The Thunder recovered from their three game skid against the Spurs, Magic, and Lakers to win three in a row off of the Pacers, Hawks, and Suns. Which of those seems more significant???
Regardless, they now have a stretch of four games leading up to their re-match against the Heat, and the Thunder would do well not to look too far ahead. The 76ers are knocking on a playoff spot, and the Wizards took the Thunder to overtime in OKC. We're nearing the home stretch; now is not the time to get complacent, especially with teams like the Grizzlies on their heels.
From Around the NBA:
| SOURCE | RANKING (last) | COMMENT |
| SB Nation | 8 (9) | Pleas from afar for Kendrick Perkins to heal quickly. Amen. |
| ESPN - Hollinger | 9 (9) | The Thunder have basically been playing .500 ball for a month. |
| ESPN - Stein | 7 (8) | Grizzlies coming on strong; have three wins against both Thunder AND the Mavericks. |
| NBA.com | 7 (8) | The Thunder are locked into the 4th seed, as long as things don't fall apart. |
| CBS Sports | n/a (11) | n/a |
| ProBasketballTalk | 7 (8) | If the Thunder stay in the 4th seed, this would mean that the Spurs potentially loom in the 2nd round. Let's not get ahead of ourselves though. |
| Hoopsworld | 7 (8) | Thunder have yet to really reap any benefit from the big trades. |
| Behind the Basket | 9 (9) | Rest of the month isn't difficult, but the Thunder really need to become more consistent to be ready for the playoffs. |
| FoxSports | 9 (7) | Stuck in the mud since taking over the division lead, still ahead of the Nuggets and Trail Blazers. |
| SportsIllustrated | 8 (10) | Going small down the stretch has hurt the Thunder in the paint; the addition of Nazr Mohammed doesn't help if he's on the bench. |
| Covers | 9 (9) | The trades have not held up on the gambling front, as the team is 2-4 ATS. |
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