Oklahoma City lost its second game of the season last weekend, and once again, it came down to the wire. It took a perfect storm for this Thunder team to finally drop one — namely Victor Wembanyama’s nearly flawless return, and Oklahoma City going ice cold from long range.

Before the NBA Cup tournament semifinals, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder were 24-1 and had many fans and experts believing they could break the regular-season record for wins, set by the Golden State Warriors in 2016.

Holmgren revealed that how teams guard him differs from how the rest of the Thunder is guarded.

Those feelings were proven correct. Gilgeous-Alexander is in first place in the MVP straw poll. He had 865 total points. He received 57 first-place votes, 41 second-place votes, one third-place vote and one fourth-place vote.

Fierce Western Conference rivals clash on Christmas Day as the OKC Thunder face off with De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs today.

All you need to know to watch Thursday's game between the Thunder and Spurs, including TV and streaming information.

Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis will not play at Oklahoma City on Monday but is nearing a return and will be listed as day-to-day, sources told ESPN.