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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/thunder/onsi as Why Chet Holmgren Thinks the 74 Wins Talk Could Be a ‘Distraction’ for OKC Thunder.
The same conversation followed around Kevin Durant’s and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. In 2016, Durant joined a group that lost in the finals after a magical 73-9 regular season. The Warriors won the title in each of the next two years. Yet, some teams still chose to compete with them.
It goes without saying, but the Thunder are a special team. They are by far the league’s best defensive team (101.9 defensive efficiency), while also being one of the most efficient teams on the offensive end as well. Few teams can match up against them at all, let alone a Clippers squad that allows opponents to shoot 39% from 3-point range.
NBA All-Star voting is now open, allowing Oklahoma City Thunder fans to support their favorite players as the team makes an impressive start to the season. To vote, fans can go to OKCThunder.com/vote to have their say. They will need to have an NBA ID to make the selections.
The Thunder is upending the cosmic order of basketball. Like the mythological gods of thunder, the Thunder basketballers have become all-powerful.
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-109 in Saturday's thrilling NBA Cup semifinals, but their star player still believes the team is in catch-up mode when it comes to the reigning champions.
Oklahoma City lost its second game of the season last weekend, and once again, it came down to the wire. It took a perfect storm for this Thunder team to finally drop one — namely Victor Wembanyama’s nearly flawless return, and Oklahoma City going ice cold from long range.
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Recap: What happened at OKC Thunder's Wednesday, Dec. 17 practice
The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Wednesday, Dec. 17. It's the last day of a mini-four-day Christmas break thanks to the funky NBA Cup tournament. The Thunder will host the LA Clippers on Thursday before they travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in an impromptu home-and-road back-to-back created by the NBA Cup schedule.