The Portland Trail Blazers snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder’s perfect record as defending champions in a 121-119 win that went down to the wire at the Moda Center.
The undefeated dream is over. After eight straight victories to open the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally tasted defeat, and it came in the most gut-wrenching way imaginable.
The Thunder let a game that should’ve been won, slip out their fingers tonight. Portland handed OKC its first loss of the season as the Thunder lost 121-119.
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.
While Oklahoma City is still nursing its wounds and waiting on the return of a key few players, the team is certainly enjoying Isaiah Joe’s return to the lineup.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
Jaws are dropped around Bricktown as the Oklahoma City Thunder start the 2025-26 campaign with an unblemished resume. An 8-0 start, which marks their best in franchise history.
After Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made history amid an 8-0 start following Tuesday’s win against the Los Angeles Clippers, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault revealed his thoughts on how.
With headphones placed firmly over his ears, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins stared intently at the scouting report. That pre-game prep went beyond studying just opposing player tendencies or observing the coaching staff’s notes.
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on a historic run. The reigning NBA MVP is dominating the league once again, while putting his foot down in the sneaker industry.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is enjoying a hot start to a season once more. It cannot be denied that the defending champions are showing a lot of grit and confidence one match after another.
With a strong 126-107 win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder remain undefeated, the only unbeaten team in the league to start the season.
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.
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.
Ajay Mitchell, the 2024 No. 38 overall selection, has exceeded all expectations that could have been placed on him. In the absence of Jalen Williams, Isaiah Joe, and others to start the season, Mitchell has become a star for the team and a key reason for their 7-0 start.
Mark Daigneault has been very happy with how Cason Wallace has started the season and credited two players for his recent uptick in form. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been absolutely stellar to start the season, going 7-0.
Nikola Topic, the Thunder‘s lottery pick in the 2024 draft, is being treated for testicular cancer, general manager Sam Presti announced on Thursday, per Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman.