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

But Detroit (21-21) is ninth in the East this time around. Former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham has a chance to earn an All-Star selection, and new additions such as Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. have added some much-needed 3-point shooting.

With a commanding lead in the Western Conference, it seems that the Oklahoma City Thunder are prepared for a finals run.

We're at the midway point of the NBA season, so let's take a look at how teams are doing. The clear runaway squads are the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6) and Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7), who both have a 6 1/2-game lead over the second-place teams in their respective conferences.

With week 13 done, the NBA playoff picture is starting to take shape. Let’s take a look at the rankings of all 30 NBA teams after week 13.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have great attention on the NBA Draft and there are three prospects to watch that Sam Presti and Company could be interested in.