On Friday, the Indiana Pacers returned to Oklahoma City for the first time since the night their season ended and Tyrese Haliburton’s did, too. The rematch with the Thunder had …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander And The Thunder’s Reality Check: “We Didn’t Think We Were Going 81–1”
by Len Werleby Len WerleWhen you start a season like Oklahoma City did, every stumble becomes a headline. Not because the Thunder are fragile, but because dominance changes the volume of the conversation. Shai …
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Steve Kerr’s Blunt Reality Check: The Warriors Can’t Chase OKC And San Antonio’s Timeline
by Len Werleby Len WerleSteve Kerr is usually careful with the way he frames the Warriors’ present. He’ll defend the competitiveness, remind everyone what the culture still is, and point toward the next opportunity. …
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“There’s Levels To This”: Lou Williams Wants Victor Wembanyama’s Rivalry To Aim Higher; At SGA
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor the better part of two seasons, the league’s marketing engine has tried to sell the cleanest storyline in basketball: two impossibly long, impossibly skilled young bigs, Victor Wembanyama and …
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How The San Antonio Spurs Cracked Oklahoma City Three Times In Less Than Two Weeks
by Len Werleby Len WerleBeating a good team once can be noise. Beating it three times in a compressed window is a pattern. In the span of roughly 12 days, the San Antonio Spurs …
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LeBron James On How To Stop Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “Keep Him Off The Free-Throw Line”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores in just about every way imaginable, but one of his biggest advantages is how consistently he gets to the free-throw line. He knows how to put defenders …
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Victor Wembanyama Brings Euro Stadium Energy To San Antonio With A New Spurs Win Ritual
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe San Antonio Spurs didn’t just beat the Oklahoma City Thunder again, they made the victory feel like an event, the kind of home-night atmosphere that belongs more to European …
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Timberwolves Stun OKC In Thriller As Chris Finch Gets Tossed
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t just beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night, they beat the league’s most stable team while playing through chaos of their own creation. Minnesota won …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lives at the free-throw line. He is attempting 9.7 free throws per game, second only to Luka Doncic, and converting 8.6 of them, also second to Luka. The …
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Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren were not drafted in the same year, but they have been compared almost since the moment Wembanyama entered the league. It is not hard to …
