In science, it has been proven that you cannot go below -273.15 ° C. Indeed, it corresponds to the lower limit of the scale of thermodynamic temperature, or the state in which theenthalpy and theentropy of a perfect gas reached its minimum value, denoted 0. Yes, we just pumped all this up on Wikipedia, but general knowledge is important. What Wikipedia and science know less, on the other hand, is how the degree of nullity in the NBA can go down too.
And it is therefore in Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City (we are already reaching a certain nullity level of originality of the name of the capital) that our scientific teams of the defeat are putting down their bags today. Our research is simple: how far can the abyss of nullity descend?
Because it is with the Thunder that is now the Mariana Trench in the NBA.
Intensive preparatory work
Well, already, little recap on the Thunder before anything else. Arrived in the NBA after the relocation of the Seattle Supersonics, the Thunder manages to compose quite quickly a qualitatively exceptional workforce: Harden / Westbrook / Durant. 3 future MVP in the same collective, impossible not to win anything with that eh? For comparison, it is as if you arrived with Messi, Neymar and Mbappé in the Champions League and that… Finally there you have the idea.
The sequel is well known to followers of the big American league. the Thunder got a 4-1 in the lead in the 2012 NBA Finals, Harden got out of the game for a few million dollars, Durant would later join the Warriors and Westbrook combined legendary triple-doubles with a bit of masonry in his spare time. The Thunder will never see the Finals again.
It is therefore at this moment that Sam Presti, the General Manager, changes gear. No more victories, no more exceptional players, room for youth and especially draft picks. In line with the Sixers’ legendary botched rebuilding strategy, the Thunder are choosing to rack up future draft picks rather than wins. Well yes, even if it means wanting to beat records in losing, you might as well take inspiration from the best. So inevitably happens this December 3, 2021.
The day of glory has come
A first trial gallop had yet come not so long ago: on May 1, 2021, they had taken a small jail of 57 points in Indiana. Still a long way from Miami’s record, which had lost 68 points in 1991. But impossible is not Thunder. You just have to put all the odds in their favor. Get rid of his best player, Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (yes, we love the long version) by leaving him to rest. Without Shai (his nickname for close friends), the Thunder can therefore set off in search of the Grail in peace.
And as much to tell you, we are on the big quality jerk off. Excuse our vulgar terms, but there aren’t really any others that can be adequate here to fully explain what happened in Tennessee last night. Faced with the Grizzlies, who are not yet a top franchise this season, the Thunder, in a superb OM third jersey, will simply be despicable.
63% on shots for the Grizzlies, a boxscore that leaves 9 Memphis players more than 10 points (!!), and an anthology defeat. And a main strength, not to have given up a single quarter. Indeed, often in blowouts, the smashed team manages to hide the stake at the end of the match. But not here. 73 points difference, the record is broken. Presti’s draft picks are always warm, but, spoiler, it’s no use on a hardwood floor.
Did you know ?
If in science, absolute zero is at −273.15 ° C, in NBA, it only reaches -73 ° C for the moment.
– Fédé ???????? de la Lose (@FFLose) December 3, 2021
Special mention to Robinson-Earl. 23 minutes of play, 0/7 on shots and… an extraordinary differential of -56. Understand here, when he was on the court, his team scored 56 points less than Memphis. It’s very. very. very violent.
Biggest win in NBA history:
73 — Grizzlies vs OKC tonight
68 — Cavs vs Heat in 1991
65 — Pacers vs Blazers in 1998 pic.twitter.com/ov0qZicQzj— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 3, 2021
