There is still more than half the schedule remaining in the 2025-26 NBA season, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are off a great start. Well … they were off to a great start.

For most of the first two months of the season, the Thunder looked like they could threaten the Golden State Warriors’ single-season wins record of 73. They have now fallen well off that pace. The Thunder have gone 6-6 over their past 12 games and just lost both ends of a back-to-back — the second coming Monday night when the Charlotte Hornets humbled them 124-97 in OKC.

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Only two teams in league history have won more than 70 games in a single season. The first was the Chicago Bulls during the 1995-96 campaign, when they won 72 games. The Warriors broke that record by one in 2016. The Bulls won the NBA championship in their record-breaking season, while the Warriors ultimately fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers during their Finals run.

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A quick string of losses, including three to the San Antonio Spurs, has left the Thunder even behind last season’s pace when they won 68 games.

Their sixth loss of the season came in crushing fashion, on a last-second Devin Booker 3-pointer Sunday night. It was the Thunder’s first loss since Christmas. They followed that with Monday’s blowout defeat at the hands of the Hornets.

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A lot can change between now and April. But OKC would now have to go 43-2 over their final 45 games just to tie the Warriors’ record.

OKC’s current pace: 66.5 winsOKC’s last gameMost wins in NBA history, single season

73: Golden State Warriors, 2015-16
72: Chicago Bulls, 1995-96
69: Chicago Bulls, 1996-97
69: Los Angeles Lakers, 1971-72
68: Oklahoma City Thunder, 2024-25
68: Boston Celtics, 1972-73
68: Philadelphia 76ers, 1966-67

Thunder vs. ‘95-96 Bulls vs. ‘15-16 Warriors

Record after 37 games
‘25-26 Thunder: 30-7 (.811)
‘95-96 Bulls: 34-3 (.919)
‘15-16 Warriors: 35-2 (.946)

Longest win streak
‘25-26 Thunder: 16
‘95-96 Bulls: 18
‘15-16 Warriors: 24

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SGA vs. MJ vs. Steph 
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 31.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 6.4 APG (36 games)
Michael Jordan: 30.4 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 4.3 APG (82 games)
Stephen Curry: 30.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 6.7 APG (79 games)

OKC’s upcoming schedule

Jan. 7: vs. Jazz
Jan. 9 vs. Grizzlies
Jan. 11 vs. Miami
Full schedule

Tracking Thunder’s historic start

Largest average margin of victory in a season
‘25-26 Thunder: 13.62
‘24-25 Thunder: 12.87
‘71-72 Lakers: 12.28
‘70-71 Bucks: 12.26
‘95-96 Bulls: 12.24

Highest net rating in a season
‘25-26 Thunder: 13.5
‘95-96 Bulls: 13.4
‘24-25 Thunder: 12.8
‘96-97 Bulls: 12.0
‘25-26 Rockets: 11.9