With the recent extensions of Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder are going to run into the second apron. OKC still have to extend Jalen Williams as well, and he will presumably get ...

Amped by a 48-minute crowd and flat-out desperation, the Indiana Pacers extended the 2025 NBA Finals with a commanding 108-91 Game 6 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Gainbridge ...

3. Snappier ball movement Indiana entered the Finals with a clear defensive strategy: Let Gilgeous-Alexander take tough shots, but don't compromise the rest of the defense to help against the MVP.

The Thunder will enter the 2025-26 season at the top of the food chain. The NBA champions will hope to be a rare repeat ...

The Pacers' desire to push the ball will test the Thunder's trapping defense in the 2025 NBA Finals. John Schuhmann The Pacers are at their best scoring off made baskets, which is a strategy they ...

Editor’s note: As an annual end-of-season exercise, The Oklahoman publishes a series of report cards on each of the Thunder’s ...

The NBA Draft has always been a pillar of organizational success, and that was especially apparent through the Oklahoma City ...

2. The Thunder were 2.5 points per 100 possessions better than any other team in defensive rating this season. Oklahoma City was the best defense in the NBA during the regular season, by a landslide.

And with OKC winning game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals to tie the series up at 1-1 heading to Indianapolis, the Thunder are looking to take the lead in the series in Game 3. The Indiana Pacers haven't ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are 2024–25 NBA champions. The Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Sunday's Game 7, 103–91, behind a dominant second-half defensive performance and star showing from ...

The Pacers can't let the frantic defense from the Thunder make them play frantically on offense. Haliburton has proved he can dissect a defense, but he needs time to do it. 3. Exploit the mismatches ...