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Guard Russell Westbrook and his Oklahoma City teammates brushed aside the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to reach the Western Conference final for the second straight season. Last year, the Thunder were eliminated by Dallas in five games. (Associated Press)
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Oklahoma City Thunder's Derek Fisher, center, goes up for a basket against Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, right, and Jordan Hill during the second half in Game 3 of an NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinal in Los Angeles, Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Forward Kevin Durant, a D.C. native, scored 25 points in the Thunder's 119-90 win over the Lakers in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series Monday. (Associated Press)
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Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder hoists the Most Valuable Player trophy following the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. The Western Conference won 152-149. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Western Conference's Kevin Durant (35), of the Oklahoma City Thunder, dunks over Eastern Conference's Dwight Howard (12), of the Orlando Magic, during the first half of the NBA All-Star Game, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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NHL Playoffs: Vancouver Canucks' Ryan Kesler, left, celebrates his game-tying goal against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of Game 5 of NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference finals Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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NBA Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks' forward Dirk Nowitzki, guarded by Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, scored 40 points in the Mavericks' 112-105 overtime victory in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Monday night. Durant scored 29 for the Thunder but missed his last six shots. (Associated Press)
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NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook, right, attempts a shot over Dallas Mavericks' Tyson Chandler, left, during Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference finals basketball series Saturday, May 21, 2011, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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NHL Playoffs: San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle (22) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference final hockey series Friday, May 20, 2011, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Vancouver Canucks' Aaron Rome, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Alex Burrows, left, and Christian Ehrhoff, of Germany, against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference finals, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki made an NBA playoff-record 24 consecutive free throws in a 121-112 win over Oklahoma City in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday. His 48 points were the most this postseason.
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Memphis center Marc Gasol and the Grizzlies are at home and looking to take a 2-1 series lead against the San Antonio spurs, the Western Conference's No. 1 seed in the NBA playoffs. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this April 28, 2008, file photo, Colorado Avalanche center Peter Forsberg from Sweden, looks to pass against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period of Game 3 in the Western Conference semifinal hockey game in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
