Social Media Reacts: OKC Thunder Clinches Top Seed in Historic Season
The Oklahoma City Thunder have grabbed the top seed in the Western Conference during a historic season and await the Play-In Tournament as Social Media reacts to this feat.
In the final day of the Regular Season, the Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25) clinched the top spot in the Western Conference by manhandling the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks (50-32) on Sunday. This marks a historic season for one of the most successful NBA franchises since 2010.
The Thunder became the youngest team (23.9) to earn the top seed ever, the youngest to win the Northwest Division ever and became the No. 1 seed for just the second time in Thunder history. Oklahoma City is also the seventh different top seed in the Western Conference in the last seven seasons.
Chet Holmgren and Cason Wallace became the first set of rookie teammates ever to play in all 82 games of their first season, less than 30 other rookies have ever accomplished an 82-game stint.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the first player in Thunder history, despite rostering countless future Hall 0f Famers and All-time great scorers, to log 30-plus points per game in back-to-back seasons.
The 57-win mark is the third-best in Thunder history only outdone by the 2012-13 (60) and 2013-14 (59) squads.
This historic season obviously sent social media into a frenzy as the Oklahoma City Thunder await their opponent to navigate through the play-in tournament.
Up next, the Oklahoma City Thunder will kick off their initial postseason run with this young core on Sunday, April 21 against a to-be-determined opponent.
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