The struggles for the Oklahoma City Thunder continue after an embarrassing 97-81 loss to the lowly Dallas Mavericks. Aside from superstars Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony, the Thunder were simply unable to find their rhythm as a whole.

Fortunately, Oklahoma City has a good chance of getting back in the win column on Wednesday as they square off against the Orlando Magic, who are currently in the midst of a nine-game losing streak. Furthermore, they will likely have the final piece to their “Big 3” as well in superstar Paul George, according to ESPN's Royce White:

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This is certainly good news for the Thunder after George missed the entire duration of practice on Monday with an illness. The four-time All-Star was coming off his worst scoring performance of the year versus the Mavericks where he recorded just two points on 1-of-12 shooting.

However, George's struggles were only part of the Thunder's overall shooting woes after finishing the game 36 percent from the field. Although he did manage to somewhat salvage his night with a game-high 10 assists.

Oklahoma City's recent slump can partially be credited to playing their third game in four nights. Regardless, the Thunder should be able to find some way to muster up a win versus a struggling, young team like the Magic.