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Thunder just quietly proved what the rest of the NBA doesn't want to admit

The Oklahoma City Thunder might have a championship hangover, and it might not matter. On Tuesday night, the team was without All-NBA star Jalen Williams, missed 75 percent of its 3-point attempts, played 11 guys seemingly for the hell of it, were outrebounded by 14, and beat a team that will compete in the Western Conference. Whether or not 29 other teams want to admit it, the Thunder have officially reached Goliath status. Their reign of terror will not be swift, and it will not be painless. Beating this team, even in menial regular season games, will be a grueling task.