Thunder smash NBA record for scoring differential in a season
- The Oklahoma City Thunder achieved a historic regular season, finishing 68-14.
- Their performance surpassed a record that stood for over 50 years.
- Oklahoma City won the West by 16 games and outscored teams by 12.9 points.
- Coach Daigneault acknowledged accomplishments while looking ahead saying, "We can appreciate and be grateful...still be hungry."
- Experts favor the Thunder to win the NBA title, beginning playoffs April 20.
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Led by UConn’s Daigneault, Thunder smash NBA record for scoring differential in a season
Led by a former UConn student manager, the Oklahoma City Thunder had a regular season like none other in NBA history. The Thunder — who went 68-14 — finished the season outscoring teams by 12.9 points per game, smashing the previous mark that had stood for more than a half-century. The Los Angeles Lakers outscored teams by 12.3 points per game in 1971-72, and that was the record until now. For the season. the Thunder outscored opponents by 1,055…
Thunder smash NBA record for scoring differential in a season
Oklahoma City had a regular season like none other in NBA history. The Thunder — who went 68-14 — finished the season outscoring teams by 12.9 points per game, smashing the previous mark that had stood for more than a half-century. The Los Angeles Lakers outscored teams by 12.3 points per game in 1971-72, and that was the record until now. For the season. the Thunder outscored opponents by 1,055 points. “We can appreciate and be grateful for the…
Northwest Notes: Randle, Collins, Jazz, Thunder
Timberwolves forward Julius Randle earned a bonus worth $1.4MM on Sunday when Minnesota clinched a playoff spot, reports ESPN’s Bobby Marks (Twitter link). As Marks explains, the terms of Randle’s contract called for him to earn that extra $1.4MM on top of his base salary if he appeared in 65 games and the Wolves made the playoffs. That contract incentive had been deemed “unlikely” entering the season and hadn’t counted against Randle’s cap hit …
The 4 Play-In Teams Ranked for the Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder wrapped up a successful regular season with a win against the New Orleans Pelicans going 68-14. Unfortunately, the Thunder were unable to be the third team to reach 70 wins in a season. Regardless, they had one of the best seasons by an NBA team in history breaking multiple NBA records. Since the Thunder claimed the number one seed they will have to wait till Friday to find out who they will be playing in round one, but…
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