The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder had to battle to the buzzer to win their Western Conference first-round series opener against the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Oklahoma City Thunder came out of nowhere to have an incredible 2023-24 NBA regular season. They surpassed even the most optimistic of expectations, earning the No.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are out to prove that they can contend for an NBA championship. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and company are two games up on the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, giving them a solid edge as they look to go dancing in the playoffs for a while.
While Holmgren doesn't have Durant's overall offensive skill set — not yet, at least — his ability to block and alter shots at the rim has already made him one of the best two-way players in the league.
In an electrifying display of skill and luck, two Thunder fans have amazed the crowd by hitting $20,000 half-court shots in consecutive playoff games.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are shedding the perplexing “fake one-seed” allegations game by game. In OKC’s 124-92 Game 2 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, Chet Holmgren put up a stellar first-half performance that would lend further credence to the idea that he is a deserving Rookie of the Year winner.
The OKC Thunder have opened up a 2-0 lead over the New Orleans Pelicans in their first round matchup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has carried over his sensational regular-season showings into the playoffs, prompting Chet Holmgren to refer to SGA as the league MVP.
Jamal Crawford called SGA a "baaaadd man" after his step back jumper gave the Thunder a 20-point lead in the third quarter. The Thunder's All-Star scored 33 points on 13-for-19 shooting, as the Pelicans had no answer for him.
Gilgeous-Alexander has been cooking through the first two games of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. He has averaged 30.5 points on 55 percent shooting from the field.
Alex Hinton of the Action Network has NBA player props, including picks for Jayson Tatum, Jalen Williams and more on Wednesday, April 24.
Action Network staff experts offer NBA best bets and odds on Wednesday, including seven expert picks for Wednesday's playoff games on April 24.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams finished fourth-place in the vote for this season’s Most Improved Player. Williams averaged 19.1 points, 4.5 assists, and 1.1 steals per game in the 2023-24 regular season, shooting 54.0 percent from the field and 42.7 percent from 3.
Chris Baker of the Action Network breaks down his Pelicans vs. Thunder Game 2 predictions and picks in his NBA Playoffs betting preview for Wednesday, April 24.
In his first postseason as an NBA head coach, the Oklahoma City Thunder's Mark Daigneault shows no signs of shortening his rotation. Daigneault has developed a reputation for continually tinkering with his player usage and going deep into the roster during the regular season.
Colorado forward Cody Williams has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, per Adrian Wojnarowski. He only spent one season with the Buffaloes. In Williams’ lone season at Colorado, he averaged 11.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 55.2% from the field and 41.6% from beyond the arc.
Don’t look now, but here come the Oklahoma City Thunder. They might get overlooked for their age, but make no mistake: these young Thunder are for real.
The Oklahoma City Thunder were the most surprising team in the NBA during the 2023-24 regular season. While many people expected to start seeing improvements from them after their teardown rebuild, not even the most optimistic of projections could have seen this coming.
Daigneault, who is just 39 years old, has overseen the rebuild in Oklahoma City since 2020.
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