The Thunder's fantastic season was capped off by breaking this record that stood for 50 years
Oklahoma City had a regular season like none other in NBA history.
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 things we’ve accomplished and still be hungry,” Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. “Both things can be true.”
It was, by any measure, a dominant season for the Thunder. They won the West by a staggering 16 games over No. 2 Houston. They tied the 1972-73 Boston Celtics for the sixth-best record in NBA history, behind only the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors (73-9), the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls (72-10), the 1996-97 Bulls (69-13), the 1971-72 Lakers (69-13) and the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers (68-13).
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