The Oklahoma City Thunder play host to the Golden State Warriors at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday.

The Warriors (0-1) had a ton of question marks coming into the season and none of them were answered in the opener. All of the skeptics were proven correct in that beatdown, with Golden State losing to the Los Angeles Clippers, 141-122. That horrendous 141-point total was the result of the Clippers shooting over 60 percent from the field and that was one of the biggest question marks with this Golden State team coming into the year. The defense will likely be lacking all season long but 141 points are simply unacceptable. The depth was tested too, with the Warriors sending out a bunch of unknown players in that loss. In any case, it was just one game and there's a long way to go before we can make any true judgments about this club and their future prospects.

The Thunder (0-2) are playing their first season without either Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook and early returns are not promising. While a narrow defeat at the hands of the Utah Jazz is a decent result, a home loss to the Washington Wizards is not. What's more discouraging is the fact that they've yet to score 100 points, as the offense will likely struggle all season long. The good news is that the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breakout appears to be a real thing, scoring at least 23 points in each of the first two games. What they need is more from Chris Paul, with the former All-Star playing lackluster basketball in these first two fixtures for his new club. If Paul isn't playing up to his capabilities, it's going to be tough for this team to compete.

The Warriors defeated the Thunder in two of their three meetings last season.