Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 19 of his 32 points in the third quarter to lead the 25-2 Oklahoma City Thunder to a 122-101 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday evening.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points in 29 minutes, setting a new NBA record for most 30-point games in less than 30 minutes in a season. Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo previously held the record with nine during the 2019-20 season.

The Thunder lead the way in odds for NBA Champion and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the frontrunner to win MVP, but the West is loaded. Can Oklahoma City repeat as champions? Can SGA repeat and win back-to-back MVPs? Let’s talk about it.

Cason Wallace reacts to his 5 STL vs the Clippers & Thunder’s 18 STL as a team: “We take pride in defense and we’re all competing… feels like we’re taking life from the other team and they’re ready to quit.

It goes without saying, but the Thunder are a special team. They are by far the league’s best defensive team (101.9 defensive efficiency), while also being one of the most efficient teams on the offensive end as well. Few teams can match up against them at all, let alone a Clippers squad that allows opponents to shoot 39% from 3-point range.

The same conversation followed around Kevin Durant’s and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. In 2016, Durant joined a group that lost in the finals after a magical 73-9 regular season. The Warriors won the title in each of the next two years. Yet, some teams still chose to compete with them.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA game to be played on December 19, 2025 on ESPN.

The San Antonio Spurs toppled the defending league champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup, and surge in the power rankings as a result.