The Oklahoma City Thunder just completed the toughest month any team will play in the NBA this season.
Here’s how Mark Daigneault put it after beating the Denver Nuggets just a couple hours before the calendar turned over to February: “That month was a slog. This is our sixth game in nine days. When you really step back and think about that, that’s a very difficult schedule.”
Why was it so tough?
The Thunder played 17 games in January… the maximum amount of games allowed in a month.
The Thunder played 11 road games in January… the most any team will have in a month this season.