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Formerly: Thunder on SI | DePaul sports journalism ‘25 | “It’s not what you know, it’s what you can impart on people”
OKC THUNDER FOUR FACTORS (20/82)

Each team made 27 twos (PHX seven FEWER attempts)
Each team made 15 threes (OKC 12 FEWER attempts)

OKC committed eight FEWER turnovers

PHX grabbed 10 MORE offensive rebounds

OKC made four MORE free throws (on four MORE attempts)

19-1.
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
So far this season, OKC has trailed on 23.87% of all possessions.

OKC has led by 18 or more points on 24.02% of all possessions.
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
2025-26 OKC Thunder

High/very high leverage (158 possessions): +45.1 net rating (No. 1 in NBA)

Medium leverage (2,985 possessions): +17.7 net rating (No. 1 in NBA)

Low leverage (715 possessions): +3.7 net rating (No. 13 in NBA)

OKC has played more low leverage than every other team.
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Team fouls per game, regular season

2024-25: 18.6
2025-26: 21.5 (most since 2006-07)

Team free throw attempts per game, regular season

2024-25: 21.7
2025-26: 25.2 (most since 2006-07)

OKC’s aggressiveness/turnover creation has changed the league-wide landscape.
November 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
MIN: 73 points on 37 3-point attempts + 37 free-throw attempts, 68.5% true shooting

OKC: 51 points on 26 3-point attempts + 38 free-throw attempts, 59.7% true shooting

Timberwolves had a much, much better shooting night.
I think I saw Minnesota missed 15 free throws?! They'd have won if they could make free throws
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
OKC THUNDER FOUR FACTORS (19/82)

OKC made 15 MORE 2-pointers (on 12 MORE attempts)
MIN made 10 MORE 3-pointers (on 11 MORE attempts)

OKC committed seven FEWER turnovers

MIN grabbed six MORE offensive rebounds

OKC made eight MORE free throws (on one MORE attempt)

18-1.
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
2025-26 OKC Thunder

First five games (all without Isaiah Joe): 112.3 offensive rating, 28.8% 3-point percentage

Last 13 games (all with Isaiah Joe): 124.2 offensive rating, 39.0% 3-point percentage
Now here are the best individual players off the bench.

Kinda depressing (for competitive balance) that OKC - with the best starters - also has the top three players off the bench.

(Minimum 8 Gs off bench. Or Coby White's 2 G would have led.)
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
OKC Thunder four factors (18/82)

OKC made eight MORE twos (on five MORE attempts)
OKC made three MORE threes (on 11 FEWER attempts)

OKC committed two FEWER turnovers

POR grabbed three MORE offensive rebounds

OKC made two MORE free throws (on two MORE attempts)

17-1.
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (17/82)

OKC made six MORE 2-pointers (on five more attempts)
OKC made seven MORE 3-pointers (on one FEWER attempt)

OKC committed 14 FEWER turnovers

UTA grabbed nine MORE offensive rebounds

UTA made one MORE free throw (on one fewer attempt)

16-1.
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (16/82)

OKC made one MORE 2-pointer (on eight FEWER attempts)
OKC made two MORE 3-pointers (on 10 MORE attempts)

OKC committed two FEWER turnovers

SAC grabbed three MORE offensive rebounds

OKC made six MORE free throws (on same attempts as SAC)

15-1.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
2025-26 OKC, no low leverage

Holmgren AND Hartenstein on: 19.7% opponent turnover percentage

Hartenstein on, Holmgren off: 17.4% opponent turnover percentage

Holmgren on, Hartenstein off: 16.7% opponent turnover percentage

Double-big lineups have jumped 6.6% from last season.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
2025-26 NBA regular season

Best home record: OKC 6-0, GSW 5-0
Best home net rating: OKC +18.8

Best road record: OKC 8-1
Best road net rating: OKC +13.3

OKC has a better road record than 27 teams’ home records.

OKC has a better road net rating than 26 teams’ home net ratings.
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In last 10 games, OKC is 9-1 – with all nine wins by double-digits.

After losing by two points @ POR on Nov. 5, Thunder has won six straight games by 128 combined points (+21.3 average).
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Reposted by Ethan Baca
They've allowed an average of 8.7 fewer pp100p than their opponents have scored in other games.
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
OKC Thunder four factors (15/82)

NOP made four MORE 2-pointers (on 13 MORE attempts)
OKC made five MORE 3-pointers (on 14 MORE attempts)

OKC committed four FEWER turnovers

OKC grabbed one MORE offensive rebound

OKC made 10 MORE free throws (on 13 MORE attempts)

14-1.
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
2025-26 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander:

125-for-211 (59.2%) on 2-pointers
31-for-83 (37.3%) on 3-pointers
113-for-126 (89.7%) on free throws

Additionally, he has recorded over FOUR TIMES as many assists (93) as turnovers (23).
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (14/82)

OKC made 13 MORE 2-pointers (on 11 more attempts)
OKC made five FEWER 3-pointers (on 18 fewer attempts)

CHA committed one FEWER turnover

OKC and CHA grabbed 12 offensive rebounds

OKC made two MORE free throws (on three MORE attempts)

13-1.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Reposted by Ethan Baca
The NBA’s all-time record for most offensive rebounds per-36 minutes over the course of a full season is :
6.6 by Moses Malone in 1979-80

Dennis Rodman’s career high was:
5.7

As of this morning, Mitchell Robinson is averaging:
13.0 offensive rebounds per-36 minutes.

13.

Thirteen

Insane
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
OKC Thunder, 2025-26 four factor differentials

Effective field goal percentage: +4.7% (same as last season)

Turnover percentage: +5.2% (-0.1% from last season)

Offensive rebound percentage: -1.4% (+0.1% from last season)

Free throw rate: -0.2% (+0.3% from last season)
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Steven Adams has made 10 appearances for the Houston Rockets this season.

His offensive rebounds by game: 5, 6, 5, 8, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5

HOU has outscored opponents by 84 points in his 212 minutes.
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
2025-26 OKC Thunder

Opponent effective field goal percentage: 50.3% (No. 1 in NBA)

Opponent turnover percentage: 17.4% (No. 4 in NBA)

Opponent offensive rebound percentage: 27.8% (No. 5 in NBA)

Opponent free throw rate: 0.296 (No. 21 in NBA)
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Nikola Jokic is setting career-highs across the board.

Points per 100 possessions: 41.2

True shooting percentage: 77.3% (!!!)

Assist percentage: 52.7% (!!!)

Steal percentage: 2.6%

On-court net rating: +20.6 (!!!)

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Total rebound percentage: 21.5% (No. 2 of career, 2021-22)
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (13/82)

OKC made 12 MORE 2-pointers (on seven more attempts)
OKC made one MORE 3-pointer (on four more attempt)

OKC committed nine FEWER turnovers

LAL grabbed three MORE offensive rebounds

OKC made two MORE free throws (on five FEWER attempts)

12-1.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (12/82)

OKC made six more 2-pointers (on eight more attempts)
OKC made three more 3-pointers (on one more attempt)

OKC committed one fewer turnover

OKC grabbed four more offensive rebounds

OKC made three more free throws (on two more attempts)

11-1.
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
OKC Thunder four factors (11/82)

OKC made 13 more 2-pointers (on five more attempts)
MEM made seven more 3-pointers (on one more attempt)

OKC committed eight fewer turnovers

MEM grabbed two more offensive rebounds

OKC made nine more free throws (on eight more attempts)

10-1.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM