Oklahoma City Thunder: Best against the best

Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka (9) defends Memphis' Marc Gasol (33) during an NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. Oklahoma City won, 86-77. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

The Thunder has the NBA’s best record, 43-12. The Thunder also has the NBA’s best record against the NBA’s best teams.

Seven NBA teams have a winning percentage above .660: OKC, Indiana 41-12, Miami 38-14, San Antonio 39-15, Houston 36-17, Portland 36-17 and the Clippers 37-19.

No other team is in the .600s. So there’s a clear line of differentiation among elite teams.

If you take those seven teams’ records against each other, you get an interesting standings, based on best vs. best. And again, the Thunder leads that list: