OKC Thunder CRUSH Warriors | Chet Holmgren Offensive Leap | OKC's ELITE Defense
Episode Ep 2040 40 min 17s

OKC Thunder CRUSH Warriors | Chet Holmgren Offensive Leap | OKC's ELITE Defense

Oklahoma City Thunder crush Golden State Warriors 126-102 to improve to 11-1, delivering an elite defensive masterclass that held Steph Curry to just 11 points and Jimmy Butler to 12. The most remarkable part? The Thunder accomplished this without two all-defensive players—Jalen Williams and Lu Dort—plus Aaron Wiggins and Kenrich Williams. Rylan Stiles breaks down Chet Holmgren's offensive evolution into a true inside-out threat with 23 points on perfect shooting, SGA's enhanced playmaking with 28 points and 12 assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein's demoralizing defensive sequence that sent Golden State into a timeout. The analysis covers Ajay Mitchell's explosive 17-point performance, Isaiah Joe drawing Curry's first-ever flagrant foul, and how the Thunder's next-man-up mentality works when the next men are Alex Caruso and Kayson Wallace. Discover why this level of defensive dominance shouldn't be normalized, even when it's become the Thunder's standard.

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