In win, Oklahoma City Thunder eclipses one Golden State Warriors record

During its - triumph over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Challenge of the NBA Finals Oklahoma City became the highest-scoring organization in league history eclipsing a record the Golden State Warriors held for six years The scoring record takes into account both regular-season and playoff games And technically the Thunder would have broken the record on Wednesday if their appearance in the NBA Cup championship contest which is considered an exhibition counted in any league totals But now no matter how one counts it belongs to the Thunder They came into Competition of the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers needing points for the record and got it on a free throw by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with left in the third quarter on Friday night That gave the Thunder points latest the mark of scored by the Warriors in games during the - season Friday s encounter was the nd official contest for the Thunder They scored points in the NBA Cup championship encounter loss to Milwaukee in December a point total and outcome that doesn t factor into any season stats In - the Warriors compiled a - regular season record and a - playoff record advancing to the Finals before losing to the Toronto Raptors in six games For the Warriors during the - regular season Kevin Durant had a team-leading points in games followed by points for Steph Curry in games and points in games for Klay Thompson In the playoffs Curry led the Warriors with points in games followed by for Thompson in games Durant had points in games He missed nine games after he suffered a right calf strain during Challenge of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Houston Rockets then saw his season end with a torn Achilles during Challenge of the Finals The NBA total-points record is the latest entry on a history-making season for the Thunder who set a franchise record with regular-season wins and if they win the NBA title would become the fourth crew in league history to post at least victories in a full season Related Articles What lessons can Warriors learn from Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals Warriors Brandin Podziemski undergoes second surgery of offseason Former Warriors coach Don Nelson to be honored at NBA Finals for lifetime in basketball Photographer s Notebook The Final Frame Thunder or Pacers Who should Warriors fans root for in NBA Finals Only the Golden State Warriors wins in - Chicago Bulls in - and the Bulls again in - have reached wins in a single season The season s longevity of syllabus influences the total points mark The Thunder were only fourth in points per contest during the regular season behind Cleveland Memphis and Denver and when adding in playoffs Oklahoma City s scoring average this season was only th in NBA history