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NBA Power Rankings: Phoenix rises; KD returns ahead of a massive East battle

The Suns are closing in on the Jazz in the West, while the Nets-Sixers clash takes center stage this week.

Joel Embiid scores 27 points, 76ers beat Thunder 117-93

— Joel Embiid had 27 points and nine rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-93 on Saturday night to pull even with Brooklyn for the Eastern Conference lead.

Sexton scores 27 points, Cavaliers beat Thunder 129-102

— Collin Sexton scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended a five-game series losing streak to Oklahoma City, beating the Thunder 129-102 on Thursday night.

Thunder's Brown rocks the rim on putback dunk (0:18)

McDaniels has career-high 21 points, Hornets beat Thunder

— Jalen McDaniels had a career-high 21 points in his second career start to help the Charlotte Hornets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-102 on Wednesday night.

Maledon making an impact on both ends (0:26)

Brown elevates for and-1 poster slam (0:28)

Grant scores 21 vs. former team as Pistons dominate Thunder

— Jerami Grant scored 21 points against his former team, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 132-108 on Monday night.

Diallo hammers down alley-oop against his former team (0:17)

Maledon threads needle to Mykhailiuk for the layup (0:19)

Jerome drops wraparound dime to Bradley for the jam (0:22)

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NBA Power Rankings: Which reloaded teams are on the rise?

As conference seeding battles continue to take shape, here's where our experts see all 30 teams.

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McCollum scores 20 and Blazers rout the Thunder 133-85

— CJ McCollum scored 20 points to lead eight Trail Blazers in double figures and Portland routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 133-85 on Saturday night.

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Suns lead by 30 after 1 quarter, cruise past Thunder 140-103

— Devin Booker scored 32 points, Chris Paul had 17 points and 12 assists, and the Phoenix Suns built a 30-point lead by the end of the first quarter en route to a 140-103 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.

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Oklahoma City tops Raptors 113-103, snaps 3-game skid

— Svi Mykhailiuk scored 10 of his season-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 113-103 on Wednesday night.

Roby get his own miss and throws down a dunk (0:18)

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13dRoyce Young

OKC's Gilgeous-Alexander out until mid-April

Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will have the plantar fasciitis in his right foot reevaluated in mid-April and will be out at least until then.

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Thunder join hands -- literally -- for first COVID-19 vaccine doses

Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder roster and basketball operations staff were given their first COVID-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday.

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Doncic scores 25; Mavericks roll past Thunder 127-106

— Luka Doncic scored 25 points to help the Dallas Mavericks roll past the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-106 on Monday night.

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Here's how the trade deadline shook up our NBA Power Rankings

Check out how the flurry of moves last week impacted the latest league hierarchy.

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16dRoyce Young

OKC waives deadline acquisition Rivers; Dort out

The Thunder have waived Austin Rivers after acquiring the guard on Thursday ahead of the trade deadline.

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Tatum scores 27 points, Celtics rally to beat Thunder 111-94

— Jayson Tatum scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half and the Boston Celtics rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-94 on Saturday night.

Moses Brown rises up for big putback slam (0:19)

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17dAdrian Wojnarowski

Horford to remain inactive for rebuilding Thunder

As the Thunder turn to younger players in the nightly rotation, five-time All-Star center Al Horford will no longer will be active for games this season.