The new emphasis, for prolonged contention, is on constant renewal. Continuity is almost impossible and we're to care more about the NBA's managerial dances. Read more »
Oklahoma City Thunder Analysis
The NBA Has Made Us Care More About Managers
Oklahoma City's Conquest Is Already Here
Physically, financially, and otherwise, the Thunder could never be in this position again. This is not to say that they can't, or won't, win another title- it's certainly possible. Just that the future is stupid. Read more »
NBA Finals, Game 7 Review: Thunder Win Title With Long-Term Window Over Short-Term Thinking
The Thunder were supposed to dominate the Pacers, and their inability to do so became the very thing that validates their championship. Read more »
NBA Finals, Game 6 Review: Pacers Win The Margins
The Pacers were expected to need to steal games to stay in the series. Instead, they blew out the Thunder with a perfect night to force a Game 7. Read more »
2025 NBA Finals, Game 5 Review: Jalen Williams Leads Thunder To One Win From Title
Great players make teams good, good players make teams great. Read more »
2025 NBA Finals, Game 4 Review: Oklahoma City's Blood-And-Guts Win
A seven-point deficit entering the fourth quarter of a road game on the cusp of going down 3-1 might not be quite Carlos Alcaraz coming back from triple championship point, but it's the NBA Finals equivalent. Read more »
The Pacers Are At Home In The NBA Finals
It's not all explosive comebacks and hothouse conquests. The Pacers can win normal games, too, even against a 68-win team. Read more »
2025 NBA Finals, Game 3 Review: Role Players Unlock The Star
T.J. McConnell and Bennedict Mathurin flipped Game 3 and possibly the series by finding ways to neutralize the Thunder defense and giving Tyrese Haliburton the space to be the star he can be. Read more »
2025 NBA Finals, Game 2 Review: OKC's Depth And Clip Art Larry OB
The Thunder demonstrated they have both the best player in the series and also the best depth, which puts the Pacers in a difficult situation even after stealing Game 1. Read more »
2025 NBA Finals, Game 1 Review: 19 Turnovers Vs. 0.3 Seconds Of Game Lead
The Thunder made the Pacers feel the uniqueness and intensity of their defense before the Pacers made the Thunder feel the uniqueness and intensity of their resilience. Read more »
OKC Vs. Indy Is A Basketball Science Experiment
The Thunder play a uniquely suffocating defense that has stifled every opponent, but the Pacers might be the one team that can crack it. Read more »
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander And Aura As The Currency Of Modern NBA Stardom
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has established himself as the NBA's MVP by cementing his status as its purest hooper where there's a paradoxical economy and boundlessness to his game. Read more »
Thunder Emerge As NBA's New Apex Predator
Collectively, the Thunder are a superior basketball species- meaner, faster, deeper, and more streamlined than anyone they face. Read more »
Ten-Year NBA Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
The Thunder finished the 24-25 season with the best Net Rating in the NBA, ahead of the Cavaliers who jumped from 13th a season ago. Read more »
The Thunder And Rockets: A Prescription For NBA Depression
Both the Thunder and Rockets are frenetic, physical, and new in a way that quickly washes the rubbish from your mind when you're watching them, if you care at all about the real physical pleasures of the sport. Read more »
Rockets Join Thunder In The New Western Vanguard
The Rockets passed a big test with their win on Sunday over the Rockets. It might take a few more signature wins for the whole basketball world to notice, but plenty more newcomers are already looking into Houston today. Read more »
The Thunder Have Figured Out The Modern NBA
In a newly restrictive NBA that more or less punishes teams for being good, there is no way forward into consistent contention without perennial youth development. Read more »
Team USA Has Become Kevin Durant's Defining Team
Kevin Durant has spent his NBA career touring the country, ingratiating himself to different fanbases before making a complicated exit. The through-line for it all has been his place on Team USA. Read more »
The Bulls And Thunder, Two Trains Passing In The Night
One of these teams is in a position to take on a raw talent who needs more time developing before leading a winning team, while the other is better situated to grab a superstar role-player. Read more »
How Alex Caruso For Josh Giddey Was A Win For All Sides
There's proof of concept that Josh Giddey's size, playmaking and tempo are needed in Chicago, while the Thunder are more in need of Alex Caruso's defense and shooting. Read more »
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