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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 recorded eight double-digit scorers – all 12 players scored 5+.

OKC shot 23-for-37 (62.2%) on 3-pointers, raising its season percentage from 34.3% to 35.8%.

Multiple steals: Cason Wallace (4), Chet Holmgren (2), Ajay Mitchell (2), Isaiah Joe (2) and Jaylin Williams (2)
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In its championship campaign, regular-season OKC went 32-8 with a +10.5 net rating on the road.

Playoff OKC dropped to 5-5 with a -6.2 net rating in road games. MEM (Game 3), DEN (Game 6), MIN (Game 3) and IND (Game 6) each went on unstoppable runs at some point.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
However, OKC has played the NBA’s weakest strength of schedule so far, which will not ramp up significantly until the new year.

Remaining November games: vs. SAC, @ UTA, vs. POR, vs. MIN, vs. PHX, @ POR
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
SGA: 33 points on 13-for-19 shooting (3-for-4 3-pointers), seven assists (ONE turnover), four rebounds, two steals, +21 plus-minus

Holmgren: 25 points, eight rebounds, two assists, one block

Hartenstein: 12 points, 11 rebounds (four offensive), five assists, two steals
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
OKC has won 12 of 13 games by dominating two-way shooting, specifically inside the arc, and two-way turnovers.

OKC’s turnover differential has regressed from No. 1 in the NBA to No. 1 in the NBA. Its 11.8% offense TOV% only trails BOS and its 17.1% defense TOV% only trails CLE.
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Last season’s title team won 68 games through single-big turnover creation, a tried and true formula after rookie Holmgren played every game.

Leaning into double-big, especially when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sits down, has made OKC even more threatening this year.

TLDR: Mark Daigneault rocks.
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Through 13 games, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein have shared over half as many regular-season minutes this season (184) as last season (316).

So far, that pair has stifled opponents in all three important defensive categories – including rebounding, a recent team weakness.
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Jokic leads the NBA in rebounds AND assists per game while being its most efficient volume scorer by far. Hard to imagine even a video game character recreating this production.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
SGA: 30 points on 10-for-18 shooting, nine assists (ONE turnover), five rebounds, two steals, +25 plus-minus

Isaiah Joe: 21 points, five assists, two rebounds, two steals

Ajay Mitchell: 14 points, three assists, three rebounds, three steals

OKC: Seven double-digit scorers
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
OKC won all four factors for the first time this season.

SGA: 28 points, 11 assists, five rebounds, three steals, one block

Holmgren: 23 points on perfect shooting, 11 rebounds, two assists, one block

Mitchell: 17 points, three rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM