John Kim 
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes the Western Conference is ‘wide open’, alluding to the fact this his defending champion Dallas Mavericks squad, currently slotted as the seventh seed, has as good of a chance as any of the other West teams to hit the Finals. However, with Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder as their First Round opponents, ‘wide open’ is looking a bit more closed, especially after Durant gave his Thunder a key 1-0 series lead after hitting a game-winning jumper. During Game 1, Kevin Durant sported a clean and simple White/Blue PE of the Nike Zoom KD IV, which featured bountiful scribbles of encouraging messages, like ‘Stay Positive’ seen marked right above the outrigger. We’ve got some additional close-ups of Durant’s PE as well as some in-game shots, so take a look and let us know what you think. Photos: rmbwilliams/yahoo
