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The NBA Finals are set: It’ll be Thunder vs. Pacers, starting Thursday night

Sunday, June 1 by The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer(AP) — The seeds for the 2025 NBA Finals began getting planted unknowingly in 2017, back when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was about to enroll at Kentucky and Tyrese Haliburton was getting ready for his senior year of high school in Wisconsin.That was the year the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George... Read More.

Thunder guard Alex Caruso is getting a 2nd NBA Finals chance, this time with fans

Sunday, June 1 by The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer(AP) — Alex Caruso is the only current Oklahoma City Thunder player who has previous experience playing in the NBA Finals.That said, even he has no idea what this year's series will feel like.Caruso was on the Los Angeles Lakers team that beat the Miami Heat in the 2020... Read More.

Saturday’s NBA games: Cavaliers-Heat, Thunder-Grizzlies, Nuggets-Clippers, and Rockets-Warriors

Saturday, April 26 by The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer(AP) — Oklahoma City has a chance to secure its spot in Round 2. Cleveland and the Los Angeles Clippers can get to the doorstep of the second round. And the Houston-Golden State winner is going to have control of their matchup.Those are the headlines going into a quadruple-header... Read More.

The NBA playoffs are about to begin, Thunder to face Grizzlies in opener

Saturday, April 19 by The Associated Press

By BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers(AP) — There was Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Denver in 2023, and Boston in 2024.Six different seasons, six different champions. A run of parity like none other in NBA history.And now the Celtics get... Read More.

Inside the numbers: Led by Cleveland and OKC, it was the season of the streak in the NBA

Saturday, April 19 by The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer(AP) — It was the year of the long winning streak in the NBA.There were five instances of teams winning 11 or more games in a row — three by Cleveland, two by Oklahoma City, and it's probably no coincidence that those two teams are the ones that earned... Read More.

Blowout Friday: NBA breaks record with 5 games decided by 30 or more points on the same day

Saturday, April 12 by The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer(AP) — For New Orleans, Charlotte, Washington, and Utah, the seasons will end on Sunday.That might not be soon enough.The Pelicans, Hornets, Wizards, and Jazz — all playing out the string of dismal seasons — along with the playoff-bound Houston Rockets combined to make the wrong kind of NBA... Read More.

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 32 points to lead Thunder past Rockets 111-96 and into NBA Cup Final

Sunday, December 15 by Ponca City Now

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away late Saturday night to defeat the Houston Rockets 111-96 and advance to the NBA Cup championship.The Thunder take a five-game winning streak into Tuesday night’s final... Read More.

Thunder headed to NBA Cup semifinal game against Rockets

Saturday, December 14 by Ponca City Now

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) — Winning the NBA Cup won’t bring a championship parade to Oklahoma City, Houston, Atlanta, or Milwaukee. There’s a trophy. There’s some cash. There are bragging rights. And that’s about it.The way the final four teams in the tournament see things, that’s enough.The semifinals of the... Read More.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 36 points as Thunder defeat Lakers 101-93 in NBA Cup game

Saturday, November 30 by Ponca City Now

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on for a 101-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. It is the fifth time in the past six games that... Read More.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 points, Thunder beat Suns 99-83 in NBA Cup

Saturday, November 16 by Ponca City Now

By TIM WILLERT Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 99-83 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. Lu Dort had 15 points and nine rebounds, Jalen Williams added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Isaiah Joe scored 11 points to... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: nba

The NBA Finals are set: It’ll be Thunder vs. Pacers, starting Thursday night

Thunder guard Alex Caruso is getting a 2nd NBA Finals chance, this time with fans

Saturday’s NBA games: Cavaliers-Heat, Thunder-Grizzlies, Nuggets-Clippers, and Rockets-Warriors

The NBA playoffs are about to begin, Thunder to face Grizzlies in opener

Inside the numbers: Led by Cleveland and OKC, it was the season of the streak in the NBA

Blowout Friday: NBA breaks record with 5 games decided by 30 or more points on the same day

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 32 points to lead Thunder past Rockets 111-96 and into NBA Cup Final

Thunder headed to NBA Cup semifinal game against Rockets

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 36 points as Thunder defeat Lakers 101-93 in NBA Cup game

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 points, Thunder beat Suns 99-83 in NBA Cup

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