OKC Thunder Shatter NBA Record for Most Points in a Single Season
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The total-points record is the latest accolade in a historic season for the Thunder, who set a franchise record with 68 regular-season wins.
There seems to be no stopping the OKC Thunder, who have now added yet another feather to their cap: No team in NBA history has scored more points in a season than they have.
It's a nuanced record, considering both regular season and playoff games. Technically, the Thunder would have broken the record on Wednesday if their appearance in the NBA Cup championship game, which is considered an exhibition, counted in any league totals.
But now, regardless of how it's counted, the record belongs to the Thunder. They entered Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers needing 68 points for the record and achieved it with a free throw by NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at 6:09 left in the third quarter on Friday night.
🚨 OKC SETS SINGLE-SEASON SCORING MARK 🚨After tonight's game, the Thunder have scored 12,205 points, setting a new NBA record for most total points scored across the regular season and postseason, passing the 2018-19 Warriors (12,161). pic.twitter.com/ZXrhtNAkRn
— NBA (@NBA) June 14, 2025
This brought the Thunder's total to 12,162 points for the season, surpassing the Golden State Warriors' 12,161 points scored in 104 games during the 2018-19 season. Friday's game was the Thunder's 102nd official contest of the season.
(They scored 81 points in the NBA Cup championship game loss to Milwaukee in December, a point total and outcome that doesn't count in any season stats.)
The total-points record is the latest accolade in a historic season for the Thunder, who set a franchise record with 68 regular-season wins and — if they win the NBA title — would become the fourth team in league history to achieve at least 84 victories in a full season.
Only Golden State (88 wins in 2015-16), Chicago (87 in 1995-96), and the Bulls again (84 in 1996-97) have reached 84 wins in a season.
'I think there's a lot of integrity to the team," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said when asked how the team remains unfazed by its numbers.
'I think that starts with the makeup that these guys have. Great psychological makeup, competitive makeup, and personal makeup. Over time, we've had to really forge into this version of ourselves, in visible spaces."
The total points record is obviously due to the longevity of the season. The Thunder were only fourth in points per game during the regular season behind Cleveland, Memphis, and Denver, and when including playoffs, Oklahoma City's scoring average this season was only 27th in NBA history.
Regardless of how the finals end, it has been a season that will be remembered in the Thunder's record books for a long time. In addition to the scoring, the Thunder are currently second all-time in average point differential per game (12.2 entering Friday) behind only the 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks.
'We haven't relied on anything outside the outcomes," Daigneault said. 'We didn't rely on that when we weren't winning. We didn't rely on that while we were building. We didn't rely on that while we were rising. We're not relying on that now that we're in a different position."
(with inputs from agencies)
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