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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was held to 11 points below his season average, but the Rockets had a tough shooting night in a loss to the defending champs.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points, Chet Holmgren added 18 and Oklahoma City pulled away in the fourth quarter to cruise to a 111-91 win over the Houston Rockets Thursday night.
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Thunder are back on track after early winter skid
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.
The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City met in the second round of last year's playoffs, and after a grueling seven-game first-round series against the LA Clippers
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Defending champion Thunder back on track at midpoint after beating Spurs for 1st time in 4 meetings
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.