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Thunder forward Darius Bazley finding his footing on defense Darius Bazley is getting into a groove on both sides of the ball, but his knack for defense will be able to help the Thunder for years to come Author: Apr 20, 2021 Thunder forward Darius Bazley doesn’t have the reputation for defense his teammate Luguentz Dort does. But on a career-night when he splashed 26 points, his offense wasn’t the best part of his game. Bazley guarded franchise legend Russell Westbrook for over eight minutes in Monday’s contest against the Wizards, holding him to 2-for-10 from the field. The triple-doub...

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 the lead.  In the final quarter, the Raptors pulled away to finish the night with a 112-106 lead t...

Thunder’s Lu Dort to tryout for Team Canada this summer Oklahoma City guard Luguentz Dort, who's playing the best basketball of his short career, said following Sunday's 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 tryout and try and make the team for this summer and to compete for the Olympics.” Dort said after ...

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 haven't won a game in April. A nine-game losing streak wasn't 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 beating Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks by five points. But whether the streak is by design or inc...

Handing out Game Balls for Oklahoma City's 110-104 loss to the Pistons Despite the loss, the future looks bright in OKC due to the recent performances of a pair of young Thunder building blocks Author: Apr 17, 2021 The Oklahoma City Thunder kicked off a four game road trip with massive draft implications on Friday night in Detroit, but succumbed to the Pistons 110-104 behind a big third quarter in the Motor City. Though before the game head coach Mark Daigneualt said Darius Bazley and Luguentz Dort stepped up to try and snap the Thunder’s losing streak. Ultimately unsuccessful, Bazley an...