It’s been a tough go for the OKC Thunder in recent outings having to face two elite clubs who could easily find themselves vying for Larry O’B this coming June. The stretch schedule for the Thunder is jam-packed with these types of games so getting to play a lower-seeded club are scenarios the team has to take advantage of. And they did!
Thinking back to last season – remember how many times the Thunder lost these to these lower seeded teams? That speaks to how this iteration of the club performs. With Chris Paul taking the reigns to captain the club there are not instances where OKC plays down to their opponent nearly as much as last season.