Jacob, Justin, and Tayler dive in to the Thunder's wild game against the Grizzlies including what went wrong in the first half, Memphis' hot shooting start, and Ja Morant's injury. Then we look at the incredible second-half comeback including the Thunder's defense, Chet Holmgren's shooting, and Alex Caruso's takeover.
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 1043
Jacob, Justin, Nick and Tayler break down the Thunder's impressive victory over Memphis to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Themes include: Alex Caruso's impressive showing, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams massive impact, shortened rotations, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's shooting and more. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested
Apr 23, 2025•56 min•Ep. 1042
Jacob, JD, Justin, Tayler, and Nick dissect the Oklahoma City Thunder's historic victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs. Big takeaways include: OKC's dominant defense, Jalen William's HUGE game, Chet & Hart's interior impact, and so much more. Then it's time for Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales, and a trip Around the Association to look at all the Game 1's around the league. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https:...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1041
Jacob, JD, Justin and Tayler link up for an in depth preview of the OKC Thunder's first round playoffs matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies. We break down matchups, lineups, schemes, x-factors and more. Then we look at what it would take for the Grizzlies to win, and what the Thunder need to do to advance. Then we look at the full NBA playoffs picture and make our predictions for every matchup.
Apr 19, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 1040
Jacob, JD, Justin, and Nick look back at the Thunder's incredible season and all of the historic accomplishments of this OKC team. Then we look ahead to the NBA Play-In tournament, breaking down the matchups between the Warriors and Grizzlies, and Kings and Mavericks. Then we revisit our preseason bets and see who won and who lost.
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 1039
Tayler is joined by Nick to discuss the short-handed Thunder's dominant win against the Phoenix Suns. They discuss some crazy regular season stats from this victory before diving into the two recent wins agains the Suns and Lakers. Nick and Tayler discuss J-Dub's dominance, Chet showing more aggression, Caruso's game of the year, and the incredible defensive effort against the Suns. Then, they break down the win against the Lakers the night before, emphasizing reasons why a playoff matchup again...
Apr 10, 2025•40 min•Ep. 1038
Jacob, Justin, and Tayler discuss the Thunder's flat performance against the Lakers including: LA's hot shooting performance, OKC's lack of energy, defensive matchups, and more! Then we take a look at bigger themes and discuss reasons for optimism, and pauses for concern coming off the Thunder's two game skid. Then its time for Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales before looking ahead to the final week of the season.
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1037
Justin, JD, and Tayler break down the Thunder's rough loss to the Rockets including: an off night from the bench, defensive sluggishness, J-Dub's big night, and Chet Holmgren's career-high in threes. We discuss whether there are any concerns from tonight that may affect OKC come Playoff time. Then we touch on the win over the Pistons and look ahead to the final week of the regular season.
Apr 05, 2025•46 min•Ep. 1036
Tayler breaks down the Thunder's dominant 145-117 victory against the Chicago Bulls, beginning with some incredible stats showcasing the Thunder's dominant 2024-2025 regular season. He then gives a brief breakdown of the game before diving into his big takeaways, including the Thunder's red hot shooting performance, OKC's dominant defensive effort, Shai the Distributor, Dub rounding out into form, Chet's struggles, Isaiah Joe's flamethrower of a game, and SO much more!
Apr 01, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1035
JD, Jacob and Tayler dive into the OKC Thunder’s two recent wins against the Grizzlies and Pacers, discuss bigger themes of the team, play some Prairie Artisan Ales Trivia, and create a hypothetical Western Conference playoff bracket to see how OKC matches up against the field.
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1034
Jacob goes solo to talk about OKCs 121-105 win over the Sacramento Kings, look at the team’s playoff depth, and answer listener questions over the playoffs, team building, and more!
Mar 27, 2025•35 min•Ep. 1033
Jacob, Justin, Nick, and Tayler break down OKC's back and forth win over the Clippers in LA including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's inefficient night, Alex Caruso's defensive impact, the physical play on both ends, and potential playoff impacts. Then its time for Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales before looking ahead to the upcoming week of games against the Kings, Grizzlies, and Pacers.
Mar 24, 2025•53 min•Ep. 1032
The Jacobs discuss OKC’s 141-106 stomping of the Charlotte Hornets, including the chemistry between Chet and Hartenstein, Shai’s MVP performance, the team’s vibe, and the best Nick Gallo interview yet! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested
Mar 22, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1031
Jacob, JD, Justin, Tayler, Nick break down the OKC Thunder's impressive win the Milwaukee including: double big success, Isaiah Hartenstein's career night, Alex Caruso goes demon mode, and Isaiah Joe's shooting. Then we look at big takeaways from the win over the Pistons in Detroit before playing another round of Prairie Trivia presented by Prairie Artisan Ales, before closing out with our weekly predictions.
Mar 17, 2025•56 min•Ep. 1030
Silva, Jacob, and Tayler break down the huge 118-112 Thunder win on the road in Boston. They discuss Shai with another big game, the Thunder's depth and versatility shining, Cason's huge impact highlighted by his 4th quarter play, Chet's huge bounce back game on both ends of the floor, the Thunder winning the non-Shai minutes while being shorthanded, and SO much more! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested
Mar 13, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1029
Justin, JD, Jacob, Tayler, and Nick break down the Thunder's big win over the Nuggets including: a huge performance from Jalen J-Dub Williams, the two big lineup, and a MVP showdown between Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, then we look ahead to the rematch on Monday. Next its time for Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales, before making our weekly predictions.
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1028
Justin breaks down the OKC Blue's, –er, I mean Thunder's impressive victory over the Trail Blazers. Themes include Jaylin Williams triple double (!!!), Aaron Wiggins 30-piece, big contributions from Ousmane Dieng and Alex Caruso, the Thunder's organizational alignment, and so much more. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested
Mar 08, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1027
Silva and Tayler join the podcast to discuss the Thunder's fifth-straight win and their 120-103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. They open the podcast discussing the horrific refereeing and how it ruined the pace of play, prolonged the game, and disgraced the NBA on the national stage. They then breakdown their big takeaways from the game, including the contrast between these OKC and Memphis teams, the Thunder's resilience and cool-headedness, J-Will's big performance, Wiggins' saving basketb...
Mar 06, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1026
Justin, JD, Nick, Tayler, and Jacob join together to break down the Thunder's win over the Spurs including San Antonio's hot shooting start, a FIGHT, a career-high from Jalen J-Dub Williams, and more. Then it's time for Prairie Trivia presented by Prairie Artisan Ales, before playing a game of panic meter, rating how concerned we are about the Thunder defense, the two-big lineup, non-SGA offense and more! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/Th...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 1025
The Thunder roll into Atlanta and shut down the Hawks 135-119. We break down key themes from the win including the dramatic runs by both teams, a brand new starting lineup, OKC's ball movement, injuries to Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Joe, free throw disparities, growing pains, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 01, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1024
J.D., Jacob, and Tayler join the midweek show to break down the Thunder's comeback win against the Nets. They discuss the Net's absurd shot making and three point attempts, the Thunder using this opportunity in season to experiment with lineups now that they are close to full health, Chet's best game since his return from injury, Wiggins' with another huge performance, Cason's clutch defensive performance, and much more! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://ww...
Feb 27, 2025•30 min•Ep. 1023
Justin, Nick and Tayler break down the first of two games between the Thunder and Timberwolves that took place on Monday night. Following the close win, the OKC will now host Minnesota tomorrow night at Paycom Center. SGA had another MVP moment tonight, completely flipping the game when he checked in with 8 minutes remaining. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 24, 2025•42 min•Ep. 1022
JD Silva breaks down the Thunder's comfortable win against the Utah Jazz and talk about questions for the team moving forward. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 22, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1021
Jacob and Justin jump on the podcast to discuss all the happenings from NBA All-Star weekend including Shail Gilgeous-Alexander's and Jalen Williams' contributions on and off the court. Then it's time for Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales with some fun All-Star related stats. Then we look ahead at the OKC Thunder's remaining 28 games to break down what we're looking forward to most, what we think will happen and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
Feb 17, 2025•46 min•Ep. 1020
JD breaks down the massive comeback and insane 4th quarter against the Miami Heat including a record-setting 24-0 run, Lu Dort turning the tide, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander taking over, and big contributions from Isaiah Joe, Jalen Williams, Kenrich Williams and more! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 13, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1019
JD, Justin, Tayler, and Nick dissect how the Thunder keep steamrolling teams including big wins over New Orleans and Memphis. Big themes include: Aaron Wiggins ascending to another plane, Chet Holmgren's defensive impact, Alex Caruso's shooting and more. Then we play Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales before going Around the Association and talking AD, Luka and the Lakers, and making our predictions for the week ahead. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus co...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1018
Tayler and Jacob join the pod to discuss one of the craziest NBA trade deadlines in the history of the league. They give their big overall thoughts from the deadline league-wide, including the big names that were traded and how the new CBA did or didn't impact how teams operated at the deadline. Then, they discuss the Thunder's limited trades, their strategic moves, and their biggest overall "acquisition" of getting Chet Holmgren back from injury. They end the podcast discussing their winners an...
Feb 07, 2025•39 min•Ep. 1017
JD breaks down the OKC Thunder's big win against the Phoenix Suns including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropping another 50-piece, then reacts in real time to the Mark Williams trade and other recent transactions. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 06, 2025•30 min•Ep. 1016
Tayler joins the postgame show to breakdown another dominant victory for the Thunder, this time against the Milwaukee * Buuuucks* aka the Wisconsin Herd. Tayler breaks down the missing players for each team tonight before giving a brief breakdown of the game. He then discusses his big takeaways from tonight, including MVP Shai, Thunder's Home/Away 3-Point Splits, the Ous being let loose, and some thoughts on tonight's bench players. He answers questions from the chat before discussing the latest...
Feb 04, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1015
JD, Justin, Jacob, Tayler, and Nick link up to break down all the breaking down fallout from the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks: which team got better? who scares you in the Playoffs more? who has the better long term outlook? Then we touch on the DeAaron Fox trade, and what impacts he'll make for the San Antonio Spurs. After all that trade slop, we have to touch on some Thunder news and notes including: Aaron Wiggins 40 piece, Lu...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1014