The Oklahoma City Thunder equalled the best 25-game start to a season in NBA history as they overpowered the Phoenix Suns 138-89 in the NBA Cup quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Defending champions the Thunder have won 24 of their first 25 games, equalling the Golden State Warriors’ record from 2015-16.<\/p>\n
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, last season’s Most Valuable Player, scored 28 points at Paycom Center, hitting the 20-point mark for a 96th straight game.<\/p>\n
It was a franchise record 16th straight win for the Thunder, who face the San Antonio Spurs in the semi-finals in Las Vegas on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“Winning is never boring,” said Thunder forward Jalen Williams.<\/p>\n
The Thunder have won 92 of their 107 regular-season games since the start of 2024-25, having topped last season’s Western Conference with a 68-14 record.<\/p>\n
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The record for most wins in an NBA season is 73, achieved by the Warriors in 2015-16.<\/p>\n
The Spurs reached the semi-finals by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 132-119 at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n
The NBA Cup is the competition’s annual in-season tournament, with all matches except the final counting towards the regular-season standings.<\/p>\n
The Thunder were beaten in last year’s final by the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n
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