The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed by four points at the beginning of the fourth quarter in Monday night’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on the road, but the second unit managed to take a lead at the beginning of the period. When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the first group came back in, they stayed in control and sealed the game to come away with a 121-114 win to push the win streak to three.
The Thunder continues their road trip Wednesday night as they take on Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are on a 3-game win streak of their own, and they have won 5 of their last 6. Memphis is a bit banged up, and they’re definitely missing Desmond Bane, who has been out with a sprained right big toe, but when these two teams met in OKC just a couple of weeks ago, the Grizzlies did just fine, defeating the Thunder 121-110. Tonight’s matchup should be a good one featuring two of the best young guards in the league in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ja Morant.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee))
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, Memphis Grizzlies Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Grizzlies
- PG: Ja Morant
- SG: Dillon Brooks
- SF: John Konchar
- PF: Jarren Jackson
- C: Steven Adams
Injury Report
Thunder
- Ousmane Dieng is OUT (G League — on assignment).
- Chet Holmgren is OUT (right foot surgery).
- Lindy Waters III is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Kenrich Williams is OUT (sprained right knee).
Grizzlies
- Desmond Bane is OUT (sprained right big toe).
- Kennedy Chandler is OUT (G League — on assignment).
- Danny Green is OUT (left knee surgery recovery).
- Jake LaRavia is DOUBTFUL (left foot soreness).
- Kenneth Lofton Jr. is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Vince Williams Jr. is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Ziaire Williams is QUESTIONABLE (right patellar tendinitis).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 28-22 against the Grizzlies (17-9 at home, 11-13 on the road) in the regular season and 9-10 in the playoffs (6-5 at home, 3-5 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Grizzlies 8 times and lost it 5 times.
- The Thunder went 1-2 against the Grizzlies last season (0-1 at home, 1-1 on the road).
- The Thunder is 0-1 against the Grizzlies so far this season (0-1 at home, 0-0 on the road).