The New York Knicks will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Wednesday.

The Knicks (4-10) have had a shaky start to their 2018-19 campaign. They have lost four of their last five and two straight, including a 115-89 blowout at the hands of the Orlando Magic. The team showed some promise in the loss, as rookie forward Kevin Knox delivered 17 points and Enes Kanter finished with a double-double. Still, it has been a less-than-ideal start to the season for New York. Sophomore point guard Frank Ntilikina has struggled to fit into New York's lineup, shooting just 28 percent on the season thus far. He logged only six minutes of playtime against Orlando after a shaky start.

All four of the Knicks' wins have come against sub-.500 teams. They will look to change that in OKC on Wednesday.

Oklahoma City (8-5) has recovered beautifully after starting the season 0-4. Despite former MVP Russell Westbrook (ankle) missing the team's last four games, they are 3-1, and the Thunder have won eight of their last nine in total. Most recently, the Thunder dealt Phoenix a double-digit loss, winning 118-101. Paul George hit six three-pointers and scored 32 points to lead the team. Dennis Schroder, meanwhile, scored another 20. Schroder is averaging 16.9 points per game this season and has seen plenty of minutes with Westbrook's nagging injury.

The Thunder have been a defensive force to be reckoned with this season, ranking second in the league in defensive rating and first in steals at 11.5 per game.