The Thunder enter on an offensive roll, posting 132 or more points in 3 consecutive outings. That includes an impressive 145-135 victory on the road against the New York Knicks Sunday. It’s no surprise the Over has connected in each of those 3 contests.
The Celtics have won 6 games in a row, covering each of the past 3 outings. The C’s have also been on an offensive roll, posting 117 or more points in 3 straight, and 5 of the previous 6 overall. Boston has won each of its 2 games against Western Conference teams this season, too.
The Oklahoma City Thunder looked like a team that had the potential to make some noise this season, especially after drafting Chet Holmgren with the No. 2 overall pick in June.
However, Holmgren suffered a foot injury about a month and a half before the season began and will not step on the floor this year. Despite that, OKC has shown tremendous signs of improvement.
The Thunder own an Offensive Rating of 110.6, which ranks 19th in the NBA through 13 games. It isn’t a very impressive number in the grand scheme of things, but it is a massive improvement from their Offensive Rating of 103.8 a season ago.
Additionally, the Thunder are scoring the 12th most points per game this season with 113.4, another huge improvement from their average of 103.7 in 2021. That increase has come as a direct result of improved efficiency, OKC has increased its shooting percentage from 43.1% in 2021 to 45.0% in 2022.
The improved offensive attack hasn’t translated to many wins so far, but it has helped the Thunder a ton in their most recent two games. In those games, OKC scored 132 and 145 points while posting an Offensive rating of 130.0. This team is the real deal on the offensive end of the floor
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The Boston Celtics came into this season with redemption on their mind after losing in the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors last season, and they are well on their way to making it back to the NBA Finals.
Boston has won six straight games entering this matchup. In that stretch, the Celtics have posted an Offensive Rating of 125.0, which ranks first in the NBA in that timeframe and further illustrates how dominant of an offensive attack this can be.
A big reason for that success on the offensive end of the floor is Boston’s ability to spread the floor. Boston is doing tons of damage from behind the arc in the young season. According to TeamRankings,the Celtics are shooting 39% from three as a team, up from 36% last season, on just over 41 attempts
