When: 7 p.m. | Where: Verizon Center | TV/radio: CSN, ESPN 980

Probable starters: Thunder - F Kevin Durant, F Jeff Green, F Joe Smith, G Desmond Mason, G Russell Westbrook. Wizards - F Caron Butler, F Antawn Jamison, C Andray Blatche, G DeShawn Stevenson, G Mike James.

Injuries: Thunder - Out: F Nick Collison (broken thumb), F D.J. White (jaw surgery). Wizards - Out: C Brendan Haywood (wrist), G Gilbert Arenas (knee).

Outlook: The young Thunder are the one team with a worse record than the Wizards. They fell to 3-27 after Friday night's loss to Detroit. Entering Friday's game, Durant, in his second year in the NBA, has improved his scoring (averaging 23.6 points, up from 20.3 last season) and rebounding (5.3 vs. 4.4). The Wizards are on an eight-game losing streak - their second such skid in the past two seasons - but have experience on their side and as good a chance as ever to post their fifth win.