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"They're too young." "They're too youthful." "They're too inexperienced." The Oklahoma City Thunder had their doubters, but they were too busy winning to worry. Maybe now OKC's critics will say "they're too good." After defeating the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night by the score of 107-99, the Thunder are heading to the NBA Finals. Kevin Durant was ridiculous in Game 6, scoring...

Until Monday night, every team in the NBA conference finals had not lost at home. The Oklahoma City Thunder changed that with a gutsy 108-103 road win against the San Antonio Spurs, stealing home court advantage in the process. Thunder superstar Kevin Durant was absolutely sensational, going...

The Oklahoma City Thunder game out full of fire in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha (pictured above) set career playoff bests with 19 points and 6 steals to help lead OKC to a 102-82 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. "They just gave us a good ole' fashioned butt whoopin'," said Spurs forward Stephen Jackson in postgame.

The San Antonio Spurs train continues to roll, showing no signs of slowing down. Tony Parker (pictured above) and company have won 10 straight playoff games (20 straight overall) and haven't lost a game since April 11th. Tuesday night, they won Game 2 over the Oklahoma City Thunder by the score of 120-111, taking a 2-0 series lead. Parker was electric, going...

San Antonio's defense took over in the 4th quarter, propelling them to a 101-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs lead the best-of-seven series 1-0. The victory marks 19 in a row for the "old guys." Manu Ginobili was ridiculous, scoring a...

Despite 42 points from Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' season ended Monday night in Oklahoma City. The hometeam Thunder got 70 points from their big three of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden, garnering a raucous ovation from the OKC fans after their 106-90 series sealing victory. Durant finished...

The Oklahoma City Thunder seemed "dead in the water" in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Facing a 7 point deficit with less than 2:00 in regulation, the Lakers turned the ball over and the Thunder ended the game with a 9-0 run to steal the win from L.A. 77-75. Thunder forward Kevin Durant said...

The New Orleans Hornets 3 game winning streak was snapped Monday night in Oklahoma City against the Thunder with a 101-93 defeat. Despite trailing by 22 at the half, the scrappy Hornets pulled to within 6 with less than a minute to go in regulation.

The New Orleans Hornets losing streak grew to 9 Wednesday night after they fell on the road to the Oklahoma City Thunder by the score of 101-91. Even in defeat, Hornets point guard Jarrett Jack continued his impressive offensive play, finishing with 20 points in his 30 minutes on the floor.

The New Orleans Hornets battled toe to toe with the best team in the NBA Wednesday night at the Hive. In the end, the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to escape the Crescent City with 10th win of the season.

Hey Cajun fans, do you remember the "Bleacher Creature"? He/she/whatever was a blueish/purple...well...thing, that was around for a couple of UL women's basketball games, around 1986. The "Bleacher Creature" certainly was no Cajun Chicken. Luckily, the "Bleacher Creauture" was short-lived, as is only an amusing memory. But what about current mascots...which are the wo

The Dallas Mavericks just won the 2010-2011 NBA Championship, but is not too early to talk about possible contenders for next year's crown.

After a five year absence, the Dallas Mavericks are going back to the NBA Finals. For the second time in franchise history, the Mavs are Western Conference champs after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 by the score of 100-96. They now await the winner of the Miami vs. Chicago series.

The Mavericks made a late comeback in Game 4, defeating the Thunder 112-105 in overtime on Monday Night. Dirk Nowitzki scored 40 points, pulling his team out of a 15 point hole with less than 5 minutes in regulation. Dallas now leads the best-of-seven series 3-1. Read more to see more blogging from Scott.

Two days after losing Game 2 at home, the Dallas Mavericks win Game 3 on the road, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 93-87. Dallas led by as many as 23 points. Oklahoma City made a charge late, but the gap proved to be too wide.

Russell Westbrook's Game 7 performance last Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies seems like a distant memory after his fourth quarter benching in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.

Kevin Durant scored 24 points for Oklahoma City, as the Thunder defeated the Mavericks in Dallas last night 106-100. The bigger story for OKC was their superb bench play, led by James Harden. He scored 23, including 10 in the final period, helping his team knot up the Western Conference Finals at one game apiece.

Dirk Nowitzki gave one of the all-time great playoff performances to lead his Mavericks to a 121-112 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Dirk made 10 of his first 11 shots and an NBA playoff-record 24 straight free throws on the way to 48 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocks.

Oklahoma City was rocking as the home crowd watched their Thunder defeat the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 7 by the score of 105-90. Kevin Durant scored 39 points, while Russell Westbrook had his first playoff triple-double. It was Westbrook's finest moment as a pro. OKC now advances to the Western Conference Finals to face the Dallas Mavericks. Click below to read more blogging from Scott.

The Grizzlies flexed their muscles in Memphis last night on their way to an impressive 95-83 victory in Game 6 to tie the series at 3-3. Now the Grizzlies and Thunder will play the first Game 7 of this postseason Sunday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Memphis head coach Lionel Hollins made a key change to his starting lineup that proved to pay dividends.