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Chris Mannix

Thunder Make Statement in Comeback Win Over Celtics

Thunder Celtics Shai GilgeousAlexander Lu Dort Mark Daigneault Oklahoma City Jalen Williams Jaylen Brown Alonzo AdamsImagn Boston
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace, left, and forward Jalen Williams celebrate after a play against the Boston Celtics. | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

That’s it. I’m sold. Start looking at spring flights into Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers Airport. Book some rooms at the Courtyard alongside the Paycom Center in June. Stock up on Bud Light and High Noon for me, Bricktown. The Thunder are headed back to the NBA Finals.

Can’t make a statement in January? Bull-bleep. The Thunder just did. It was Oklahoma City 105, Boston Celtics 92 on Sunday. The Celtics flew into Oklahoma winners of three straight with no one on the injured list. The Thunder, down Chet Holmgren, Alex Caruso and Ajay Mitchell, beat them by double digits. This mouthwatering midseason matchup—inexplicably exiled to NBA TV—lived up to expectations. 

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