SportStrata Stories · NBA · 2026-27 Season
The Thunder are 4-0 and allow 100.8 points a game, fewest in the NBA
Their 4 opponents averaged 117.4 points in their other games and 100.8 against Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 4-0 and have allowed 100.8 points per game, the fewest of the NBA's 30 teams, per SportStrata's standings data. The league average is 114.6.
Game by game
- At San Antonio: won 116-104
- Denver: won 96-84
- LA Clippers: won 108-101
- Phoenix: won 125-114
Defense, not offense
The Thunder score 111.3 points per game, below the league average of 114.6. Their average margin of +10.5 comes from the other end of the floor: they allow 13.8 fewer points than the average team.
Not just a soft schedule
All 4 opponents have losing records, so the fair check is what those same teams score against everyone else. San Antonio, Denver, the Clippers and Phoenix averaged 117.4 points across their 8 other games. Against Oklahoma City they averaged 100.8, a drop of 16.6.
The caveat
4 games is 4 games, and the comparison above rests on 8 more. Portland has allowed 101.5 per game, close behind, but in only 2 games. Early defensive numbers swing on a single cold or hot shooting night. What can be said: through the first week, Oklahoma City's wins have come from holding teams well under what they score elsewhere, not from outscoring them.
Written with AI assistance from SportStrata's own data; every number above is listed with its source in this story's data file. See the data behind this story.