OKLAHOMA CITY — A look at the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder through 25 games, after their rout of the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday night:

Record-tying record

At 24-1, the Thunder have tied the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors for the best 25-game start in NBA history. The Warriors were 24-0 that season before falling in Game 25.

Golden State wound up winning 29 of its first 30 games that season, and 36 of its first 38.

Winning margin

The Thunder are even more dominant this season than they were last season — when they posted the biggest scoring margin in NBA history at 12.9 points per game.

Wednesday's 138-89 rout of Phoenix in the NBA Cup quarterfinals lifted the Thunder scoring differential this season to 17.5 points per game — by far the bigge

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