The Thunder newbie will see a big jump in his salary next season, from $9.8 million to $18.1, but if he walked into Sam Presti’s office and demanded an advance on that raise, the Thunder brass would be hard-pressed to say no.

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray didn’t quite guarantee a Game 7 vs. the Thunder. He alluded to it, though, in between sips of his postgame recovery smoothie.