Oklahoma City started the season with a 24-1 record, matching the best 25-game start in league history. The Thunder followed that with a 6-6 stretch that included three losses to the San Antonio Spurs in a two-week span, including a 15-point loss at home on Christmas.

The Thunder still sat atop the Western Division, but they didn't feel like the same indomitable force they had been over the first quarter of the season. However, a five-game winning streak has quelled some of the doubts that once swept across the Sooner State.

After a bit of a rocky patch, Oklahoma City is officially back on track. Any serious worry about this team was always a bit dramatized, but there was certainly

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander anotó 20 puntos, Chet Holmgren agregó 18 y el Thunder de Oklahoma City se despegó en el último cuarto para vencer el jueves 111-91 a los Rockets de Houston.