The Oklahoma City Thunder, playing without superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, suffered a devstating 141-139 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night after a questionable overturning of a call at the buzzer. The loss moved the Thunder to 3-3 on the season, and after a 2-0 start, things have turned south after losing 3 of the last 4.
Now the Thunder hosts the Atlanta Hawks, who have one of the top offenses in the league right now. Riding a 4-game win streak, the Hawks are an exciting young squad who are eager to get back to the Eastern Conference Finals after a couple of letdown seasons. SGA looks like he will sit out for a second consecutive game, but the Thunder are more than capable of competing in what should be an exciting night at the Paycom Center.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
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, Atlanta Hawks Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Josh Giddey
- SG: Cason Wallace
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Hawks
- PG: Trae Young
- SG: Dejounte Murray
- SF: De’Andre Hunter
- PF: Jalen Johnson
- C: Clint Capela
Injury Report
Thunder
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is OUT (sprained left knee).
- Keyontae Johnson is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Kenrich Williams is OUT (lower back spasms).
Hawks
- Kobe Bufkin is OUT (fractured left thumb).
- Seth Lundy is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Wesley Matthews is OUT (mild strain in right calf).
- Miles Norris is OUT (G League — two-way).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 16-12 against the Hawks (9-5 at home, 7-7 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Hawks 5 times, lost it 3 times, and tied 7 times.
- The Thunder went 1-1 against the Hawks last season (0-1 at home, 1-0 on the road).