S ince Chet Holmgren went down with a hip injury, Jalen Williams has stepped up to the plate for the Thunder. He has looked like every bit of an All-Star over the last few weeks,

Then, the Thunder hit the gas. A decisive 22-8 run pushed OKC ahead. It scored 34 points in the third quarter and entered the final frame with a 99-84 lead. The Kings failed to make the fourth quarter interesting. The closest Sacramento got was within 12 points.

The past couple weeks for the OKC Thunder, good news has often been bundled with bad for the Western Conference’s top seed.

As Oklahoma City lost a young star for extended time, another is coming into his own. On Sunday, Thunder center Chet Holmgren suffered a pelvic fracture that wi