Sacramento @ Oklahoma City preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 7, 2017 ) Oklahoma City 86, Sacramento 94

The Oklahoma City Thunder were in danger of losing four straight before a furious fourth-quarter rally led to a critical road win. The Thunder will try to build off that performance when they begin a two-game homestand against the Sacramento Kings on Monday.

Behind 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists from Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City stormed from behind to top Charlotte 101-91 on Saturday, utilizing a big fourth quarter from veteran backup Raymond Felton. "I think every night is a must need win at this point," Felton told reporters after recording eight points and four assists in the fourth. "At the same time, this is definitely a win that we wanted. We just dropped three in a row and this team beat us pretty bad in our building, so we definitely wanted to get this win." The Kings have lost four in a row, giving up 247 total points in consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Clippers in a home-and-home set. "Like, enough is enough," center Willie Cauley-Stein told reporters. "Coach (Dave Joerger) is at that point where he's not going to play you if you're not doing the right thing, and that's how it should be. Kind of like a college team. If you're not doing the job right, next man up and you'll get your turn when it comes back around."

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCS California (Sacramento), FS Oklahoma

ABOUT THE KINGS (13-29): Cauley-Stein had 23 points and 13 rebounds in the 126-105 loss to the Clippers on Saturday to record his sixth double-double. Veteran Zach Randolph still leads the team in scoring with 14.8 points per game but has been held to single digits three times during the losing streak and Sacramento dropped seven in a row with the 36-year-old in the lineup. Randolph was the only starter in double figures with 18 points when Sacramento topped Oklahoma City 96-85 at home earlier this season.

ABOUT THE THUNDER (23-20): Westbrook is on one of his typical tears and has at least a double-double in 13 consecutive games, recording five triple-doubles in that span. Carmelo Anthony is trending in another direction with an average of 13.8 points on 34.4 percent shooting over his last four games. He was 4-for-17 and the team shot a season-low 33.7 percent in the loss at Sacramento in November.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Oklahoma City G Andre Roberson (knee) missed seven straight games.

2. Kings G Buddy Hield is shooting 48.5 percent from 3-point range in 19 home games.

3. Thunder C Steven Adams had 14 points and 11 rebounds against Charlotte for his 12th double-double.

PREDICTION: Thunder 104, Kings 100