I. Historical evolution
1967 to 1973
(1) On February 20th, 1966, 1966, Seattle was allowed to join the NBA. The team began to participate in the NBA in the season of 1967-68, and the San Diego Rockets entered the NBA in the same year (the team moved to Houston soon).
(2) In the1967-68 season, the first season of the SuperSonics ended with 23 wins and 59 losses, ranking second to last in the league, but the 15 wins and 67 losses of the San Diego Rockets were even worse. The team lost to the San Francisco Warriors in the first game of team history with 1 16- 144. The San Diego Rockets entered the NBA in the third game of this season.
(3) In the1968-69 season, Bianchi continued to be the head coach of the team. Compared with the 1967-68 season, the team's performance improved by 7 games, with 30 wins and 52 losses. In the second half of the season, the Sonics won five games in a row and won seven of the eight games.
(4) Before the start of the1969-70 season, the Sonics completed the most important transaction in the team's history at that time, sending walt hazzard to the St. Louis Hawks in exchange for Lenny wilkens. Lenny wilkens became the player and coach of the team in the season of 1969-70, and the team's performance improved to 36 wins and 46 losses.
(5) 1970-7 1 season, the Sonics increased the score to 38 wins and 44 losses. Due to Lenny wilkens's excellent performance as a player and coach, the team management decided to appoint Tom Meschery as a player and coach.
1973 to 1980
(1) 1973-74 Before the start of the season, the Sonics signed a contract with Bill Russell. As the head coach and general manager of the team, the team has attracted wide attention in the league. The team's performance this season has also improved to a certain extent: 36 wins and 46 losses, more than 1972-73 season 10 games to complete the regular season.
(2) 1974-75 season, Bill Russell once again became the coach and manager of the Sonics, and the team entered the playoffs for the first time. From 1977 to 1980, supersonic speed began to enter its heyday. 1977-78 season, Lenny wilkens became the head coach of the Sonics again, and the Sonics entered the playoffs with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses.
(3) 1978-79 season, the Sonics won more than 50 games in the regular season for the first time, playing the first 50+ winning season in the team's history, and entered the playoffs with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses. After defeating the Lakers and Suns in the playoffs, the Sonics suffered another bullet in the finals.
1980 to 1990
(1) In the decade of 1980s, the SuperSonics experienced several ups and downs and entered the playoffs five times in a decade. 1985-86 After the end of the season, head coach Lenny wilkens died, and the Sonics ended the "wilkens era".
(2) In the 1980s, the team was worth mentioning the 1986-87 season, when the SuperSonics sent sikma away. When sikma left the Sonics, he scored 7,729 rebounds, 705 blocked shots and 3,044 free throws for the Sonics, all of which were the highest in the team.
1990 to 1993
(1) 1990-9 1 season, K·C· Jones was hired as the new head coach of the sonics, replacing Bernie Bickerstaff. As a coach, K·C· Jones led the Celtics to win the championship twice. As a player, he has eight championship rings. Gary Payton, a rookie from Oregon State University, replaced Nathaniel McMillan as the starting point guard and became the assistant king of the team with 6.4 assists per game.
(2) During the1991-92 season, the Supersonic continued to be in the transition period, but it still performed very well in the second half of the season. Head coach K C Jones was dismissed on/KOOC-0/992/KOOC-0/5 after the team won/KOOC-0/8 and lost. Cage ranked fifth with 56.6% shooting percentage. Dana barros became the league's three-point champion with a three-point shooting percentage of 44.6%.
(3) During the1992-93 season, the Sonics achieved the second best record in team history, with 55 wins and 27 losses, ranking second only to the Suns in the Pacific Division. In the playoffs, the SuperSonics beat the Jazz 3-2 in the first round, completing the battle of revenge; Then he won the seventh overtime game and eliminated the rockets in the Western Conference semifinals.
1993 to 1997
In the (1) 1993-94 season, the performance of the Sonics plummeted like a roller coaster, ending the regular season with an NBA best record of 63 wins 19 losses. When they won the first two games against the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, they were eliminated by the Nuggets for three consecutive games, becoming the first team in NBA history to be eliminated by the eighth place in the playoffs.
(2) During the season of1995-96, in the fourth season led by George Carr, the performance of the Supersonic Team was even more brilliant. At the end of the regular season, the Sonics' record was 64 wins and 18 losses. In the playoffs, the Sonics beat the Kings 3-2 in the first round. Payton became the stealing king of the league with an average of 2.85 steals per game, and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
(3) 1996-97 season, after the team scored 57 wins and 25 losses in the regular season, after seven hard battles, the supersonic beat the Western Conference semifinal opponents and the Rockets. Head coach george karl also found many improvements and many advantages in the following season.
1997 to 2000
In the (1) 1997-98 season, with the addition of seven new players, the Sonics' record in the regular season was finally fixed at 6 1 wins 2 1 losses, which also made the team the champion of the Pacific Division for the fourth time in five seasons. The SuperSonics also became the third team in NBA history to win 55+ in the regular season for six consecutive seasons.
(2) 1998-99 season, although point guard Gary Payton continued to shine brilliantly, the Sonics only scored 25 wins and 25 losses in this short season, and lost the opportunity to participate in the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons. Karl was replaced by the new head coach paul westphal.
(3) 1999-00 season, the supersonic team led by paul westphal was 45 wins and 37 losses in the regular season, ranking fourth in the Pacific Division. 1999-00 season, 10 reached the playoffs for the ninth time. Payton was selected as the NBA defensive team of the year for the seventh consecutive season.
2000-2005
(1) After the start of the 2000-01season, the Sonics decided on October 27th, 2000/kloc-0 that the former team star Nathaniel McMillan would replace former head coach paul westphal as interim head coach, and led the team to beat the Blazers in the first game after taking office.
(2) In the 20065438+0-02 season, the Sonics finished the regular season with a final record of 45 wins and 37 losses, ranking seventh in the West. The first round of the playoffs was eliminated by the powerful Spurs with a total score of 3-4.
(3) In the 2002-03 season, the Supersonic scored only 40 wins and 42 losses in the regular season and missed the playoffs. However, in terms of players, in 29 games played for the SuperSonics, newly joined Ray Allen averaged 24.5 points, grabbed 5.6 rebounds and sent 5.9 assists, all of which were career highs, and won the opportunity to represent the United States in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
2005-2007
(1) In 2005-06, in order to replace Nathaniel McMillan, Sonics appointed Bob Weiss as the new head coach. From the beginning, it was proved that the scheme would not work. The Sonics started with 5 games and 4 losses, and stumbled to 165438+ 10, 6 wins and 8 losses in October. In the end, the team ranked third with a disappointing 35 wins and 47 losses. The only bright spot is that Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis both scored more than 20 points per game.
(2) In the 2006-07 season, as the team was sold to Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett, the voice about the Sonics leaving Seattle became louder and louder. After the purchase of the team was approved by the NBA boss, Bennett issued an ultimatum to Seattle, saying that if the plan to build a new stadium was not made before June 365438+1October 3 1 2007, the team would be moved.
(3) In the 2007-08 season, this season became a supersonic chicken rib season. Due to the breakdown of negotiations with Seattle on the new stadium, owner Clay Bennett publicly stated that he would move the team to his hometown of Oklahoma City.
2008 to 20 12
(1) In 2008, after a short legal battle, team owner Bennett and Seattle reached an agreement to leave the original name and color of the team to Seattle so that the new team in the city could be used one day. At the same time, he brought his team to Oklahoma City and named it Thunder.
(2) In the 2009-10 season, Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs with an excellent record of 49 wins, 33 losses and nearly 50 wins in the regular season, which was a qualitative leap from the dismal record of 23 wins and 59 losses in the 2008-06 season. This is the first time that the Thunder has entered the playoffs since its establishment.
(3) On July 2nd, 2065438+02, Bennitt, the owner of Oklahoma, announced that he would pay 75 million yuan for litigation compensation and move Supersonic from Seattle to Oklahoma City.
20 12 to 20 15
(1) In the 2012-13 season, Thunder ended the regular season with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses. In the first round of the playoffs, the Houston Rockets led by former teammate James Harden finally advanced 4-2, but was eliminated by Memphis Grizzlies with a total score of 1-4 in the western conference semi-final.
(2) In the 2013-14 season, the Thunder team ended the regular season with 59 wins and 23 losses and successfully entered the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Thunder narrowly won by 4-3 with a total score of 20 12- 13 against Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals. However, in the Western Conference finals, the Thunder lost to the Spurs 2-4 and missed the finals.
(3) In the 2014-15 season, Thunder ranked ninth in the league with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, and missed the playoffs. This is the first time that Thunder missed the playoffs since 2000. Scott Brooks, the head coach who coached for seven seasons, was fired.
Second, the Harden Thunder Period
1, in the 2009 NBA draft, James Harden was selected by Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round with the third overall position.
2. In the 2009-10 season, Harden became an important firepower point on the Thunder bench. The rookie averaged 22.9 minutes per game, contributed 9.9 points, 3.2 rebounds 1.8 assists, and shot 37.5% from three-pointers.
3, 20 1 0 may1day, the NBA officially announced the best rookie lineup of 2009- 10 season, and Thunder rookie James Harden was selected as the second best rookie lineup.
4. In the season of 2010-1,James Ha's average playing time rose to 26.7 minutes, and his score also rose to 12.2 points. He also had 3. 1 rebounds and 2. 1.
In the first round, the Nuggets were eliminated, and in the second round, against the Grizzlies, the Black Eight Miracle was staged. In the crucial seventh decisive battle, Harden hit four threes and advanced to the Western Conference finals. In the Western Conference finals, Thunder finally lost to the Mavericks with 1-4 and missed the finals.
5.20 1 1- 12 season, Harden contributed 16.8 points and 3.7 assists in the regular season, and his shooting percentage increased to 49. 1%, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 39%. In the game against the Suns, Harden scored 40 points, which became the highest score in his Thunder career.
On May, 2065438 1 1 day, James Harden was elected as the best sixth man in the NBA in the 20112 season. Harden came off the bench for 60 games last season, averaging more points than all the substitute players in the league, helping the Thunder win the third place in the regular season league.
7, 2065438+On June 7, 2002, james harden Thunder beat San Antonio Spurs 4-2, won the Western Conference championship and entered the finals.
8.20 12 On June 22nd, Thunder lost to Miami Heat with 1-4 in the finals and missed the championship.
Third, the team
honour
Team emblem
After a shield pattern passes through two lightning-like patterns, it is called "thunder". Seeing this icon can't give people the quick momentum brought by lightning, and naturally it can't give people any feeling that echoes the team name. Team logo color:
The intersection of orange and blue leads to the conflict between cold and warm colors. Not only does it not have any shocking power of "thunder", but it looks flashy and flashy, more similar to the team emblem of WNBA, and its masculinity is too insufficient.
Extended data:
Mascot-rumble bison
Bison is the largest mammal in North America and the largest bison species in the world. It is huge and extremely fast. Oklahoma has something to do with wildebeests. Here, there is the famous Wichita Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, which is the largest wildebeest sanctuary in the United States, with about 600 wildebeests living here.
It was not until mid-February 2009 that Shenniu became the mascot of the Thunder team, but it quickly became the favorite mascot of the Thunder team with its unique rough and wild image. In addition to playing on the field, he also participated in many community activities on behalf of Thunder, which won unanimous praise from local citizens and the media.
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