Pregame primer: Thunder @ Clippers

Game information

NBA.com preview | A notice: 9:30 p.m. | Transmitted: Local/League Pass

3 big things

• Best start ever? If OKC beats LAC, they will be off to a 6-0 start, the franchise's best ever. They are the second youngest team in the NBA.
• Best conversion ever? If OKC beats LA, they will also improve their 2025 draft stock. Los Angeles (2-3) is currently in the lottery and is committed to a pick swap in Oklahoma City. It would be sacrilege to compare KD/Russ/Harden to SGA/Chet/JDub so soon and probably ever. But the tank is still humming for this insanely successful rebuild, above other teams like the Clippers who still owe compensation for the Thunder draft.
• Expectations. No amount of player messaging or media restrictions will dampen expectations for the Thunder this year. The championship-or-bust train leaves the station.

forecast

James Harden gets a quadruple-double including turnovers and the Thunder win by 11.

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