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Thunder 'anomaly' deserves more attention amid recent struggles

It took just about three weeks of action for the OKC Thunder to endure their first loss of the 2025-26 season. Now, after officially tying the 2015-16 Warriors for the greatest 25-game start in league history (24-1), they find themselves having dropped two of their last three contests.

Despite the sudden shift in on-court success, there's little reason for panic. After all, Oklahoma City's still far and away the best team in the association, with a record of 25-3, and still ranks atop the league in several key statistical categories such as defensive rating (103.2), net rating (15.