The Oklahoma City Thunder were one of the biggest surprises in the 2019-20 season. Most folks counted them out early on, only for this team to prove their doubters wrong by clinching a playoff spot in a ruthless Western Conference.
While defense proved to be the Thunder's strong suit in 2019-20, they were a pretty solid offensive team as well. All in all, they amassed an offensive rating of 110.1, which was 17th in the NBA.
Scoring-wise, OKC put up 110.4 points per game. That ranked just 21st in the entire league.
When you look at field goal attempts, OKC totaled just 85.5 per game in 2019-20, which was a lowly 28th in the NBA. This had a lot to do with star point guard Chris Paul, who operates best in the half-court. With CP3 gone, it is possible that the Thunder incorporate a more run-and-gun type of play this season.
Despite their lack of attempts, the Thunder made their shots count. OKC made 46.8 percent of their attempts per game, which was 10th in the league.
OKC didn't hoist too many triples, logging just 30.2 per game (27th) while making 35.5 percent of their shots from rainbow territory (18th).
The Thunder did a great job getting to the line. They attempted a total of 24.8 free-throw attempts last season (fifth) while making 79.6 percent of them (sixth).
One of their biggest weaknesses last season, however, was their offensive rebounds. The Thunder logged just 8.2 boards on the offensive end last term, which was dead last in the NBA.
Interestingly, despite having one of the best playmakers of all time on their squad, the Thunder averaged just 21.7 assists in 2019-20, which ranked 28th in the league. They took care of the rock extremely well, though, averaging just 13.7 turnovers per contest (sixth).
Needless to say, with a revamped roster for the new season, we expect significant changes in their offensive numbers in 2020-21.