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Thunder lose to Sixers, tie franchise record with 14-straight losses In a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost their 14th-straight game, tying a franchise record set in 2008 Author: Apr 26, 2021 In a 121-90 loss, the Oklahoma City Thunder have officially tied the franchise record for most consecutive losses with 14. The record was previously set in the teams inaugural season back in 2008. Although he wasnt with the team at the time Daigneault referenced...

Oklahoma Citys Lu Dort ranked amongst top NBA sophomores ESPNs Kevin Pelton and Mike Schmitz ranked the second year guard sixth and eight respectively out of the current class of NBA second year players Author: Luguentz Dort is the sixth best player in this year’s NBA sophomore class. The Oklahoma City Thunder defensive stopper has come a long way since sliding through the cracks and going undrafted in the 2019 draft. READ MORE: “Ill never be able to wrap my head around how Dort went undra...

Handing out Game Balls from the Thunders contest on their road swing Though they ultimately came up short, falling 122-116, the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed the Indiana Pacers to the end behind big performances from a pair of role players Author: Apr 22, 2021 Battling to the end, the Oklahoma City Thunder cut their deficit to the Indiana Pacers to just a point off a huge Moses Brown dunk with about five minutes left to play in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Though they were unable to finish out the...

Apr 21, 2021 Indiana has lost four of their last five games including three straight. A team that’s still very much in play to earn a playoff spot, the Pacers will be motivated to pull out a victory against Oklahoma City on Wednesday. The Thunder on the other hand have lost 11 games in a row with their last win being on March 31 against the Toronto Raptors. Since then, for the entire month of April, it’s been a long losing streak for the young, rebuilding team.  ODDS: The Thunder enter th...

Three takeaways from the Thunders 119-107 loss in Washington Facing their former star Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City was unable to end their losing skid without the services of Lu Dort Author: Facing off against his former team, Russell Westbrook led the Washington Wizards to a 119-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the nation’s capitol. Playing their second back-to-back in a week, OKC was again without second year guard Luguentz Dort, who was inactive on the back end of the co...

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...

Battling the Toronto Raptors until the end, Lu Dort continued his hot shooting streak in OKCs 10th straight loss

Thunder’s Lu Dort to tryout for Team Canada this summer Oklahoma City guard Luguentz Dort, whos playing the best basketball of his short career, said following Sundays game that he plans to tryout for Team Canada this summer Author: Oklahoma City’s Luguentz Dort is currently playing the best basketball of his career. This summer, he’s hoping to replicate that play for Team Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and eventually the Olympics. “Team Canada, yeah I’m looking to try...

Handing out Game Balls for Oklahoma Citys 112-106 loss to Toronto Battling the Toronto Raptors until the end, Lu Dort continued his hot shooting streak in OKCs 10th straight loss Author: Apr 19, 2021 Luguentz Dort once again stole the show for Thunder fans as Oklahoma City lost their 10th straight contest, falling 112-106 to the Toronto Raptors in Tampa Bay, FL, Sunday night. OKC rookie Aleksej Pokusevski also returned to the starting lineup after suffering from shoulder soreness which saw hi...

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...