Alexander, captain of a Thunder club that preaches “one of 82,” answered the reporter’s question before it was done being asked.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are down three key rotational pieces against the Boston Celtics in a game that has all the eyes of the NBA world upon it. The Thunder will have to figure out a way to score in the secondary unit without Mitchell.

Considering their lengthy win streaks, the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks had the NBA's attention in their Friday night clash. They delivered as OKC escaped with a thrilling 117-107 win over New York to extend its franchise-best win streak to 14 in a row.

During the Knicks’ current nine-game winning streak, most of their victories have come against some of the NBA’s worst teams, including two wins against both the East’s worst Wizards and injury-depleted Magic, in addition to wins over the Raptors, Jazz, and Pelicans.