Halfway through the postseason, and Thunder are roaring.
Oklahoma City has been the favorite to win the NBA title since the preseason, and a 64-18 regular-season campaign did little to change that.
Now, OKC is eight games into the playoffs and yet to suffer a loss, having swept the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers.
Just how many games will the Thunder lose in the playoffs? DraftKings Sportsbook has odds for that as of May 13.
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OKC games lost in 2026 NBA playoffs
Under 3.5: -125 (bet $10 to win $18 total)
Over 3.5: +100 (bet $10 to win $20 total)
It takes 16 postseason wins to claim a championship, and as noted, the Thunder already have eight.
The defending champions beat Phoenix by an average of 17.3 points per game in the first round, putting up an average of 122.8 points per game.
Then, in Round 2, OKC beat the Lakers in four games by an average of 16 points per game, while scoring 119.8 points per outing.
In short, OKC is in form, as it awaits the winner of the Spurs-Wolves series in the Western Conference finals.
In the Thunder’s run to the title last season, they beat Memphis in four in the first round, Denver in seven in the second round, Minnesota in five in the Western Conference finals and Indiana in seven in the NBA Finals.
So that equaled a postseason record of 16-7.
The best single season playoff run belongs to the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors, who went 16-1 on their way to the title. Just behind them are the 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers, who went 15-1 back when first-round series were just best-of-five.
The last team to win a title and lose three games or fewer was the 2023-24 Boston Celtics, who went 16-3 in the postseason.
