The Oklahoma City Thunder had yet another poor shooting night as they faced off against Los Angeles Lakers last night in LA. The result was a frustrating 112-105 loss as the Lakers took over in the fourth quarter, and OKC simply couldn’t keep up.
Now the Thunder faces the tall task of playing the LA Clippers in the second game of a back-to-back on the road. The Clippers have lost just 4 games since the start of December, picking up that fourth loss on Sunday night in Minnesota against the Timberwolves. They haven’t loss back-to-back games since doing so a month again when they lost to the Thunder in Oklahoma City before losing at home to the Boston Celtics.
While the Thunder could definitely hand the Clippers another loss in LA tonight, it seems more and more unlikely when you take into consideration that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is unlikely to be 100%. He was a gametime decision last night with a sprained left knee, and he never really seemed quite like himself as he struggled from the field (9-of-19 for 24 points). Still, OKC’s roster is full of young talent, and they tend to give the best teams in the league a run for their money, even on an off night.
Tip-Off: 9 PM CT
Location: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, California)
Television: TNT
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, LA Clippers Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Clippers
- PG: James Harden
- SG: Terance Mann
- SF: Paul George
- PF: Kawhi Leonard
- C: Daniel Theis
Injury Report
Thunder
- NOT YET SUBMITTED
Clippers
- Moussa Diabate is OUT (metacarpal fracture in right hand).
- Ivica Zubac is OUT (strained right calf).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 29-26 against the Clippers (19-8 at home, 10-18 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Clippers 5 times, tied 4 times, and lost 6 times.
- The Thunder went 3-1 against the Clippers last season (2-0 at home, 1-1 on the road).
- The Thunder is 1-0 agains the Clippers so far this season (1-0 at home, 0-0 on the road).