It’s the matchup we’ve literally been waiting over four months to see. Today the Utah Jazz (42-23) will square off with the Oklahoma City Thunder (40-24), giving us the game that was never played after the NBA world was shut down pre-game in OKC on March 11. This is a big one in the standings, with only 1.5 games separating the two. The Thunder will have the rest advantage (although, let’s be honest, who needs rest after that break?) having not played since their final scrimmage Tuesday.
Before the layoff, OKC was a team finding their footing, going 7-2 after the All-Star break.