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On Saturday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena, the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-20) set a franchise record for most points scored in regulation for a road game when they put a 148-124 beatdown on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Thunder simply put together an offensive clinic on national television, while the Cavs gave up the second-most points in a regulation game since the 2011 lockout.
According to Basketball-Reference, the Thunder's 148 points on the road in 48 minutes broke the record set by the Seattle SuperSonics back in February of 1993 during a 141-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
That's pretty outstanding as the Thunder have had their fair share of issues with consistency this season despite having a star-studded trio in Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, and Paul George. The three stars, as well as center Steven Adams, put on a show Saturday with a relentless offensive attack for 48 minutes.
George led all scorers with 36 points on an impressive 12-of-19 shots from the field, while Westbrook nearly had a triple-double with 23 points, a season-high 20 assists, and nine rebounds in the game. Anthony had 29 points and 10 rebounds, while Adams had a double-double of his own with 25 points on a nearly-perfect 12-of-13 shots from the field and 10 boards.
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According to a tweet from Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, the Cavs' 148 points given up in regulation came just one point short of the Los Angeles Lakers' post-lockout record of 149 points surrendered to the Golden State Warriors back on Nov. 23, 2016.
Most points conceded in a regulation NBA game (no OT) since 2011 lockout:
1. 149 points – Lakers lost to Warriors on 11/23/16
2. 148 points – Cavs lost to Thunder on 1/20/18 pic.twitter.com/1froIKqL8O— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) January 20, 2018
Cavs superstar forward LeBron James, who is now only seven points shy of 30,000 career points scored, had 18 points, seven assists, and three rebounds in Cleveland's lopsided loss.
