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Digging Out of the Hole: Semifinals Bolts
The Oklahoma City Thunder, who have orchestrated insane comebacks all season, lost a stunning Game 1 meltdown to the Denver Nuggets at home: missed free throws, poor clock management, and failure to stop the desperation playmaking during the game's final minutes. Down 0-1 in the series, they now lack home
Thunder Jolt Back to Life, Fry Nuggets 149-106
OKC 149 DEN 106 (Series tied 1-1) The Oklahoma City Thunder looked once again like the dominant overall 1 seed, leaving no doubt from the first five minutes of play that they would be evening the Western Conference Semifinals with the Denver Nuggets after their Game 1 disaster put them
Nuggets quiet Loud City to steal Game 1 from Thunder
DEN 121 OKC 119 The Thunder coughed up Game 1 and home court advantage to the Denver Nuggets, letting a 9-point lead with 3 minutes give way to a brutal, back-and-forth time management and free throw possession battle with an even more brutal finish: intentional fouls backfiring, two missed free
Podcast: Thunder vs. Nuggets Preview Pod
It's time for the Western Conference Semifinals, and in an emergency pod, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar break down the Thunder vs. Nuggets playoff series. How do the teams match up What do the regular season results indicate How do the Thunder defend Jokic How can the Nuggets slow the Thunder Brandon's series prediction
Thunder sweep Grizzlies, advance to Semi-Conference Finals
OKC 117 MEM 115 For the second postseason in a row, the Oklahoma City Thunder are sweeping their way into the second round. They beat the scrappy, Ja Morant-less Grizzlies on the strength of their defense and–whodathunkit?–timely defensive playmaking and shotmaking from their star trio of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
Game 3 Bolts: Bittersweet
The Thunder pulled out an ugly, historic, weird comeback win over the Grizzlies last night. The exciting parts: The bummer part: Ja Morant will miss Game 4 with the hip injury he suffered in a scary collision with Lu Dort in the second quarter. Even if the Grizzlies didn't stand
Thunder mount killer comeback to take 3-0 lead in Memphis
OKC 114 MEM 108 After letting Memphis, the league's 6th-best offense this season, spring for 77 first half points, the Oklahoma City Thunder (up 3-0 in the series) held the Grizzlies to 31 total second-half points in a game- and (likely) series-deciding comeback. The continued heroics of Alex Caruso will
Game 2 Bolts: Playoff Wins, Awards Hardware, and Draft Picks
The Thunder have started the postseason with a historic margin of victory in their first two games, while Shai has averaged 11.6 fewer points per game on 14.3% worse shooting than he did in the regular season. Per Tim MacMahon (ESPN), the likely MVP is not bothered by
Thunder maintain home court advantage, go up 2-0 on Grizzlies
OKC 118 MEM 99 It wasn't as seismic a victory as Game 1's 51-point blowout, but the Thunder bagged a Game 2 win and imposing series lead over Memphis in front of just as raucous a Loud City crowd. Thunder improve to 2-0. 51 point win and 19 point win.
Thunder slaughter Grizzlies in historic playoff opener
Boxscore: OKC 131 MEM 80 The Oklahoma City Thunder set playoff records while going up 1-0 in the first round of the playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies, with a 51-point win good for the biggest postseason win in franchise history and biggest Game 1 win in league history. Next up:
Podcast: It's Playoff Time in Oklahoma City
On this week's show, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar break down the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, including how OKC matches up against either Memphis or Dallas, plus: Standout moments in the last three games It's SGA's MVP to lose Does Dort have a chance to win DPOY Listener questions ahead of the playoffs And more
Podcast: Hot Takes on the Lakers and More
On this week's show, host John Napier puts Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar in the uncomfortable position of ranking takes from Lakers Reddit, plus: What went wrong vs Houston and the Lakers Who got the better end of the whistle, OKC or LA? Shai's brilliance (regular segment) The Luka ejection The final 3 games of the regular season
Podcast: The NBA MVP Race is Over
This week on the podcast, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar confirm that the MVP race is basically over, with SGA expected to take home the award, plus the duo discuss: The most impressive wins of the last two weeks COY and DPOY analysis Should the Thunder go for 70 and how good is this team? Preview of the week ahead
Podcast: Shai isn't the free throw merchant, someone else is
On this week's pod, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar bust the myth that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a free throw merchant, and also discuss: How the Thunder beat the Celtics The T-Fest against the Pistons Locking down Giannis and the Bucks The NBA's investigation into the Thunder resting players Which picks in the 2025 NBA Draft will the Thunder get
Podcast: The SGA v. Jokic MVP Showdown
On this week's podcast, host John Napier tests Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar's best arguments for why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should take the MVP award over Nikola Jokic, plus: The impressive win over Memphis No starters, no problem vs Portland OKC gets a big win vs Denver, then loses the next night A preview of the next 3 games
Podcast: Do the Wolves Have the Thunder's Number?
This week on the pod, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer discuss the Thunder's struggles against the Wolves and the epic meltdown, plus: All-Star Game takeaways Could Dort win DPOY? The Western Conference playoff race and threats to OKC A look at the games ahead
Thunder Win Seventh Straight over Heat
OKC 115 MIA 101 In a Heatles-like doorslam of overwhelming athleticism and playmaking, the Oklahoma City Thunder (44-9) used a 32-8 fourth quarter to end Miami's (25-27) hopes of an upset. Next up: OKC travels to Minnesota tomorrow night for the last game before the break.