Utah Jazz (10-31, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its eight-game home win streak intact when the Thunder play Utah.

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The OKC Thunder set a franchise record for longest winning streak this season. Here's a look back at OKC's impressive 15-game winning streak. 🏀

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder’s MVP candidate, is an All-Star lock. Williams — who is second on the team in points and assists, third in rebounds and is a versatile cog in their top-ranked and historically disruptive defense — is their only other true candidate. That might be Williams’ simplest case.

The Oklahoma City Thunder took its seventh loss of the season to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, leaving the team at a 34-7 record heading into Sunday nig

The middle portion of the Western Conference standings is a forgiving place. The struggling Suns were blown out by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, leaving them tied with the Warriors at 21-21. The Minnesota Timberwolves have fallen to 22-21, and the Warriors already own the tiebreaker over them.

Following its seventh loss of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder responded with a 127-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, improving to 35-7 on the season.

The Thunder have plenty of options. None will equate to Hartenstein but enough to survive this upcoming stretch. OKC has flexed its rubber-band-esque ability to stretch and transform its identity. It will be asked to do so again.

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Cleveland and Oklahoma City have followed similar paths to success in the years since the departure of their franchise icons.

Green suffered the injury three minutes into Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards. The Warriors won that game 122-114 but got blown out 125-85 by the Boston Celtics on Monday. It was Golden State’s most lopsided home loss in 40 years.