paltry 9.7 points and 3.3 assists. However, over his [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder rode a 38-point, second quarter burst to a 110-87 victory against the Golden State Warriors at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City Friday night.

There were more than a few observers who were quick to dismiss the chances of the San Antonio Spurs as they embarked on the lockout-shortened 2011-12 NBA season. The condensed schedule, it stood to reason, would favor the young, who could remain spry through tough, grueling stretches. As it turns out through nearly two months of play, there happens to be another quality that can help teams navigate through a schedule heavy on games and light on practices: chemistry.

Amongst Linsanity and other long winning streaks around the league, the defending champs had quietly run off four straight wins and began rounding into form. With tough wins over the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Trailblazers, and Clippers, the Mavericks were beginning to find their stride against quality teams in the Western Conference. It was more of the same tonight with Denver in town again.