The Thunder, who won a franchise-record 68 games, are trying to win the NBA title for the first time since the franchise moved from Seattle in 2008.

But OKC has five perimeter defenders (Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace and Lu Dort) who ranked in the 89th percentile or higher in defensive estimated plus-minus (one of the most trusted catch-all metrics in NBA front offices). And all five will get their shots at Murray.

Nuggets series than SGA vs Jokic. There’s a very good chance that one guy will be hoisting the MVP trophy with the other guy looking on. The Nuggets annihilated the Clippers, 120-101, in Game 7 Saturday in Denver to advance.