Monday advanced the Thunder to 50-11 this season, its ninth 50-win equivalent season since its inception, tied with the Spurs, Celtics and Nuggets for the most such seasons in that span.

Though the Oklahoma City Thunder has yet to win the Larry O'Brien trophy since it was established in 2008, it still remains one of the NBA's most consistent franchises over the last decade-plus. The Thunder picked up its 50th win of the 2024-25 regular season in a 138-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday,

This brings us to Kendrick Perkins’ bold prediction for the 2025 NBA Finals. Speaking on ESPN's "First Take," Perkins confidently declared that the Celtics would win it all this season. “There’s no team out there that can compete or have the personnel or experience to beat [the Celtics] in a seven-game series,” Perkins stated.