Oso Ighodaro did not describe the Thunder as simply athletic, young or deep. He described something more unsettling: a team that seemed to know what was coming before it arrived. …
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Thunder Sweep Suns, Move On With The Calm Of A Champion
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Oklahoma City Thunder did not leave Phoenix any room for a miracle. In Game 4, the defending champions finished their first-round sweep with a 131-122 win over the Suns, …
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Jeff Teague Sees Something Different In Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Scoring
by Len Werleby Len WerleJeff Teague has always been generous with James Harden’s place in basketball history, which is what makes his latest praise of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander more interesting. Teague was not dismissing Harden’s …
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Thunder Turn Game 2 Into A Lesson In Pressure, Push Suns To The Brink
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor a while, Game 2 looked like the kind of playoff night Phoenix needed. The Suns were more competitive, more composed, and far less overwhelmed than they had been in …
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Isaiah Hartenstein Says Thunder Must “Prove Ourselves All Over Again”
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe most revealing thing about a defending champion is often not how loudly it talks about the title it already owns, but how carefully it talks about the one it …
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Isaiah Hartenstein Sagt, Die Thunder Müssen Sich „Immer Wieder Aufs Neue Beweisen“
by Len Werleby Len WerleDas Aufschlussreichste an einem amtierenden Champion ist oft nicht, wie laut er über den Titel spricht, den er bereits gewonnen hat, sondern wie vorsichtig er über den spricht, den er …
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Dillon Brooks Opens Suns-Thunder Series With Familiar Provocation
by Len Werleby Len WerleDillon Brooks has never needed much encouragement to turn a playoff matchup personal, and his early read on the Oklahoma City Thunder was delivered in exactly that spirit. With Phoenix …
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Isaiah Hartenstein Says Thunder Are Preparing For Principles, Not Opponents
by Len Werleby Len WerleIsaiah Hartenstein’s answer to a simple playoff question revealed something central about the Oklahoma City Thunder’s identity. With the defending champions locked into the West’s No. 1 seed at 64-18 …
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Isaiah Hartenstein Signalisiert Großes Interesse An Nationalmannschafts-Rückkehr Im Sommer Und Darüber Hinaus
by Len Werleby Len WerleNBA Champion Isaiah Hartenstein könnte für Deutschland bald mehr sein als nur eine seit Jahren diskutierte Option. Während eines internationalen Mediencalls vor Beginn der NBA-Playoffs sagte der Big Man der …
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Oklahoma City Thunder Profit Again As Clippers’ Play-In Exit Turns Into A Lottery Pick For OKC
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Oklahoma City Thunder did not need to take the floor to score one of the night’s biggest victories. When the Los Angeles Clippers blew a fourth-quarter lead and lost …
