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NBA Cup 2025 Showdown: Can Underdog Spurs Upset Lakers and Will Suns’ Firepower Outshine Thunder’s Grit?

With Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein manning the back line, and Luguentz Dort, Cason Wallace and all manner of other havoc-wreakers stationed at the point of attack, the Thunder lead the NBA in defensive efficiency to a comical degree, allowing 6.8 fewer points per 100 possessions than the second-place Rockets. That gap is the same as the one between No. 2 Houston and No. 21 Chicago.

(Worth noting: Hartenstein will miss the quarterfinal matchup with a right soleus strain that has cost him the last five games. Also worth noting: The Thunder won all five of those games, and have blown opponents out by nearly 21 points-per-100 with him off the floor this season.)

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