OKC Thunder notebook: Rookie Reggie Jackson shipped to Tulsa 66ers

*Barea recorded his first career triple-double, which also was a first for an NBA player born in Latin America.

TIP-INS

The Thunder is 8-5 in March. Last season, it went 14-2. … OKC is 4-0 on Sundays, with upcoming back-to-back games against the two best teams in Miami and Chicago. … A James dunk from Saturday afternoon's light practice at The Peake was posted on YouTube. … OKC's 36-12 record is tied for the second-best start in franchise history behind the 37-11 start by the 1997-98 Seattle SuperSonics. … The Thunder is 3-0 in overtime games this season. Last year they went 8-2 and become only the fifth team in NBA history to win eight OT games in a season. … OKC is 11-1 after a loss this season and 31-7 after a loss the last two seasons.

UP NEXT

After Sunday's contest against Miami, the Thunder plays at Portland at 9 p.m. Tuesday and at the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30 p.m. Thursday before returning home for a game against Chicago next Sunday at noon.

QUOTABLE

Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank after losing 88-73 at home to the Heat, a season-low for a Miami opponent this season: “We knew exactly how they were going to defend us, but we weren't able to do much against them. We kept trying to move the ball through the forest of hands, and they were getting all kinds of tips and deflections.”