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The NBA In-Season Tournament has given meaning to the early portion of the NBA schedule. Perhaps some teams do not necessarily care about competing in this tournament, but the new energy and atmosphere created by this tournament has given purpose to many of those in the middle of the pack. This has created a shakeup […]

Everyone expected the Oklahoma City Thunder (10-4) to take a step forward this season, but this young squad appears to be well-ahead of schedule in the early portion of the 2023-24 NBA season. They extended their winning streak to five games and also accomplished a remarkable feat while handing out a 134-91 shellacking to the […]

Chet Holmgren played the best game of his young NBA career on Saturday night, finishing with 36 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s thrilling 130-123 overtime victory against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. The rookie’s impact loomed even larger than the box score suggests, […]

We’re back and ready to give you another prediction and pick for Sunday night’s full slate of NBA action. This next matchup takes us out West as we’ll see the Oklahoma City Thunder (9-4) take on the Portland Trail Blazers (3-9). You won’t want to miss these two young rosters go at it! Check out our NBA odds […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have started the season strong, rushing out to a 9-4 record and the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. The Thunder hit this record with a huge, dramatic overtime win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday thanks to a late game-tying 3-pointer by burgeoning young star Chet Holmgren. After […]

The Golden State Warriors were just 1.6 seconds away from ending a five-game losing streak on Saturday before OKC Thunder big man Chet Holmgren forced OT with a game-tying triple over Andrew Wiggins. The Dubs ultimately went on to lose in overtime and after the contest, head coach Steve Kerr was asked why he chose […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins is no stranger to defending some of the league’s best shotmakers, particularly when the game is on the line. What Wiggins probably hasn’t had to do much of, however, is guard a 7-foot-1 player coming off a screen with no real options to contest the shot. Here’s what Andrew […]

Chet Holmgren separated himself from Victor Wembanyama and the rest of the Rookie of the Year candidates with his performance for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Many NBA fans certainly believe that, and for good reason. Holmgren had his best game of the young season in the showdown with […]

Welcome back to our prediction and pick series for today’s slate of action around the NBA. We’ll head out West for a nightcap between two teams getting to know each other as the Oklahoma City Thunder (8-4) take on the Golden State Warriors (6-7) for an exciting matchup. Check out our NBA odds series for our Thunder-Warriors prediction and […]

The Golden State Warriors will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. Golden State is looking to bounce back after falling to the Thunder on Thursday. There is reportedly a chance that Stephen Curry will be able to play in the game. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Curry is questionable for Saturday night, […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors’ fifth straight loss certainly wasn’t hard to see coming. They played without an injured Stephen Curry and suspended Draymond Green on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, falling 128-109 in another dispiriting performance that calls this team’s lack of scoring punch and offensive dynamism into even greater […]

With Stephen Curry out due to a knee sprain, it seemed fitting that the Golden State Warriors’ opponent on Thursday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder, paid homage to the greatest shooter of all time by simply refusing to miss from three. As a team, the Thunder made 19 of their 32 three-point attempts on the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors were blown out by the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-109 at Chase Center on Thursday, hardly shocking considering they played without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. Here are three in-depth, instant reactions from the shorthanded Dubs’ fifth consecutive loss. Switching does the Dubs in The Warriors began the dynasty […]

The NBA season carries on with a week four matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors. Our NBA odds series continues with a Thunder-Warriors prediction and pick. With all eyes on the matchup between the 7-foot-plus rookies, the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated Tuesday night. In the highly anticipated Chet Holmgren vs. Victor […]

The future is now for the Oklahoma City Thunder. With a 7-4 record through the first four weeks of the 2023-24 NBA season, Oklahoma City is off to its best start in five years. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as a legitimate All-NBA star. The Thunder have surrounded him with an intriguing young core that could […]

Well, Victor Wembanyama vs. Chet Holmgren should turn into a rivalry that we’ll enjoy for the next decade or so. That’s all we have to look forward to right now. The first official NBA meeting between Wembanyama and Holmgren fell well short of their collective shadows. The San Antonio Spurs flopped again, 123-87 in Oklahoma […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder crushed the San Antonio Spurs 123-87 in a matchup featuring two of the league’s top rookies — the Spurs’ 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama and the Thunder’s 7-1 Chet Holmgren. Neither rookie excelled according to the stat-line. Wembanyama finished with eight points on 4-for-15 shooting. He grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked two shots. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and a career-high seven steals, and the Thunder rolled past the San Antonio Spurs 123-87 on Tuesday night in the In-Season Tournament. The game featured two of the league’s most-hyped rookies — San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama and Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren. Wembanyama finished with eight points on 4-for-15 shooting. He […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one special talent. He just has the ability to do nearly anything he wants on the floor, and he showed some of his insane skills Tuesday night during an Oklahoma City Thunder NBA In-Season Tournament home game against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. During one play in the game, Shai […]

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a relatively strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Holmgren is officially playing in his rookie year after missing the entirety of the 2022-23 season due to injury, and he has looked very comfortable amongst the Thunder’s collection of impressive talent in their lineup. One […]

Victor Wembanyama carries a seemingly bottomless potential, but he’s still got a lot of learning to do in the NBA — including how to control his temper. The San Antonio Spurs rookie picked up a lesson Tuesday night when he got called for a technical foul after showing a bit of emotion over a foul […]

On Tuesday evening, Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the San Antonio Spurs in a battle of two of the most promising young teams in the Western Conference and perhaps the entire NBA. A lot has been made of a potential rivalry between Holmgren and Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, who are […]

Victor Wembanyama has been here before. Though he’s set to match up in the NBA with Chet Holmgren for the first time officially in a game Tuesday that’ll also serve as an In-Season Tournament contest, going against the player who comes closest to matching his seven-foot-plus versatility is not foreign to Wemby. 2021 U19 World […]

The San Antonio Spurs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder for another In-Season Tournament game! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Spurs-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Spurs have now lost five games in a row after dropping […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road to take on the Phoenix Suns Sunday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Thunder-Suns prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Thunder are 5-4, so they have been playing pretty good. […]

Christmas will come a little early for some lucky NBA fans, as Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is offering a chance to win free tickets to Sunday’s game between his team and Kevin Durant’s former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder at Footprint Center. Ishbia, on his X account, shared that he will not be able […]

The NBA season is officially underway and the second-week slate carries on with an in-season tournament matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings. Our NBA odds series continues with a Thunder-Kings prediction and pick. On Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder had their most impressive victory of the season. Led by a 43-point, […]

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Thunder currently sit with a respectable 5-3 record, and Holmgren has been impressive in what is technically his rookie season, as he missed the entirety of the 2022-23 campaign due to an injury sustained after […]

After a couple of bumps in the road following their 3-1 start to the 2023-24 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are back on track with consecutive wins at home this week. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing out of his mind for Oklahoma City to begin the season and could very well bag another All-NBA nod […]

On Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder continued their winning ways, thanks in large part to yet another outstanding performance from 2023 First Team All-NBA member Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander, never in a hurry and ever in control of his movements on the court, simply had his way against an overmatched Cleveland Cavaliers defense, dropping 41 […]

There appears to be no stopping the ascent of the young Oklahoma City Thunder squad. Entering the 2023-24 season with higher expectations brought forth by a better-than-expected 2022-23 season, the Thunder have looked scary to begin the year, especially with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continuing to play at the All-NBA First-Team level he was at last year. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Cavaliers-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Cavaliers have started the season off 3-4, so the beginning of the season has been a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have done nothing but get better during the 2023-24 NBA season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, coming off a stellar campaign in which he made the All-NBA First Team, continues to be an incredible driving force at the point of attack, while Chet Holmgren, after missing the entirety of last season with a Lisfranc […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to climb the NBA’s totem pole, with Chet Holmgren’s emergence as one of the best young two-way stars in the NBA standing out as one of the biggest factors fueling their ascent. Holmgren had another strong night in the Thunder’s 126-117 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, which […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Friday showdown with the Golden State Warriors due to a knee injury. Fortunately for the team, though, his absence doesn’t extend beyond that. While there were initial concerns about Gilgeous-Alexander’s status for Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, he has since been given the greenlight to play. Shai […]

NBA action continues to roll on as we bring you another prediction and pick for Monday’s slate of games. We see a matchup of young talent as the Atlanta Hawks (4-2) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-3) with both teams on opposite streaks. Check out our NBA odds series for our Hawks-Thunder prediction and pick. The Atlanta Hawks are […]

The NBA season is in full swing and we’re already seeing Phoenix Suns’ star Kevin Durant take the driver’s seat in leading his team through the Western Conference. He’s been consistently lacing up his newest Nike KD 16 model that released before the season, but that hasn’t stopped Nike from bringing back some of his […]

The controversial ending of the Golden State Warriors-Oklahoma City Thunder game isn’t controversial at all. That much is made clear by the NBA in its L2M Report for the In-Season Tournament opener between the two teams. For those who missed it, the Warriors won 141-139 courtesy of a Stephen Curry lay-up. However, there was an […]

Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry has done his share of crossing opponents up. But the Warriors star recently talked about when Oklahoma City Thunder big-man Chet Holmgren did the same to him at his basketball camp:   Chet and Steph in 2019🔥time fly's man 😭🔥 pic.twitter.com/z0J361Jayy — TopOFGame (@topofgame2986) November 4, 2023 As you […]