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Pelicans prioritize defense with Thunder rolling into town
James Borrego hopes his team's shooting level matches its defensive intensity when the New Orleans Pelicans take a second shot at a first win for their interim coach Monday night against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder.,Sitting at the end of the New Orleans bench for the first time in the wake of...
Talented Thunder arrive in Charlotte well-rested
The only thing to slow down the Oklahoma City Thunder this week was a couple of days off.,And perhaps the extra rest could help the team with the NBA's best record.,The Thunder will find out when they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,They have been off since their Wednesday game, a 121...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder get off to fast start in rout of Lakers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and nine assists in just three quarters of action to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-92 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.,Playing the second night of a back-to-back, the Thunder certainly didn't look fatigued, reeling off a 23-7 run that...
Lakers' Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves have something to prove vs. Thunder
As the Los Angeles Lakers continue to navigate life without LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are showing that -- when healthy -- they comprise one of the NBA's top backcourts.,They will have a chance to prove it Wednesday when the Lakers take on the defending NBA champion Thunder in Oklah...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 to carry Thunder past Warriors
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points and had 11 assists to help the Oklahoma City Thunder continue their hot start with a 126-102 win over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.,Chet Holmgren was perfect from the field, hitting all nine of his shots including a pair of 3-pointers, to add...
Stephen Curry set to return as Warriors kick off road trip at Thunder
The Golden State Warriors begin a pivotal six-game road trip early in their season on Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder.,The Warriors should have a significant piece back for the game.,Stephen Curry, who has missed three consecutive games due to illness, is expected to make his return in Okl...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's big fourth pushes Thunder over Grizzlies
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as visiting Oklahoma City came back from 19 points down in the first half to post a 114-100 victory Sunday over the Memphis Grizzlies., ,Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his points in the second half, including nine in a 31-second span of the fourth quarter. H...
Ja Morant, Grizzlies look to build momentum vs. NBA-leading Thunder
For the Memphis Grizzlies, the relief that comes with snapping a four-game losing streak will be met with the reality of playing the Oklahoma City Thunder.,The defending NBA champs and No. 1 team in the Western Conference will visit Memphis on Sunday in the finale of a four-game homestand for the Gr...
Thunder's Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander too much for Kings
Isaiah Hartenstein and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went over 30 points together for the first time, Ajay Mitchell put up his second career double-double and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder thrashed the Sacramento Kings 132-101 in each team's NBA Cup opener on Friday night.,Hartenstein complemented a ...
Thunder storm into Sacramento for NBA Cup showdown vs. Kings
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings will experience their first NBA Cup game of the year Friday night, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Russell Westbrook face off in California's capital.,Oklahoma City opened the year with eight straight wins before suffering a 121-119 loss at Portland on...
Blazers escape 22-point hole, hand Thunder first loss
Deni Avdija recorded 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 121-119 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night to hand the defending NBA champions their first setback of the season.,Jrue Holiday scored 22 points and Jerami Grant adde...
Thunder seek to extend unbeaten start, dominance of Blazers
The Oklahoma City Thunder regularly dominate the Trail Blazers, and they will attempt to post their 17th consecutive victory in the series when they visit Portland on Wednesday night.,The Thunder have swept the four-game season series from Portland in each of the past four campaigns, including beatd...
Thunder handle Clippers, off to franchise-record 8-0 start
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points with 12 rebounds against his former team and Isaiah Joe added 22 as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder remained undefeated with a 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday., ,Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace each scored 12 points and Chet Holmgr...
Ex-Clipper Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads perfect OKC against old team
On a seven-game winning streak to open the season and seemingly getting better with each contest, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will go back on the road Tuesday to face the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.,The Thunder received 30 points and seven assists from Shai Gilgeous-Al...
Thunder, 7-0 for 2nd straight season, thrash winless Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder remain undefeated with a 137-106 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,The Thunder are 7-0 for the second consecutive season while the Pelicans have dropped six consecutive games to start the season.,New Orleans h...
Thunder look to match last year's 7-0 start vs. winless Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder, one of three undefeated teams remaining in the NBA, try to match their start from last season's run to the NBA title when they take on the winless New Orleans Pelicans at home Sunday.,The Thunder have started hot despite missing some key pieces.,Chet Holmgren has missed th...
Thunder stay perfect by pulling away from Wizards late
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, seven assists and no turnovers, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 127-108 home win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday.,The Thunder remained undefeated, winning their sixth consecutive game. The defending NBA champions are 6-0 for the second consecutiv...
Thunder G Nikola Topic in treatment for testicular cancer
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic has started chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, general manager Sam Presti announced Thursday.,Per Presti, doctors are "extremely positive" about the long-term health for Topic.,"Our only expectations for him are to focus on t...
Thunder hope to solve outage from distance against Wizards
The Oklahoma City Thunder have done plenty right through the early part of the season.,The defending champions enter Thursday's home game against the Washington Wizards as the NBA's lone 5-0 team.,Yet the Thunder rank last in the league in 3-point shooting at 28.8%.,"Our share of high-quality threes...
Led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder top Kings to stay undefeated
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 107-101 home victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.,The Thunder remained undefeated, winning their fifth consecutive game to start the season.,Oklahoma City did it, on the second night of a back-to-back, without Chet Hol...