The Thunder (47-11) are fresh off an 18-point comeback win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. Four OKC players scored 20-plus points in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Aaron Wiggins.

An unglamorous role player is a glamor franchise’s secret weapon. And a lifeless squad could use a spark. Let’s open up the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye over the past week: Alex Caruso was in a familiar place: The Oklahoma City Thunder were up big as he approached MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the top of the key.

Hartenstein started his Thunder campaign off strong and could provide a unique interior scoring skillset for OKC.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren had 22 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from a stunning collapse with a game-changing blitz in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-121.

This is the fourth of five matchups between the Thunder and Rockets this season, with Oklahoma City winning two of the first three games.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams are one of the league's best trios. Gilgeous-Alexander has ascended into one of the league's best players with back-to-back top-five MVP finishes. Holmgren and Williams are rising stars.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, middle, dribbles between Utah Jazz forward ... (AP Photo/Rick Egan) Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) dunks as Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler , right, defends during the first half ...