Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-20), finally above .500, will head to Washington D.C. to take on the Wizards (29-13) at the Verizon Center on ESPN. Live stream the game free by clicking this link. Thunder fans can listen to the radio broadcast on WWLS 98.1, while Wizards fans can hear the game on WFED-AM 1500.
The Thunder finally have more wins than losses thanks to their third straight win on Tuesday night against the Miami Heat. The win was a team effort-they were able to grab a W despite an uncharacteristically bad shooting night from reigning MVP Kevin Durant, was 0-for-8 from behind the 3-point line.
"We have to keep pushing," Durant said of the Thunder, who are battling for a playoff spot in the tough Western Conference. "We're not worried about it. We didn't come in here and rejoice because we're over .500."
The key to OKC's recent success has been defense, which allows them to run opponents ragged in transition. The leader of these breaks is point guard Russell Westbrook, one of the most explosive players in the NBA. Our defense sparked a lot of our offense," Westbrook said after the Miami win.
"It gave us some extra opportunities to get out on the break, get to the line and get some fast break points."
Westbrook will go head-to-head with John Wall, a comparable athletic marvel and a real peer as one of the top point guards in the league. He enters play averaging 17 points and 10 assists, topping the Wizards in both categories. He has also been a terror on defense similar to Westbrook; Wall averages two steals a night to Westbrook's 2.4.
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