This is only the second year of its dominance but game-by-game, the Thunder continue to show why they are one of the best teams in the NBA. Though it's only two seasons into its reign, head coach Mark Daigneault's team doesn't have many team accolades to ...

There's an unspoken rule of ascension in the NBA that dictates any new team hoping to rise up the league's hierarchy needs to start that process by defeating the team that had previously beaten them.

After a win over the Dallas Mavericks, the Oklahoma City Thunder will face another Western Conference foe in the NBA Cup Semifinals on Saturday in Las Vegas.