Over the last few seasons as Oklahoma City crossed the threshold from fun young team to championship contender, everyone has been calling for the team to add a

The Oklahoma City Thunder made a massive trade for defensive ace Alex Caruso to tip-off the NBA offseason, swapping out Josh Giddey in a one-for-one deal with t

For Cleveland, it was death by a thousand cuts. The Thunder topped that 30-2 run with back-to-back pick-six turnovers — with the demoralized Cavs barely bothering to jog back on the second one — shortly after a technical foul on Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson for intercepting a ref on the sideline and screaming “Call the f—ing foul!”

They brace for it, watch film of the potential fatalities. A fortunate few have escaped. But all endure pain, customary when you step onto the pale hardwood in Oklahoma City.  Slow, 48-minute death — just three quarters if the damage is done like it has been three times this past week — by 1,