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Rising Thunder and sliding Sixers to collide in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City Thunder have all but shifted their attention toward the postseason.,The Philadelphia 76ers, meanwhile, already are staring at next season and beyond.,On Wednesday, their gazes will meet just long enough to play a game Wednesday in Oklahoma City.,The Thunder hold a 12.5-game lead in...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder cruise past Bucks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 31 points and eight assists to help the Oklahoma City Thunder post a 121-105 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.,Isaiah Hartenstein scored a career-high 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting and collected 12 rebounds as the Thunder (56-12) won their third...
Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder cruise past Bucks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 31 points and eight assists to help the Oklahoma City Thunder post a 121-105 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.,Isaiah Hartenstein scored a career-high 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting and collected 12 rebounds as the Thunder (56-12) won their third...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder cruising as they visit Bucks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to put up big numbers, and he'll take another stab at improving his MVP aspirations when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander scored 48 points in Saturday's 113-107 road victory over the Detroit Pistons, marking the...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (48 points), Thunder top Pistons
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 48 points and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the host Detroit Pistons 113-107 on Saturday.,Cason Wallace had 20 points and Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 with 10 rebounds for the Thunder (55-12), who have won nine of their last 10. ,Detroit All-Star Cade ...
Report: NBA investigating Thunder's use of players
The NBA is looking into why the Oklahoma City Thunder didn't play their five starters in a game March 7 against the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN reported.,The game in question was won 107-89 by the Thunder, who didn't start Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Hartenstein, Chet Holmgren or...
First-place Thunder vow to keep improving, turn to face Pistons
The Oklahoma City Thunder qualified for the playoffs with their latest victory. Their aim now is to play at a peak level when the postseason begins next month.,The Thunder (54-12) will visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday after defeating Boston on the defending champion's home floor, 118-112, on We...
Thunder pull away from Celtics in clash of title contenders
In a potential NBA Finals preview, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tossed in 34 points and Chet Holmgren added 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder over the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night. ,Oklahoma City, which outscored Boston 30-24 in the fourth quarter, has won ...
Thunder visit Celtics in potential Finals preview
Two of the favorites to win this year's NBA championship will meet Wednesday night when the Boston Celtics close out a seven-game homestand against the Oklahoma City Thunder.,Boston will enter the game as the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference behind Cleveland. The Celtics have won five in a row a...
Nikola Jokic (35), Jamal Murray (34) lift Nuggets over Thunder
Nikola Jokic scored 35 and Jamal Murray added 34 to lift the Denver Nuggets to a 140-127 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.,The result snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Thunder and gave the Nuggets a tie in the season series, with each team winning two games.,On Sunday, the...
Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray combine for 69 pts, as Nuggets beat Thunder
Nikola Jokic scored 35 and Jamal Murray added 34 to lift the Denver Nuggets to a 140-127 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road Monday.,The Nuggets' win snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Thunder and gave Denver a tie in the season series, with each team winning two games each.,The ...
MVP candidates square off again in Thunder-Nuggets rematch
For the second time in as many days, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets will face off in Oklahoma City.,The teams -- two of the top three in the Western Conference -- will meet Monday night, one day after the Thunder's 127-103 home victory Sunday.,The Thunder enter the matchup with a seven...
Thunder wallop Nuggets in showdown of West's best
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their seventh consecutive victory, a 127-103 rout over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Sunday.,It was the first of back-to-back games in Oklahoma City for the teams that entered the day in the top two spots in the Western C...
Nuggets visit Thunder in battle of MVP candidates
The Denver Nuggets have been where the Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to go.,The Nuggets won the NBA title two seasons ago, and Denver's Nikola Jokic has done what Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a chance to do this season. ,Jokic has not only won the Most Valuable Player award but ha...
Short-handed Thunder roll past Trail Blazers
Aaron Wiggins scored 30 points and Jaylin Williams delivered his first career triple-double to lift the shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder to a 107-89 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.,The win was the sixth straight for the Thunder, and perhaps their most unlikely of the season.,Okl...
Thunder believe defense is back on track, welcome Blazers
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault wasn't overly concerned about his team's sluggish defensive start after the All-Star break.,But heading into the Thunder's Friday home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Daigneault hopes his side can sustain the defensive momentum it built in Wednesd...
Hot-shooting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carries Thunder past Grizzlies
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 41 points to lead visiting Oklahoma City to a 120-103 victory Wednesday over the slumping Memphis Grizzlies, who lost their season-high fourth straight game.,Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 51 points in the Thunder's home victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday, posted ...
Red-hot Thunder face Grizzlies without Jaren Jackson Jr.
For the slumping Memphis Grizzlies, this isn't the best time to play the best team in the NBA's Western Conference.,The Grizzlies, who have suffered three straight last-second losses, host the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night. That means dealing with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a strong candidate ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 51 as Thunder top Rockets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 137-128 home win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.,It was Gilgeous-Alexander's fourth game with 50 or more points this season and ninth game with 40 or more points -- both tops in the NBA. He had never produced a 50-po...
Thunder aim to keep offense clicking in clash vs. Rockets
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been led for much of this season by their defense.,The Thunder have been atop the NBA in defensive rating but are just 22nd in the category since the All-Star Break.,Oklahoma City, however, has won five of its six games since the break due in large part to its offense ...