Topic: Oklahoma City Thunder

NBA Thunder advance as Spurs survive upset

Top seeds San Antonio narrowly avoided a shock exit while NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant bagged 41 points to take Oklahoma City into the second playoff round on Wednesday.Durant scored 16 of the Thunder's last 20 points, including the final nine, as ...

Blazers stun Mavs, Grizzlies stop Spurs

Brandon Roy scored 18 points in the fourth quarter as Portland erased a 23-point second-half deficit to edged Dallas 84-82 Saturday and even their NBA Western Conference series at two games each.Roy banked in a shot with 39 seconds left to put ...

Portland rally stuns Dallas, others leave it too late

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The Portland Trail Blazers, led by Brandon Roy, overcame a 23-point deficit to stun the Dallas Mavericks 84-82, while late rallies by the San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls and Denver Nuggets fell short.Roy scored 18 of his 24 ...

Roy leads Portland rally to stun Dallas

Brandon Roy scored 18 points in the fourth quarter as Portland erased a 23-point second-half deficit to beat Dallas 84-82 and even their NBA Western Conference series at two games each.Roy on Saturday banked in a shot with 39 seconds left to ...

Lakers, Spurs bounce back with victories

The reigning NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers and Western Conference top seeds San Antonio bounced back from disappointing playoff openers with game-two victories.The Lakers, seeking a third straight NBA title, on Wednesday survived a quiet night by superstar Kobe Bryant to beat ...

Lakers, Spurs bounce back with NBA playoff wins

The reigning NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers and Western Conference top seeds San Antonio bounced back from disappointing playoff openers with game-two victories.The Lakers, seeking a third straight NBA title, on Wednesday survived a quiet night by superstar Kobe Bryant to beat ...

League says Thunder wrongly awarded key basket

Oklahoma City's Kendrick Perkins was improperly credited with a key basket that gave the Thunder the lead for good in a 107-103 playoff victory over Denver, the NBA said Monday.Perkins tipped-in a Russell Westbrook miss with 65 seconds remaining on Sunday that ...

Thunder's go-ahead basket should not have counted-league

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder's go-ahead basket late in their playoff victory over the Denver Nuggets was offensive basket interference and should not have counted, the NBA said on Monday.Kendrick Perkins put the Thunder ahead for good in Sunday's ...

Grizzlies stun Spurs, Hornets sting Lakers

The New Orleans Hornets shocked the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers and upstart Memphis edged top-seeded San Antonio Sunday in a pair of Western Conference playoff upsets.Seventh-seeded New Orleans beat the Lakers 109-100 and Memphis defeated the Spurs 101-98 as both best-of-seven ...

Thunder keep pace in West race with win over Kings

SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder maintained their bid to climb the Western Conference playoff standings with a 120-112 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday.NBA leading scorer Kevin Durant tallied 32 points and Russell Westbrook added 30 to give ...