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

Nikola Jokic did not leave Denver’s rematch with the Thunder on Monday up to a split decision. Like he’s often done this season, he wrapped himself around the game, a 140-127 road win in Oklahoma City on the second night of these teams’ late-season back-to-back.