The Oklahoma City Thunder had one of their worst shooting nights of the season on Wednesday in a 110-101 loss in Houston to the Rockets. Still, OKC sits at 2nd in the Western Conference standings, and they will look to get back into the win column Friday night as they host the Golden State Warriors.
The Thunder and the Warriors have met three times already this season, and neither team has yet to get a win at home. OKC is just 6-4 at home so far, boasting a superior 7-3 record on the road, but that is likely due to difficult home schedule thus far.
Tonight’s game should be an electric one, as it typically is when the Warriors come to town, and for the first time in a long time, it looks like OKC has a good chance to come away with a win for the season series against Golden State.
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, Golden State Warriors Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Warriors
- PG: Steph Curry
- SG: Klay Thompson
- SF: Andrew Wiggins
- PF: Draymond Green
- C: Kevin Looney
Injury Report
Thunder
- Keyontae Johnson is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Olivier Sarr is DOUBTFUL (G League — two-way).
- Lindy Waters III is DOUBTFUL (G League — two-way).
Warriors
- Chris Paul is QUESTIONABLE (illness).
- Gary Payton II is OUT (strained right calf).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 25-30 against the Warriors in the regular season (15-12 at home, 10-18 on the road) and 3-4 in the playoffs (2-1 at home, 1-3 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series with the Warriors 6 times, lost it 7 times, and tied twice.
- The Thunder went 1-3 against the Warriors last season (1-1 at home, 0-2 on the road).
- The Thunder is 2-1 against the Warriors so far this season (0-1 at home, 2-0 on the road).