No team has ever been below .500 that deep into a season and went on to win a championship.For the Thunder, it would be a first NBA title — kind of, sort of, Seattle won one in 1979 and even though the franchise moved to Oklahoma City from there, the Thunder don’t recognize it as one of their own — and wrap up a season in which the team scored more points than any other club in NBA history and posted the best record.“We have to understand the work is done and we have to trust the work,” Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said Saturday, the final practice day of the season. I’m really excited to compete with these guys in a Game 7, and it’s going to be a lot of fun.”Haliburton’s healthThe strained right calf is still an issue for Haliburton, but he played in Game 6 with the injury and — no surprise — he’s going to play in Game 7.“I’m pretty much in the same standpoint I was before Game 6,” Haliburton said. But I’ll be ready to go for Game 7.”Thunder in title shotsCounting all games this season, Oklahoma City’s two lowest-scoring outputs were 81 points against Milwaukee and 91 points against Indiana.The Bucks game was in the NBA Cup final.The Pacers game was Game 6, when OKC had a chance to win the NBA title.So, in the two “championship” games the Thunder have played this season, they’re averaging 86 points.
Author: Tim Reynolds
Published at: 2025-06-21 20:33:04
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