The Oklahoma City Thunder is fresh off a 130-114 win against the San Antonio Spurs, one of the largest margins of victory for OKC all season so far. The Spurs aren’t a great team, but the Thunder has been playing solid basketball lately, and they will look to continue that tonight as they take on the Charlotte Hornets on the road.
The Hornets are 9-26 on the season, just one game ahead of the Detroit Pistons for last place in the Eastern Conference standings. Charlotte has had a handful of injuries, so that’s part of the reason for their poor record, but OKC should be able to pick up a final road win before returning home for New Year’s Eve.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Spectrum Center (Charlotte, North Carolina)
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, Charlotte Hornets Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Mike Muscala
Hornets
- PG: LaMelo Ball
- SG: Terry Rozier
- SF: Gordon Hayward
- PF: P.J. Washington
- C: Mason Plumlee
Injury Report
Thunder
- Ousmane Dieng is OUT (non-displaced fractured right wrist).
- Chet Holmgren is OUT (right foot surgery).
- Aleksej Pokusevski is OUT (left leg injury).
- Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is OUT (sprained right ankle).
- Lindy Waters is OUT (G League — two-way).
Hornets
- Cody Martin is OUT (left knee procedure).
- Kelly Oubre Jr. is DOUBTFUL (sprained left ankle).
- Nick Richard is OUT (sprained right ankle).
- Dennis Smith Jr. is QUESTIONABLE (sprained left ankle).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 18-8 against the Hornets (9-4 at home, 9-4 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the regular season series against the Hornets 8 times, lost it twice, and tied it 5 times.
- The Thunder went 0-2 against the Hornets last season (0-1 at home, 0-1 on the road).