May 4th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in “Perk” Has Been There Done That Leave it up to the Big Hoss. “Perk did it,” Kevin Durant told Yahoo Sports, when responding to who engineered the players-only meeting. “He wanted us to do it, and everybody listens to Perk. The intimidation factor must make a difference. The experience counts, too. A shiny championship ring [...]
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Reason For Thunder’s Game Two Bounce Back: Players Only Meeting?
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Game 1 Breakdown: Inside Analysis On Sunday’s Semis
D-Wade, Heat Protected Their House In Game 1 As the calendar flips to May, the NBA Playoffs roll on into the second round, as only eight teams are left in the hunt. The first round saw two upsets: the #5 Hawks avenged last year’s sweep at the hands of the #4 Magic in the Eastern [...]
Home Teams Protect House In Game 2 With Superb Offensive Efforts
Durant’s A Bad, Bad Man Western Conference Memphis Grizzlies (8) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (4) 5/1: Game One–Grizzlies 114, THUNDER 101 (1-0, Memphis) 5/3: Game Two–THUNDER 111, Grizzlies 102 (1-1, Tie) There were a bunch of interesting stats from this game, but here’s the only important one: the Thunder shot 52.8% from the floor. No [...]