In his first start of the regular season, Ajay Mitchell got the nod in place of Lu Dort for Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, before the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled the defending champion’s historic start.
As far as defending champions go, the Oklahoma City Thunder did well to start a franchise record of 8-0. Of course, that’s a whole lot impressive considering the fact that they went swinging without their best players.
Isaiah Hartenstein and the Oklahoma City Thunder cemented their best start in franchise history at 8-0. After a 121-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Hartenstein addressed what led his team to cough up a 22-point lead.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been dealing with injuries all season, but they need to get one of their most reliable players more involved. Over the first couple of weeks of the season, the Thunder have been battling through adversity on the injury report.
The Oklahoma City Thunder currently lead the Western Conference, despite losing their first game of the season. The Oklahoma City Thunder have demonstrated they remain favorites while appearing even stronger than during their championship season.
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.
Oklahoma City had its historic undefeated season start disrupted Wednesday night, as the Portland Trail Blazers crawled back from a 22-point deficit to beat the Thunder 121-119.
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.
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.
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.