Game Thread – Celtics @ Thunder – 3:30PM, Sun, Jan. 5, 2025

[ConstableGeneva]

Per CleaningtheGlass:
OKC ranks #7 on offense and #1 on defense.
BOS ranks #2 on offense and #6 on defense.

Per inpredictable.com:
OKC ranks #1 on defense after made shot and #4 on defense after defensive rebound.
BOS ranks #1 on offense after made shot and #2 on offense after defensive rebound.

Per NBA.com:
OKC ranks #1 in opponent turnover rate. (forces a ton of turnovers)
BOS ranks #2 in turnover rate. (takes care of the ball really well)

OKC ranks #1 in opponent eFG%.
BOS ranks #3 in eFG%.

It's gonna be BOS offense vs. OKC defense. But I do hope we impose our defense the way we did vs. the #2 defense HOU.

UPDATE: Defense won. Convincingly.

Round two is around mid-March.

[ConstableGeneva]

Bill Russell era, 1st 200 games: 134-66; point differential per game of 5.9
Larry Bird era, 1st 200 games: 150-50; point differential per game of 6.86
KG/PP era, 1st 200 games: 154-46; point differential per game of 8.53
JT/JB/JD era, 1st 199 games: currently at 147-52; point differential per game of 9.27

This is Mazzulla's 200th regular season game.

UPDATE:
JT/JB/JD era, 1st 200 games: 147-53; point differential per game of 9.16