Nick Collison

Lakers: Week 13 predictions

2013-01-21 08:00:00

The Lakers failed to get back on track in Week 12, dropping to 17-23.� In 12th place in the Western Conference, the Lakers have a challenging road ahead if they're to climb back into playoff contention. The team is seven losses below the cumulative...

Free agent profile: Nazr Mohammed [Video]

2011-06-22 16:35:28

Tulsa World, Okla., John E. Hoover column

2013-05-16 09:04:02

The Thunder's end came Wednesday not because of Russell Westbrook's knee injury, or Kevin Durant's 5-of-21 shooting, or Derek Fisher's 11 3-point attempts. Serenaded one last time "OKC! OKC!" by their adoring public, Thunder players walked off the court...

Grizzlies hold off Thunder for first-ever trip to West Finals

2013-05-15 21:55:00

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Memphis has never been about the flash. It has always been about the grind and work of the game. So when the Grizzlies found themselves leading by only two points in the fourth quarter against Oklahoma City on Wednesday, they didn't get...

Grizzlies' dogged defense, led by Tony Allen, slows Thunder's Durant

2013-05-15 02:34:03

Who let the thirsty dog out? Unfortunately for Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, Grizzlies' coach Lionel Hollins did so on Monday night in FedExForum. When Hollins unleashed Grizzlies' guard Tony Allen on Durant in the last 5 1/2 minutes of the third...

Bill Haisten's Thunder Insider

2013-05-14 08:14:02

HAISTEN'S THREE STORYLINES 1. Overtime setback results in a 3-1 dilemma for Oklahoma City On May 10, 2011, as the Thunder trailed two-games-to-one in an NBA Western Conference semifinal series, Oklahoma City and Memphis clashed in a triple-overtime...

Thunder hopes to come in from the cold

2013-05-13 06:44:02

During the summer of 2011, Kevin Durant scored 66 points in a streetball game at Harlem's famed Rucker Park. If you've never seen the highlights on YouTube, check it out. It's a remarkable exhibition of offensive basketball. Without the injured...

Thunder Insider: Reviewing Game 4 loss at Memphis

2013-05-12 10:54:03

HAISTEN'S THREE STORYLINES 1. Durant's supporting cast gets an F Someone might be tempted to say, "If Kevin Durant hits those late free throws, maybe it's a different outcome." But Oklahoma City didn't lose Game 3 because Durant missed a couple of...

Grizzlies notebook: The not-so-fresh Prince

2013-05-10 01:14:02

It's mid-May, many more games to go before the goal is accomplished. His hip hurts. Foot and knee, too. Tayshaun Prince has been here before. A veteran of eight postseason runs dating to his time in Detroit, Prince is very familiar with shrugging off...

Thunder advance past Rockets

2013-05-03 21:36:00

HOUSTON -- While the challenge proved far greater than anyone could have imagined following the opening three games of this series, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally found the gumption to finish the upstart Houston Rockets, claiming a 103-94 victory in...

Thunder take down Mavericks, 88-76 in Wichita

2012-10-24 20:36:00

Kevin Durant scored 18 points and James Harden added 16 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an 88-66 preseason victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Serge Ibaka scored all 15 of his points in the first half for the Thunder. The...

Thunder knock out Spurs to reach NBA finals

2012-06-06 21:08:00

OKLAHOMA CITY -- They came ready to roar, to conduct an earsplitting warmup for their first foray into the NBA Finals. Instead, Thunder fans could only sit in stunned silence for most of the first half. The Spurs, thought to be a franchise on its last,...

Point guard Chris Paul, getting tangled with Thunder power forward Nick Collison in the third quarter Sunday afternoon, agrees with Coach Vinny Del Negro that the Clippers should play more zone.

2013-03-03 00:00:00

Clippers point guard Chris Paul fights for a loose ball with Thunder power forward Nick Collison in the second half Sunday afternoon.

2013-03-03 00:00:00

Thunder power forward Nick Collison can only get out of the way as Clippers power forward Blake Griffin goes airborne for a dunk in the first half Sunday afternoon.

2013-03-03 00:00:00