The Oklahoma City Thunder, despite facing significant roster injuries including Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso, continue to dominate in the Western Conference with the best defense in the NBA. Their tenacity and depth prove that their aggressive offseason moves are beginning to show potential, even without seeing their full roster strength.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, through 20 games, have had spotty health. Chet Holmgren has missed nine of those contests, and won’t return until much later in the season; Isaiah Hartenstein , injured during preseason, missed the first 15. Alex Caruso has missed seven. Holmgren and Hartenstein haven’t played a game together, and Caruso’s only shared the floor with Hartenstein once.
It helps, on the other side of the ball, that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander—last year’s runner-up in the MVP race—is back at it again as one of the best scoring anchors in the sport. No one is more discrete and calculated with their speed. SGA glides to his many comfortable shooting spots—often right at the rim—or into fouls and free throws.
Heading into Sunday night’s game against the Thunder, the Houston Rockets knew all of this, and were ready for it. Right behind OKC in the standings at No. 2 in the, they’ve improved dramatically from last season despite making no significant roster moves. Houston’s has been a story of internal improvement—maturity, refinement, continuity.
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