Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points in 29 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder emphatically bounced back to rout the New York Knicks 126-101 in the first game since their 15-game winning streak was snapped.

The Knicks' ongoing, lengthy homestand continues on Friday night with a visit from the Oklahoma City Thunder (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG/NBA TV). It's the second meeting between the Knicks and Thunder in seven days after Oklahoma City took a 117-107 decision at Paycom Center on Jan. 3.

As they prepared for Friday night’s meeting at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks could roll the film from their first meeting with Oklahoma City a week ago and pick out corrections to make and maybe even — at least in the case of coach Tom Thibodeau — still steam over a mistaken call that helped the game slip away in the final minutes.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (30-6) take on the New York Knicks (25-13) Friday. Tip-off from Madison Square Garden is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Thunder vs.

It was a tense scene in Madison Square Garden tonight as the New York Knicks went for their 26th win of the season against the top team in the West. Unfortunately for Knicks fans, it was the Thunder who came out on top in this one and cruised to a victory on the road.

A couple of the top teams in the NBA face off on Friday, Jan. 10 when the New York Knicks host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The build-up for Wednesday night's matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers was huge. The game did not disappoint and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had plenty to say afterwards.

Anyway, this was something I heard a lot covering the team in those dark days of 2021 and 2022: What if the Thunder’s tanking turns some fans away? What if those fans don’t come back? What if the team moves and all is lost?

The Oklahoma City Thunder head to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in a non-conference matchup between the top two teams in the NBA. The Thunder are 30-5 overall, and 13-3 on the road, at the top of the Western Conference. The Cavs are 31-4 overall, and 18-1 at home, at the top of the Eastern Conference.

It’s like déjà vu all over again. For the second week in a row, the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to clash in an anticipated east-versus-west matchup.

This trend is a bit worrying for the Knicks after they suffered another concerning defeat to the Thunder in blowout fashion.