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Daily Thunder | An Oklahoma City Thunder Blog - Basketball
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Shai, Thunder feast on Wizards before Christmas break
OKC 123 WAS 105 The Oklahoma City Thunder (23-5) took too long to win their eighth straight against the Washington Wizards (4-23). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had lackluster offensive help from his teammates, but scored 41 on 25 shots and turned the game from a comfortable 10-point margin at the end of
From the friends of Daily Thunder: Alex Caruso Locks In with OKC + What the Thunder Need Heading into 2025
Jacob, JD, and Justin get together for a festive show discussing all the latest Thunder news including the Alex Caruso extension, and Jaylin Williams' return from injury designation. Then its time for another riveting round of Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales. Then we hypothesize what Thunder players would (or should) be asking Santa for this Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Podcast: NBA Cup Commentary: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer recap the last 7 days of Thunder basketball and discuss: The Thunder's big win over the Rockets Dort's stellar performance The team's fun dynamic What happened against the Bucks Why the loss is not that big of a deal Previewing the next 3 games Alex Caruso extension day The new NBA All-Star format --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailythunder/support
Thunder Head to the NBA Cup Championship
OKC 111 HOU 96 Jaylin Williams is one win away from achieving his dream of an NBA Cup Championship. In a physical battle of the NBA’s top two defenses, the Oklahoma City Thunder dealt more blows to the Houston Rockets, running away with the game in the fourth quarter
12.09.24 Bolts: Book Club
ICYMI: Lu Dort is playing with mallet finger ... Shai won Western Conference Player of the Month ... The Uncontested on the Thunder/Pelicans anti-blowout. ... Brandon Rahbar handed out player grades through the Thunder first quarter of play THUNDER BOLTS A Daily Thunder staple, rounding up of the most share-worthy news and
SGA, Thunder cruise to win over Pelicans
OKC 119 NOP 109 Shai, man. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made light work of the Pelicans (5-19), scoring 23 of the Thunder's (18-5) 77 first-half points while missing just one shot. But after going up 30 midway through the first quarter, OKC let the Pels slowwwwly crawl back to within 9 at
Riding the Rollercoaster: Should fans be worried?
After dropping two straight, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar discuss what's going wrong, should there be cause of concern, or whether patience should be the takeaway. The pair also analyze free throw issues, shooting woes, and defensive struggles. And don't miss Brandon playing a game of "Thunder Players As Ninja Turtles." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailythunder/support
Thunder brush Raptors off shoulder, collect another win
OKC 129 TOR 92 In case anyone wondered, the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-5) are much better than the Toronto Raptors (7-16). The box score is already linked above, but look at the damage done by OKC's starters in less than 30 minutes played apiece: Oklahoma City doubled up Toronto in
Thunder smoke Jazz, earn NBA Cup berth
OKC 133 UTA 106 The Oklahoma City Thunder (16-5) did as expected, overwhelming the woeful Utah Jazz (4-17). Despite a slow start by OKC, the game was never really in doubt. The Thunder had 12 steals by halftime, and terrorized the Jazz with more third quarter turnover/transition tyranny that
Sideline Report: Good Russ is making Denver's best players better
Today's guest post is from MITWestbrook, a legendary r/NBA Reddit poster. Russell Westbrook's impact goes way beyond his True Shooting percentage. The most important stats for playmakers are points created per 36 minutes, and on/off metrics for EFG% and points per 100 possessions. On/off for Effective Field
Thunder lose to Rockets in frustrating fashion
HOU 119 OKC 116 The good news: Houston has made Thunder/Rockets a real rivalry. The bad: losing to close rivals can be quite annoying. The Thunder (15-5) couldn't complete a perfect four-game road trip, dropping to the Rockets (15-6) who are now just a half-game behind OKC for #1
Thunder lose JDub, survive Warriors comeback to stay atop West
OKC 105 GSW 101 After losing Jalen Williams for the second half to an eye injury (severity unknown), Oklahoma City saw a comfortable halftime lead evaporate. But Shai and the Thunder (14-4) hung on against the fellow injured-but-deep Warriors (12-6) despite some shaky execution to (barely) close out the final