The Utah Jazz rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Rockets 89-87 last night for their sixth win in seven games. The win saw them overtake the Rockets and move into a tie for seventh place with the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference playoff race. I think they'll struggle tonight though after such an emotional win as they visit the surging Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous Meetings - The Thunder can complete a sweep of the four-game season-series with a win tonight. The Jazz are 2-6-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Oklahoma City and 1-7 ATS in their last eight games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

2. Russell Westbrook - The Oklahoma City point guard posted a third consecutive triple-double with 21 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds in Tuesday's 111-107 victory over the Rockets. He had had 25 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the Thunder's home win over Utah in December and playing on back-to-back nights the Jazz are more than likely to struggle to slow down the 27 year old.

3. X-Factor - Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant has scored at least 21 points in his last six games against Utah, averaging 31.7 in that stretch.

Selection: This is a play on the Oklahoma City Thunder (10*)