The Oklahoma City Thunder continues a 5-game homestand on Sunday night, hosting the New York Knicks. These two teams met at Madison Square Garden just a few weeks ago, with the Thunder winning 103- 100. Tonight’s game is sure to be another close one as the Thunder try to hold on to the top spot in the Western Conference, while the Knicks try to overtake the Boston Celtics for the #2 spot in the East.
With just a handful of games remaining and OKC just now getting to full strength, it feels like Mark Daigneault needs to tighten up the rotation a bit. The Thunder doesn’t have many weak opponents remaining, which is actually kind of a good test ahead of the playoffs. I think we see some heavier minutes for key guys tonight, and I like OKC to cover, even if it is down the stretch due to some extra free throws.
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Tonight, the Thunder is back in OKC as they host the Chicago Bulls. The roster is mostly healthy, but Chet Holmgren was just announced as sitting due to a hip contusion. The Bulls aren’t exactly a difficult opponent, so the Thunder is likely taking advantage and offering Holmgren some rest to heal up and be good to go for a much tougher schedule coming up.
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OKC being back at home is a nice change of pace after 5 straight road games on the East Coast, but this spread is huge, even for playing the Bulls. While I do think the Thunder wins easily, I would not be in the least surprised if Mark Daigneault goes deep into his bench early, experimenting with different lineups now that the whole team is healthy. As a result, I can see Chicago covering the spread, maybe late, but covering nonetheless.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder wraps up its 5-game East Coast road trip on Wednesday night as they put a 12-game win streak on the line against the Boston Celtics. OKC is finally at full strength, and it could not come at a better time as they wrap up the last stretch of the season.
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Boston relies heavily on knocking down shots from three, and when they miss, rebounding the ball for a second-chance opportunity. As good as OKC’s defense is, the Thunder ranks near the bottom in opponent three-point percentage. Now that OKC is completely healthy, I think they have the depth to run Boston off the line, force the Celtics into a few more turnovers than normal, and win this game by enough to cover the spread.
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