Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Live Stream (Preview): Watch NBA Basketball 2016 Online

Western Conference teams collide when the Oklahoma City Thunder welcome the Sacramento Kings at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in the regular season of the National Basketball Association.

The game is on January 4, 2016 at 8:00 PM ET.

Given the result of their earlier clash, it should be of no surprise if this is a close game again despite the difference in the team's standings at the moment.

Currently, the Thunder are leading the Northwest Division with a 24-10 record as they have a comfortable lead over their rivals. The Utah Jazz are second but are 8.0 games behind the Thunder, while the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves round out the rest of the division.

Meanwhile, the Kings find themselves in a tough spot as they are third in the Pacific Division behind leaders the Golden State Warriors. They are also behind the Los Angeles Clippers in the standings as the Kings are below .500 with a 13-20 record.

The Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers finish off the division in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Oklahoma City and Sacramento battled to a close finish in their first meeting earlier this season when the teams played at the Chesapeake Arena earlier.

It was a tight game until halftime before the Thunder found a spark to lead by double digits after three quarters.

Down but not out, the Kings fought back and closed the gap but it was a little too late as they fell 98-95 to Oklahoma City.

Russell Westbrook had a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while Kevin Durant hit clutch baskets and finished with 20 to help the Thunder get the big win.

On the other hand, Rudy Gay had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Kings as six players finished in double figures in scoring.

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