Thunder Overcome Injuries to Stay Undefeated

The Oklahoma City Thunder have continued their impressive start to the 2025-26 NBA season, rallying to defeat the Sacramento Kings 107-101 on Tuesday night. Despite being short-handed, the Thunder were led by a standout performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 31 points.

The Thunder were missing several key players, including forward Chet Holmgren, their second-leading scorer, who sat out with lower back soreness. Oklahoma City was also without 2025 All-Star Jalen Williams and sharpshooting guard Isaiah Joe. Despite these absences, the Thunder were able to overcome a halftime deficit and secure the victory.

Gilgeous-Alexander struggled in the third quarter, going just 1-for-9 from the field. However, he bounced back in the fourth quarter, scoring 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting to help the Thunder rally. Aaron Wiggins and Ajay Mitchell also contributed 18 points each for Oklahoma City, who improved to 5-0 on the season and remain one of only four unbeaten teams in the league.

For the Kings, Zach LaVine led the way with 23 points, while DeMar DeRozan added 19 and Domantas Sabonis recorded a double-double with 10 points and 18 rebounds. Former Thunder star Russell Westbrook had 16 points and 9 rebounds in his first start of the season for Sacramento.