The Thunder were noticeably upbeat as they returned to the practice floor and looked forward to Game 7 of the West finals Monday in Oakland.
With their 104-90 Game 5 victory over the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors clinched the longest shared layoff leading up to the NBA Finals in league history.
Warriors guard Stephen Curry is expected to wear a sleeve on his right arm in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday night to protect an elbow injury he received in his Game 4 fall.
After review, the NBA elected not to suspend Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, the league announced Tuesday.
Rockets center Dwight Howard is feeling so much better that he's listed as probable on the injury report for Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors.
Dwight Howard said it was a hard decision to play Thursday night, but the Rockets starting center did so with a Grade 1 sprain of the ligament in his left knee.
