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The Portland Trail Blazers are set to have their recent resurgence extensively tested when they welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to Moda Center on Monday. Meanwhile, the visitors will head to Oregon aiming to avoid consecutive defeats for the first time since November 20 off the back of a rare loss last time out.

Amid their 3-point shooting woes, the Orlando Magic are reportedly a dark horse to add Brooklyn Nets forward Cameron Johnson to their Paolo Banchero-led core.

The Knicks and Nuggets are surging, while the Warriors watch their window close. Meanwhile, the Cavs and Thunder have their business on lock.

Kyrie Irving reacts to PJ Washington's continued success against the Thunder as the Mavericks secure a crucial win.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Sunday led the scoring with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 127-101 defeat of the struggling Brooklyn Nets. Gilgeous-Alexander — who missed Friday’s defeat to Dallas with a wrist injury — added 10 assists and four steals to his points tally in a wire-to-wire home victory for the Western Conference leaders.

The Knicks have won five in a row including wins over teams like the Nuggets, Grizzlies, and Kings who have all been surging. New York is sitting at No. 3 in the East and is just a game back of the Celtics for the No. 2 seed. The Knicks are jelling at the right time as they continue to move forward with their season.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has a total of five games on the schedule for Thursday night, including a TNT/truTV/Max doubleheader. The first game features the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 p.

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