OKC continues its comeback with a win against the Grizzlies

Oklahoma City The Thunder followed the evening of Isaiah Hartenstein’s career with almost 20 points back against Memphis Grizzlies. The Thunder erased a 19-point deficit before holding their opponent to 38 points in the second half for a 114-100 victory, ending their four-game road trip at 3-1. Oklahoma City improved to a league-best 10-1 record.

Sunday’s 19-point comeback win is a Thunder win fourth in size since 2022 Gilgeous-Alexander extended his 30+ point streak to seven straight, his 10th in 11 outings, with 35 points on 11-of-22 shooting, including 10-for-11 free throw attempts and 3-for-9 from deep. He also finished with seven rebounds, six assists and two blocks.

Ajay Mitchell scored 21 points, his fourth 20+ point performance of the season, as did Chet Holmgren, his third 20+ point performance in seven games. And Hartenstein recorded his third consecutive double-double (18 points, 13 rebounds), which is his seventh of the season.

The Thunder, including last year’s 4-0 first-round playoff sweep, have now beaten the Grizzlies 14 straight times. While Oklahoma City has dominated Memphis in recent years, extending its back-to-back streak, doing so without two starters — Jalen Williams and Lou Dort — in the final game of a four-game road trip against the Grizzlies is an impressive feat.

The Thunder will take the day off on Monday before hosting back-to-back games against the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers at the Pike Center on Tuesday.

The Thunder are stepping up amid a 10-1 start as the defending champions

Thunder Keeper Ajay Mitchell continues to impress in his second season his young NBA career. Lou Dort missed his third straight game with an upper back injury, giving the Thunder’s second-round pick his third straight start as Mitchell does things at a high level on both ends of the floor.

Giving the Thunder a second middle man in the backcourt, Mitchell plays well off of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and defends at a high level while continuing to pad the stats on both ends of the floor. Twelve games into his second season with the Thunder, Mitchell is averaging 16.8 points, 4.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.

Cason Wallace continues to earn his keep, starting in the frontcourt amid the absence of Jalen Williams. Leads the NBA in steals (2.6) per game. Wallace is also averaging 9.6 points on 45.6% shooting, including 42.5% from deep and 3.8 rebounds. At the same time, Isaiah Joe took the field after missing the first seven games of the regular season.

Joe is averaging 16.6 points on 48.2% shooting, including 44.4% from deep and 4.0 rebounds, as the Thunder’s guards, led by the reigning NBA MVP, scoring champion, and league leading scorer — Giljus-Alexander — couldn’t have asked for a better 32.7-point game. 2025-26 campaign as defending champions.