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Calkins: Grizzlies about energy, effort, teamwork and...

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:16:12 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - By GEOFF CALKINS

Monson: NBA playoffs are Brick City, just plain ugly

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:29:19 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - By GORDON MONSON

Thunder season fades fast after Westbrook injury

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:19:15 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - The way Kevin Martin describes it, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost the "vision" of a potential championship run the morning they learned All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook would be out for the rest of the postseason.

Thunder season ends with 88-84 loss to Grizzlies

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:02:58 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - In a season that seemed doomed once All-Star Russell Westbrook was lost to a knee injury, Kevin Durant couldn't save the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Grizzlies beat Thunder in OT for 3-1 series lead

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:30:22 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Lionel Hollins demands a certain standard from his Grizzlies that he didn't get in the first half against Oklahoma City.

Grizzlies beat Thunder in OT for 3-1 series lead

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:27:31 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - The Grizzlies pulled off a huge rally to move within a victory of the franchise's first Western Conference final.

Timberwolves waive Brandon Roy

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:18:15 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Brandon Roy gave it everything he had to try to resurrect a playing career derailed by chronic knee problems.

Durant shouldering heavy load for Oklahoma City

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:08:21 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant insists he can carry as much as Thunder coach Scott Brooks wants to heap onto his shoulders with Russell Westbrook injured and out for the rest of the playoffs.

Double flop brings fine for Thunder's Fisher

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:12:36 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City's Derek Fisher was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Monday for flopping in Game 5 of the Thunder's first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.

Thunder strike first, take 1-0 lead on Grizzlies

Mon, 06 May 2013 03:14:30 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant was in just the right spot and, once he had the ball, knew exactly what to do with it.

Thunder beat Rockets 103-94 to advance

Sat, 04 May 2013 03:23:29 -0400

HOUSTON - The Oklahoma City Thunder were unhappy about coming back to Houston for Game 6. They left town in a much better mood.

Thunder beat Rockets 103-94 to advance

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:24:01 -0400

HOUSTON - The end of their season brought disappointment for the Houston Rockets. And hope.

Thunder beat Rockets 103-94 to advance

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:09:34 -0400

HOUSTON - Kevin Durant texted Kevin Martin after his terrible performance in Game 5 to send words of encouragement, and tell him he knew Martin would bounce back on Friday night.

Durant, Thunder struggling to close out Rockets

Thu, 02 May 2013 03:32:48 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Without All-Star Russell Westbrook running the point, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder are struggling to close out the Houston Rockets.

Harden powers past illness, lifts Rockets 107-100

Thu, 02 May 2013 01:38:30 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - James Harden lacked the energy to get through a morning shoot-around. Then he found the strength to fill the Houston Rockets with life in a playoff series that had started to look hopeless.

Rockets extend series with Game 4 win over Thunder

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:40:12 -0400

HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets know the odds are stacked against them in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Down 15, Rockets rally but lose to Thunder 105-102

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:43:29 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - After getting blown out three nights earlier, the Houston Rockets were down 15 points in the fourth quarter and facing the long odds of needing to make a comeback against the Western Conference's top team without starting point guard Jeremy Lin.

Knicks' J.R. Smith wins NBA Sixth Man award

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:27:08 -0400

GREENBURGH, New York - J.R. Smith won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award Monday after turning a role he didn't want into one of the strengths of the New York Knicks' first division championship team in nearly two decades.