Meanwhile, the Pelicans (2-11) are on the second night of a home back-to-back. They had a 124-106 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Trey Murphy III scored 20 points. And that was about it in terms of positive takeaways.

You can call it an underwhelming start because of the excellence of this Oklahoma City Thunder team. Two double-overtime games, not playing up to the team's ca

Amid the Oklahoma City Thunder's best regular-season start in franchise history, one NBA analyst is calling it the best he's ever seen. After taking in the Thunder's impressive back-to-back wins against the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Paycom Center, Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix is still in awe.

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City hosts Golden State trying to extend its four-game home winning streak. Oklahoma City went 68-14 overall, 39-13 in Western Conference action and 36-6 at home during the 2024-25 season. The Thunder averaged 120.5 points per game while allowing opponents to score 107.6 last season.

The NBA schedule-makers did the Charlotte Hornets no favors on Saturday night.

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In the heartland, they have built something relentless, something precise. Against the Lakers, the Oklahoma City Thunder were a perfect, punishing machine.

Simply having Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor alongside a group of any Thunder role players is enough to win 90% of their games. Mark Daigenault is a phenomenal coach who has instilled great defensive principles and a culture of work ethic and energy for all 82 games, which allows OKC to win on the margins even when short-handed.

Defense has been the word that encapsulates the current era of Oklahoma City Thunder basketball, from top to bottom, side to side; every player on the roster is guaranteed to be a positive defender. If a player isn't drafted that way,