In a humorous turn of events during the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' Game 3 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Thunder's head coach, Mark Daigneault, employed the 'Hack-a-Shaq' strategy against Mavericks center Dereck Lively II.
On paper, coming into this Western Conference semifinals series, Oklahoma City center Chet Holmgren had a distinct advantage over the Dallas Mavericks’ two-headed center combination of Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II.
As the Western Conference semifinals unfold, the Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves in an unexpected and challenging position. Seeded first after a standout regular season, the Thunder is currently down 2-1 against the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks.
The Oklahoma City Thunder might be showing their age against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are trying to take full control of this NBA Playoffs series against the Dallas Mavericks. Both teams are making big runs and continually executing big efforts to notch the lead.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren pulled off an absurd end-of-quarter shot against the Dallas Mavericks.
The top seeds in each conference showed why they are the top seeds in Game 1 of their second-round series. The Celtics crushed the Cavs while the Thunder’s top two trumped Dallas’ dynamic duo. Here are three stars from Tuesday’s NBA second-round action.
On Tuesday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder are playing the Dallas Mavericks (at home) for Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. During the first half, star rookie Chet Holmgren had a huge highlight that got a lot of views on social media.
After a Look of the Day loser to start the week, let's bounce back with an NBA player prop for Tuesday's postseason slate.
To no one's surprise, Victor Wembanyama was named the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the sixth player to win the award in unanimous fashion. Coming in second was former Gonzaga men's basketball star Chet Holmgren, who earned 98 of the 99 second-place votes.
Against the New Orleans Pelicans, it was the Thunder rookies who were among the most productive and impactful defenders which didn't let the Pelicans see more than 92 points in any game across the four-game series.
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks practiced on Sunday following their series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Dallas is now preparing to play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second-round of the NBA playoffs.
There’s always that one commercial during the NBA playoffs or March Madness that fans get sick of from seeing (or in this case, hearing) so often. This year, that commercial is the AT&T ad featuring Oklahoma City Thunder stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren.
On Thursday, the Oklahoma City Thunder returned to the practice court to sharpen their skills and knock off some rust following their first-round series sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans.
Oklahoma City’s weakness was identified in the regular season and harped on all season long. Outside of Chet Holmgren, the team lacks a traditional big man and Jalen Williams has played up a spot at the four throughout the year.
The big man position has been revitalized in Oklahoma City. Since the departure of Steven Adams in 2020, the Thunder had little consistency or emphasis on the center position.
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s youthful energy and strategic prowess were on full display as they swept the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Very few rookies have put together a playoff debut quite like Chet Holmgren. The former No. 2 overall pick out of Gonzaga has been a force on both ends of the floor for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who is poised to win their first playoff series since 2016 after going up 3-0 in the best-of-seven series against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Chet Holmgren would be the front-runner for the NBA Rookie of the Year award in almost any other year. After missing the 2022-23 season, though, Holmgren happened to be a rookie at the same time as San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama.
While Holmgren doesn't have Durant's overall offensive skill set — not yet, at least — his ability to block and alter shots at the rim has already made him one of the best two-way players in the league.
The Oklahoma City Thunder dropped a statement win Wednesday night to go up 2-0 in their first-round series against the New Orleans Pelicans. Unlike in Game 1, the Thunder did not give New Orleans much hope in Game 2, as they started and closed the contest like a house on fire in a 124-94 victory.
The Oklahoma City Thunder sent a message after their Game 2 masterpiece win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren also had a message he wanted to shout out to the world.
Even if he missed his first year in the league, Chet Holmgren didn’t waste time and helped the Oklahoma City Thunder finish first in the regular season this year.
Chet Holmgren's NBA career has just begun, and if early indications are anything to go by, it is going to be a very successful one. That, in turn, means Holmgren is likely to get some signature shoes of his own at some point but for now, he is just marveling at how many Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant have gotten.
Holmgren made plenty of contributions to the Thunder's Game 1 win over the Pelicans, and he joined some elite company in the process.
Chet Holmgren is hoping to wrap his rookie season with an NBA Championship, emerging as one of the stars of the OKC Thunder in his first year. He prepared
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