You can never look ahead in the NBA, the league comes at you fast with the next emotional swing –– good and bad –– lingering around the corner. On Wednesday, i

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the youthful Oklahoma Thunder are on the verge of making the franchise’s first appearance in the Western Conference finals since 2016.

Sometimes, NBA playoff series bring the best out of role players. It's all matchup-dependent. Against the Nuggets, Williams has been a perfect backup center who ensures the Thunder will have at least one center on the floor at all times while their three-headed monster alternates.

Oklahoma City pulled off one of its biggest wins in franchise history on Tuesday night, completing a second half comeback against the Denver Nuggets and taking

The Thunder show poise in crunch time, Lu Dort delivers at both ends and Oklahoma City moves a step closer to the West Finals.

The Thunder collected a 112-105 Game 5 win over the Denver Nuggets. They now hold a 3-2 Round 2 playoff series lead. After being scrutinized in Game 4, Dort became a folk hero in Game 5. That's what the NBA playoffs are about. Here's what the Thunder said about Dort's performance:

Humidity levels could reach up to 100% across Massachusetts on Thursday as isolated showers move through the state under overcast skies.

The second of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Elmore Spencer. After ending his college career at UNLV, Spencer was picked up with the 25th overall selection of the 1992 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.