Oklahoma City Thunder Led the Scoreboard

This recap looks at two things: how the teams played, and how close Vegas came to getting the slate right.

The biggest team story was Oklahoma City Thunder leading the slate in scoring with 121 points. The biggest market story was that a few games were close to the betting line, but others missed badly on the spread, the total, or both.

Slate Snapshot

  • Date: April 25, 2026
  • Games: 4
  • Teams: 8

Team Takeaways

Oklahoma City Thunder scored the most points on the slate with 121. Denver Nuggets scored the fewest with just 96.

Oklahoma City Thunder had the best offense by efficiency at 125.1 OEFF. Minnesota Timberwolves had the best defense by efficiency at 104.3 DEFF. The fastest game environment was Pistons vs Orlando at 98.9 pace.

Highest-Scoring Teams

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder — 121 points
  2. New York Knicks — 114 points
  3. Orlando Magic — 113 points
  4. Minnesota Timberwolves — 112 points
  5. Phoenix Suns — 109 points

Lowest-Scoring Teams

  1. Denver Nuggets — 96 points
  2. Atlanta Hawks — 98 points
  3. Detroit Pistons — 105 points
  4. Phoenix Suns — 109 points
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 112 points

Best Rebounding Teams

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 50 rebounds
  2. Orlando Magic — 48 rebounds
  3. New York Knicks — 43 rebounds
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder — 43 rebounds
  5. Detroit Pistons — 42 rebounds

Best Teams for Assists

  1. Phoenix Suns — 25 assists
  2. Detroit Pistons — 24 assists
  3. New York Knicks — 23 assists
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder — 23 assists
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 22 assists

Best Teams for 3 Points Made

  1. Orlando Magic — 15 3PM
  2. New York Knicks — 14 3PM
  3. Phoenix Suns — 13 3PM
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder — 12 3PM
  5. Detroit Pistons — 11 3PM

Best Teams for Steals

  1. New York Knicks — 9 steals
  2. Atlanta Hawks — 8 steals
  3. Orlando Magic — 8 steals
  4. Denver Nuggets — 7 steals
  5. Detroit Pistons — 6 steals

Best Teams for Blocks

  1. Detroit Pistons — 12 blocks
  2. Orlando Magic — 8 blocks
  3. Denver Nuggets — 7 blocks
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder — 6 blocks
  5. Atlanta Hawks — 5 blocks

Most Turnovers

  1. Atlanta Hawks — 19 turnovers
  2. Detroit Pistons — 16 turnovers
  3. New York Knicks — 15 turnovers
  4. Orlando Magic — 14 turnovers
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 12 turnovers

Fastest Pace Environments

  1. Pistons vs Orlando — 98.9 pace
  2. Thunder vs Suns — 96.8 pace
  3. New York vs Hawks — 95.2 pace
  4. Denver vs Timberwolves — 92.1 pace

Best Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder — 125.1 OEFF
  2. Minnesota Timberwolves — 121.6 OEFF
  3. Phoenix Suns — 112.7 OEFF
  4. Detroit Pistons — 106.1 OEFF
  5. Atlanta Hawks — 103.0 OEFF

Least Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Atlanta Hawks — 103.0 OEFF
  2. Detroit Pistons — 106.1 OEFF
  3. Phoenix Suns — 112.7 OEFF
  4. Minnesota Timberwolves — 121.6 OEFF
  5. Oklahoma City Thunder — 125.1 OEFF

Best Defensive Efficiency Teams

Lower DEFF is better here, so these teams defended the best on the slate.

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 104.3 DEFF
  2. Oklahoma City Thunder — 112.7 DEFF
  3. Detroit Pistons — 114.2 DEFF
  4. Atlanta Hawks — 119.8 DEFF
  5. Phoenix Suns — 125.1 DEFF

Best Overall Team Box Scores

These were the most complete team stat lines of the slate.

  • Oklahoma City Thunder — 121 points, 43 rebounds, 23 assists, 6 steals, 6 blocks
  • Orlando Magic — 113 points, 48 rebounds, 22 assists, 8 steals, 8 blocks
  • Minnesota Timberwolves — 112 points, 50 rebounds, 22 assists, 6 steals, 5 blocks
  • New York Knicks — 114 points, 43 rebounds, 23 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks
  • Detroit Pistons — 105 points, 42 rebounds, 24 assists, 6 steals, 12 blocks

Vegas Recap

Vegas was close on a few games, but not on all of them. A team can win the game and still fail to cover the spread. A game can also go far over or under the projected total. Both matter if you are following sides, totals, or props.

Underdog Wins and Upsets

  • Minnesota Timberwolves beat Denver 112-96 as the underdog.
  • Orlando beat Detroit Pistons 113-105 as the underdog.

Biggest Over Results

  • Thunder vs Suns finished 18.5 points over the closing total (230 vs 211.5).
  • Pistons vs Orlando finished 3.5 points over the closing total (218 vs 214.5).

Biggest Under Results

  • Denver vs Timberwolves finished 20.5 points under the closing total (208 vs 228.5).
  • New York vs Hawks finished 3.5 points under the closing total (212 vs 215.5).

Biggest Spread Results

  • Strongest favorite cover: New York covered by 13.5 points.

  • Biggest favorite failure: Denver missed the spread by 17.5 points.

When Vegas Was Closest

  • Closest total: Pistons vs Orlando finished just 3.5 points away from the closing total.

  • Closest side: Thunder vs Suns finished just 3.5 points away from the closing spread.

Final Takeaway

The simple version of this slate: Oklahoma City Thunder had the best scoring night, Oklahoma City Thunder posted the best offensive efficiency, and Minnesota Timberwolves posted the best defensive efficiency.

On the betting side, Vegas got a few spots right, but there were also clear misses. That matters because games that blow past the line — or fall well short of it — can tell you a lot about pace, offense, defense, and where the market may have been off.