Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 4 | WEEK 5 The Thunder’s progression of the first quarter of the season year over year: After 21 games in 2008-09: 2-19 After

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 4 The Thunder have put one full month in the books, winning 13 games in November, the most in the month since the team

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 A recap: Win against the Clippers, loss at the Celtics, win at the 76ers. Being realistic and using common sports sense , wouldn’t you say that’s

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images There’s no BCS in the NBA. Style points, momentum and how the media and coaches feel about certain teams have no effect on playoff seeding or title runs. But it sure

Robyn Beck/NBAE/AFP/Getty Images It’s a little funny to hear the Thunder talk so often about “early energy” and “bringing effort from tipoff.” That’s often the easy excuse for a slow start — that they’re

Doug Pensinger/NBAE/Getty Images WEEK 1 We all know how an NBA season works. About the ebbs and flows, the ups and downs, the high and lows. We know how it’s not wise to read

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images How would you describe Kevin Martin’s shot? One writer said it looked like an elephant raising its trunk. I called it the Hilary Swank of jumpers — neither pretty nor ugly.

D. Clarke Evans/NBAE/Getty Images They’re back! The mildly popular and not at all essential Thunder player power rankings! It was an awkward first week for the Thunder. Three games, two losses. All featuring the