Oklahoma Shows Both Its Teeth and Its Heart, Setting the Stage for Heavyweight Clash With Duke

Championship seasons are rarely defined by one type of victory. They are defined by range. The ability to survive when everything feels unstable. The ability…

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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #57 Preview: Brooklyn Nets

Tonight, the Thunder hosts the Brooklyn Nets in the first game in a week, and it should serve as a nice palate cleanser after a pretty rough loss to the Milwaukee Bucks before All-Star Weekend. SGA and JDub remain out, and Ajay Mitchell should be returning sooner rather than later, but for now, it will be up to a rotation of other guards to hold down the backcourt. Brooklyn is just 15-39 on the season, and they’re well on their way to playoff elimination, so regardless of who is healthy for OKC, the Thunder should be able to score a convincing win in front of the home crowd ahead of some much tougher opponents in the next week.

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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Sees Heavy Line Over Nets Despite No SGA, JDub

This is near the largest spread of the season for the Thunder, and they’re missing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams. I know Brooklyn is bad, and they are coming off a 112-84 loss to the Cavaliers in Cleveland last night, but there may be some rust from the All-Star Break that OKC needs to work out. While I do expect a decent win, I think Brooklyn ends up covering this massive spread.

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