Bolts

Gary Payton: “As I look at it, that was left up to the ownership,” Payton said. “I think our owner

Chris Mannix of The Vertical: “The fight for Durant doesn’t formally begin until July, but make no mistake: Teams

Chris Forsberg of ESPN.com: “Go through Ainge’s public comments over the past nine years and they are littered

Anthony Slater: “Communication is the lifeblood of defense. It’s what still keeps Kendrick Perkins in the league. For the

Patrick Redford of Deadspin: “I don’t know if the Thunder have the bench to truly make a run at

Christian Clark of NewsOK.com: “The sequence represented one of the NBA’s quirks: the dead-ball denial, which, like the

Anthony Slater: “The vaunted fourth quarter started with Anthony Morrow, pried from a rotational deep freeze, improving late in the

Buck Harvey of the Express-News: “But the Spurs not only saw discipline in Donovan’s teams at the University of

Erik Horne on and-1: “In a league of hundreds of players screaming the phrase, all signs point back to Waiters.

Anthony Slater: “Serge Ibaka timed his jump well, rose right through the forest of outrageously long Milwaukee Buck arms and