After a run of six straight games against teams currently in a playoff position or a play-in scenario, the Oklahoma City Thunder should feel a lightening of the load on Wednesday as they take on the Brooklyn Nets. The Thunder kicked off a 5-game East Coast road trip Tuesday night with a 113-108 victory in Orlando against the Magic, and after this second game of a back-to-back, OKC has just one more back-to-back remaining in the season.
OKC has seen a spread in the 18-21 points range just three times this season without covering once. I think this could finally be their time to do so, though, as Brooklyn appears to be entirely disinterested in winning. The Nets have lost by 20 points in 14 of their 51 losses. Overall, 1 out of every 5 games they play ends in a loss of 20 points or greater. The Thunder is deep enough that, regardless of who plays major minutes, this one should end in a blowout win.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder puts its 8-game win streak on the line on Tuesday night as they kick off a 5-game East Coast road trip in Orlando against the Magic. OKC’s win streak has featured plenty of highlights, with 6 wins against 5 different teams currently in playoff position. Orlando is fresh off a 7-win streak of their own, which was snapped last night in a 124-112 home loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
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OKC has won 8 straight games—a streak which features 6 playoff teams—and they are looking to make it 9 against a surging Orlando squad. The Magic had won 7 in a row before getting crushed at home by the Atlanta Hawks last night. The Thunder benefits from a little more than a full day of rest after Sunday’s noon tip-off, so between that and the roster nearing full health, I like OKC to win big.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder puts its 7-game win streak on the line on Sunday afternoon as they host the Minnesota Timberwolves for a noon tip-off…
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OKC is 1-2 against Minnesota this season, and the Thunder hasn’t covered in any of those three games. These two teams know each other VERY WELL, and as a result, it’s created a lot of close meetings over the last couple of seasons. 5 of the last 7 regular-season games between the Thunder and the Timberwolves have been decided by single digits, and I think this one will be the same. One thing to keep an eye on: Anthony Edwards is listed as questionable with knee soreness, but I anticipate that he plays. If he has to miss, the Timberwolves could struggle to stay afloat. Isaiah Hartenstein is questionable as well, and while I don’t think he plays, he would help the Thunder out tremendously down low. While I’m taking the Thunder to win, I like Minnesota to cover.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will try his hand at making history on Thursday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Boston Celtics. SGA has scored 20+ points in 126 consecutive games, which ties him with Wilt Chamberlain, and barring some sort of disaster, he should be able to move into first.
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While OKC is not quite fully healthy, they take a good step forward tonight with Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso both available. That alone gives them even more of an edge over the Celtics, who have some question marks on their injury report. Regardless of who Boston plays, OKC is getting SOMETHING from multiple SOMEONES pretty much every night. I think the Thunder elevates tonight in front of a national audience in a big game in which Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should break Wilt Chamberlain’s record of consecutive games with 20+ points. I like OKC to cover.
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There are nights in the NBA when the story practically writes itself. A last-second shot.A star performance.A sellout crowd roaring as the ball drops clean…
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It’s been just a little over a week since Luguentz Dort tripped Nikola Jokic, and all hell nearly broke loose as the Oklahoma City Thunder held on to defeat the Denver Nuggets 127-101 in overtime. These two teams are extremely familiar with one another at this point, and the bad blood that exists is enough to fuel any basketball fan’s desire for fireworks. On Monday night, they do battle once again in Oklahoma City.
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