Oklahoma City comes to Denver after a close loss in Sacramento and with a few days rest in their legs. OKC played an okay game in Sacramento where the team did well defensively but slipped on offence, Shai and Gallo had pretty quiet evenings by their usual high standards.
The game against Denver is another test against top-level opposition, and the Thunder need to be able to prove that they can hang with the best teams in the West if the play-offs are to be a viable target. Denver have not played well recently; the Nuggets went 1-3 on an East Coast swing before handling Portland at home last night.