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Ethan Baca
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Formerly: Thunder on SI | DePaul sports journalism ‘25 | “It’s not what you know, it’s what you can impart on people”
OKC Thunder four factors (17/82)

OKC made six MORE 2-pointers (on five more attempts)
OKC made seven MORE 3-pointers (on one FEWER attempt)

OKC committed 14 FEWER turnovers

UTA grabbed nine MORE offensive rebounds

UTA made one MORE free throw (on one fewer attempt)

16-1.
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (16/82)

OKC made one MORE 2-pointer (on eight FEWER attempts)
OKC made two MORE 3-pointers (on 10 MORE attempts)

OKC committed two FEWER turnovers

SAC grabbed three MORE offensive rebounds

OKC made six MORE free throws (on same attempts as SAC)

15-1.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
2025-26 OKC, no low leverage

Holmgren AND Hartenstein on: 19.7% opponent turnover percentage

Hartenstein on, Holmgren off: 17.4% opponent turnover percentage

Holmgren on, Hartenstein off: 16.7% opponent turnover percentage

Double-big lineups have jumped 6.6% from last season.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
2025-26 NBA regular season

Best home record: OKC 6-0, GSW 5-0
Best home net rating: OKC +18.8

Best road record: OKC 8-1
Best road net rating: OKC +13.3

OKC has a better road record than 27 teams’ home records.

OKC has a better road net rating than 26 teams’ home net ratings.
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In last 10 games, OKC is 9-1 – with all nine wins by double-digits.

After losing by two points @ POR on Nov. 5, Thunder has won six straight games by 128 combined points (+21.3 average).
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Reposted by Ethan Baca
They've allowed an average of 8.7 fewer pp100p than their opponents have scored in other games.
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
OKC Thunder four factors (15/82)

NOP made four MORE 2-pointers (on 13 MORE attempts)
OKC made five MORE 3-pointers (on 14 MORE attempts)

OKC committed four FEWER turnovers

OKC grabbed one MORE offensive rebound

OKC made 10 MORE free throws (on 13 MORE attempts)

14-1.
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
2025-26 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander:

125-for-211 (59.2%) on 2-pointers
31-for-83 (37.3%) on 3-pointers
113-for-126 (89.7%) on free throws

Additionally, he has recorded over FOUR TIMES as many assists (93) as turnovers (23).
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (14/82)

OKC made 13 MORE 2-pointers (on 11 more attempts)
OKC made five FEWER 3-pointers (on 18 fewer attempts)

CHA committed one FEWER turnover

OKC and CHA grabbed 12 offensive rebounds

OKC made two MORE free throws (on three MORE attempts)

13-1.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Reposted by Ethan Baca
The NBA’s all-time record for most offensive rebounds per-36 minutes over the course of a full season is :
6.6 by Moses Malone in 1979-80

Dennis Rodman’s career high was:
5.7

As of this morning, Mitchell Robinson is averaging:
13.0 offensive rebounds per-36 minutes.

13.

Thirteen

Insane
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
OKC Thunder, 2025-26 four factor differentials

Effective field goal percentage: +4.7% (same as last season)

Turnover percentage: +5.2% (-0.1% from last season)

Offensive rebound percentage: -1.4% (+0.1% from last season)

Free throw rate: -0.2% (+0.3% from last season)
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Steven Adams has made 10 appearances for the Houston Rockets this season.

His offensive rebounds by game: 5, 6, 5, 8, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5

HOU has outscored opponents by 84 points in his 212 minutes.
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
2025-26 OKC Thunder

Opponent effective field goal percentage: 50.3% (No. 1 in NBA)

Opponent turnover percentage: 17.4% (No. 4 in NBA)

Opponent offensive rebound percentage: 27.8% (No. 5 in NBA)

Opponent free throw rate: 0.296 (No. 21 in NBA)
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Nikola Jokic is setting career-highs across the board.

Points per 100 possessions: 41.2

True shooting percentage: 77.3% (!!!)

Assist percentage: 52.7% (!!!)

Steal percentage: 2.6%

On-court net rating: +20.6 (!!!)

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Total rebound percentage: 21.5% (No. 2 of career, 2021-22)
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (13/82)

OKC made 12 MORE 2-pointers (on seven more attempts)
OKC made one MORE 3-pointer (on four more attempt)

OKC committed nine FEWER turnovers

LAL grabbed three MORE offensive rebounds

OKC made two MORE free throws (on five FEWER attempts)

12-1.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (12/82)

OKC made six more 2-pointers (on eight more attempts)
OKC made three more 3-pointers (on one more attempt)

OKC committed one fewer turnover

OKC grabbed four more offensive rebounds

OKC made three more free throws (on two more attempts)

11-1.
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (11/82)

OKC made 13 more 2-pointers (on five more attempts)
MEM made seven more 3-pointers (on one more attempt)

OKC committed eight fewer turnovers

MEM grabbed two more offensive rebounds

OKC made nine more free throws (on eight more attempts)

10-1.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s percentage of regular-season games with 30+ points, OKC career:

2019-20: 4.3%
2020-21: 28.6%
2021-22: 35.7%
2022-23: 66.2%
2023-24: 68.0%
2024-25: 64.5%
2025-26 (so far): 90.0%
November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
SGA last night: “I didn’t think we won the NBA championship playing our best basketball … we were definitely more dominant in the regular season than the postseason.”
2025 OKC: -13.3% lower winning percentage (!!!), -4.1 lower net rating (!!!) in playoffs

2019 TOR: -4.0% lower winning percentage, -0.2 lower net rating in playoffs

Thunder won the title without playing its best ball, unlike countless champions throughout history.
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Five NBA teams have allowed fewer than 110 points per 100 possessions this season.

Miami Heat: 109.8
Denver Nuggets: 109.8
San Antonio Spurs: 109.8
Detroit Pistons: 109.6
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Oklahoma City Thunder: 104.8
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder four factors (10/82)

OKC made 13 more twos (on four more attempts)
SAC made two more threes (on five more attempts)

OKC committed four fewer turnovers

OKC and SAC grabbed eight offensive rebounds

OKC made 11 more free throws (on nine more attempts)
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Oklahoma City Thunder four factors (9/82)

OKC made six more 2-pointers (on eight more attempts)
POR made four more 3-pointers (on five more attempts)

OKC committed one fewer turnover

OKC grabbed two more offensive rebounds

POR made two more free throws (on one more attempt)
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
2025-26 regular season

OKC shooting within five feet: 162-for-234 (69.2%), No. 5 in NBA

OKC opponents’ shooting within five feet: 111-for-194 (57.2%), No. 4 in NBA

Thunder success comes from interior scoring/rim protection and the turnover battle – each sustainable nightly.
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the court: +68 point differential in 280.6 minutes (+0.24 per minute)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench: +38 point differential in 123.4 minutes (+0.31 per minute)

OKC’s depth has taken a massive step from last year.
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder four factors (8/82)

OKC made 12 more twos (on 11 more attempts)
OKC made equal threes as LAC (on five fewer attempts)

OKC forced nine more turnovers

OKC grabbed two fewer offensive rebounds

OKC made five fewer free throws (on five fewer attempts)
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM