Oddly this is the final meeting between the OKC Thunder and Utah Jazz this season. The OKC Thunder lead the season series 2-1. Another victory would give them the edge at season end in the event a tie breaker was needed to determine seeding.
Entering the match the OKC Thunder have quietly climbed up the West’s ladder and currently sit on the sixth rung with a game above .500 (16-14). OKC have the same record as the fifth place squad the Blazers, but by virtue of the loss to Portland earlier this season rank behind them. Unlike the Jazz the series with the Blazers won’t play out til later in the season.