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Lu Dort once again carrying the offensive load. In the first quarter alone, Dort scored 21 points on 7-for-7 from the field and 5-for-5 from beyond the arc. He became just the seventh player in Thunder history to score at least 20 points in a single quarter.  With a seven-point lead at halftime, it looked like the Thunder were on track to snap their nine-game losing streak. However, the Raptors threw the first punch after the break and outscored Oklahoma City 29-21 in the third quarter to take...

Standings Watch: Thunder making late run at top pick Oklahoma City is sliding hard and fast, and could make a late run at the coveted top pick in the 2021 NBA Draft Author: The Oklahoma City Thunder havent won a game in April. A nine-game losing streak wasnt imaginable when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was averaging 27.4 points in a nine-game stretch from late February to early March, or when a starting lineup of Darius Bazley, Kenrich Williams, Justin Jackson, Luguentz Dort and Al Horford were beat...

Apr 16, 2021 In Friday night’s contest against the Detroit Pistons, the Oklahoma City Thunder fell short once again, increasing their losing streak to nine. Oklahoma City led most of the first half, but by halftime let Detroit tie the game at 56 behind 15 points from  Josh Jackson. Darius Bazley came out of the gates hot with ten points in the first quarter on 5-for-9 shooting from the floor. “We gotta be ready from the jump,” said Bazley “Insert ourselves on the defensive end.” Af...

Thunder rookie Pokusevski beginning to earn NBA respect Oklahoma City rookie Aleksej Pokusevski, one of the most unique players from the 2020 NBA Draft, is starting to earn respect in the NBA Author: Apr 12, 2021 Aleksej Pokusevski might never the most intimidating player on the court, but he could one day be the most talented. The Oklahoma City rookie’s career got off to a slow start, but after a pitstop in the G-League bubble, the 7-foot Serbian is starting to come into his own on the court...