It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night at Paycom Center.

The NBA odds already have Utah listed as a massive underdog, and that spread could continue to grow with injuries up front for the visitor. With potential holes around the hoop, center Walker Kessler is called upon to pick up the slack in both scoring and rebounding.

Despite a very rare loss on Friday night, Oklahoma City proved itself as the best team in the NBA. After taking down the Knicks and the Celtics, the Thunder’s l

As for the Bucks, they've won eight of their last 11 games and are continuing to do a great job of turning their season around despite their sputtering 2-8 start. Giannis Antetokounmpo has emphasized that the difference is simple: The team now trusts each other.