Basketball Daily Dose: OKC not great, but good enough Thunder stun Warriors at Oracle with 108-102 upset The Thunder won their third straight road playoff game and took a 1-0 lead over the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, along with home-court advantage despite being 7.5 point underdogs on the road in Game 1. The Spurs and Warriors had lost a combined three games at home this season, … [Read more...]

Westbrook leads comeback as Thunder stun Warriors to take Game 1 The early analysis of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder cast the matchup primarily in terms of tactical advantages and disadvantages. Monday's Game 1 served as a reminder that a team can appear to lose the majority of those matchups and come out ahead thanks to bursts of … [Read more...]

Kerr on Westbrook non-travel: 'The way it goes' 1:42 AM ET Tim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM print OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr's shouting suggestion for a traveling call on Russell Westbrook was ignored on a … [Read more...]

Refs miss Westbrook's walk in latest last-minute officiating drama Once again, a tightly contested game in these 2016 NBA playoffs featured a moment of officiating drama in the final minute, and once again, the Oklahoma City Thunder were involved. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] After a driving layup by Andre Iguodala, the Golden State Warriors … [Read more...]

Warriors stunned by Thunder's resolve in Game 1 loss 12:46 AM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print OAKLAND, Calif. -- At the beginning, before losing hold of what became a 108-102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors had plans. … [Read more...]

Sources: Blazers, Stotts reach 3-year extension 10:03 PM ET Kevin ArnovitzESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR print The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed with head coach Terry Stotts on a contract extension, sources close to the negotiations confirmed. News of the deal was first reported by The Vertical. The extension will … [Read more...]

The Miami Heat? Gone till November. This should be a “stop me if you’ve heard this before”-scenario for the Miami Heat. A long dive into the playoffs, followed an offseason filled with intrigue and the potential to sign one of the game’s top five players to a free agent contract. So why does this version feel so different this time around? [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams … [Read more...]

Kyle Lowry: LeBron's 'probably' one of NBA's best 'besides Steph' Kyle Lowry was brilliant on Sunday, scoring 35 points with nine assists, seven rebounds and four steals to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Miami Heat and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in franchise history to square off against the East's top seed, the Cleveland Cavaliers. As tremendous as he was … [Read more...]

Why stars might not decide the Warriors-Thunder series 12:16 PM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print The Oklahoma City Thunder were theoretically fatally flawed. But, over the season and inside the playoff crucible, they've theoretically evolved. Something "big" … [Read more...]

The Heat are reportedly worried Chris Bosh might never play again The Miami Heat's 2015-16 season ended on Sunday, prompting the organization to turn its attention to next year — and how to tackle the issue that has had the most significant impact on the last two Heat campaigns. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Chris Bosh really, really wants to play … [Read more...]