Thunder aim to enter break on a high note, face Rockets

Despite another missed opportunity to climb back to .500, the Oklahoma City Thunder's wire-to-wire loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday offered a glimpse of their tenacity.

The Thunder trailed by as many as 20 points before clawing to within one possession in the waning moments of that 103-100 loss. It marked a seventh consecutive loss for the Thunder when facing an opportunity to square their record, and should th