The Oklahoma City Thunder's defense, similar to the Detroit Pistons, stands out in the NBA for its robust, physical play, ...

By the end of OKC’s 124-94 Game 5 win Wednesday night, the Thunder’s barbaric defense had reduced the Wolves to nothing but a ...

Spinning through the keys to victory, x-factors, matchups to watch, coaching edge and more as Game 1 tips off Thursday.

Their effective field goal percentage of 57.6% is the second-best mark for a Finals team through the conference finals in playoff history. In these playoffs, the Pacers rank fourth in field goal ...

NBA legend Isiah Thomas compared the Oklahoma City Thunder's strategy against Anthony Edwards to what the Pistons did against ...

But the Thunder's matchup versatility on defense should play to its advantage ... Oklahoma City might not immediately employ the same strategy for Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert here, but there's ...

Surely, when Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti pulled the trigger on the rare ‘one-for-one’ swap of Josh Giddey for Alex Caruso with the Chicago Bulls last summer, this was the sort of playoff ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defense in the NBA this season ... After the game, Daigneault took the blame for the strategy backfiring. Mark Daigneault takes blame for Thunder’s ...

The Thunder had the best defensive rating in the NBA by a wide ... Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault may need to rethink his late-game strategy if his team faces a similar situation later in ...

The Thunder, which had the NBA’s top-rated defense during the regular season, had several things go awry as it attempted to execute the strategy Monday. Of course, Oklahoma City’s harsh ...

If the best 3-point defense in basketball could just prevent ... As Daigneault pointed out, fouling up three is not new for the Thunder. It's the strategy they've used all season, and they ...

Both times, the Thunder’s game plan was to not allow a game-tying 3-pointer. It’s the trusted strategy that has ... stagnation down the stretch; poor defensive rebounding, which allowed ...