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.

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.

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

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 ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from its largest loss of the season by beating the Utah Jazz 130-107 Friday night. Oklahoma City dished out a season-high 38