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Jonas Valanciunas had season highs of 23 points and 17 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107 in a battle of reserves Friday night. Denver (53-28) won its 11th straight game to secure at least the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. Julian Strawther finished with 22 points and David Roddy had a season-high 21 points.
The Oklahoma City-Denver game could have starred the NBA's two most recent MVPs: the reigning one in Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a three-time winner in Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic. All the other regular starters for the Thunder and Nuggets were ruled out, too.
The Nuggets pronounced their entire starting lineup questionable, then ruled them out.
Bill Simmons raised eyebrows with his bold take about the Thunder.
Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander addressed his free-throw merchant label during media availability, perhaps for the last time of the 2025-26 regular season. Gilgeous-Alexander put a bow on his MVP case by leading the Thunder to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference standings for the third year in a row. Shai […] The post Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s mic-drop take on ‘free-throw merchant’ label appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker noticed something different about Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at a tender age that separated him from the others. Ahead of leading his team on a journey to win back-to-back championships, Gilgeous-Alexander says 2025-26 was a challenging regular season. It’s hard to tell from the outside. However, Alexander-Walker says […] The post Nickeil Alexander-Walker reveals when Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got his signature a...
For All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, clinching the No. 1 seed in three consecutive regular seasons isn’t easy. Leading the league with an 11.4 average point differential, the defending champions handed the Los Angeles Lakers two 36+ point losses after Gilgeous-Alexander’s 47 points closed out a 114-110 victory against the Detroit Pistons […] The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s honest ‘challenging’ take on Thunder’s 2025-26 season appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is favored to win his second straight MVP Award, and he will also be favored to win his second straight NBA Finals MVP Award when the playoffs begin. If the superstar guard validates those odds, he could become the consensus best player in the world today. Despite all the praise Gilgeous -Alexander is […] The post Bill Simmons makes wild Thunder-Brandin Podziemski take appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Denver Nuggets are scheduled to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. While the club has a chance to secure the No. 3 seed in the next two games, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon all popped up on the latest injury report before the contest. All three of the Nuggets’ stars […] The post Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon are on Nuggets’ injury report for Thunder game appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Thunder's latest injury report shows Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and nine other players will miss tomorrow night's matchup against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.
For as great as Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle and De’Aaron Fox have been, a huge reason the San Antonio Spurs will finish with a better record than everyone in the NBA but the Oklahoma City Thunder is their role players, like Luke Kornet. ClutchPoints talked extensively with the veteran big man, who’s in his first […] The post Spurs’ Luke Kornet shares candid opinion on Thunder’s reign in West appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The NBA regular season reaches a fever pitch this Friday, April 10, as the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to the Mile High City to face the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. Oklahoma City (63-16) enters the night as the undisputed top seed in the Western Conference, riding a multi-game winning streak and looking to sweep the season series against their rivals. On the other side, the Nuggets (51-28) are in a dogfight for the second seed, currently tied with San Antonio in the loss column. Denver is ...
With three first-round picks, the Oklahoma City Thunder is an interesting team to keep an eye on during mock draft season. In what’s anticipated to be one of the best draft classes, the Thunder’s three first-round picks are in the top-20. In ClutchPoints’ mock draft, two of Oklahoma City’s first-round picks have won the national […] The post Thunder end up with 2 national champions in ClutchPoints’ latest NBA Mock Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints.
For the first time in about 20 years, the NBA's MVP race might actually be, well, a race. At least, it feels like there's at least some intrigue regarding who'll wind up winning the Michael Jordan Trophy later this spring. Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the clear favorite to win the MVP award again, which makes a lot of sense.
The Thunder clinched the NBA's best regular-season record with a 128-110 win over the Clippers on Wednesday night, securing homecourt advantage throughout the postseason in their title defense.
The Mavericks are still in the early stages of their search for a new general manager, but the list of potential names continues to evolve. As previously reported, Dallas owner Patrick Dumont has aimed high, with executives such as Sam Presti (Thunder), Tim Connelly (Timberwolves), Brad Stevens (Celtics) and Koby Altman (Cavaliers) all at least […] The post Jason Kidd, Koby Altman among names linked to Mavericks’ GM search appeared first on Hoops Wire.
Adou Thiero showed flashes of what his potential could be in a blowout loss against OKC.
For the third straight season, the road to the NBA title goes through Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his defending champs became the seventh team in NBA history to finish with its conference's best regular-season record in at least three consecutive years when Oklahoma City wrapped up the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming playoffs with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The list of NBA teams who topped their conference standings in at least three ...
Indiana confirmed last July that Haliburton wouldn't play during the 2025-26 season.
The Spurs have been on an absolute heater since the start of February, winning 29 of 32 games during that stretch, but it won’t be enough to catch the Thunder in the regular season standings. On Wednesday, shortly after San Antonio won its 61st game of the season, Oklahoma City picked up its 64th victory, […]
