The Oklahoma City Thunder (27-20) welcome former head coach Scott Brooks back to Chesapeake Energy Arena as they take on Brooks’ Washington Wizards (26-21) in a nationally televised contest on TNT at 7 p.m. cst.
The Thunder are coming off a one-point nail-biting win against the Brooklyn Nets, a game that was all 12th ranked in the Eastern Conference Brooklyn until Ray Felton and the reserves touched off a 35-23 Thunder fourth quarter with a 10 to 0 run at the beginning of the last frame. The Wizards enter this one recovering from one of their worst losses of the season after being pummeled by an injury-depleted, soon to be lottery fodder, Dallas Maverick team, 98 to 75, in their last outing.