The Thunder are again atop the Western Conference in 2025, sitting at 68-14 ahead of their first playoff game on Sunday.

The firm double team. The couple of stand-ups against a star. The deflection after the buzzer. The autopsy of the Thunder’s 103-101 win over the Clippers Sunday featured Alex Caruso’s fingerprints.

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Timberwolves forward Julius Randle earned a bonus worth $1.4MM on Sunday when Minnesota clinched a playoff spot, reports ESPN’s Bobby Marks (Twitter link). As Marks explains, the terms of Randle’s ...