Trailing All-Star Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics by ten points at halftime, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort made a key defensive switch that led to a scoreless second half for the All-Star before sealing a 105-92 victory.

Things looked dicey for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half against the Boston Celtics, who were on fire, swelling a double digit lead. The Green and Wh

Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stuffed the stat sheet with an MVP-caliber performance in his 33 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two blocks. He also went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line. Dort finished with 14 points, six rebounds, one block, and a steal.

Jaylen Brown noted how the entire Boston Celtics team must improve following a tough loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder

The Boston Celtics dropped a hard-fought game to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. In what was a potential NBA Finals preview, the Celtics just couldn't shut

The latest example was the Thunder's 105-92 win over the Boston Celtics. To cap off a perfect 5-0 homestand filled with contenders, OKC limited the Celtics to 27 second-half points on 20% shooting. This was fresh off a 65-point first half where Boston centered the break with a 10-point lead.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder have each thrived so far this season, while the Philadelphia 76ers need to show improvement.

Kentucky set an NBA record for number of All-Stars in last year’s game. The Wildcats should be represented well again this year.

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Jayson Tatum tallied 23 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals. That’s their second win in Boston this year. They also beat the Cleveland Cavaliers twice as well.

The Celtics should still be among the favorites to win it all. But will this potential weakness come to haunt them?

Dallas improved to 23-19 while Oklahoma City remain top of the West with a 34-7 record. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks brought the high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder down to earth with a 106-98 victory over the Western Conference leaders on Friday.Oklahoma City, riding high after their rout of Eastern Conference pace-setters Cleveland on Thursday,