It's too easy to lose to a lesser team because of shooting variance, or because of a few injuries, or even just a quick turnaround and some travel after your last game. Nobody won more than their first five games last season.

The NBA's 2024-25 season is a little over a week old. While it's too early to label teams into categories, the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder continue to look leagues ahead of the rest of the competition. The Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns ...

The 2024-25 Thunder are also the first team in franchise history since the 2011-12 OKC squad to start their season at 5-0. That roster — headlined by Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden — went to the NBA Finals and lost to the Miami Heat in five games.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are amid the best start to the regular season in franchise history and finished first in NBA.com’s latest Power Rankings. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams led the Thunder to a Western Conference-leading 6-0 record.

It has been a dominant start for the Oklahoma City Thunder to begin the season. After an offseason full of trades, big signings, and draft picks, the organization received plenty of props. The hype machine was running rampant for the Thunder — still the youngest team in the NBA — and rightfully so.

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