The Oklahoma City Thunder are marching confidently toward a historic defense of the 2024-25 NBA championship. Tasked with proving their rise to prominence was anything but a flash in the pan, Oklahoma City has somehow achieved a new level of dominance in 2025-26.
With a second consecutive title in their sights, the Thunder have made progress toward achieving a goal even they may not have expected to have a shot at reaching: An NBA-record 74 wins.
Oklahoma City flirted with history in 2024-25 when it went 68-14 during a stunningly brilliant regular season. It fell just two wins shy of becoming the third team in NBA history to win at least 70 games in a single season and became the seventh to reach 68.