Acommon misconception about today's NBA is that as teams and players have mastered the art of efficient scoring, defense has ...

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Oklahoma City ... this Thunder team. On the defensive side of the ball, Dort was a game changer on Thursday night. Against one of the best backcourts in the NBA, Dort completely took Donovan ...

Bulls coach Billy Donovan said he’s all for players in the locker room delivering tough messages, and that it doesn’t always have to come from him. Michael Reaves/Getty Share It was a quick ...

Mavericks 121, Thunder 115 P.J. Washington: 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 STL Kyrie Irving: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL Spencer Dinwiddie: 28 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST Jalen Williams: 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 ...

Double teams, box and one, loading up in the paint - there are plenty of ways to try to stop Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. None of these coverages work. The Thunder star ...

And in just a week's time, the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to gain ground ... After a really rough outing in the first matchup, Donovan Mitchell was even worse on Wednesday night.