James Harden, sidelined and still as bearded as ever, looked on as this iteration of the Thunder accomplished something his — or any of those before or after — never did. Oklahoma City ... defense and strangling Los Angeles until it turned pale.

Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com. He grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media, where he is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.

More than half of the Thunder’s losses this season have come against two teams OKC fans are none too fond of: Dallas and Golden State.

The Nets got a look at the team they hope to be one day during Sunday's blowout loss to the Thunder in Oklahoma City.

It went how you’d expect. Brooklyn, to its credit, did not get embarrassed like it did against the Los Angeles Clippers earlier in the week. But Sunday’s 127-101 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder sure felt like it was trending in that direction early.

The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves; teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.

Law Murray of The Athletic relayed Harden's probable status after having predicted a potential "mass rest day" for the Clippers against Chicago. Harden has appeared in 39 of his team's 41 games this season, with Clippers head coach Ty Lue saying he always wants to suit up.

Since the 2020-21 season, the Clippers have lost just three of their 17 games against their city rivals. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LOS ANGELES – Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 35 points as the Thunder grabbed a bounce-back 118-108 victory in Portland on Jan 26 to push their National Basketball Association-best record to 37-8 but his teammate Isaiah Hartenstein said the Canadian’s defensive skills are underappreciated.

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During his time suiting up for OKC, Livingston wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 4.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.

With a 7-game slate on deck, tonight's NBA matchups promise high-stakes battles and opportunities for redemption. Here’s our breakdown.