Tip-Off: 7:30 PM CDT
Location: AT&T Center (San Antonio, Texas)
Television: Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @TheThunderGuys for live-tweets during the game
The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-15) is one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. The Thunder finished with a Western Conference best 11-4 record in the month of December, and they have currently won 3 in a row and 6 of their last 7.
Tonight, the Thunder kicks off a 4-game road trip against the San Antonio Spurs (14-18). Despite the disappointing season so far, the Spurs are sitting at 8th in the West, 4.5 games behind the Thunder. San Antonio had a decent December going 7-5, and they played in 5 OT games during that stretch, which included 4 consecutive at one point.
The Spurs got the best of the Thunder in the first matchup between the two teams earlier this season—a 121-112 decision in San Antonio—but OKC has come a long way since then. The key to beating the Spurs in San Antonio tonight will be to contain LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge is a known Thunder killer, and if he manages to run wild like he did in the first matchup this season—he scored 39 points on 19-of-23 shooting—then it could be a long night for OKC.
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Chris Paul
- SG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SF: Terrance Ferguson
- PF: Danilo Gallinari
- C: Steven Adams
Spurs
- PG: Bryn Forbes
- SG: Dejounte Murray
- SF: DeMar DeRozan
- PF: LaMarcus Aldridge
- C: Trey Lyles
Injuries
Thunder
- Luguentz Dort (G League; two-way) is OUT.
- Kevin Hervey (G League; two-way) is OUT.
- Justin Patton (G League Assignment) is OUT.
- Andre Roberson (return to play management) is OUT.
Spurs
- NONE
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 17-23 against the Spurs in the regular season (12-8 at home, 5-15 away) and 10-8 against them in the playoffs (7-2 at home, 3-6 away).
- In 11 seasons, the Thunder has won the season series with the Spurs once, lost it 4 times, and tied 5 times.
- The Thunder went 1-2 against the Spurs last year (1-0 at home, 0-2 on the road).
- The Thunder has lost the last 9 consecutive matchups with the Spurs at the AT&T Center.
- The Thunder is 0-1 against the Spurs so far this year (0-0 at home, 0-1 on the road).
Game Notes
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