Twenty-one games into his tenure with Oklahoma City, Isaiah has adapted. Still, playing at Madison Square Garden for the first time since Hartenstein signed a three-year deal, $87 million contract with the Thunder, the venue Isaiah called home for two seasons, is unique.

The Thunder (30-6) are fresh off their first loss in over a month. The Cleveland Cavaliers snapped OKC's franchise-best 15-game win streak on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points. Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen each had a 20-plus-point double-double.

Oklahoma City boasts the top defense in the NBA, holding opposing teams to just 103.5 points per game with a league-best 103.4 defensive net rating. They’re doing it on the back of a stable of dominant perimeter defenders, which include Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace.

The first quarter was a showdown between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Brunson. SGA had 13 points and three rebounds in the period. Oklahoma ended the period with a 15-2 blast to take a 31-17 lead.

For the second time this month, the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder square off in what has been an insane stretch for the Thunder. OKC had its 15-game

The OKC Thunder look to snag their second win against the Knicks this season, this time in the historical Garden.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder head to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in a non-conference matchup. The Thunder are 30-6, at the top of the Western Conference. The Knicks are 25-13, which puts them in third in the Eastern Conference.

Disgruntled Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler seemed to take a veiled shot at Heat president Pat Riley on Thursday amid his seven-game suspension from the

Karl-Anthony Towns' playing status in uncertain for Friday's Knicks-Thunder matchup as he tends to a right knee ailment.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 33-4 and riding a 12-game win streak after their win over the Toronto Raptors. They sit atop the Eastern Conference, six games ahead of the defending champions, Boston Celtics,