Wizards stay close with the class of the Western Conference before wilting in the final quarter of a 123-105 defeat. OKLAHOMA CITY — If the Washington Wizards wanted empirical evidence of what the perfect rebuild can produce, the schedule-makers provided it Monday night in the form of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Missing Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, and Kyle Kuzma due to injury, the Washington Wizards hung tough against the vastly superior Oklahoma City Thunder before succumbing to a fourth quarter onslaught and losing,

After not playing at home since Dec. 10, the OKC Thunder are finally back in the Sooner State to take on a poor Eastern Conference opponent.

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s (24-5) injury report has four players listed heading into a Saturday, December 28 matchup with the Charlotte Hornets (7-23, two injured players) at Spectrum Center, with a start time of 6:00 PM ET.

The Oklahoma City Thunder travel on the road to face the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. It's the season's first matchup between the two teams. The Thunder (23-5) have won eight in a row sans the NBA Cup finals.

Pacers forward Obi Toppin sprained his left ankle in the first quarter Thursday, left the game, returned then was ruled out prior to the second half