Riding high on an impressive winning streak, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally hit a roadblock in their matchup against the Houston Rockets. After the loss, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took it upon himself to address the defeat,

The Rockets started Alperen Şengün and Steven Adams together to set the tone against Oklahoma City, the top seed in the West.

The Thunder clinched the West's first seed on Mar. 20 — well before their Apr. 6 finale. To demonstrate their dominance, they clinched the first seed two weeks before anybody else in the West even clinched a playoff spot.