Chet Holmgren<\/a> was superb on the defensive end. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> was also drilling his best shots and had a lot of free-throws to cap off a 47-point night. However, the team was struggling to make shots from deep, and almost nothing was going their way. Detroit was right in the grills of the Thunder. They even had four guys in double-figures while owning the offensive rebound game with a 15-6 advantage.<\/p>\n In the end, OKC proved its grit, taking over in the clutch to earn their 60th W of the season. In a game where they had to scrap for everything and battle all the way to the finish, the championship pedigree showed.<\/p>\n Still, it wasn’t really a great game to touch Thunder history. One glaring number is Oklahoma City’s 17 assists (to Detroit’s 30). It’s a stark contrast showing how much they need J-Dub’s versatility and Hartenstein’s playmaking to be present on the court for better ball-movement<\/a>. In fact, Oklahoma City lost the assists, turnovers, blocks, and steals battles.<\/p>\n And yet, they managed to eke out another victory, becoming the first team this season to reach 60 wins. Never mind how the game ended, nor how it should have been over with a SGA\u00a03-ball that was called off. It’s all about OKC having no quit, going shot for shot all the way to the finish.<\/p>\n I still can\u2019t believe we were robbed of this clutch moment from the best player in the world<\/p>\n The steal and the stepback 3 for the win, would\u2019ve been so sick, and the aura farm would\u2019ve been crazyyyy \ud83e\udd27 — ThunderChats (@ThunderChats) March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28624669_168420908_lowres.webp\")
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