Notice that six of the Thunder's 13 losses in these instances came when OKC's lead was just one or two points after three quarters. By comparison, Philadelphia, which ranks second with 11 losses when leading after three quarters, has had only one game in which it was ahead by one or two points after three.

It's worth noting, too, that the Thunder also was without Kevin Durant, the team's best closer, in two of those contests -- Boston on Nov. 15 and at Memphis the following night. OKC's lead going into the fourth quarters of those games was just two points and one point, respectively.

In five of the 13 contests in question, the Thunder lost its lead less than a minute into the final frame: Boston on Nov. 15, at Memphis on Nov. 16, at Miami on Dec. 3, at Cleveland on Dec. 17, at Golden State on March 3 and at Houston on Sunday. The majority of those games would more accurately be classified as fourth-quarter battles off the bat rather than blown fourth-quarter leads by the Thunder.

In the Miami game on Dec. 3, for instance, there were three ties and eight lead changes in the fourth quarter. The Thunder entered the final period ahead by two points, and neither team led by more than three in the final 12 minutes. In the Cleveland game on Dec. 17, the Cavs used a 20-4 run to turn their four-point deficit at the end of the third into a 12-point advantage with 7:26 remaining. Cleveland started the period on a 7-0 run and captured momentum by bullying an all-bench lineup (remember those?) of D.J. Augustin, Dion Waiters, Kyle Singler, Nick Collison and Enes Kanter. And against Golden State on Feb. 27, the Thunder held a five-point lead but went on to lose in overtime thanks to the shot heard 'round the world. Durant also played only 47 seconds of overtime in that one.