Tonight the Chicago Bulls (24-25) embark on a two-week, six-game Western Conference road trip with a visit to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder (28-21), who are coming off a disappointing 108-94 loss to the Spurs last night in San Antonio.
Since the start of the 2009-10 season, the Thunder have won five Northwest Division titles, reached the Western Conference Finals four times and the NBA Finals once, amassing an impressive regular season record of 399-207 (.658). However, this year’s squad looks a lot different from previous versions after losing Kevin Durant to free agency and the trading away of Serge Ibaka last summer.