The Set-Up: The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder faced the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Thunder were in the midst of an 8-game win streak, while the Cavs were looking more like a lottery team instead of a title-contending team.
Fast-forward nearly a month later. The Thunder are an injured bunch, having lost their best defender, Andre Roberson, for the season to a ruptured patella tendon. Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony have both missed the last two games with ankle sprains. And the Thunder, as a whole, have lost 5 of their last 7 games heading into this one.