As 2025 begins, the balance of power in the NBA is starting to come into focus. Here are some takeaways from the ninth week of the regular season.

After a comeback win over the New York Knicks, red-hot OKC will only have a day to celebrate before the reigning NBA champions come to town to cap off a gauntlet five-game homestand. The Thunder will enter with a 14-game win streak.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to win their 14th straight game, 117-107 over the New York Knicks on Friday night.

Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the New York Knicks on Friday. Plus, injury updates and news.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and New York Knicks center-forward Karl-Anthony Towns have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of

The Oklahoma City Thunder made franchise as their win streak continued Friday night against the New York Knicks.

A 37-19 advantage in the fourth quarter steered the Oklahoma City Thunder to its 14th-straight win, coming out on top over the New York Knicks.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a lock to be an All-Star starter for the second straight season. The 26-year-old has played like an MVP candidate once again. Safe to say he'll be a featured All-Star starter for the foreseeable future. But who could join him from the Thunder?

"They won (the 2024 NBA Championship), and we're trying to win, so that'll be a very, very fun basketball game," said SGA.

The Thunder outscored New York by a 37-19 margin in the fourth quarter to increase their winning streak to 14 games and end the Knicks' run of nine consecutive victories. Oklahoma City's unbeaten stretch matches the longest in franchise history, set by the Seattle SuperSonics from Feb. 3-March 5, 1996.

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