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The 2022-23 season has not played out how the Atlanta Hawks hoped it would as injuries and disconnect between the coaches and playing staff have held the tea back. Trae Young and the Hawks are 19-21 so far this season and are 4-6 in their last ten games. John Collins has gotten his chance to shine again for the Hawks as Clint Capela deals with a…

In what can only be charitably described as a transitional season, OKC might actually be the smart play on Monday in Chicago. The Bulls, especially in the backcourt, are banged up. We like the Thunder to strike for a rare win in our betting picks. One roster of replacement-level players faces a team suddenly relying on them due to a rash of…

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Memphis Grizzlies at 8 p.m. ET Thursday at FedExForum. Memphis is 11-10 overall and 7-5 at home, while OKC is 6-15 overall and 2-8 on the road. The Grizzlies are aiming for their third straight win, while the Thunder have lost seven consecutive games. The Grizzlies have won four of their last five games…

HOUSTON - Winners of two straight games, the Houston Rockets are halfway done with the 2022 preseason, and we know a bit more about this group than at the start of training camp. "When we play hard and smart, we're good," acting head coach John Lucas said Friday after a 116-100 win over the Toronto Raptors. "Their effort and energy were…

Philly stole the show at yesterday's trade deadline, but won't have its new superstar in uniform tonight. No matter though, it's only OKC in town, which our Thunder vs. 76ers picks don't think will pose much of a problem. The Philadelphia 76ers got their man yesterday, dumping petulant holdout Ben Simmons for James Harden in a trade deadline…

Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma (Cox 37/HD 722, DirecTV 676-5) Stream: DirecTV Stream Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM ► Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named Western Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 20-26, the NBA announced Monday. Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 assists and 6.3 rebounds per game during that…

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Utah Jazz are set to square off in a Western Conference matchup at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday at Paycom Center. The Thunder are 20-43 overall and 9-22 at home, while Utah is 17-13 on the road, but fourth place in the West and first in the Northwest Division. Thunder forward Luguentz Dort scored a game-high 27 points when…

The Oklahoma City Thunder (21-53) hit the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers (27-47) in a Northwest Division matchup at 10 p.m. ET on Monday, March 28 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Oklahoma City is coming off a 113-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets and has dropped 11 of its last 12 contests. Portland is coming off a 115-98 loss to the…

Even though Victor Wembanyama's chances of becoming a Los Angeles Laker anytime soon are essentially non-existent (even if L.A. were to tank this year, they would still have to swap their draft pick with the New Orleans Pelicans, provided it was better). But the anticipated top pick in the 2023 NBA draft could still help Los Angeles -- albeit…

SAS vs OKC Dream11: The NBA Preseason is now in the last stages and we are just a week away from the NBA Regular Season. Thus, in these last few games, we will see probably third-string units for most parts, and well, at this point, the fans earnestly wait for the Regular Season, where we have some of the most intense action. In this game, the…

The Northwest Division is a mixed bag. You've got the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, two teams with title aspirations (as lofty as those may be). On the other end of the spectrum, there's the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder - bound for shameless "tankathon's" in pursuit of projected top picks Victor Wembanyama and Scoot…

10 of the 15 Western Conference teams in the NBA will qualify at least for the play-in game next April. Some teams will be playing for a shot at the title while others hope to be bad and lucky enough to get a shot at drafting the supposed "can't miss" #1 prospect, 7-4 Victor Wembanyama. The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be somewhere in the middle of…

OKC vs DAL Dream11: The NBA Preseason brings to us some of the most intense basketball out there but there is no doubt that it doesn't have the same tenacity as the Regular Season, where stakes are much higher and more eyeballs are glued. Still, let us just get through the motions and dive into the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the…

The Utah Jazz (5-4) and the Detroit Pistons (2-7) will meet Sunday for a 3 p.m. ET tip at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Below, we analyze the Jazz-Pistons NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions. Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:55 a.m. ET. Money line: Jazz -350…

The OKC Thunder put on one of their best performances of the season against the Nuggets in Denver on Wednesday night, pulling off the huge upset on the road. OKC entered the game as+15.5 point and+900 Moneyline underdogs to the streaking Nuggets but despite facing heavy odds at the best NBA sportsbooks, the Thunder were unfazed and as a result,…

Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma (Cox 37/HD 722, DirecTV 676-5) Stream: DirecTV Stream Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM ► The Thunder's only win of the season came Oct. 27 against the Lakers, who were without LeBron James. The Thunder rallied from a 26-point deficit to tie the largest comeback in team history. The Lakers have won…