Oklahoma City secured another big win on Thursday night, but it might need a better performance from its defensive star to secure the second half of this back-to-back.
OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s safe to say Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder made the most of losing the NBA Cup semifinals to the San Antonio Spurs, as it granted them five days off before facing the Los Angeles Clippers.
Not many players in the history of the NBA have been able to say they won a championship in their first NBA season. Even fewer are able to say they’ve done so after starting their career on a two-way contract.
Cason Wallace played a pivotal role in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 122-101 blowout home win against the Los Angeles Clippers, despite his modest statistical line.
For a team that rarely stumbles, Saturday’s loss to San Antonio felt loud. Oklahoma City answered it quietly and decisively. The Thunder looked very much like themselves again Thursday night, rolling past the Clippers 122-101 and reminding everyone why the West still runs through them.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — For the third time this season, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace had five steals in a single game, leading the defending champions’ whopping 18 steals in a 122-101 blowout win against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Oklahoma City was able to bounce back dominantly and get itself back in the win column with a 122-101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. OKC started the
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander amassed 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 122-101 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.
There are plenty of positive storylines to go around when a team starts out 24-2. Isaiah Joe has been a bright spot. While some stars on this roster as shining brighter, Joe has proven himself as he consistently improves as one of the most impactful role players on this squad.
Fresh off of an NBA Finals ring, Oklahoma City has followed it up with a historic start to the 2025-26 season. The team embarked on one of the best starts in NBA history, a 24-1 record, before dropping a second game to the San Antonio Spurs last weekend.
A whopping 12 of 16 Oklahoma City Thunder players under coach Mark Daigneault have spent time in the G League, a trend that runs through the defending champion’s culture.
Oklahoma City has had a near-perfect two months to begin the season, but one of the team’s longest-tenured players is still struggling to find his role.
As the Thunder continue to grind to the top of the league, everything is falling into place. Despite suffering some tough setbacks, it’s safe to say that this is still Oklahoma City’s year for the taking.
The Oklahoma City Thunder finally got a chance to catch their collective breath over the past few days. The defending NBA champions and leaders of the Western Conference will get back at it after their longest stretch between games of the regular season when the Thunder host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.
In the aftermath of the Thunder vs Spurs matchup, it seemed that the defending champions were in a disappointing mood. Not every game is the same, and there are nights when everything’s not working out for them.
The Thunder already own the biggest trophy that matters. They also wanted the smaller one. Oklahoma City went 68-14 last season and won the NBA championship, but its bid to add an NBA Cup title ended Saturday with a semifinal loss to the Spurs, a result that snapped the feeling of inevitability that had followed them around for weeks.
The San Antonio Spurs benefited from a controversial call during their NBA Cup semifinal matchup Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs led the Thunder 109-108 with 3.7 seconds left in the elimination game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Victor Wembanyama made his return to the San Antonio Spurs lineup on Saturday night, and he helped make one thing abundantly clear — you'd better start taking that team seriously as a Western Conference contender. If you were not already.
After missing the past six games with a right soleus (calf) strain, starting center Isaiah Hartenstein is not on the Thunder‘s injury report ahead of Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal against the Spurs, which indicates he’ll be available to play, tweets Rylan Stiles of SI.com.
The last time the Thunder were on the court in Vegas, they were humiliated in the NBA Cup championship by the Milwaukee Bucks — putting up a season-low 81 points in a blowout loss.
The moment the Oklahoma City Thunder became champions, NBA fans and media started discussing whether they were going to become the league's next dynasty.