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Thunder return to winning style and ways
The Straits Times
|December 30, 2025
Chet Holmgren scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead reigning National Basketball Association (NBA) champions the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 129-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec 28, snapping a two-game losing run.
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The Clippers' Kawhi Leonard shooting over the Pistons' Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green and Ausar Thompson. He had 55 points in the 112-99 win.
(PHOTO: REUTERS)
Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 27 points, five assists, two steals and two rebounds as the Thunder improved to 27-5.
"We just did a good job getting back to our style of play and our standards," said Thunder reserve Aaron Wiggins. "We did a good job just course correcting."
Wiggins scored 15 points on six-of-eight shooting for the Thunder, who lost four of their previous six games, three of them to San Antonio.
"We had good recovery days and good practice and were just a little more disciplined within the way we want to play," he added. "Did a good job making the right plays and sticking to it the entire game."
This story is from the December 30, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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