Oklahoma City Thunder
The first half of Tuesday’s Game 1 could not have gone much worse offensively for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Through 24 minutes, they logged just 44 points, mustered an offensive rating of 88.0 and their superstar scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, had 11 points on 2-of-13 shooting — engulfed, perplexed and struggling against Jaden McDaniel’s spindly limbs. […]
At a glance, it seems like the Oklahoma City Thunder blew the doors off the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, with the final score reading 114-88. But a more thoughtful analysis shows the Timberwolves were in it for most of the night (even holding a lead midway through the third […]
Promising young players define themselves in the playoffs. Most crumble under the pressure of the postseason. However, some players, like the Oklahoma City Thunder’s sophomore guard Cason Wallace, rise to the occasion. In Oklahoma City’s second-round win over the Denver Nuggets, the Thunder outscored the Nuggets by 23.7 points per 100 possessions during Wallace’s minutes. […]
The final four teams have been decided in this year’s NBA Playoffs, and we are on the verge of kicking off both Conference Finals series. There are storylines aplenty following each of the four franchises, but according to the ticket prices for the opening games, the New York Knicks are the massive draw this postseason. […]
It’s all about the new school in the NBA Playoffs and that’s not just with the teams in the conference finals. New faces are increasingly making their presence felt this postseason. Anyone questioning the homogeneity of the league’s playing styles this year need look no further than the differences among the individual talents on display. […]
The 2025 NBA Playoffs has reached their penultimate stage and four teams will duke it out to see which gets the privilege of representing their conference in the Finals. Over in the Western Conference, we’ve been blessed with an exciting matchup. On one end, you have the league’s best North American-born basketball player in Shai-Gilgeous […]
Despite the Oklahoma City Thunder managing a split of Games 3 and 4 against the Denver Nuggets to knot this second-round series at 2-2, they needed more from their MVP-caliber superstar, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Across those two outings, the 6-foot-6 guard averaged just 21.5 points on 44.4 percent true shooting — far cries from both his […]
A miraculous Denver Nuggets comeback, fueled by late-game shenanigans and a clutch Aaron Gordon triple, kicked the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder into a 1-0 hole in the Western Conference Semifinals. Oklahoma City can clean up plenty of little things, namely focusing more on both ends, avoiding silly fouls in the backcourt and making open jumpers. […]
In the closing minutes of Oklahoma City’s Game 4 matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies, Jalen Williams brought the ball across the timeline. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempted to screen for Williams, but Williams found himself isolated against Scotty Pippen Jr. Williams calmly blew by Pippen, accessed the middle of the floor and nailed a floater to extend […]
Now that the dust has settled on the first round and only eight teams remain, we can focus on the second round. And we have a treat on our hands in the Western Conference Semifinals, as the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the fourth-seeded Denver Nuggets. The young Thunder are well-rested after […]
