Scott Brooks News

Both teams have simply rolled toward the Western Conference finals that begin Sunday.

It is not immediately clear whether a strong crop of out-of-work coaches - such as Mike D'Antoni, Nate McMillan and the recently fired Stan Van Gundy - might influence the Clippers' call on Del Negro.

As the Orlando Magic look for a new coach and general manager, they need to be thinking guys who can rebuild a team and do it without Dwight Howard .

The Thunder could have looked at Saturday's 13-point deficit with eight minutes left and mentally checked out.

It's all but official: according to Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman , the Thunder's James Harden will be named the Sixth Man of the Year in short order.

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Ninety minutes before Game 3 on Thursday night, Thunder coach Scott Brooks and Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle crossed paths in a hallway at American Airlines Center en route to doing their pregame interviews.

The Memphis Grizzlies' historic letdown to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday was illustrative of a trend that often haunts young teams.

San Antonio's Gregg Popovich is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2011-12 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today.