Bolts

Just a tremendous piece on from one of my very favorite writers, Tom Friend: “They don’t grow superstars like

Holly MacKenzie of TBJ on Russell Westbrook: “In other words, I think we’ve been kind of unfair with respect

John Hollinger of ESPN.com on Nick Collison: “This stat can be a little “noisy” in single seasons, but using

Henry Abbott of TrueHoop on Russell Westbrook: “Kevin Durant has notably better efficiency with notably lower usage than his teammate.

Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus: “This is all at least as much a credit to the Memphis defense as it

NBA Playbook breaks down the Thunder last several possessions as well: “Tony Allen gets into Durant’s body, so when

ESPN.com 5-on-5 on where the Thunder-Grizzlies series is headed: “I don’t expect Zach Randolph to miss every field

Bill Simmons wrote about the playoffs yesterday and had this to say about Serge Ibaka: “For Serge Ibaka, the 24th

A pretty amazing story about the special unit that found and killed Osama bin Laden: “After bursts of fire over

Rob Mahoney of HP with a terrific defense of Russell Westbrook: “However, if we look at all of the lineups