The Thunder defense had one clean statistical flex in the 2025-26 regular season.
According to a Reddit table tracking 40-point games allowed by team, Oklahoma City was the only club that did not let any opposing player reach 40 in a regular-season game. Every other NBA team allowed at least one. Brooklyn and Toronto allowed one each, while the Knicks allowed two.
The other end of the list makes the Thunder number stand out more. Minnesota allowed 11 such games, Indiana, Orlando and Utah each allowed eight, and Chicago and Dallas allowed seven. Washington's high allowed was 83, while Miami's was 60 and several teams topped out at 55.
The post notes that the stat is regular season only, which matters because Victor Wembanyama later had a 40-point playoff game against Oklahoma City. Still, over 82 games, the Thunder avoided the kind of individual scoring explosion that most teams dealt with multiple times.
That fits the broader picture of Oklahoma City's title-level defense: length, pressure, help and few easy matchup targets. The Thunder did not just win with shot-making. They made stars work for every big night.
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