The Oklahoma City Thunder finished the regular season with the best point differential in NBA history and followed it up with a strong playoff run that culminated in a championship. However, it wasn’t a dominant postseason, which keeps them outside the Top 3 in combined regular season and playoff point differential. (Ironically, they might have ranked No. 1 had they lost to Denver in Game 7 of the second round.)
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Regular season point differential: +12.26
Playoff point differential: +14.50
Overall point differential: +12.58
Regular season record: 66-16
Playoff result: Champion
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +11.63
Playoff point differential: +13.53
Overall point differential: +11.96
Regular season record: 67-15
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +12.24
Playoff point differential: +10.56
Overall point differential: +11.94
Regular season record: 72-10
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +12.87
Playoff point differential: +8.35
Overall point differential: +11.88
Regular season record: 68-14
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +12.28
Playoff point differential: +3.20
Overall point differential: +10.88
Regular season record: 69-13
Playoff result: Champion
Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +11.34
Playoff point differential: +8.05
Overall point differential: +10.72
Regular season record: 64-18
Playoff result: Champion
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +11.16
Playoff point differential: +6.45
Overall point differential: +10.60
Regular season record: 63-19
Playoff result: Conf Finalist
Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +10.63
Playoff point differential: +9.10
Overall point differential: +10.47
Regular season record: 67-15
Playoff result: Conf Semis
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Regular season point differential: +10.80
Playoff point differential: +5.53
Overall point differential: +9.81
Regular season record: 69-13
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +9.54
Playoff point differential: +11.67
Overall point differential: +9.75
Regular season record: 64-18
Playoff result: Conf Semis
MPS-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +9.30
Playoff point differential: +11.39
Overall point differential: +9.68
Regular season record: 65-17
Playoff result: Champion
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +10.10
Playoff point differential: +7.81
Overall point differential: +9.63
Regular season record: 67-15
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +9.41
Playoff point differential: +10.33
Overall point differential: +9.58
Regular season record: 67-15
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +9.10
Playoff point differential: +11.71
Overall point differential: +9.55
Regular season record: 61-21
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +10.44
Playoff point differential: +6.18
Overall point differential: +9.54
Regular season record: 67-15
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +9.44
Playoff point differential: +9.33
Overall point differential: +9.43
Regular season record: 68-13
Playoff result: Champion
David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +10.76
Playoff point differential: +4.38
Overall point differential: +9.31
Regular season record: 73-9
Playoff result: Finalist
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Regular season point differential: +9.11
Playoff point differential: +9.90
Overall point differential: +9.20
Regular season record: 61-21
Playoff result: Conf Semis
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Regular season point differential: +10.26
Playoff point differential: +5.23
Overall point differential: +9.05
Regular season record: 66-16
Playoff result: Champion
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +10.08
Playoff point differential: +1.20
Overall point differential: +9.01
Regular season record: 56-17
Playoff result: Conf Semis
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Regular season point differential: +8.93
Playoff point differential: +8.50
Overall point differential: +8.86
Regular season record: 66-16
Playoff result: Conf Finalist
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Regular season point differential: +8.87
Playoff point differential: +8.80
Overall point differential: +8.86
Regular season record: 60-22
Playoff result: Conf Finalist
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Regular season point differential: +9.09
Playoff point differential: +0.80
Overall point differential: +8.61
Regular season record: 63-19
Playoff result: First Round
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +9.24
Playoff point differential: +4.86
Overall point differential: +8.59
Regular season record: 60-20
Playoff result: Champion
Peach Basket Society
Regular season point differential: +9.87
Playoff point differential: +-5.00
Overall point differential: +8.52
Regular season record: 49-11
Playoff result: Conf Finalist
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Regular season point differential: +8.34
Playoff point differential: +9.08
Overall point differential: +8.45
Regular season record: 51-17
Playoff result: Champion
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +9.21
Playoff point differential: +1.36
Overall point differential: +8.28
Regular season record: 60-22
Playoff result: Conf Semis
Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +8.41
Playoff point differential: +6.92
Overall point differential: +8.22
Regular season record: 62-18
Playoff result: Champion
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season point differential: +7.72
Playoff point differential: +9.30
Overall point differential: +8.07
Regular season record: 62-20
Playoff result: Champion
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Regular season point differential: +9.09
Playoff point differential: +3.63
Overall point differential: +8.06
Regular season record: 60-22
Playoff result: Champion
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