Two of the favorites to win this year’s NBA title will meet Wednesday night when the Celtics close out a seven-game homestand against the Thunder.

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics due to a hip strain. Williams suffered the injury when Nuggets forward Peyton Watson landed on him midway through the second quarter of Monday's loss.

Lakers games continue to attract huge television ratings for the NBA, a league that has been struggling with low ratings and bad publicity.

Could we realistically see a Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers NBA finals this season? Not too long ago, such a proposition would have seemed dubious at best, with the Celtics repeat champs but Los Angeles struggling to put the right pieces around an aging but still excellent LeBron James.

We’d all sign up for a rematch of Saturday in the Finals come June for the history but mostly because the Celtics, presuming full health.