Oklahoma City Thunder Come Charging At The East’s Big Two
The Oklahoma City Thunder have led the way in the NBA’s Western Conference all season, but have been seen as operating a step below of Eastern powers Chicago and Miami. The Thunder took at least a small step toward dispelling that notion with a 92-78 beating of Chicago yesterday that was far worse than the score made it look. This followed up a win over Miami the previous Sunday. The Thunder are three games ahead of San Antonio in the West. They are 2.5 games ahead of Miami for homecourt if those two teams should meet in the NBA Finals. And Oklahoma City is now tied in the loss column with Chicago for the best record in the league overall. TheSportsNotebook dives into the Thunder to see if they can really follow in the footsteps of nearby Dallas and first make the Finals, then topple whoever’s best in the East.