Thunder dominating again with strength no defense can adapt to

New Orleans Pelicans v Oklahoma City Thunder | Joshua Gateley/GettyImagesThe OKC Thunder may be struggling to convert on attempts from beyond the arc during these early stages of the 2025-26 campaign, but cashing in on shots when bee-lining it toward the rim has been a virtually automatic venture for the ball club.

After finishing last year's campaign as the second-most drive-happy team in the association (54.5), Oklahoma City finds itself once again tapping back into this offensive approach, heading to the rack at an average of 54.1 times per game.

Clearly, this strategy has worked wonders for their scoring output, as 296 of their points this year have come off of drives, equating to roughly…