Predicting the OKC Thunder’s March Schedule

Feb 28, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward

(21) controls the ball against the Phoenix Suns during the second half at US Airways Center. The Spurs won 101-74. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Schedule: vs. Miami Heat (Mar. 22); vs. Los Angeles Lakers (Mar 24); at. San Antonio Spurs (Mar 25); at Utah Jazz (Mar. 28).

Without Chris Bosh, the Miami Heat will not be able to push the Thunder in Oklahoma City, even with the newly acquired Goran Dragic. The Los Angeles Lakers pose even less of a threat, especially considering the Thunder beat them at Staples Center without Durant and Westbrook.

The Thunder has four days off before they travel to San Antonio to face the Spurs. They have owned the Spurs in the regular season, winning seven of the last eight matchups. With a full team at Coach Brooks’ disposal, the Thunder are a bad matchup for the Spurs.

To end the week, the Thunder travel to Utah to face the Jazz. This game is sandwiched between two big games for the Thunder, so this seems like a game the Thunder could very well overlook. Utah is a very young and talented team. OKC will need to shoot well, because if they don’t Rudy Gobert will be waiting for them at the rim, which is a very tall (literally) task.

And Kanter, by this point either established as a starter or coming off the bench, will face his former team for the first time. How will he react to playing in an environment that could be hostile to his return? Prediction: 3-1

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