"When discussing Monday night's loss against the Los Angeles Clippers, those associated with the Thunder at one point uttered the same thing almost verbatim.

"We had a bad game. It happens."

The 112-100 loss at Staples Center indeed was a bad game for OKC. There were times it was an extremely bad game.

However, the Thunder is extremely good at making sure one bad game does not become two. OKC's record after a loss the last two seasons is 22-7, a mark surpassed only by Chicago's 21-4.

Resiliency has not been a problem for the Thunder and it's no time to start, with a nationally televised (ESPN) 7 p.m. game Wednesday at Dallas (14-8) and a five-game road trip commencing Saturday at San Antonio."