Brooklyn Nets at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball AssociationOklahoma City puts home win streak on the line against Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets (14-27, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (34-7, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its seven-game home win streak alive when the Thunder take on Brooklyn.
The Thunder are 18-2 in home games. Oklahoma City is ninth in the league with 116.2 points and is shooting 47.2% from the field.
The Nets are 9-16 on the road. Brooklyn gives up 113.7 points to opponents while being outscored by 6.9 points per game.
The Thunder are shooting 47.2% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the Nets allow to opponents. The Nets are shooting 44.6% from the field, 1.8% higher than the 42.8% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, six assists and two steals for the Thunder.
Nic Claxton is averaging 9.7 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Nets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 118.5 points, 42.2 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 10.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.9 points per game.
Nets: 2-7, averaging 103.3 points, 43.2 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.7 points.
INJURIES
: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (calf), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: day to day (foot), Trendon Watford: day to day (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 1/19
Matchup Prediction
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PG | Out | Jan 17 |
Chet Holmgren, PF | Out | Jan 17 |
Isaiah Hartenstein, C | Out | Jan 15 |
Nikola Topic, G | Out | Jan 12 |
Ajay Mitchell, G | Out | Jan 10 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Cameron Johnson, SF | Out | Jan 17 |
Bojan Bogdanovic, SF | Out | Jan 16 |
Trendon Watford, PF | Out | Jan 16 |
Cam Thomas, SG | Out | Jan 4 |
Maxwell Lewis, F | Out | Jan 3 |
Game Information
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 29 | 12 | .707 | - | W1 |
New York | 27 | 16 | .628 | 3 | L1 |
Philadelphia | 15 | 24 | .385 | 13 | L4 |
Brooklyn | 14 | 28 | .333 | 15.5 | L2 |
Toronto | 10 | 32 | .238 | 19.5 | L1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | - | 7 | L1 | 0.8292683 | 34 |
Denver | 9 | 16 | W1 | 0.6097561 | 25 |
Minnesota | 12 | 19 | W1 | 0.5365854 | 22 |
Portland | 20.5 | 27 | L4 | 0.325 | 13 |
Utah | 23.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.25 | 10 |
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