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Dissecting the OKC Thunder Road Woes and Regressing Defense

By Tamberlyn Richardson

Mar 5, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) looses the ball while guarded by Dallas Maverick forward Wesley Matthews (23) at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) looses the ball while guarded by Dallas Maverick forward Wesley Matthews (23) at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 28, 2017; Jazz guard Rodney Hood (5) drives to the basket in front of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Abrines (8) during the fourth quarter. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Examining the remainder of the OKC Thunder schedule the squad will play ten games at home and nine on the road.

Diving Into the Final 19 Games:

Here’s how the final 19 games break down.

Key Segments:

Analysts have cited the Thunder’s schedule as one of the easier timetables. Clearly, there are challenges the Thunder will face. Nine games are against current playoff seeds, five are against the top ten defenses and a further six feature the Associations top 10 offenses.

Most notably six games feature the teams currently seeded ahead of the Thunder and five pit OKC against the teams in the immediate group chasing them.

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Using the squads’ current win percentage it would equate to 7.42 home wins plus 3.37 road wins or another 10 or 11 victories translating into a final record of 46-36.  Surely, that was not the hope when Presti made the trade, so immediate tweaks will need to be made.

Regardless of changes the Thunder make, external factors could also affect their final seed. Specifically, the results of the teams who sit ahead of them.

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