The Thunder aren't dominating. Knicks game shows why they're still team to beat.

With 18 games left to play, the Oklahoma City Thunder have already lost more games (15) than they did last season (14), when they won the NBA Finals.

NEW YORK — Chet Holmgren knew that, for the Oklahoma City Thunder, it could’ve gone the other way.

Minutes before he tried to fit his 7-foot-1 frame into a padded folding chair here at Madison Square Garden, his team escaped with a 103-100 win Wednesday, March 4 over the Knicks that didn’t come without drama.

New York whittled an eight-point deficit inside the final three minutes, eventually putting up a pair of clean looks inside the final six seconds with the chance to tie the game. The first shot was long — the second one, short.

And so, the Thunder outlasted New York in another reminder that, for Oklahoma City, things won’t come easy.

“We made enough plays down the stretch on both ends to close it out,” Holmgren told reporters. “They made some plays, too — they just didn’t quite convert. If they do, it’s a different-looking game.”