Table of Contents
Foreword Kendrick Perkins ix
1 Russell Westbrook 1
2 Mr. Triple Double 8
3 Kevin Durant 16
4 July 4, 2016 20
5 August 4, 2016 24
6 The Breakup 26
7 Now I Do What I Want 32
8 James Harden 34
9 The Harden Trade 37
10 Serge Ibaka 41
11 The Serge Ibaka Trade 45
12 The 2012 NBA Finals-Game 1 48
13 The 2012 NBA Finals-Game 2 50
14 The Photo 54
15 The 2016 West Finals-Game 6 56
16 M-V-P 59
17 The Iron Man 62
18 Patrick Beverley 66
19 Clay Bennett 69
20 Big League City 72
21 Sam Presti 78
22 Scott Brooks 81
23 Bye-bye, Scott Brooks 84
24 Hello, Billy Donovan 87
25 What Is a Jones Fracture? 91
26 Welcome to the 50-40-90 Club 97
27 Sixth Man of the Year 100
28 A Star Is Born 104
29 The New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 107
30 Air Congo 110
31 Air Congo Gets Grounded 112
32 The Name Game 117
33 Stand Until the Thunder's First Basket 119
34 Gasol, Folks 122
35 Michael F-g Jordan 126
36 The Ovation 128
37 Community 131
38 Sustained Success 134
39 Russell Westbrook's Turning Point 137
40 The Closer 141
41 Slim Reaper 143
42 Perfection 146
43 Marathons with Memphis 149
44 Nick Collison 155
45 The Most Miserable Season Ever 159
46 30 Points, 30 Shots 161
47 Kendrick Perkins 164
48 Visit Thunder Alley 168
49 No More Watch Parties 169
50 Meet a Super Fan 171
51 Meet the Thunder at the Airport 176
52 Russell Westbrook at All-Star Weekend 180
53 Kevin Durant at All-Star Weekend 183
54 Serge Ibaka's Slam Dunk Contest 185
55 The Curious Case of James Harden 188
56 See a Halfcourt Shot 191
57 Kid Clutch 195
58 The Craziest Game of Kevin Durant's Career 199
59 Thabo Sefolosba 202
60 What Is a Zygomatic Arch? 207
61 Jeff Green 210
62 Eric Maynor 213
63 Eric Maynor Goes Down 215
64 Derek Fisher 218
65 Reggie Jackson 220
66 Andre Roberson 223
67 The Invocation 226
68 The Ghost of LeBron James 229
69 Injuries Galore 232
70 Steven Adams 235
71 Killer Collapse 239
72 Tulsa 242
73 The Shot 246
74 Sonics History 249
75 Seattle Acrimony 253
76 "Little Brother" 255
77 Attend a Mavs Road Game 258
78 "Where He Gonna Go?" 261
79 Tyson Chandler 264
80 Mayor Mick Cornett 267
81 Mr. Unreliable 271
82 Enes Kanter 274
83 Sunset Jerseys 276
84 Kevin Martin 280
85 Meet Rumble the Bison 283
86 Victor Oladipo 286
87 The OKC National Memorial 289
88 Trade Exceptions Galore 291
89 Dion Waiters 297
90 Loud City 296
91 Nenad Krstic 299
92 The Broadcasters 301
93 P.J. Carlesimo 305
94 The Skirvin 307
95 The Ray Allen & Rashard Lewis Trades 310
96 Thunderstruck 314
97 Cole Aldrich 316
98 Kyle Singler 318
99 Nate Robinson 321
100 The Others 324