A season ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder shot the three ball at the highest clip in the NBA, raining treys at 38.9% with its best and most frequent shooters bein

The Thunder (37-8) enter the contest well-rested. They're fresh off a two-day break. Last time out, they collected a win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points and Isaiah Hartenstein returned from a five-game absence due to a calf strain.

Just one of the Oklahoma City Thunder's biggest separating differences from other teams around the NBA is ability to have several lineups that rank as the most

Cam Johnson is having an excellent season with the Nets, and is considered a potential trade target of the Thunder.

The Thunder might be tempted to add another star to their core before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, but they'd be better off building around their current Big Three.

What Oklahoma City calls a "0-0 mentality" is drilled into its members. That process has resulted in the team owning the NBA's best record.

A week before the NBA's trade deadline, USA TODAY Sports looks at where teams stand and their chances of winning the title:

The Golden State Warriors expect to have Stephen Curry available on Wednesday when they play a second game in two days, facing a rested Oklahoma City Thunder squad in San Francisco.

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The Portland Trail Blazers return home from a 3-0 trip with a four-game winning streak to face their most daunting home stand of the season starting Sunday afternoon with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Blazers have lost twice to the Thunder, falling 137-114 at home on Nov. 1 and 109-99 on the road on Nov. 20.

PJ Washington was listed as the mayor of Oklahoma City on the city's Wikipedia page after the Mavericks win over the Thunder on Thursday night.