How the Thunder stole an NBA championship

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Thunder arena scoreboard might be the only one in the NBA which eschews typical box score stats in exchange for providing attendees with Four Factors, and an insight toward why the Thunder are what they roll.

The Four Factors, an advancement coined in the last century by writer (and former Seattle SuperSonics employee) Dean Oliver, are Effective Field Goal Percentage, Turnover Percentage, Offensive Rebounding Percentage, and Free Throw Rate. The Thunder want their fans to know about these marks ahead of the ongoing game’s raw box score totals. If you sought to discover how many actual turnovers T.J. McConnell had in Game 7, tough

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