In the Thunder's first week back out of the All-Star break, they won two games they could have lost, lost to a team that they should have beaten, and beat a team that always beats them. Even so, 30-8 isn't too bad.
From Around the League:
| SOURCE | RANKING (last) | COMMENT |
| SB Nation | 2 (3) | Turnovers still a long-standing issue for OKC. |
| ESPN - Hollinger | 3 (3) | Still 3rd, but OKC has played a more difficult schedule than both the Heat and Bulls. |
| ESPN - Stein | 3 (2) | Kevin Durant finally had a breakout game against the Magic. |
| NBA.com - Schuhmann | 2 (2) | Thunder need to finish at the rim better in order to compensate for turnovers. |
| NBA.com - Aldridge | 2 (3) | Turnovers sank the Thunder against the Hawks. |
| Sports Illustrated | 2 (2) | James Harden made all the right plays in the win against the Mavericks. |
| ProBasketballTalk | 2 (2) | Late game defense is making up for some still rudimentary end-game play calling. |
| HoopSpeak | n/a (1) | n/a |
| Hoopsworld | 2 (2) | Hawks halted seven game winning streak. |
| Behind the Basket | 2 (3) | Hawks loss shouldn't be held too costly against Thunder. |
| FoxSports | 2 (3) | Durant/Westbrook in one conference, LeBron/Wade in the other. |
| Covers | 3 (3) | Thunder injuries have not slowed them down too much. |
| CBS Sports | 2 (3) | Defense is carrying the team for stretches. |
| Bleacher Report | 2 (2) | Durant has raised all aspects of his game this season. |
| Black Sports Online | 2 (2) | Thunder host another run of winnable games. |
| SheridanHoops | 3 (2) | Next 10 of 12 are games at home. Thunder can use this stretch to put the West out of reach. |
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