NBA Power Rankings: Battle for seeding priority of OKC Thunder and peers
7. team. 149. . 42-28. Previous: 6th. Oklahoma City Thunder
A better week from the Thunder but the 2-2 record doesn’t fully remove the panic being felt in OKC. The ongoing issues of defensive regression and an anemic offense are still present.
Yet, the biggest concern has to be how healthy Paul George is! At one point, PG was surging into the MVP conversation but his injury-ravaged body is resulting in a continual slide offensively for the superstars shooting efficiency. And, while Russell Westbrook continues to produce a slowly improving personal offensive efficiency it is clear the Thunder need George as close to 100 percent if the goal remains a deep playoff run.
Schedule particulars:
Tankathon rank for schedule strength of remaining games: 4th
Games Remaining: 12 | Home: 9 | Road: 3
- Versus top 10 offenses: five
- Versus top 10 defenses: seven
- Games facing teams over .500: seven
- Last 10 games: 3-7
- Back to back sets: two
Key Stats:
Offensive Rating: 16th (109.3)
Defensive Rating: 4th (105.6)
Net Differential: 7th (+3.7)
Record: 4th in WC
Home: 22-9 | Road: 18-17 | Back to back sets: 10
Versus the West: 24-20 | Versus the East: 16-6
Week 22, 2-2: Wins @Jazz, Nets, Lost @Pacers, Warriors
On tap for week 23: vs. Heat, Raptors, @Raptors