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The Thunder welcome the Warriors to the ‘Peake tonight in what will be a game with playoff implications. The Thunder, with their last second loss to the Pacers, tumbled from 3rd to 5th place in an instant, and now must climb back up in the standings to pursue potential home court advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Warriors have experienced some uneven waters of their own, and now potentially having to play without Kevin Durant, must maintain their lead over the 2nd place Nuggets, who only trail Golden State by a single game in the loss column.