The Oklahoma City Thunder struggled on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies, not really keeping it competitive, which is the outlying result for Thunder games so far this season. OKC gets a chance to get back on track Saturday night as they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio in their fourth road game of a five-game road trip.
The Cavs are playing in the second game of a back-to-back after a 106-95 loss to the Sacramento Kings at home last night. At 16-10, Cleveland is third in the Eastern Conference, but they are dealing with some minor injuries, so they may be down a bit. Either way, this should make for a fun Saturday night matchup.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 6:30 PM CT
Location: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Cleveland, Ohio)
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, Cleveland Cavaliers Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Cavaliers
- PG: Donovan Mitchell
- SG: Lamar Stevens
- SF: Darius Garland
- PF: Evan Mobley
- C: Jarrett Allen
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).
Cavaliers
- Kevin Love is OUT (lower back soreness).
- Donovan Mitchell is QUESTIONABLE (right lower leg soreness).
- Ricky Rubio is OUT (left knee ACL surgery).
- Dean Wade is OUT (sprained left shoulder).
- Dylan Windler is OUT (sprained right ankle).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 12-14 against the Cavs (6-8 at home, 6-6 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Cavs 3 times, lost 5 times, and tied 6 times.
- The Thunder lost the season series with the Cavs 0-2 a year ago (0-1 at home, 0-1 on the road).