The Oklahoma City Thunder have felt the wrath of taking everyone’s best punches this season, as they face the luxury of being the hunted. 50 games into the 2025-26 season, the Thunder have some apparent limitations that they must address if they want to become the first team since 2018 to win back-to-back titles.
In his eighth NBA season and after earning his first Most Valuable Player award, Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's game continues to evolve.
Joining Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray in his first All-Star Game, Thunder forward Chet Holmgren showed his appreciation for his first All-Star selection after a 121-111 win against the Nuggets.
After a 121-111 win against the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander celebrated fellow Canadian-born player Jamal Murray’s first All-Star selection.
The Oklahoma City Thunder got a massive win over the second-seeded team in the Western Conference late Sunday night, the Denver Nuggets. With the return of the Nuggets' Nikola Jokic along with Jamal Murray, this proved to be a heavy-hitting matchup on NBC's Sunday Night Basketball.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
The NBA Trade Deadline is right around the corner with the Feb. 5 tentpole date on the NBA calendar. The Oklahoma City Thunder are a league best 39-11 and are poised to contend for their second straight championship, trying to be the first team to go back-to-back as a title winner since the 2018 Golden State Warriors.
The Thunder beat the Nuggets 121-111, foreshadowing a potential Western Conference final matchup. This victory came after a poor stretch for the Thunder.
While Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace’s absurd seven threes helped his team keep the Denver Nuggets at bay in the second half, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s double-double (34 points, 13 assists) sealed a 121-111, wall-to-wall victory.
Draymond Green has seen nearly everything the NBA can throw at a player, but this hit differently. Occasionally, it comes from something far heavier. That reality hit home for Draymond Green after learning about the battle faced by Nikola Topic, a 20-year-old guard with the reigning Oklahoma City Thunder.
After a 121-111 win against the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault addressed guard Cason Wallace scoring a career-high seven threes to reach a career-best 27 points in Sunday’s win.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander filled the stat sheet with yet another efficient performance in the Thunder’s win against the Nuggets. Despite both sides suffering from injuries, OKC was swinging at its best game.
Of all the performances on display, it was Cason Wallace’s that recalibrated Sunday night in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 121-111 versus the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena, and the aftermath was just as memorable as the game itself.
It takes a special kind of confidence to walk into Ball Arena—one of the most hostile environments in the NBA—and dictate terms from the opening tip. But that is exactly what the Oklahoma City Thunder did on Sunday night, reminding the league why they are the reigning champions.
The Oklahoma City Thunder secured a 121-111 road victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday evening, as Cason Wallace stepped up on the offensive end and caught fire from three-point range.
From the very first tip, the Oklahoma City Thunder were sharp, with great speed and cohesion, and it showed on the scoreboard. Not only did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander demonstrate his usual poised control of play; Cason Wallace scored three-pointers at will, and the Thunder prevented the Denver Nuggets from establishing a rhythm.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander collected 34 points and a season-high 13 assists, Cason Wallace scored a career-high 27 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the host Denver Nuggets 121-111 on Sunday night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been on a rollercoaster of a season. From tying the league best start to a season with 24-1 record, to their recent skid of losing three of their last four games, all roads have brought the Bricktown Ballers to the top record in the NBA, sitting at 38-11.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of another tough stretch. OKC has lost three of its last four games, with the lone win coming at home against the New Orleans Pelicans, who sit No.
If the OKC Thunder had maintained the kind of record they had in the first quarter of the season, any trade conversation coming out of their camp would be considered fake.
The Oklahoma City Thunder could potentially be moving on from IHartRadio. Oklahoma City is considering the possibility of trading away center Isaiah Hartenstein, Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported Friday during an episode of “The Hoop Collective.” Windhorst notes that Hartenstein’s name has come up in “some trade chatter” ahead of the Feb.
Anthony Edwards is bringing out his Instagram game once again. At the moment, Edwards is dropping some impressive numbers. As the Timberwolves look to add quality to back the 24-year-old, Edwards is making sure he is not disappointing his teammates. In their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Timberwolves had an impressive outing.
After starting out 24-1 in the regular season, the Thunder have gone 13-9 since then. It seems that teams are starting to find ways to win over the defending champs.
The Oklahoma City Thunder remain shorthanded heading into Thursday's matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. But the Thunder will get a significant piece back for the matchup with the return of Isaiah Hartenstein.
Isaiah Hartenstein‘s return for the Thunder is imminent, as the big man is no longer listed on Oklahoma City’s injury report heading into Thursday’s game against the Timberwolves, Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman notes (Twitter link).