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The Thunder are back in action tonight in the first game of a back-to-back. Even as they face the 1-9 Cavaliers, tonight’s outcome remains uncertain do the loss of Russell Westbrook, who sprained his left ankle during the Thunder’s win over the Pelicans. This now means OKC has to go into another stretch of games without last year’s starting backcourt, as Andre Roberson remains on the shelf for the foreseeable future.
As the Thunder seek to take their winning streak to 6 games (after an 0-4 start), tonight’s game will require the kind of focus they did not have early on, but as of late has been rounding into form.