What Oklahoma City calls a "0-0 mentality" is drilled into its members. That process has resulted in the team owning the NBA's best record.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of a battle on the road against the Golden State Warriors-- a tough environment for any team to play in. The Draymond Green-less Warriors scored just 20 points in the first quarter,
Kyrie Irving engaged in some spirited trash talk with Alex Caruso and Isaiah Joe after Jaylin Williams was fouled by P.J. Washington.
The narratives around the Oklahoma City Thunder this season has predominantly fallen back on the play of MVP candidate, and the league's leading scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Needless to say, that's fair in many respects.
The NBA trade deadline is, for most teams, an exercise in resource-management. Take the Phoenix Suns. They are so desperate for the flexibility to make moves that they just traded one great first-round pick for three bad ones.
Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with 1:52 left on the way to 21 points, Andrew Wiggins scored 27 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night. Jalen Williams added 24 points and eight assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the Thunder rebound from a home loss to Dallas on Thursday night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the best teams ... the lack of size on their roster until Hartenstein returns. Alex Caruso recently gave his thoughts on the subject and also hinted ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points for Oklahoma City Wednesday, but Golden State's balanced scoring attack was too much for the Thunder in a 116-109 victory. Andrew Wiggins scored 27 for the Warriors.
Many predicted the Thunder to be good this season after last year’s run, but it was hard to imagine a world where Oklahoma City was this good. Especially knowing Chet Holmgren would go down with a serious injury just 10 games into the season.
Despite losing their ninth game of the season Wednesday night, the OKC Thunder should not rush into anything regarding trades.