OKC Thunder has homecourt advantage against nearly every NBA team at Paycom Center
Thunder’s homecourt advantage at Paycom Center
Oklahoma City residents will go to the polls Tuesday to vote yes or no on a sales tax that would fund a new, $900 million arena in downtown Oklahoma City. The Thunder, of course, would be the primary tenet.
From Ford Center to Chesapeake Energy Arena to Paycom Center, the building at 100 W. Reno has been the Thunder’s home since the team relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008.
Fans in Oklahoma City have seen a lot of wins at Paycom Center. Entering play Monday, the Thunder’s home record since 2008 is 382-223 (.631).
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Other than the Thunder, only two teams have a winning record at Paycom Center: Miami (9-6) and Boston (9-6). Both are Eastern Conference teams that only frequent Oklahoma City once per season.
Milwaukee and Cleveland are 7-7 and 8-8 respectively at Paycom Center.
The West team with the best regular-season record at Paycom Center? The Denver Nuggets (14-15), one game under .500.
Eight teams have a sub .300 winning percentage at OKC: Grizzlies (8-19), Wizards (4-10), Knicks (4-10), Kings (7-19), Suns (7-19), Pistons (4-12), Jazz (6-21), Magic (3-12).
Joe Mussatto is a sports columnist for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Joe? Email him at jmussatto@oklahoman.com. Support Joe's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
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