Thunder coach Mark Daigneault is syncopation when everyone else in the NBA is a John Philip Sousa march. Why that matters for OKC in the 2025 playoffs.

Late-game dramatics saw Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler hit big-time shots both from the field and at the free-throw line. Curry finished with 37 points and Butler had 38 points. They did so without Draymond Green down the stretch as he fouled out.