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Welcome back to Open Floor, the newsletter that spends so much time in Oklahoma City that it might have to start paying local taxes. The Thunder took care of the Warriors in the first end of an intriguing back-to-back—more on Golden State here—and will take on Luka Dončić and the Lakers on Wednesday. Oklahoma City looks scary good to start the season. The Thunder are 11–1 after steamrolling the Warriors with a point differential (+14.4) more than a point better than last season’s ridiculous number. And that’s without Jalen Williams playing a single minute.
