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Joel Lorenzi

@jxlorenzi

Thunder beat writer @OklahomanSports. @mujschool & @SJI_Update alum. Once called the NBA’s Nardwaur. 📧: [email protected]

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With just three days of games left in the NBA regular season, 19 teams in the Playoffs and Play-In (out of 20) have yet to clinch their seed number.

Check out all of the seeding possibilities entering tonight's action ⬇️

With just three days of games left in the @NBA regular season, 19 teams in the Playoffs and Play-In (out of 20) have yet to clinch their seed number. Check out all of the seeding possibilities entering tonight's action ⬇️
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Thunder PR: With its 127-89 win over the Spurs tonight, Oklahoma City earned its 55th win of the season, becoming just the sixth team in NBA history to have two consecutive seasons with a 15-plus win improvement.

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Per Thunder PR, the Spurs’ 35 points is the fewest points the Thunder has allowed in a half this season.

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Daigneault leaning into seeing what it looks like changing Shai’s sub pattern on b2b days makes me really think it’s something they’ll try in the playoffs. Maybe not even just based on matchup.

Yday he said they’re “continuing to expand our options as we come down the stretch.”

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I'm filling in for Joel Lorenzi tonight to cover OKC's home game against San Antonio.

Here's a look at the injury report and starting lineup for both teams.
oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…

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No one in the NBA who’s used more challenges this season than Mark Daigneault. Can’t say I’m surprised:
oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…

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Mark Daigneault said Jaylin Williams and Gordon Hayward will go through their pregame warmups to determine their playing status.

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Adam Silver says what Jontay Porter is accused of is a “cardinal sin” and that punishment for it could go up to banishment from the league.

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Lu Dort (rest) being listed as OUT tonight vs the Spurs. Gordon Hayward (left posterior tibialis strain) is questionable. Jaylin Williams (low back contusion) is questionable.

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Victor Wembanyama (right ankle injury management) is OUT for tonight’s game against OKC.

Pop mentioned last night team would be smart with back to back. Wemby wants to play but team being cautious.

Spurs two games left at home - Denver on Friday and Detroit on Sunday.

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This time, Shai’s return wasn’t premature, or a setback. It was like he never left.

A 40-point performance, a 20-point comeback, and the final tug in a game of runs from an animated SGA:
oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…

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Shai says he tried to play through injury 'but it wasn't healing fast enough.'

'I haven't felt 100% since the Utah game until tonight.' That includes the New York game.

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Shai tries to rally the crowd at the sound of the buzzer, the punctuation mark on his 40-point game and OKC’s 112-105 win.

Thunder was down 20 at one point. Fox and Ellis combined for 59 pts, Kings had 21 boards. OKC held SAC to 4 of 21 in the 4th, and Shai brought it home.

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