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At this point, the Oklahoma City Thunder have made actual game breakdowns a bit mundane. Either they blow out teams or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turns into a scoring machine in high-pressure moments. The reigning NBA champions are on track for one of the greatest seasons ever — once again.
NBA superstar Kevin Durant breaksdown why he signed with the Golden State Warriors in a move that changed the course of the NBA.
With Thanksgiving in the rearview and Christmas around the corner, we now have plenty of games, performances and numbers to base our takes on.
With a current BetMGM win total over/under at 69.5 wins (-140 over/+115 under), Oklahoma City is currently favored to become the third 70-win team in NBA history. The -140 odds for “over 69.5” imply a more than 58 percent chance of getting there.
But on the very first night of the new NBA season in October, a scout watching San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama raised a proverbial white flag as the 21-year-old from France completed a 40-point highlight reel of body-contorting dunks, blocked shots, crossover dribbles and deep 3-pointers.
They have better odds than the Cavaliers, who are +375, and the Pistons, who still sit at +500 despite a strong start to their season. Last week, the Knicks owned +375 odds, while the Cavaliers were the favorites at +325.
Though the San Antonio Spurs came up short of a title, their run to the NBA Cup championship game announced the team's arrival as a real threat to the league's very best teams. Including the Knicks, who might've had a tougher time beating San Antonio if Victor Wembanyama wasn't on a minutes restriction in his second game back from injury.
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league expects to decide in 2026 whether to expand, with Seattle emerging as one of the two cities most closely under consideration.