Chet Holmgren is having a respectable campaign for the Thunder — averaging 17.7 points and 8.5 rebounds — but he’s struggling to score the rock at a high level lately. The big man has failed to cash his points prop in four of his last five.

The Houston Rockets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday for their third matchup this season. The Thunder, despite recent losses and key player absences including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, hold a strong home record.

How Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault called out his team's late-game execution in Saturday's loss to the Rockets at home.

The OKC Thunder waived Chris Youngblood on Friday and signed Buddy Boeheim to a two-way contract. Youngblood, an undrafted rookie, averaged 2 points and 0.9 rebounds in 5.4 minutes for the Thunder this season. He reached his limit of 50 regular-season games on OKC's active roster during a road loss to San Antonio on Wednesday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are facing one of those nights that rarely shows up on a contender’s calendar. As the season rolls into the All-Star break, Oklahoma City suddenly finds itself stretched thin in a way few teams could prepare for.

Oklahoma City showed plenty of fight in a shorthanded loss.