Thunder Up

Giannis just dunked all over Daniel Gafford and, I believe, kneed him in the balls. Kind of a worst-case scenario, rim-protection wise.

HISTORY 🇧🇷

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

My timeline is football highlights and panicked Brazil election updates. Bluesky!

I'm going to start this thread on the presidential count in Brazil—so people who are interesting can follow along. With 3% of vote counted, Lula up 51.3 to 48.7 (that's a lead of 103K). Pattern in 2022 & in R1 was Lula down big at 1st, then closing gap, but that's shaken up by today's 2-hour delay.

Betting markets are breaking towards Lula as we speak. If he beats Hospital Man Jr., even with all of the corrupt bullshit — from bus services shut down to Zuck and Trump's government interfering — he's a Certified Dawg™.

Also, Ajay has been great defensively to start the season. Haven't seen the offense totally click consistently yet in these first two games but he is so much better defensively than I could've ever predicted. Uses his size and strength so well. Career-high 5 steals tonight.

Denver shot 50% at the rim tonight and scored 68(!) points per 100 possessions in the halfcourt per Cleaning the Glass.

Denver is not scary at all anymore. Quite a thing to say.

Oklahoma City Thunder defense vs 2026 MVP Finalists to begin the season! Victor Wembanyama: 12 points, 1/13 FGs Nikola Jokic: 13 points, 5/19 FGs

With SGA's streak of 141 straight 20+ point games coming to an end, the longest active streak now belongs to ... Kawhi Leonard (58)

Also ridiculous? That OKC defensive performance. Good lord. Had Murray in hell

Before tonight, Chet's career high for offensive rebounds was 5. Tonight, he had 9. OKC completely flipped the script on the boards in the second half. Incredible Chet game.

I appreciate the Nuggets coaches for calling timeout after that tremendous sequence of Chet Holmgren rim protection and Jalen Williams alley-oop finishing. Let the people enjoy those highlights as god intended 😆

I appreciate the Nuggets coaches for calling timeout after that tremendous sequence of Ajay Mitchell steal and Jalen Williams alley-oop finishing. Let the people enjoy those highlights as god intended 😆😆

Dub time

Chet Holmgren: double-double with a steal and four blocks through 3 quarters Nuggets at 35.8% FGs

Aaron Gordon did to SGA what Lu Dort did to Jokic last season

AJ Mitchell has looked like straight butt so far.

Acuff plays like a myplayer rookie trying to get coins.

Just heard John Anderson passed away today at 71. He was responsible for one of my favorite country songs of all time. youtu.be/aZxJsTN1848

I have greatly enjoyed watching America feel the same things I have felt about Vivek Ramaswamy since the fall of 2003

Keep giving Presti the #12 pick… I dare you.

Jared McCain tonight: 20 points 7-for-9 from the floor 6-for-8 from three +20 (game-high) in 22 minutes Came in and was an immediate microwave flipped the game

OKC does a really nice job at flattening the court here. Once Shai beats his man, the defense is tilted, AC rises and it leaves Jared McCain wide-open for 3.

Very much felt like they were trying to re-establish The Natural Order.

I know this is just game one of 82 but this has felt like a meaningful message from the Thunder to start the season.

Damn, SGA had Bryant dancing all over the place on this.

If healthy, the Thunder are still the best team in the NBA

OKC Delay Zoom Jared McCain with the 3 right over Wemby

The McCain 3 over Wemby will feed my family

Absolute filth from SGA. That’s about the 5th “nothing you can do about that” bucket he’s had tonight.

Castle fouled Shai like 4 times 😆😆😆

After the Spurs got within 7 of OKC, the Thunder have responded with a 13-5 run and lead by 15 again. The rook Mara with sme plays on both ends in his minutes here in the 3Q. Bryant gets subbed out for Barnes quickly

MARA BLOCKS WEMBY AT THE RIM AND FINISHES THE OOP ON THE OTHER END.

Insane Mara sequence there. Blocks Wemby on one end and finishes the oop down the other end. Get that in the top 10 @nbabeau.bsky.social!!

I like SGA more based on how mad he makes these fans

Cason is taking this whole “Lu Dort replacement” thing a little too literally

The Thunder somehow having 19 rotation caliber players is something.

Let 👏 Chet 👏 Holmgren 👏 take 👏 roids

Spurs can't hang?

OKC are so much more dynamic offensively than they were in the WCF (for obvious reasons), but doing all this with SGA on the bench and Wemby on the court is another level.

THE NBA JUST ASSESSED TECHNICALS TO ALL THREE WILLIAMS

Imagine you call in Trump to campaign as a last ditch effort and he tells everybody you’re going to lose and starts talking about hot men’s asses instead