For the final one-third of the regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder will spend it forging Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein together. Hand and hip fractures have delayed the much-anticipated double-big duo for months but with both seven-footers finally back,

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-123 on Sunday, avenging their 116-101 loss from before the All-Star break. Before Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's birthday gift to coach Mark Daigneault, Holmgren joined ESPN's SportsCenter after Sunday's win and addressed Aaron Wiggins' impact.

After winning the opening tipoff, Chet Holmgren scored the first bucket when Isaiah Hartenstein found him for a side-step corner 3-pointer. That was the first of his several highlight-worthy plays in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 130-107 win over the Utah Jazz.

Oklahoma City is finally at full strength in the frontcourt, but it could lead to some tough lineup decisions. The Thunder exit the All-Star Break sitting prett

The newly founded Oklahoma City big-man tandem has played one off, one on for the majority of the season, and it's lended itself very well thus far. A 44-10 rec

Holmgren and Hartenstein have yet to learn how to space, when to screen, or how to maximize their roles alongside each other. They've got a 30-plus game runway before the postseason to do so. “

It was a classic Gilgeous-Alexander performance. He had his 30-plus points in three quarters and sat out the final frame as the Thunder ran away on the scoreboard. The Pelicans had no answer for the MVP candidate as he got to his spots without breaking a sweat.