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Lu Dort’s Antics Outshine Big Win for Oklahoma City Thunder | Deadspin.com
55+ min ago (435+ words) Luguentz Dort is a dirty player. I'm not saying something entirely unheard of with this take. Dort, along with most players on the Thunder, benefit from a whistle not given to the rest of the league. Friday night's matchup between…...
Deadspin | NBA roundup: Thunder emerge with scrappy OT win over Nuggets
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (545+ words) Chet Holmgren produced 15 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points in his return from injury, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 127-121 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday. Gilgeous-Alexander, playing his first game since sustaining…...
Deadspin | Nuggets looking to match Thunder's defensive intensity
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (498+ words) The NBA's top offensive team meets the league's top defensive team when the Denver Nuggets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Nuggets come into the game with an NBA-best 120.7 offensive rating, with the Thunder posting a 106.4 defensive rating…...
Deadspin | Thunder hold off Raptors after Isaiah Joe erupts in third quarter
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (371+ words) Isaiah Joe scored 19 of his 22 points in the third quarter Tuesday night and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 116-107. Cason Wallace added a game-high 27 points with eight rebounds and seven assists for the Thunder,…...
Deadspin | Grizzlies' Scotty Pippen Jr., Heat's Myron Gardner fined $35K for fight
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (116+ words) Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. and Heat forward Myron Gardner received $35,000 fines on Monday for their roles in an on-court altercation Saturday in Miami. "Gardner initiated the incident by bumping Pippen from behind, causing Pippen to fall to the floor,…...
Deadspin | Second-quarter spurt propels Thunder past Nets
1+ week, 1+ day ago (436+ words) Jared McCain scored 21 off the bench and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and seven rebounds to help lift the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-86 home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The Thunder won for the third time in…...
Deadspin | Ready or not, banged-up Thunder open stretch run vs. Nets
1+ week, 2+ day ago (448+ words) The Oklahoma City Thunder could have used a longer break. With the All-Star break over, the reigning NBA champions remain without three key players as they take the court Friday at home against the Brooklyn Nets. Oklahoma City announced Thursday…...
Deadspin | Thunder's Nikola Topic back after cancer battle
2+ week, 4+ day ago (220+ words) Nikola Topic, an Oklahoma City Thunder first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, made his debut in the G League Monday night as he returned from fighting testicular cancer. The 12th overall pick in that draft, Topic scored seven points and added…...
Deadspin | Short-handed Thunder look for others to step up against Lakers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (505+ words) The Oklahoma City Thunder again will be without star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as they try to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season in a visit to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Gilgeous-Alexander has missed two games…...
Deadspin | Tari Eason's season-best effort leads Rockets past Thunder
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (390+ words) Tari Eason scored a season-high 26 points and Alperen Sengun recorded a triple-double to help the Houston Rockets to a 112-106 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Rockets, while the…...