current location:HOME > Sports News > Basketball Hub > Text content

Making the Oklahoma City Thunder's case as a top-6 NBA playoff seed

nqajqrqw7months ago (05-18)Basketball Hub100

As of Wednesday morning in late January, three games separatefifth place and 13th place in the Western Conference standings.We're more than halfway through the regular season and most of theWest playoff spots are still completely wide-open.

Only one of those teams has put together a clean, inspiringmonth.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are 8-3 in 2023, and though they'retied for 10th in the conference at 23-24, they still sit just onegame back of the sixth-place Dallas Mavericks. The Thunder join theDenver Nuggets as one of two teams with top-fiveoffensive and defensive ratings (121.9/112.1) this month, perCleaning the Glass, and they're up to the ninth-ranked DRTG (113.2)on the whole season.

Share with friends:

“Making the Oklahoma City Thunder's case as a top-6 NBA playoff seed” ofrelated articles

2024 NBA Playoffs Day 17 Recap: Brunson, NYK strike first; Wolves take surprise 2-0 lead

Jalen Brunson and the New YorkKnicks drew first blood in their Eastern Conference semifinalsmatchup against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers o...

2024 NBA Playoffs Day 12 Recap: Boston moves on to the next round; Dallas assumes control

Day 12 of the 2024 NBA Playoffssaw the Boston Celtics move on to the second round after makingquick work of the Miami Heat while the Dallas Mavericks...

2024 NBA Playoffs Day 11 Recap: Eastern Conference teams extend respective series

Eastern Conference teamsPhiladelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks extended their season to atleast one more game after winning respectively on Tuesday ni...

2024 NBA Playoffs Day 10 Recap: Nuggets, Thunder end respective series

The Denver Nuggets and theOklahoma City Thunder have finished their respective series aftersecuring wins on the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans...

2024 NBA Playoffs Day 9 Recap: Timberwolves sweep Suns; Knicks, Pacers build commanding leads

The Minnesota Timberwolvesofficially became the first team to punch a ticket to the secondround after sweeping the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, Day 9 of th...

Inside Victor Wembanyama’s unprecedented start to his NBA career

Victor Wembanyama lurks in thepaint, just beside the dunker spot, waiting for the drive. TheSpurs rookie has done this all season long, gobbling up sh...