1. Serge Ibaka Gives Thunder Hero They Needed

Serge Ibaka (left) and Reggie Jackson (right) will start for the Thunder in Game 3 vs. the Spurs. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Sport). OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder will move Serge Ibaka and Reggie Jackson into the 

Serge Ibaka had 15 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in Game 3. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Sport). OKLAHOMA CITY — After adjusting their way back into the Western Conference finals, the Thunder will stick to 

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder will move Serge Ibaka and Reggie Jackson into the starting lineup for Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Spurs, sending Nick Collison and Thabo Sefolosha to the bench. Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks 

Serge Ibaka returned to the lineup for the Oklahoma City Thunder just in time to maybe save the season. Ibaka scored 15 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 4 blocks in his first game of the Western Conference Finals on 

Sunday night was a glimpse into that simpler world, and there we learned that Serge Ibaka is a warrior, true to his background. A survivor of war-torn Africa, with his mother dying young and his father imprisoned, Ibaka came from a faraway land of