Preview: Weary Thunder sight tanking Nuggets

Will an ultra-small lineup lead to a trap game for OKC?The Oklahoma City Thunder need just one more win (over their final five games) to clinch the three seed in the Western Conference. Tonight, when the Thunder face the Denver Nuggets, will be a prime opportunity for that.

At 32-46, the Denver Nuggets sit firmly out of the playoff picture. Any team outside of the playoffs has real incentive to tank. Over at Denver Stiffs, Zach Micash had reason to believe that some tanking went on in the Nuggets most recent loss to the Kings:

Closing thought: I almost the Nuggets were sneak tanking

Denver controlled this game for three quarters and then once the fourth started they completely fell off a…