Eight Thunder players scored in double digits Friday night as OKC rolled over the Toronto Raptors for a 132-113 win in front of the home crowd. At 5-7, it’s really hard to tell if the Thunder plans on tanking or not this season, but one thing is for certain: they are going to compete at a high level night in and night out.
For the first time in a couple of seasons, the Thunder will play an afternoon game as they travel to New York to take on the Knicks Sunday afternoon. The Knicks are 6-6 on the season, and they have developed a reputation of being fairly balanced in terms of good and bad as a team. Because of this, the matchup should be a good one.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 11 AM CT
Location: Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
Television: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, New York Knicks Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Aaron Wiggins
- PF: Luguentz Dort
- C: Aleksej Pokusevski
Knicks
- PG: Jalen Brunson
- SG: Cam Reddish
- SF: RJ Barrett
- PF: Julius Randle
- C: Isaiah Hartenstein
Injury Report
Thunder
- Darius Bazley is OUT (sprained right ankle).
- Ousmane Dieng is OUT (G League — on assignment).
- Chet Holmgren is OUT (right foot surgery).
- Eugene Omoruyi is OUT (G League — two-way).
Knicks
- Feron Hunt is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Trevor Keels is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Mitchell Robinson is OUT (sprained right knee).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 19-7 against the Knicks (10-3 at home, 9-4 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Knicks 6 times, lost it 0 times, and tied it 8 times.
- The Thunder tied the season series with the Knicks 1-1 last year (0-1 at home, 1-0 on the road).