The Oklahoma City Thunder seem to be feeling unstoppable right now , and it's not hard to see why.
Through 22 games in the 2025-26 NBA season, the reigning champions have lost just once — and that loss was a two-point defeat in the second leg of a back-to-back set on the road. And since that loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company have won 13 consecutive games.
Again, who's going to stop them?
Maybe the Dallas Mavericks?
On paper, the Mavs, who will visit OKC this Saturday, are clearly not on par with Oklahoma City, as Dallas only has an 8-15 record and is outside of both the NBA Playoff and NBA Play-in Tournament pictures. Article Continues Below
But the Mavericks are also on a roll, having won all of their last three assignments, including a 131-12

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