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The Thunder's win against the Rockets marked only Chet Holmgren's eighth game since suffering a pelvic injury that forced him to miss nearly half of the 2024-25 campaign. Still, after Monday's win against the Rockets, Holmgren celebrated Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 51-point performance as the Thunder remains atop the Western Conference standings.
Holmgren was out for the team's latest contest against the San Antonio Spurs, though he's set to return on the second night of the back-to-back. The last time Holmgren and Hartenstein were both active, the Thunder staggered the two more. Daigneault opted to start Holmgren and bring Hartenstein off the bench.
The vision behind Oklahoma City’s dominant  season has always been the pairing between Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. A season ago, the Thunder cruised t
It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon at Paycom Center.