After Peyton Watson's foul on Jalen Williams, the All-Star slipped on the floor. He took a moment to get up before he held onto his hip area. He only played a few more possessions before being ruled out of the second half with a hip strain in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 140-127 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

T he Boston Celtics host the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night in what has the potential to be an NBA Finals preview. Boston is the defending champion, and OKC has -- far and

Oklahoma City suffered a rare loss in an amplified matchup on Monday night. After knocking off the Nuggets the night before, the Thunder had a chance to build an even bigger lead on the top spot in the Western Conference — and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an opportunity to further cement his MVP chances.