For the second straight season, Oklahoma City topped the Western Conference in the record category, but this year they’ve been determined to not let their run be cut short again. One of the biggest reasons that this Thunder team was able to advance past last year’s shortcomings is the additional offseason reinforcements — like Alex Caruso.

Alex Caruso on the inbounds steals and where things slipped in the fourth: “Gave up 40 points in the (2nd). Gave up 32 again in the fourth. You give up those kind of numbers, gonna be hard to win games.

No team in NBA history has ever scored more points in a season than the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s a nuanced record, taking into account both regular season and playoff games.

It seems like the Lakers were warned not to make that mistake as well by franchise icon Magic Johnson. During an appearance on "First Take," Johnson, who was president of basketball operations for the Lakers from 2017 to 2019, revealed he had told the team not to let Caruso go if Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was on his way out too.

Alex Caruso was able to learn some interesting things about his Oklahoma City Thunder star teammate and NBA MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.