Tip-Off: 5 PM CT
Location: TD Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)
Television: Fox Sports Oklahoma, NBA TV
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @TheThunderGuys for live-tweets during the game
The Oklahoma City Thunder (39-24) cruised to a win over the New York Knicks (19-44) Friday night to pick up a second consecutive road win of a current 3-game road trip.
Tonight, the Thunder caps the road trip with a matchup against the Boston Celtics (42-20). The Thunder and the Celtics clashed in Oklahoma City just one month ago in a battle that went down to the wire.
The Celtics picked up the 112-111 victory in that matchup. After leading by 9 at the half, the Thunder gave up their lead to trail by 9 with a little over a minute to go, and despite their best effort at a comeback, the Celtics prevailed.
The Thunder has been a bit up and down lately, specifically in terms of defensive effort and shooting efficiency. OKC has continue to take care of the ball at a high level, turning it over just 4 times on Friday against the Knicks, so if they can take (and make) quality shots, while taking care of business on the defensive end, the Thunder will be in a good place to pick up a marquee victory on the road against one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams.
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Chris Paul
- SG: Terrance Ferguson
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Danilo Gallinari
- C: Steven Adams
Celtics
- PG: Kemba Walker
- SG: Marcus Smart
- SF: Jayson Tatum
- PF: Semi Ojeleye
- C: Daniel Theis
Injuries
Thunder
- Darius Bazley (right knee bone bruise) is OUT.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (hip contusion) is OUT.
- Kevin Hervey (G League; two-way) is OUT.
- Andre Roberson (left knee injury recovery) is OUT.
- Isaiah Roby (G League assignment) is OUT.
Celtics
- Jaylen Brown (right hamstring strain) is OUT.
- Carsen Edwards (G League assignment) is OUT.
- Tacko Fall (G League; two-way) is OUT.
- Gordon Hayward (right knee contusion) is AVAILABLE.
- Vincent Poirier (G League assignment) is OUT.
- Tremont Waters (G League; two-way) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 12-11 against the Celtics (5-7 at home, 7-4 on the road).
- The Thunder has won the season series with the Celtics 4 times, lost it 3 times, and tied 4 times.
- The Thunder lost the season series to the Celtics 0-2 a year ago.
- The Thunder has lost 5 straight against the Celtics.
- The Thunder is 0-1 against the Celtics so far this season (0-1 at home, 0-0 on the road).
Game Notes
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