Entering the final week of group play, there are some critical games, including Clippers at Lakers Tuesday night on NBC and Peacock.

Every week, Thunder Wire will release updated 2025-26 NBA Power Rankings. Here is the Nov. 17-23 edition:

Only seven teams in the NBA are playing at a slower pace than last season: the Hawks, Celtics, Bulls, Rockets, Clippers, Grizzlies and Thunder. It’s not dramatically slower for all five, but most have seen a decent drop.

LeBron James has begun his unprecedented 23rd NBA season Tuesday night in the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers against Utah.

Brooklyn Nets rookie forward Drake Powell has been experiencing some growing pains this season and he explained some of those areas of growth.

Justin Martinez and Joe Mussatto break down which teams are the biggest threat to OKC in the latest episode of the Thunder Buddies Podcast

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder avenged their only loss of the season by beating Portland 122-95 on Sunday.Oklahoma City became only the fifth NBA team in the past 30 years to begin a campaign 17-1,

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a league-best 14-1 record, while waves of injuries have sent the Indiana Pacers to a 1-13 start.

Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 rebounds and LeBron James scored 17 points in his first road game of the season as the Los Angeles Lakes beat the Utah Jazz 108-106 on Sunday night. James, who scored most of his points on fast breaks and strong drives to the hoop,

The Dallas Mavericks have played 13 of their 18 games at home to start the year, and they have not started the season strongly. They're now about to go on a four-game road trip that starts in Miami against the Heat on Monday, but then their next game isn't until Friday against Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers.