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Rajon Rondo's 18-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist performance in the Celtics' Game 7 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday night was the Boston point guard's ninth career playoff triple double, tying him with Wilt Chamberlain for the fourth-most in NBA history, according to Elias Sports Bureau data cited by ESPN .

During the regular season, Westbrook averaged 3.5 turnovers per game. In 178 minutes against the Lakers, he averaged 25.6 points while committing only four turnovers.

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have simply rolled through this postseason.

NBA Rumors: Orlando Magic to Interview Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs Executives for General Manager, According to Report The Orlando Magic are set to interview for General Manager a trio of executives whose teams are participating in the Western Conference Finals, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

You would need a hypodermic needle filled with truth serum to get Thunder general manager Sam Presti to reveal which player was No.

When two talented teams square off in a best-of-seven playoff series, expect individual matchups to be thrust into the spotlight.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant celebrates during the second half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal against the Los Angeles Lakers, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

We can sometimes overanalyze what happened in a regular season game when trying to look at a playoff matchp.

Bill Simmons on James Harden's rookie card : "More important, check this out: Harden has rookie cards on eBay right now going for $355 and $148.50 . The extravagant price of the first card makes sense because it's an "Exquisite Gold Rookie Card" from Upper Deck and only 13 of them were printed.

We're just marking down the days on the calendar until the Spurs finally tip-off with Oklahoma City in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

How many times have you heard an ignorant sports fan say no one plays defense in the NBA ? While it's true that perfect offense beats perfect defense in basketball, that doesn't mean defense doesn't play a huge role in determining a game's outcome at the professional level.

WCCO reports that 51-year-old Randy Tape of Prescott, Wis., has died from injuries he received in last weekend's crash.

As we slog away through the remainder of the Eastern Conference semi's , it is time to turn full attention to the tidal wave that is the San Antonio Spurs .

Thunder forward Kevin Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team and guard Russell Westbrook was named to the All-NBA Second Team for the 2011-12 season, it was announced earlier today by the NBA.

On the evening of Feb. 4, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich walked into the dressing room at the AT&T Center and all but installed a green light in front of his point guard's locker stall.

There's an art to shining brightest on the league's most pressure filled stage and - choking jokes aside - it's an art each has come to master.

Players would be disappointed to see Thunder Alley closed. Kevin Durant said: "Anytime violence is involved it's unfortunate.

It is a moment frozen in Spurs playoff infamy, defined by a fraction of a second that broke hearts across South Texas.

Broken! Soft! Tempestuous! Beaten! Strangely atrocious! This pretty much sums how bad the playoffs were for the Los Angeles Lakers , who are now on their way home early for the second straight following an exasperating and embarrassing 106-90 Game 5 loss Monday night to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals Monday, ... (more)