WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
The Thunder again played for its playoff life late Friday night. Here is a look at what people said about Game 6 in Utah: •The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry): “It’s time we put Donovan Mitchell in the conversation of players with the prettiest jumper.” •The Oklahoman’s Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK): “Too much Raymond Felton iso dot gov.” •Salt Lake Tribune’s Kyle Goon (@kylegoon): “As O’Neale went up for the layup, the ball got stuck between the rim and the glass — the metaphor for Utah’s offense might be a little too on-the-nose.” •Former Oklahoma lineman Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard): “Steven Adams on a fast break is poetry in motion.” •The Oklahoman’s Jenni Carlson: “I’m not saying George didn’t foul Crowder, but Crowder seemed to pull George down a bit.” •Norman Transcript’s Fred Katz (@FredKatz): “Some advice for happiness: Live life the same way the Jazz live in the final four minutes of first halves.” •ESPN analyst and former NBA star Chauncey Billups at halftime: “It’s (Ricky Rubio’s) hamstring and they like to play fast. And he’s chasing Russell Westbrook. Nobody can do that on two healthy hamstrings.” •The Washington Post’s Tim Bontemps
(@TimBontemps): “Carmelo Anthony goes to the bench. He is now negative-15 in this game — by far the worst of anyone on either team. He should stay on the bench if OKC wants to win this game. •Daily Thunder and Bleacher Report’s Jon Hamm (@JonMHamm): “Can we just let Russ and Mitchell go at each other for the rest of the game? That might be fun.”