The NBA teased fans with a precursor to the full 2018-19 schedule and the OKC Thunder were featured prominently. Not only are they among the four teams featured on opening night they are yet again participating in the marquee Christmas Day Events.
Thunder – Rockets – the best of holiday fare?
To that end Dime Magazine writer Bill Dilfilippo ranked the slate of five holiday matches placing the OKC Thunder versus the Houston Rockets game at the top.
Additionally, this probably won’t have the same stakes that Sixers-Celtics could have in the postseason, but this might be a matchup of the two teams most well-equipped to challenge Golden State when the playoffs roll around.