The Philadelphia 76ers are riding a wave of some genuinely solid performances lately, beating the Mavericks in Dallas and then losing to the Rockets in overtime in Houston in their last two games. This was supposed to be a devastating (or tremendous from a tanking perspective) road trip for the Sixers, but instead, they’ve risen to the challenge thus far. They now will level up again and go up against the toughest test in the NBA, the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder.
Unlike the Sixers, who are experiencing the season from hell right now, the Thunder have everything going for them.