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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36 Comments
Golden state looked defeated got blown out with okc playing a weak thunder team 😂 the league has to be having nightmares about okc…
As a thunder fan, I almost called the police for the assault I was witnessing. 😂
These last few games show us 2 things. 1. That we need iHart on this team. 2. We don’t need Dort on this team.
We better resign iHart, even if it means losing Dort
Hot take here I think AJ looks better than dort this year so far.
Great game, honestly OKC looked like they play in a completely different league than the Warriors
⚡️🔥
Imagine OKC had Caso in 2016 😂
Curry stopper
The defense is there most of the time, when the offense is clicking like tonight, it’s a blow out. GS has kinda owned us, 2-1 last year. When we get healthy, it big trouble for the league.
Thunder Up! Loved the effort and execution, seeing it pay dividends on the court. Beautiful basketball.
I didn't realize watching the game that Chet shot 100%. 9-9 and 3-3 free throws. Talk about efficient! SGA played 28 minutes and had 28 and 11 assists. Curry played 20 minutes and had 11 and 0. Wow…talk about a changing of the guard.
Can we get a J Will hype?
Running a 10 win streak again. I love it.
F'em lets go!!! No one was taking mercy when were down.
Chet finally realized when he jumps in the mid range his head is level with the rim, damn near above it. Shit is probably the easiest shot he can get plus he can shooter over basically anyone
Not only are we living in the best time in Thunder history, but we also have Rylan Stiles. Thank you for being you and always being a great watch.
Please make the automatic translation of the audio into Portuguese available
Great job Ryan – always great to have good thunder talk to fall back on – appreciate your work ethic
I'm giving a shoutout to JWill, he had 12 points, double figures in scoring, what a game for him!
Yesterday, Cowherd said nobody's playing defense in the NBA until Christmas… 😂 what an idiot. They do not like the Thunder in the media…
It was a GREAT NIGHT in my HOUSEHOLD. homemade subs and fries w/da Fam WHILE WATCHING the “Boyz” COOK(No pun intended 😂🫡🗣️YES SIRRR
🦬🌩️🥶🔶🏆🔶🥶🌩️🦬
⚡️⚡️THUNDER 🆙⚡️⚡️
According to draymond and their unbearable fans GSW wins the chip if Steph was healthy. God I love crushing the warriors 😂😂
Shai not playing a single minute in the 4th is killing me!
Jimmy butler spent a decade in the leastern conference foul baiting his way through the playoffs and no one batted an eye. The double standards are ridiculous
Can we get a short of your ja rant? 😂
Classic Chet-Bob game.
There’s that post/paint skill we’ve been wanting to see from Chet. If this is the kind of offense Chet can replicate most nights it gives off Dirk vibes… and that’s just so ridiculous to consider what kind of monster this OKC team is still evolving into. He’s not gonna be perfect every night, but if he keeps playing this way it’ll be big for his future and this team’s success.
I just can’t see how anyone competes with OKC this year. If you put JDub into this recipe you get a team that may not have any weaknesses.
i forgot who said it in an interview, but this years Thunder team is not DEFENDING its title, they are CHASING another one and it shows night in and out. there’s no argument this is the best team to ever be assembled in OKC history #thunderup ⛈️
Ummmm Lu,Wiggs, Dub are GTD 👀👀👀
Shai, Dub, Mitchell with Chet and I Hart keeps making me think of the 3 guard lineup Billy used to close with
🧡💙🧡💙🦬
Luka gonna be crying all nite tonight 😂
And shockingly this might be the best draft in memory.
I go back to the very great Bill Russell- Red Auerbach period. Even before then. This roster reminds me of how Red constructed them. Interesting in that Sam and Mark both come from the Boston area.
Chet has gotten much stronger and it shows in his aggressiveness and grabbing rebounds.
Trade Topic to the Mavs if the return is good? Does Dallas have any assets that OKC would be interested in besides their 2026 1st rounder and Cooper Flag?
Future content ! So just add it all up.
– Defending Champion
– Easy the best team in the league right now and their 2nd best player hasn't even played yet
– Own an unprotected pick from a team that looks destined for the Lottery
– Own three more lightly protected 1sts in what is being described as a deep draft
Sam Presti, take a gosh darn bow.
How much you believe in the thunder now 😂luka? Who?