The Oklahoma City Thunder had secured its seventh loss of the 2024-25 season Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks when Luguentz Dort dribbled ... the time — Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114 in a matchup of teams with the best records in the NBA.

X1oohYD6 -via Twitter @BrandonRahbar / January 16, 2025 Brandon Rahbar: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on whether he was sending a message tonight: “Not at all. Just playing basketball, a game I love. End of the night,

Steph Curry dropped 17 points in the second half and made key plays down the stretch. Andrew Wiggins dropped a team-high 27 points, including five 3-pointers. Kevon Looney matched his regular season career-high with 18 points and Gary Payton II (15 points, nine rebounds) stamped the game with a vicious slam dunk with under a minute left.

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The Golden State Warriors edged out the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-116 at Chase Center. Steph Curry returned but faced initial struggles, while Shai Gi

Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night at Chase Center in San Francisco.

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Still, Hall of Fame NBA player Paul Pierce had an idea for the Thunder -- trade Holmgren for Kevin Durant. The 36-year-old forward is still playing at an MVP-caliber level, and Pierce's reasoning was that Holmgren has hardly played in Oklahoma City's remarkable campaign thus far.

Containing MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will take a team effort, and Andrew Wiggins will be first in line for the Warriors on Wednesday night at Chase Center.

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.