Things seemed in jeopardy early, when OKC went down 13 points in the opening frame, largely due to James Harden’s white-hot shooting. Though the Thunder would see a blistering second half featuring plenty of crisp offense and now-patented defense.

Wesley had initially been ruled as “out indefinitely” following the announcement of his broken bone. This timeline would put his earliest return date somewhere around the end of the year.

After suffering a three-game losing streak on the road to the Heat, Bucks, and Bulls — the Knicks bounced back with two dominant home victories versus the Bulls and Wizards by 12 and 17 points. New York has five straight home games on deck as apart of this seven-game home stand.

The LA Lakers remain heavily impacted by injuries, with Austin Reaves now questionable and several key players still sidelined ahead of their game against the Spurs.

Deandre Ayton has gotten off to a surprisingly good start to life as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. There were plenty of concerns regarding Ayton coming into the 2025-26 season, and while he may not have dispelled all of them,

The defending NBA champion will put its unbeaten streak on the line in the nightcap of NBA Coast 2 Coast Tuesday.