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NBA News / NBA Analysis Network / June 8
Lu Dort gives classy response on whether he should have replaced Cason Wallace to defend Tyrese Haliburton’s winner
Tyrese Haliburton nailed a phenomenal game-winner to guide the Indiana Pacers to a one-point win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was the thinnest of margins that helped the Pacers win Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals.
NBA News / Yardbarker / June 8
What can the Thunder change to take Game 2 of the NBA Finals?
Let’s take a look at what the Thunder might be able to do to avoid dropping both home games and, more than likely, the series to the Indiana Pacers.
NBA News / Yardbarker / June 6
Five takeaways from Game 1 of NBA Finals
Here are five takeaways from Thursday's Game 1.
The 'Most points off the bench in an NBA Finals game' quiz
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
NBA News / Yardbarker / June 4
What stars, eh? Why NBA Finals prove Canadian players are built for big stage
Canadian basketball is on the rise, and the 2025 NBA Finals are living proof.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Hardwood Heroics / June 4
Oklahoma City Thunder: Lu Dort Drops Obvious Tyrese Haliburton Gameplan Ahead of Exciting 2025 NBA Finals
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the overwhelming favorites to win the 2025 NBA Finals. Despite this, the Mark Daigneault-coached squad is not underestimating their Eastern Conference opponents, the Indiana Pacers.
NBA News / Yardbarker / June 2
NBA Finals matchup shows that tanking is overrated
There's an epidemic of NBA teams losing on purpose for multiple seasons in hopes of getting a top pick. Yet this year's NBA Finals features two teams with just one top-five pick among all their players.
NBA News / Arizona State Sun Devils on SI / June 2
What Former Sun Devil Can Win the NBA Finals?
With the NBA Finals officially set between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, one Arizona State alum looks to enter a prestigious club of ASU royalty.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / NBA Analysis Network / June 2
Lu Dort issues warning to the NBA about ‘comfortable’ OKC Thunder star, he is yet to play a game
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Luguentz Dort believes his team will add another phenomenal player next season. With the 2025 conference finals over, it’s been decided that the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Indiana Pacers for a chance to lift the Larry O’Brien trophy.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Yardbarker / May 30
OKC is A-OK: 80 wins before Finals will equal a Larry O’Brien trophy for Thunder
Here are five reasons why this Thunder team is about to make history.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Yardbarker / May 28
Reign men: Thunder will prove their greatness to NBA
The Thunder, the NBA's youngest team, are rocking the league.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Burn City Sports / May 26
ASU congratulates former Sun Devil on NBA First Team All-Defense honors
TEMPE — Arizona State (ASU) men’s basketball is celebrating one of its own this week as former Sun Devil Luguentz Dort has earned NBA’s First Team All-Defense honors for the 2025 season.
NBA News / Yardbarker / May 22
Watch: NBA referee left with bloody nose after absorbing hard playoff foul
Early in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, referee Scott Foster took a hard playoff foul of his own.
NBA News / Yardbarker / May 23
Thunder's smothering defense stifles Timberwolves in Game 2 win
The Oklahoma City Thunder took a commanding 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals on Thursday with a 118-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
NBA News / Larry Brown Sports / May 23
Referee Scott Foster bloodied after getting hit by Lu Dort in Game 2
Scott Foster found himself as the latest (unexpected) victim of The Dorture Chamber. The veteran referee Foster served as the crew chief for Thursday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
NBA News / Arizona State Sun Devils on SI / May 21
Arizona State Legend Luguentz Dort Playing Key NBA Playoff Role
Much of the focus has been on Arizona State football over the last year - that is obviously for good reason. While the football program has thrived, the basketball program stumbled in Big 12 play last season after looking to be the part of an NCAA tournament squad.
NBA News / Yardbarker / May 19
Three keys to watch in Thunder-Timberwolves Western Conference Finals
While the Oklahoma City Thunder were battle-tested against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves have coasted in the first two rounds against undersized teams in the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / The Lead / May 15
The Thunder Are Maturing Before Our Eyes
When Nikola Jokic managed to rebound and put his missed floater back into the net in a sea of white Oklahoma City Thunder jerseys with 1:57 remaining in the third quarter of a crucial Game 5, the sold-out Paycom Center crowd looked in terror.
NBA News / Hoops Rumors / May 15
Anthony Edwards followed through on his Timberwolves' promise
After being eliminated in the Western Conference Finals in the spring of 2024, Anthony Edwards vowed the Timberwolves would be “back next year,” writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.
Lu Dort 'Changed the Whole Game' in OKC Thunder Game 5 Win
With 8:21 remaining in the fourth quarter, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort knocked down his second triple of the game. It brought the Paycom Center to its feet and the score to six points.
NBA News / Yardbarker / May 14
Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander outduels Nuggets' Nikola Jokic in Game 5 thriller
Every time Nikola Jokic made a big play down the stretch of Game 5, his MVP rival Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was there with a big play of his own.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Burn City Sports / May 11
Former Sun Devil Lu Dort remains defensive anchor in Thunder’s playoff run
PHOENIX — Former Arizona State standout Luguentz Dort is continuing to make his mark in the NBA postseason, even as the Oklahoma City Thunder dropped a 113-104 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.
NBA News / Larry Brown Sports / March 30, 2024
Suns HC Frank Vogel calls out Thunder player for flopping
Phoenix Suns head coach Frank Vogel is not a fan of flopping.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Oklahoma City Thunder on SI / March 18, 2024
OKC’s Lu Dort Has Flipped into an Elite 3-Point Shooter
Just a year ago, the idea that Luguentz Dort would be one of the NBA’s most efficient 3-point shooters would be considered a little absurd. Well, sometimes it's best to expect the unexpected.
Oklahoma City Thunder News / Last Word On Sports / December 30, 2023
Lu Dort Has Finally Found a Consistent Role
Luguentz Dort, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Canadian defensive ace, has seen an offensive surge 29 games into the season. Since the Thunder began their rebuild in 2020, they needed to know how Dort would develop.
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