Among the other 29 teams in the NBA, 15 teams have more wins in their last 10 games played than the Thunder do. One of those teams is the Wizards, who are 6-4 in that stretch. The Wizards started the season 1-15 and had one of the worst NETRTGs in the league, but now find themselves with a record of 10-25.

The San Antonio Spurs, who currently hold the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, are 4.5 games behind OKC in the standings with a 25-10 mark. Even the Eastern Conference's top team, the Detroit Pistons, haven't eclipsed 30 wins yet.

Both the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder may be without multiple key players in Tuesday night's matchup.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were back in their usual groove on Friday night. And in fact, they beat the Golden State Warriors in such a way that it hadn't been done since the New York Knicks took on the Chicago Packers on Jan. 22, 1962. That's nearly 64 years ago. The feat was the specific score: Thunder 131, Warriors 94.

After the NBA blessed us with a loaded slate of Christmas Day games, we're heading into the middle third of the season with a clearer picture of who the real contenders are.

If casual NBA fans were tasked with naming every head coach across the league, Brian Keefe would probably be the last man named, and that's if he's remembered a

The Celtics have quietly returned to form, and the Hawks are in a dead sprint to rock bottom. But they're not the only teams making big moves.

The Phoenix Suns are 9-9 on the road this season. They follow a home game with Sacramento by hosting Oklahoma City and visiting the Houston Rockets.