Inside the Thunder numbers, as the champs get off to 24-1 start

Winning margin

The Thunder are even more dominant this season than they were last season — when they posted the biggest scoring margin in NBA history at 12.9 points per game.

Wednesday’s 138-89 rout of Phoenix in the NBA Cup quarterfinals lifted the Thunder scoring differential this season to 17.5 points per game — by far the biggest margin the league has seen through 25 games. Boston outscored opponents by an average of 13.9 points through the first 25 games of the 2007-08 season.

Lots of blowouts

Wednesday’s win was Oklahoma City’s 17th by 10 or more points this season. That ties for the second-most through 25 games ever; Boston had 19 double-digit wins in the first 25 games in 2007-08.

The Thunder became the first franchise to have that many double-digit wins this early in back-to-back seasons. They also had 17 such wins in the first 25 games of last season.

Biggest lead

Chris Youngblood’s 3-pointer with 5:25 left in the fourth quarter Wednesday night gave the Thunder a 128-78 lead — the first time a team led by 50 points in the NBA this season.

Oklahoma City would go on to lead by as many as 53.

The Thunder’s biggest lead in a regular-season game last season was 44 points. They did have leads of 49 and 56 in playoff games on their way to last season’s title.

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by The Canadian Press

Inside the Thunder numbers, as the champs get off to 24-1 start

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