By the time the final horn sounded inside Paycom Center on Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder had done something that contenders must learn how…
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The Thunder Found Stability in a Game That Refused to Cooperate
There are nights when basketball tells you exactly who you are. Not through fireworks, not through efficiency charts or social-media-ready highlights, but through resistance. Through…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #48 Preview: New Orleans Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday marked the first time since November 3, 2023, that the Thunder lost consecutive home games. With all the talk of breaking records and setting the standard that has surrounded OKC this season, this is not exactly a mark that they would have been expected to meet.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC is a Heavy Favorite Over Pelicans Despite Lengthy Injury Report
Perhaps I’m overreacting to the consecutive home losses for the first time in years, but I don’t feel comfortable with the Thunder covering against the Pelicans at all. While I would basically bet the house that OKC wins, this line seems a little outrageous, even against the worst record in the Western Conference. I would love to be wrong about this, but until the Thunder is at least somewhere near full strength, I have a hard time seeing them blow out too many teams.
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Thunder’s First-Quarter Mastery Shows a Team Fully Stepping Into Its Championship Prime
For most NBA teams, the first quarter is about feeling out matchups, establishing pace, and building rhythm. For the Oklahoma City Thunder, it is now…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #15 Preview: New Orleans Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder moved to 13-1 on the season on Saturday night in Charlotte against the Hornets, thanks to another big third quarter, and now they take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. This is the second meeting between these teams so far this season, the last one a 139-107 victory for the Thunder back in OKC.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Heads into New Orleans as a Monster Favorite
In the first meeting between these two teams a couple of weeks ago, OKC absolutely dominated, winning by 29 points, in one of those games where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t even play in the fourth quarter. This time, Zion Williamson is out with a strained hamstring, so I don’t expect it to go much better for New Orleans. Also, the Pelicans are playing in the second game of a back-to-back, while OKC is coming off a day of rest. Give me another blowout win for the Thunder.
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #7 Preview: New Orleans Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder has an opportunity to start the season off with 7 straight wins—tied for a franchise record—for the second consecutive season when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon. OKC is coming off two days off rest after a dominant 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC A Double-Digit Favorite Hosting Winless Pelicans
The Pelicans are 0-5 with an average point differential of 15.6 points. OKC is still lacking Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren, but as well as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been playing, and as deep as the Thunder roster is, they realistically should cover this easily in front of the home crowd.
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #82 Preview: New Orleans Pelicans
And just like that, the end of the regular season has arrived. OKC will finish with the best record in the league, securing home-court advantage through the Playoffs, and the starters will rest yet again for the regular season finale in New Orleans against the Pelicans. That means Thunder fans are in store for an exciting show from the arguably the league’s best backups.
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