Oklahoma City Thunder accomplishments and records

This is a comprehensive list of the accomplishments and records of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The club is a American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association.

Playoffs

Championship (1)

*1979

Conference titles (3)

*1978
*1979
*1996

Division titles (6)

Pacific Division
*1979
*1994
*1996
*1997
*1998

Northwest Division
*2005

Miscellaneous facts

*High/Low Scoring Games
** Highest scoring game: 154 (twice)
*** against the Milwaukee Bucks (5OT), November 9, 1989.
*** against the Los Angeles Clippers, December 2, 1988.
** Lowest scoring game: 65 (twice)
*** against the Detroit Pistons, March 7, 2004.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=240307025 Sonics attempt franchise-low 59 shots. espn.com. Accessed August 30, 2008.]
*** against the Los Angeles Clippers, November 18, 1990.
** Most points allowed in a game: 160 against the Philadelphia 76ers, December 20, 1967.
** Lest points allowed in a game: 56 against the Utah Jazz, February 16, 1999.

*General stats
**Most assists in a game: 52 against the Denver Nuggets, March 18, 1983.
**Most rebounds in a game: 94 against the Phoenix Suns, November 15, 1998. {2OT}
**Most personal fouls committed in a game: 48 against the Atlanta Hawks, February 19, 1982. {4OT}
**Most steals committed in a game: 27 against the Toronto Raptors, January 15, 1997.
**Most field goals made in a game: 67 against the Denver Nuggets, March 18, 1983.
**Most field goals attempted in a game: 131 against the Baltimore Bullets, December 6, 1969.
**Best field goal percentage in a game: .661 against the Philadelphia 76ers [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=220121020 Sonics' 66-percent shooting dazzling] . ESPN.com. Accessed August 30, 2008.]

*Streaks
** Winning streaks
*** Longest winning streak:: 14, February 2, 1996 thru March 5, 1996.
*** Longest home winning streak: 29, February 11, 1976 thru December 12, 1976.
*** Longest road winning streak: 10, January 3, 1995 thru February 5, 1995.
** Losing streaks
*** Longest losing streak: 14, December 31, 2007 thru January 27,2008. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280127025 Sonics fail to snap out of slump, lose team-record 14th straight] ESPN.com. Accessed August 30, 2008]
*** Longest home losing streak: 9, February 14, 1968 thru March 18, 1968
*** Longest road losing streak: 14, March 18. 1976 thru December 1, 1977

Franchise leaders

Single game records

*Points: 58 by Fred Brown vs the Golden State Warriors, March 23, 1974
*Rebounds: 30 by Jim Fox vs the Los Angeles Lakers, December 26, 1973
*Assists: 25 by Nate McMillan vs the Los Angeles Clippers, February 23, 1987
*Steals: :*10 by Fred Brown vs the Philadelphia 76ers, December 3, 1976:*10 by Gus Williams vs the New Jersey Nets, February 22, 1978

Single season records

*Points: 2,253 by Dale Ellis, 1988-89
*Points per game: 29.2 by Spencer Haywood, 1972-73 [Bob Rule averaged 29.8 points per game for the SuperSonics in the 1970-71 season, but only played in four games, thereby missing the standard qualification minimums]
*Rebounds: 1,038 by Jack Sikma, 1981-82
*Rebounds per game: 13.4 by Spencer Haywood, 1973-74
*Assists: 766 by Lenny Wilkens, 1971-72
*Assists per game: 9.6 by Lenny Wilkens, 1971-72
*Steals: 261 by Slick Watts, 1975-76
*Steals per game: 3.18 by Slick Watts, 1975-76

Career leaders

*Games: Gary Payton, 999
*Minutes Played: Gary Payton, 36,858
*Points: Gary Payton, 18,207
*Field Goals Made: Gary Payton, 7,292
*Field Goal Attempts: Gary Payton, 15,562
*3-Point Field Goals Made: Rashard Lewis, 918
*3-Point Field Goals Attempted: Gary Payton, 2,855
*Free Throws Made: Jack Sikma, 3,044
*Free Throws Attempted: Shawn Kemp, 3,808
*Offensive Rebounds: Shawn Kemp, 2,145
*Defensive Rebounds: Jack Sikma, 5,948
*Total Rebounds: Jack Sikma, 7,729
*Assists: Gary Payton, 7,384
*Steals: Gary Payton, 2,107
*Blocked Shots: Shawn Kemp, 959
*Turnovers: Gary Payton, 2,507
*Personal Fouls: Gary Payton, 2,577

Career per game

*Minutes Played: Spencer Haywood, 40.36
*Points: Ray Allen, 26.44
*Field Goals Made: Spencer Haywood, 9.72
*Field Goal Attempts: Spencer Haywood, 21.01
*3-Point Field Goals Made: Ray Allen, 3.45
*3-Point Field Goal Attempts: Ray Allen, 8.37
*Free Throws Made: Lenny Wilkens, 6.25
*Free Throw Attempts: Lenny Wilkens, 7.99
*Offensive Rebounds: Marvin Webster, 4.40
*Defensive Rebounds: Jack Sikma, 8.32
*Total Rebounds: Marvin Webster, 12.62
*Assists: Lenny Wilkens, 9.02
*Steals: Slick Watts, 2.47
*Blocked Shots: Alton Lister, 2.09
*Turnovers: Marvin Webster, 3.13
*Personal Fouls: Danny Fortson, 4.01

Career per 48 minutes

*Points: Ricky Pierce, 31.29
*Field Goals Made: Xavier McDaniel, 12.17
*Field Goals Attempted: Walt Hazzard, 27.31
*3-Point Field Goals Made: Ray Allen, 3.58
*3-Point Field Goal Attempts: Ray Allen, 9.20
*Free Throws Made: Danny Fortson, 9.44
*Free Throw Attempts: Danny Fortson, 10.93
*Offensive Rebounds: Danny Fortson, 6.83
*Defensive Rebounds: Jack Sikma, 11.56
*Total Rebounds: Pete Cross, 19.39
*Assists: Avery Johnson, 13.03
*Steals: Slick Watts, 4.13
*Blocked Shots: Jim McIlvaine, 5.38
*Turnovers: Mark Radford, 6.89
*Personal Fouls: Danny Fortson, 12.38

Award Winners

NBA Defensive Player of the Year
*Gary Payton – 1996

NBA Finals MVP
*Dennis Johnson – 1979

NBA Executive of the Year
*Zollie Volchok – 1983
*Bob Whitsitt – 1994

NBA Most Improved Player Award
*Dale Ellis – 1987

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
*Slick Watts – 1976

NBA All-Star Game MVPs
*Lenny Wilkens – 1971
*Tom Chambers – 1987All-NBA First Team
*Spencer Haywood – 1972, 1973
*Gus Williams – 1982
*Gary Payton – 1998, 2000

All-NBA Second Team
*Spencer Haywood – 1974, 1975
*Dennis Johnson – 1980
*Gus Williams – 1980
*Shawn Kemp – 1994, 1995, 1996
*Gary Payton – 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002
*Vin Baker – 1998
*Ray Allen – 2005

All-NBA Third Team
*Dale Ellis – 1989
*Gary Payton – 1994, 2001
*Detlef Schrempf – 1995

NBA All-Defensive First Team
*Slick Watts – 1976
*Dennis Johnson – 1979, 1980
*Gary Payton – 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002NBA All-Defensive Second Team
*Lonnie Shelton – 1982
*Jack Sikma – 1982
*Danny Vranes – 1985
*Nate McMillan – 1994, 1995

NBA Rookie First Team
*Bob Rule – 1968
*Al Tucker – 1968
*Art Harris – 1969
*Tom Burleson – 1975
*Jack Sikma – 1978
*Xavier McDaniel – 1986
*Derrick McKey – 1988
*Jeff Green-2008
*Kevin Durant - 2008

NBA Rookie Second Team
*Gary Payton – 1991
*Desmond Mason – 2001
*Vladimir Radmanovic – 2002

NBA Rookie of the Year Award
*Kevin Durant – 2008

References