The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off an impressive 56-26 regular season. That helped earn them the top overall seed in the Western Conference Playoffs.
In a humorous turn of events during the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' Game 3 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Thunder's head coach, Mark Daigneault, employed the 'Hack-a-Shaq' strategy against Mavericks center Dereck Lively II.
The top two seeds in the NBA playoffs saw their fortunes go in separate directions on Saturday.
The Dallas Mavericks should be feeling good after taking a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
Patrick Mahomes is impressed by one particular (non-star) NBA player.
As the Western Conference semifinals unfold, the Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves in an unexpected and challenging position. Seeded first after a standout regular season, the Thunder is currently down 2-1 against the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks.
The Oklahoma City Thunder now find themselves behind the 8-ball in their series with the Dallas Mavericks, down 2-1 after the 105-101 loss on Saturday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder might be showing their age against the Dallas Mavericks.
Nikola Jokic took home the MVP award for the third time in his career after having another monstrous season. However, many believe Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was much more deserving of the award.
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Shaq is obviously entitled to his opinion. Gilgeous-Alexander also had an MVP-caliber season and finished second in MVP voting behind Jokic.
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault didn't figure his team would run through the NBA playoffs without facing adversity. But now that it's arrived, Daigneault is looking forward to seeing how the Thunder respond.
Any decision that a Coach of the Year winner makes in an NBA Playoffs series clearly has some rationale to it. Coach Mark Daigneault faced some tough rotations and schemes coming from Jason Kidd.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren pulled off an absurd end-of-quarter shot against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Oklahoma City Thunder came to the Western Conference Playoffs as the No.1 seed. Recently, ESPN named their biggest strength. With the NBA Playoffs well underway, the Oklahoma City Thunder look like their time is now.
Even though they’re the second-youngest team in the NBA right now, the Oklahoma City Thunder just dominated the regular season and lookin impressive in the playoffs.
Juan Guerra II, the Thunder fan who tossed the ball away from Luka Doncic during Game 1 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder, has
NBA Players have one of the best jobs in the world. It’s not easy work at all, but playing a sport –any sport actually – while getting paid handsomely is a dream the rest of us can only dream of.
There are plenty of moving pieces behind the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 117-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1. From the defensive schemes Mike Daigneault placed on Luka Doncic to the role players who stepped up to help the Thunder win, every member of the roster deserves credit for their impressive playoff performances so far.
Stephen A. Smith, on ESPN's 'First Take,' found himself in an awkward situation when he fell for a fake Twitter post regarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. "When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, my MVP for this season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a young star for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the brother put up this tweet.
During the playoffs in the NBA, the players and fans reach the highest level of competitiveness. Many times during home games fans, especially the courtside sitters, do their best to troll the visiting team.
The Oklahoma City Thunder “flexed a muscle” they have built all season on Tuesday according to Mark Daigneault. For as inexperienced, unproven and young people continue to say Oklahoma City is - they have been battled tested throughout this season. After all, this year is the only one that matters.
Soon, the Oklahoma City Thunder will tip off their first second-round series since 2016. With a trip to the Western Conference on the line, some of the brightest stars in the sport sharing a hardwood and every game front and center, this is a chance for players to make massive leaps in the court of public perception.
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