Chet Holmgren’s clutch three and Oklahoma City’s late-game execution powered the league-leading Thunder to a hard-fought NBA Cup win over Minnesota.

Even without multiple key pieces of the team's roster, a trio of Oklahoma City players rank amoung the NBA's best reserves this year.

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander fought through illness to score 40 points and lead Oklahoma City to a 10th consecutive victory on Wednesday while Detroit's win streak was snapped at 13 games.

Oklahoma City improves to 18-1 and stays perfect in West Group A behind a resilient performance from its MVP guard.

Simply having Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor alongside a group of any Thunder role players is enough to win 90% of their games. Mark Daigenault is a phenomenal coach who has instilled great defensive principles and a culture of work ethic and energy for all 82 games, which allows OKC to win on the margins even when short-handed.

Oklahoma City has the potential to add three more players to its roster in the upcoming NBA Draft, bolstering a roster that already has plenty of depth.

Durant Warriors with elite defense, extraordinary depth and a blistering 17–1 start, OKC is separating from the league and putting a historic regular-season mark firmly in play.

Paycom Center is the site where the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-1) will go up against the Phoenix Suns (12-7) on Friday.