I understand Oklahoma City's starting lineup of Theo Maledon, Kenrich Williams, Aleksej Pokusevski, Darius Bazley and Moses Brown is not going to bring back memories of the 1992 USA Olympic Dream Team. 

But the Thunder's lack of marquee talent cuts both ways. Their defense has been horrible. Oklahoma City is giving up an average of 122.8 points in its last seven games. The Thunder just surrendered 121 points to the 76ers last night. 

The Celtics may not have all of their weapons if Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker and Robert Williams III have to sit out again. But Boston does have Jaylen Brown and Evan Fournier back. Plus Boston just yielded 125 points to the Hornets two days ago. The Hornets are minus their two most effective offensive players, Gordon Hayward and LaMelo Ball.