
Thunder clinch the top seed with a week to spare
A 65-win pace, the youngest core in the bracket and home court locked through the conference finals — the season has gone exactly to script.
AROUND THE LEAGUE

A 65-win pace, the youngest core in the bracket and home court locked through the conference finals — the season has gone exactly to script.

The 30-point triple-double used to be an event. In Denver it is now a Tuesday, and the MVP conversation is tightening because of it.

A 45-win season two years after the rebuild bottomed out, built on a point guard playing at an All-NBA level.

Best fourth-quarter scoring margin in the conference, and a closer shooting 47% on contested pull-ups after the eight-minute mark.