The Oklahoma City Thunder still had one game to go before the All-Star break, on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies, but Carmelo Anthony was already looking ahead to the stretch run of the season.
"Once we come back, it's showtime," Anthony said. "It's time to gear up."
Through 60 games, the Thunder sit at 34-26, one game back of third place and two games from being out of the playoff picture altogether. It's the same story for much of the middle of the West, but for OKC it's been an odd, perplexing season filled with peaks and valleys.