Nov 9, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward
Serge Ibaka(9) is congratulated by Oklahoma City Thunder guard
Jeremy Lamb(11) after a dunk against the Sacramento Kings during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
The Oklahoma City Thunder will miss the playoffs
At the very latest, I expect to see one of Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook to return from their respected injuries by early December.
Although, it should be noted that I’m not a doctor.
Based on my projection, the Thunder should only be five or six games out of the first-place Portland Trail Blazers, who are only currently two games ahead of the Thunder through about six games.
Portland isn’t going to be running that much ahead of OKC before reinforcements return. They should be fine, even if they are one of there lower-seeded clubs in the Western Conference.