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Oklahoma City Thunder Top 5 Facts From This Season
The best facts to know from the Oklahoma City Thunder 2019-20 NBA Season
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The Thunder surprised the NBA world by emerging as one of the better teams in the West this season. With the acquisition of CP3 and SGA, the Thunder are a sleeper team entering the playoffs with a chance to make a real run in the postseason. Here are the top 5 facts to know from the Oklahoma City Thunder 2019-20 season.
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OKC has consistently played their best when it matters most this season.
The Oklahoma City #Thunder are 25-13 in clutch-time games (within 5 points under 5 mins left), with the best offense in the clutch (123.5 points per 100 possessions) & a league-best +27.3 net rating pic.twitter.com/uklkZYGnQL
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 22, 2020
The Thunder have also now won 5 games this season after trailing by at 18 points.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 9, 2020
That's tied for the most by any team over the last 20 seasons.
Per @EliasSports, the @OKCThunder are the 1st team in the last 20 seasons to overcome a 24-point deficit in back-to-back games.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 19, 2019
They are the 2nd team in the last 20 seasons to overcome a 20-point deficit in back-to-back games, joining the Pacers on Jan. 11 and Jan. 13, 2010. pic.twitter.com/kioU3T8Gmi
Chris Paul led OKC to having an outstanding season in his 1st year there while recording some remarkable accomplishments in the process.
Congrats to @CP3 on becoming the 2nd player in @NBAHistory with 18,000 PTS, 9,000 AST, and 2,000 STL! pic.twitter.com/OS46Pduyvk
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2019
Happy 35th birthday to Chris Paul!
CP3 is 1 of 4 players in the Top 10 in NBA history in both assists and steals, along with John Stockton, Jason Kidd, and Gary Payton.
Paul leads the NBA in clutch time scoring in 2019-20. Clutch time = last 5 minutes or OT, score within 5. pic.twitter.com/z8sInfXF9a— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 6, 2020
Chris Paul this season:
17.7 PPG
6.8 APG
49/36/90%
60.9 TS%
He’s on pace to become the first 34-year-old (or older) to average 17p/5a on 60 TS% in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/fk7PUJrzzR— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 9, 2020
Chris Paul has been the most clutch player in the NBA this season https://t.co/zEjnCVVNXY
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 8, 2020
At 7 ET on ESPN, 8 players, headlined by Chris Paul & Trae Young, will participate in a HORSE competition from isolated home courts.
CP3 is shooting 54% on mid-range shots this season, best in the NBA.
Young has made 59 30-footers this season, 25 more than any other NBA player. pic.twitter.com/6p6MrL3O4I— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 12, 2020
The young Thunder guard is one of the most promising young players in the NBA.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes the youngest player in @NBAHistory to record at least 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game (previous youngest was Maurice Stokes in 1956). pic.twitter.com/sB7ASyy9mc
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 14, 2020
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 5th guard in @NBAHistory to record at least 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists in a single game. The other guards to do so are Oscar Robertson (8x), Fat Lever (2x), Guy Rodgers, and Russell Westbrook. #SAPStatLineOfTheNight pic.twitter.com/n3SpeOu3V9
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 14, 2020
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the youngest player not named Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook to score 32 points in a game in OKC Thunder history. pic.twitter.com/yjodawvsOT
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 21, 2019
The future is bright in OKC https://t.co/8aVbGQYRat
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 6, 2020
Bench players averaging 19+ PPG, 4+ APG in a season since 1983:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 9, 2020
– Dennis Schroder this season
– Lou Williams in 2018-19
– Lou Williams in 2017-18
Lou Will won Sixth Man of the Year in both those seasons. pic.twitter.com/M4FwfmNCMT
Dennis Schroder posted his fourth game off the bench this season with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists. In the past 50 seasons, the only other players with four such games by Dec. 31st are Manu Ginobili (5 in 2007) and Jordan Clarkson (4 in 2017). @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/bhBoJeI1pA
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) December 21, 2019
Dennis Schroder is making a good case for 6th Man of the Year https://t.co/HlGjkJcpLK
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 30, 2020
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