OKC Thunder have been vacillating back and forth between strong offensive outings mixed with defensive prowess and nights where neither is functioning. To wit, the Thunder already have one win against the Celtics, but it came without Isaiah Thomas in the lineup. Notably this past game was the match which marked the day Victor Oladipo got hurt.Dipo hasn’t played since and the Thunder have been hurting on both ends in his absence. Including that December 11th game the Thunder have recorded a 3-3 record since.
For their part the Celtics have struggled to become the team everyone predicted preseason could be a second seed in the East (nah… that belongs to the Raptors).