The Thunder are currently a borderline playoff scratching and clawing for their lives. They’re going to leave it all on the line in hopes to make top eight. The playoffs would also be a big step in keeping Paul George on the Thunder as he approaches offseason this year. At the start of the fans were ecstatic at the prospect of having a big three in Westbrook, George and Carmelo Anthony. But the deeper into the season the less enthused fans got. The big three have drastically underperformed expectations and have left fans wanting more. At the start of the year, it had seemed that their defense had figured itself out but, as the year prolonged they were stuck waiting.
Raptors [52-17] vs Thunder [42-29]: Preview and three keys
