yousaytomaco

603 | 9 hours ago

I am going to be honest, given how these records normally go, I was almost ready to see “except for Wilt Chamberlain” somehow be the answer to the player who has done it in the past two years

QUEST50012

100 | 7 hours ago

Think that would have made a bigger splash

HikmetLeGuin

65 | 6 hours ago

Yeah, if Wilt rose from the grave and dropped 40 on OKC, that post on Reddit would have gotten a decent amount of buzz. There’d be some high quality memes from that event, for sure.

ObtuseBagel

13 | 4 hours ago

This sounds like a bot :(

ruggnuget | Nuggets

12 | 4 hours ago

In another ‘except wilt’scenarios, if we include playoffs, Jokic scored more than 40 twice in last years playoffs.

Hopsalong | Nuggets

452 | 10 hours ago

Jokic did it twice to them in the playoffs in 7 games. Skipping the playoffs for streaks like this is lol.

Ok-Tree4365

258 | 10 hours ago

Almost all streaks, for better or for worse, are separated into regular season and playoffs.

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

123 | 10 hours ago

For worse

NoShape0 | Spurs

8 | 3 hours ago

Definitely for worse. Some of the others arguing “that’s how it’s always been done!” doesn’t change the fact that they’re missing the point of what a streak is.

sportsfan113 | 76ers

1 | an hour ago

I disagree. Playoff games are a different animal compared to the regular season.

Maugrin | Supersonics

1 | 24 minutes ago

You are absolutely right. Playoff games means certain players get higher usage and way higher minutes. Rotations get trimmed way down, so it’s a totally different thing than regular season. Yeah, Denver could get Jokic to 40 in the regular season by having him play 45 minutes with playoff usage, but that would be stupid to do in the regular season.

This streak shows how good their defense has been against limiting top scorers in normal basketball circumstances. They’re defense is historically good.

Fabu77 | Spain

16 | 6 hours ago

This will NEVER get into my head. Its like saying to messi that his WC final goals don’t matter as much as against saudi arabia on the group phase… Its absolutely crazy to me lol

egg-land | DET

15 | 5 hours ago

Kinda an apples to orange comparison. I get what ho saying but soccer especially where Messi is at to the nba is completely different. Not even mentioning the fact that the World Cup is different from the playoffs. And it’s also implying stats in the nba regular season matter more which is just not true. Players are valued for playoffs way more

Yes dumb streaks like this only look at regular season but that’s different from what u saying

Fabu77 | Spain

6 | 5 hours ago

Not that different. Just think about Lebron’s total points discourse. Its always the regular season one that is referenced instead of the one that IMHO should be that is regular+playoffs…

nomitycs | Warriors

9 | 4 hours ago

Streaks requiring hitting a minimum threshold ie SGAs consecutive 20pt streak should be considered without playoffs imo because they’re harder to hit in the playoffs) but records like this where it’s been done in spite of being harder, should absolutely consider playoffs + regular season

Smitty_Agent89 | Hornets

39 | 10 hours ago

I don’t think it’s a huge deal to separate playoffs and regular season for this. Playoffs likely mean the best guys are taking more shots and playing more minutes.

Tepid-doughnut

74 | 10 hours ago

It’s just that the way the post is worded makes it sound like it flatly has not happened, which it has, just in the playoffs. They could have just added “in the regular season” and the stat would still be impressive.

Deep-Ad5028

20 | 9 hours ago

Why are you downvoted? The title is exactly as misleading as you suggest.

rwoteit | Vancouver Grizzlies

34 | 10 hours ago

You not knowing that’s how all NBA streaks work is lol.

Pristine-Dot-401 | Thunder

29 | 9 hours ago

I’m not sure I’ve ever heard of a streak that combine regular season and playoffs. Thought this was common sense

Hotpotlord

49 | 9 hours ago

They combine it when it looks good, they don’t when it doesn’t.

I know because the warriors were breaking some kind of record every game for 5 years and they will mention steaks like this including playoffs.

They stopped doing that when we weren’t dominating.

fuckyouguy_

-11 | 8 hours ago

It’s almost never combined what are you on about

Hotpotlord

4 | 5 hours ago

On broadcast, talk shows, Reddit posts, or any podcast?

Absolutely lol. You must be a mole to not have seen them

Altruistic-Emu-5833

0 | 7 hours ago

Lebrons 10 pt streak …

tjclaiborne | Thunder

14 | 6 hours ago

Is not combined is what you mean right? He had an 8 point game in the finals in 2011 and 7 points in an ECF game in 2014.

Evilfrog100 | Magic

9 | 5 hours ago

Lebron’s 10 point streak is regular season only. He had 2 games <10 points in the playoffs during that stretch.

theomegachrist | Knicks

6 | 6 hours ago

It is a lot less “crazy” when you factor in that it did happen in the playoffs though. 40 point games against good defenses aren’t that common to begin with

CircledSquare7 | Lakers

4 | 9 hours ago

Same thing for LeBrons double digit streak when in fact he has done it less than in the finals

naive-dragon | LAL

5 | 4 hours ago

MJ’s scoring records are also all regular season. And Wilt’s. As well as every other single record where playoffs isn’t mentioned. It’s literally how records are done in the NBA.

naive-dragon | LAL

-3 | 4 hours ago

Do you know MJ’s scoring records are all regular season records? Yet I never hear it mentioned how “lol” his scoring records are.

MentatIdaho | Knicks

-6 | 8 hours ago

Streaks in most major sporting leagues are regular season only, dumbass

SanJOahu84 | Warriors

12 | 8 hours ago

But…but….NOBODY has dropped 40 on this Thunders team 🤪

Marty_McFly321 | Thunder

-8 | 6 hours ago

Literally every streak is separated you just don’t know ball sorry

heat_fan_ | Raptors

349 | 10 hours ago

Their defense is absolutely suffocating.

Lebron is also built different

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

120 | 10 hours ago

Even at 38-39

CircledSquare7 | Lakers

-137 | 9 hours ago

H to the G to the H.

E to the P to the O

Brusex

77 | 8 hours ago

What the fuck are you talking about Jesse

CircledSquare7 | Lakers

-109 | 7 hours ago

Performance Enhancing Drugs

Sorry it needed to be spelled out

HereComesJustice | Spurs

83 | 6 hours ago

but if everyone is on PED’s why is LeBron still performing at his advanced age still an outlier

memeticengineering | Supersonics

44 | 4 hours ago

You don’t understand, LeBron is the only player in NBA history who’s ever been on steroids.

bigmt99 | Cavaliers

21 | 6 hours ago

Nah man, LeBron got the secret juice

lifelashed666 | Philippines

13 | 5 hours ago

Michael’s secret stuff

MountainYogi94 | Lakers

7 | 3 hours ago

He goes to the LeBron James of steroid dealers

CircledSquare7 | Lakers

-15 | 3 hours ago

If you don’t think LeBron being on PEDs and the fact the latter half of his career being in the least defensive nba era along with the inflation of stats creates his longevity then you people are brain damage from too much 2k

wielesen

0 | 3 hours ago

I don’t think there are people here that ACTUALLY think Bron is natty lol

naive-dragon | LAL

17 | 4 hours ago

This is why LeBron is GOAT. His supplier for PEDs cuts off supply from every other player in the league and it’s only him who has access to it. Truly GOAT stuff.

HereComesJustice | Spurs

11 | 3 hours ago

LeSupplyChain

kirihara_hibiki | Lakers

4 | 2 hours ago

to quote greatness, “our roided up guy beat your roided up guy”

VossC2H6O | San Francisco Warriors

104 | 9 hours ago

They commit so much illegal defense but the whistle is swallowed every time.

fattymcdabs | Thunder

-79 | 7 hours ago

Nah it’s not about the quantity, it’s about HOW they do it

Confident_Ad_5345

55 | 6 hours ago

ignore the flair btw

Temporary_West9980

6 | 3 hours ago

The defense is called nba refs

BUTTFUCKER__3000 | Spurs

4 | an hour ago

Yup. When their top 3 players are on the ~~whistle~~ ball, they’re unbeatable.

SpursExpanse | Spurs

223 | 10 hours ago

Time management Spurs laughing in a chorus of 8 players

Thunderhorse74 | SAS

73 | 6 hours ago

Wow, in two games, no one has scored more than 25 for the Spurs vs OKC this season. Guess we should just give up, eh?

death2all55 | Jazz

1 | 12 minutes ago

Wemby gunna see this stat and say “watch this” and go off for 50 next game.

twovles31

163 | 9 hours ago

A lot of teams strategy is to let the star player score as many points as they want and limit the role players. OKC a lot of the time tries to lock up the star players, and make the role players beat them.

nixhomunculus

78 | 5 hours ago

And that’s why the Spurs can win OKC. Because their role players can score too.

Thrayvsar | Thunder

28 | 3 hours ago

And why OKC had trouble with the Luka Mavs

NotSoScary555 | Nuggets

7 | 2 hours ago

This is the nuggets strategy as well, except the role players are guranteed to drop 30 point triple doubles and we lose

4000kd | Raptors

141 | 10 hours ago

LeBron “The Exception” James

Kaylacain25

1 | an hour ago

Obligatory Lexception

DoctorMcThicc | Hawks

15 | 5 hours ago

Oh yeah? My team gives up a 40 burger every other game. Can’t beat that

g_bleezy

16 | 4 hours ago

BS. Jokic had 2 40 point games in their series 7 months ago.

major_glory11 | Pelicans

11 | 7 hours ago

Forty points is not normal no matter how often we see it. Yes, OKC has elite defense, but we’re talking about the difference between making 2-5 shots.

Undead_One86 | Lakers

10 | 3 hours ago

The glazing of the thunder on this sub lmao

D4NK-PHO3N1X

1 | 17 minutes ago

what glazing lmao, thunder posts and highlights barely get 1k upvotes if theyre even posted. and any clip or stat against them is instantly sent to the top

Waesrdtfyg0987 | Celtics

1 | 17 minutes ago

Dort actually getting called correctly would be an ok 3rd guy off the bench.

DryUnderstanding3833

5 | 7 hours ago

Sengun really got 39 on opening night

MudReasonable8185

3 | 10 hours ago

Turns out when you’re allowed to assault people on defence it impacts scoring lol

Alternative-Minute76

3 | 7 hours ago

wow 290 is at least a bit less then I would’ve expected, with the offensive revolution that’s happening right now. that’s like 5 per team a year, it feels like were hearing about some bad defensive teams getting 40 dropped on them every few days.

sinanoglu | Warriors

1 | 8 hours ago

Sengun had 39

ufailowell | Rockets

2 | 4 hours ago

so like 3 or 4 each?

JoeZarro

2 | 3 hours ago

There are 29 other teams so that’s basically 10 per team on average. Still an impressive stat but the context is important. Who was the next closest team?

WorldChampionNuggets | Nuggets

2 | an hour ago

Game 1: Jokic 42 points 22 rebounds
Game 5: Jokic 44 points 15 rebounds
What am I missing?

BenBRob5

1 | 35 minutes ago

Sorry, but Jokic scored 40+ in a playoff game last year.

Dry-Invite-5837

1 | 16 minutes ago

I’m assuming this is regular season only because Jokic did it 2 time in the playoffs last season and i would bet Luka or Ant had 1 in the playoffs also.

AnkitPancakes | Thunder

0 | 5 hours ago

MJ didn’t do it? Lebron is the GOAT

SebastianC1

0 | 5 hours ago

Was this when bron didn’t miss from 3

CoolAsTheUnthawed | OKC

-2 | 6 hours ago

Fake+cheaters imo.

AwkwardForm7404

-4 | 5 hours ago

2023 when they used to lose by 80

IhatePizza230 | Lakers

4 | 3 hours ago

They were the 1st seed that season

RapsareChamps_Suckit | Clippers

-7 | 10 hours ago

they’re getting old. it happens quick

butthurts00 | Timberwolves

-8 | 9 hours ago

All that grabbing, holding and fouling works. Wow

Jonny_Stranger | Thunder

4 | 8 hours ago

50% of the crying abt Thunder comes out of Minnesota, at a bare minimum.

CircledSquare7 | Lakers

-2 | 9 hours ago

So do we just want every offense to have free reign to do whatever they want? Like offenses already have so much of an advantage. They don’t even call traveling anymore.

liran315

1 | 9 hours ago

No actually both those symptoms are wrong

azuredota

2 | 9 hours ago

How about they just call fouls?

CircledSquare7 | Lakers

0 | 9 hours ago

There are enough fouls called in this NBA lol

azuredota

-2 | 8 hours ago

Yeah, for the Thunder, not against. Only reason they hold teams so low is because they get preferential treatment.

CircledSquare7 | Lakers

1 | 8 hours ago

Maybe the other way around where then. Allow teams play.like the thunder without the foul calls as you say. Though Thunder to me at least are putting in effort on defense. Not many teams are putting in the effort and discipline on defense.

Waesrdtfyg0987 | Celtics

1 | 14 minutes ago

That’s entertaining basketball?

azuredota

-3 | 8 hours ago

That also works but that’s not what is happening. Either way, balance it but it’s probably easier to just enforce the rules as written. Call more fouls, they stop playing like that, simple.

trhzy7

1 | 3 hours ago

Please actually go find the stats for free throw differential. OKC is literally one of the worst teams in the league for free throw disparity, yet somehow people still claim we have a magic whistle

azuredota

1 | 3 hours ago

It should be a lot worse.

trhzy7

0 | 3 hours ago

ok buddy

Waesrdtfyg0987 | Celtics

1 | 13 minutes ago

FTAs is perhaps the laziest way to consider a whistle. Actually simply counting fouls is the ultimate in lazy but this is an easy second place

[Crazy Stats] The Thunder have not allowed a 40-point performance in two years (the last player to do so was LeBron James on December 23, 2023). League-wide, teams have allowed 290 such games over that span.