OKC Thunder look like legit contenders, tie for West's No. 1 seed
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The Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves are all tied up in the Western Conference
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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Luka Doncic in a blowout win against the 1st seed Thunder: 32/8/9
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Paul George making it work in Oklahoma City even though Los
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 points, Thunder beat short-handed
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