Thunder halt 2-game skid with huge Second half vs Sixers
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The Oklahoma City Thunder head coach gave an update on Nikola Topic who has started working out pregame at the Paycom Center recently.
The Hawks led the Thunder on the road at halftime, but that did not last as league-leading Oklahoma City ran away to a 140-129 win. It was the Hawks' seventh straight loss.
Unfortunately, the Thunder extended their lead back to double digits to end the quarter, and the Hawks trailed 113-103 going into the fourth. Despite being down double digits, the Hawks continued to fight, and they used the three-ball to their advantage.
Chet Holmgren had 29 points and nine rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away in the second half for a 129-104 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, ending a two-game skid.
This week, the big story is what the San Antonio Spurs have done to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the past two weeks. The Thunder now look somewhat vulnerable after previously looking invincible. Should we reconsider the Spurs’ championship odds?
Brandon Rahbar: Thunder improve to 28-5. 16-1 at home. 6-0 vs the East. SGA: 39 PTS/15-24 FG/2 STL Chet: 24 PTS/2-4 3PT/4 BLK JDub: 20 PTS/9 REB/7 AST/1 STL/1 BLK Wallace: 17 PTS/5-6 3PT/2 STL Caruso: 16 PTS/2-2 3PT/9 REB/2 STL Next up: Blazers in OKC on New Year's Eve.
Kenny Beecham recently said that he still believes Oklahoma City would take down San Antonio in a seven-game series despite OKC's recent losses.