“He gave the ball to Serge Ibaka. He said, ‘Serge, take one shot.’ Serge took a shot,” Perkins continued. “He threw the ball to me. He said, ‘Perk hold the motherf**ker.’ I held it. He said, ‘Russ, KD ...

They sat in the center of an empty row of benches, soaking in the sights and sounds. The rest of their Houston teammates retreated to the away locker room, intent on missing the pregame party as OKC ...