Within the blink of an eye, the Oklahoma City Thunder made it worth it for their fanbase that messed up their sleeping schedule. New broadcast partners meant new start times. As NBC returns to being one of the NBA’s homes, new tipoff times have emerged.

The Thunder enjoyed a 126-107 win over the LA Clippers. A strong second-half avalanche flipped this from a 13-point deficit to a 25-point advantage at one point. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander toyed with his old team as he had 30 points and 12 assists in three quarters.

The Thunder sit as a perfect 8-0 record. They’re the last undefeated team left in the NBA. They also broke a franchise record for most wins in a row to start a regular season. The reigning NBA champion is back to the business of blowing teams out left and right.

As the Thunder played out another inconsequential fourth quarter, Reggie Miller made a daring comparison that looks more accurate by the day. The NBC broadcaster compared the 2020s Thunder to the 1990s Chicago Bulls. The latter had two three-peats that resulted in six rings.

“We could be seeing a dynasty in the making here. A young Chicago Bulls,” Miller said. “There’s Michael, that’s SGA. There’s Scottie, there’s Jalen Williams.”

If anybody knows about the Thunder’s dominance, it’s unfortunately Miller. The Indiana Pacers legend saw his squad suffer a heartbreaker with a Game 7 loss in the 2025 NBA Finals. Coming excruciatingly close to their first NBA championship also showed why OKC was the clear-cut best team last season.

That’s quite the compliment. Already having one Larry O’Brien trophy, the Thunder are the heavy favorite to become a rare repeat winner. They sit at the top of the NBA for most truth-telling team stats while being without Jalen Williams for the entire season, along with others coming on and off the injury report.

But to hear Miller say that is a little shocking. I know the argument is sound, but to imagine the Thunder are in the middle of one of those once-in-a-lifetime runs is unreal. Let’s see how the rest of the season plays out, but the early returns look promising.