The Oklahoma City Thunder are still the best team in the league. They hit their stride early in the season when they were 24-1 with their only loss coming against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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That all changed in December when they suffered multiple losses, including three separate losses to the San Antonio Spurs. It seems coach Mark Daigneault and his team are using those losses as motivation.
Williams’ thoughts on the Thunder’s recovery
As one of the NBA’s most loaded teams, the Thunder were the favorites to win the championship before the season began. They are the defending champions, so recent history shows that they are already capable.
Due to a slow December by their standards, people thought the Thunder were showing numerous weaknesses. However, January has once again been a great month for the Thunder. This includes a crushing victory over their tormentors, the Spurs.
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FURTHER: Jalen Williams believes the San Antonio Spurs have improved the Oklahoma City Thunder
As a player who has been adjusting all season, Jalen Williams knows the Thunder are doing well right now. It’s been a long time coming because some people were worried about the Thunder.
Turns out they were still warming up the engines. Now it seems that they are once again the best team in the league and they are becoming more and more confident.
“We’ve been a lot healthier, which is important. So everyone is settling into a role more. The guys know the minutes we’re going to get,” Williams said after the Thunder’s latest win that pushed their streak to five.
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“I think that was our big challenge. And that’s how we went about our process of winning the games and winning them to our standards.”
Going forward, the Thunder will continue to be one of the best teams in the league. They are the favorites to win it all again and with this recent winning streak, they may be even more confident in their chances.
As their roster gets healthier, the Thunder will continue to be a tough matchup. While other teams have scouted them well, like the Spurs, the Thunder can still unlock a new level, which scares the rest of the NBA.