Since that eyesore of a beginning, where OKC started the season with an 0-4 record and looked the most hopeless team in the league, the Thunder have righted the ship nicely. Actually, that’s understating the turnaround — they’ve gone on to redesign the whole Carnival cruise lines fleet!
As Preston mentioned in his preview, OKC sits atop the Western Conference entering play tonight. They’ve fielded the best defense and 10th best offense since limping out of the gates. Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams are doing their usual things, and Paul George has hit another level, say an MVP-like campaign.