Thunder Dominate Lakers In 43 Point Win Sending A Message To The Rest Of The NBA
The Oklahoma City Thunder delivered a dominant 139-96 blowout over the Los Angeles Lakers, exposing the gap between contenders with suffocating defense and all around excellence led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Daniel Bell OKLAHOMA CITY – Ever heard the saying, “a Chrysler 300 look like a phantom until a phantom pulls up?” That Phantom pulled up to […]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Sets New Mark For Consistency Passing Wilt Chamberlain For Most Consecutive 20 Point Games
Behind 35 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who set the NBA record with 127 consecutive 20-point games, the Oklahoma City Thunder weathered an early offensive surge from the Boston Celtics and tightened their defense in the second half before Chet Holmgren sealed a dramatic 104–102 victory with free throws in the final second. Daniel Bell OKLAHOMA […]
WBB: Aaliyah Chavez’s Hot 15 In OT Helps OU Upset #2 South Carolina In OT Thriller
Aaliyah Chavez scored 15 of her 26 points in overtime, hitting four threes, as No. 16 Oklahoma erased a late collapse and stunned No. 2 South Carolina 94-82 on Thursday night in Norman. Daniel Bell NORMAN – Basketball games usually tell you who they are early. This one lied. For most of Thursday night, Aaliyah Chavez […]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Saves The Thunder In Overtime Win Against The Jazz
Oklahoma City survived its own mistakes, blew a 20 point lead, and still leaned on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s calm brilliance to turn an ugly night into a necessary win that may matter more for what it teaches than how it looked. Daniel Bell OKLAHOMA CITY – The win came, but not gently. It arrived bruised and breathless, […]
Thunder Overcome Slow Defensive Start To Handle Hawks On Second Night Of Back-to-Back
The Thunder survived a season worst defensive first half behind a scorching offense, flipped the switch in the third quarter, and did just enough defensively to eventually put away a short handed Hawks team. Daniel Bell OKLAHOMA CITY – The night began without urgency on one side of the floor, as if Oklahoma City needed to […]
Slow Start Became A Distant Memory During Thunder Win vs. Clippers
After a slow start, the Thunder flipped the game with suffocating defense and a dominant third quarter, riding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s effortless control to a 122-101win over the Clippers. Daniel Bell OKLAHOMA CITY – For a while, the night felt slightly off. Layups rimmed out from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The pace lagged. The Thunder moved like a team […]
Thunder Defense Dominates While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Continues Scoring Streak In Win vs. Mavs
The Thunder, even while shorthanded, dominated the Mavericks behind a suffocating, deeply layered defense and another effortless scoring masterpiece from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Daniel Bell OKLAHOMA CITY – Before the offense found its voice, the Thunder defense spoke first: quiet, certain, and absolutely unforgiving. On a night when their roster felt thin, Oklahoma City’s defense moved like […]
WBB: Aaliyah Chavez’s Career High 33 Helps OU Past NC State In Poised Win
Oklahoma overcame a night of defensive struggles and a late 10 point deficit behind Aaliyah Chavez’s career high 33 points, locking in during the final minutes of the fourth and overtime to complete a gritty, poised comeback win over NC State. Daniel Bell NORMAN – Oklahoma needed every bit of grit, poise, and late game maturity […]
Thunder Use Big Third Quarter to Secure Win in Charlotte
The Thunder extended their win streak to five as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren powered a dominant third-quarter surge that lifted Oklahoma City past the Hornets 109-96. Daniel Bell CHARLOTTE – The Oklahoma City Thunder looked every bit like a team settling comfortably into its rhythm. Behind 33 points and 7 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and […]
Thunder Once Again Flex Their Depth and Defense in Blowout Win Over Lakers
On the second night of a back-to-back, the Thunder sent a clear message to the NBA by dominating the Lakers 121-92 with elite defense, relentless energy, and near-flawless execution despite missing several key players. Daniel Bell OKLAHOMA CITY – Wednesday night it looked like the Thunder were trying to send a message. Not just to the […]
