On Thursday night, the LA Clippers will be in Oklahoma City to play the Thunder. For the game, the Clippers could be without their best player, as James Harden

All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says the Cavs loss that snapped the Thunder's 15-game win streak made them a better team. While the Thunder are on pace to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012, Lou Williams considers that to be the gap separating the two despite James Harden and the 2011-12 Thunder losing the Finals 4-1 to the Heat.

Many point to the departure of James Harden as the beginning of the end for the young and talented Oklahoma City Thunder team that made the 2012 NBA Finals. Harden had just won Sixth Man of the Year and helped the team reach the championship round.