

Golden State puts 6-foot-7 Draymond Green at center in small lineups. Could the Thunder do the same with Kevin Durant against the Warriors?

Durant's ability to defend multiple positions will presumably be stretched to his limits against a Warriors lineup that has its best offensive rating with Green at center. Ibaka was seen post-practice Friday getting in extra work away from the rest of the Thunder bigs, guarding D.J. Augustin in one-on-one situations.

With Ibaka possibly being deployed against guards and perimeter players in a small Thunder lineup, Billy Donovan didn’t rule out Durant anchoring the Thunder frontcourt at times.

“I don’t know about that necessarily. I think we’ll have to see the way the game goes,” Donovan said. “Kevin is one of those guys, I’d say, because of his IQ it’s not something I would worry about. I think he’s really smart, he can pick up anything.”