Oklahoma City records fifth most dominant win in NBA history

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Google Images)

In the most lopsided game this season, the Oklahoma City Thunder romped the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Thursday. Just how much of a romp this was? Well, the Thunder won by 62 points. It was the largest blowout in Thunder franchise history, and the fifth largest blowout in National Basketball Association history.

The previous Thunder record for largest margin of victory was 56 points. This happened twice when the Oklahoma City played in Seattle and were known as the Seattle Supersonics. On December 6, 1986, the Supersonics beat the Houston Rockets 136-80, and on March 6, 1993, the Supersonics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 149-93.

The largest blowout in NBA history happened not too long ago, just over two years ago in fact. Ironically, it was the Thunder that were on the losing end of a 73 point victory as the Memphis Grizzlies won 152-79 on December 2, 2021.

The second largest margin of victory came on December 17, 1991, as the Cleveland Cavaliers clobbered the Miami Heat by 68 points, 148-80. The third largest margin of victory came on February 27, 1998, as the Indiana Pacers beat the Trail Blazers by 65 points, 124-59. The fourth largest margin of victory came on March 19, 1972, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors by 63 points, 162-99.

On Thursday, six Thunder players reached double digits in points. Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Toronto, Ontario, Canada had 31 points, power forward Jalen Williams of Denver, Colorado had 21 points, center Chet Holmgren of Minneapolis, Minnesota had 19 points, shooting guard Josh Giddey of Melbourne, Australia had 13 points, while small forward Luguentz Dort of Montreal, Quebec, Canada and point guard Tre Mann of Gainesville, Florida had 11 points each. Giddey had a triple-double as he had 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

With the win, the Thunder are tied for first place with the Minnesota Timberwolves on top of the Western Conference standings. Both teams have a record of 26 wins and 11 losses.

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