The Thunder is up to its newfound tricks.
The Thunder a year ago scripted a heartwarming story, about a team that played far above expectations, made the playoffs and took the Rockets to seven games in a first-round playoff series.
That Thunder team excelled by winning close games.
Now this Thunder team is doing the same. Oh, not so much excelling as staying afloat. The Thunder is 6-6, one sixth of the way through a season in which OKC was not expected to reach 30 wins.
And the Thunder is doing it by winning close games.