The Oklahoma City Thunder continues their current road trip on Friday night as they prepare to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans edged the Thunder in OKC earlier this season, so expect the Thunder to want to return the favor tonight.
OKC is healthy, and Zion Williamson is questionable for the Pelicans, but it should make for a fun matchup as the Thunder looks to retake the top spot in the West.
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Television: KSBI Ch. 52 OKC, Ch 6.3 Tulsa (COX Ch. 7 OKC, Ch. 53 Tulsa)
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, New Orleans Pelicans Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Pelicans
- PG: CJ McCollum
- SG: Brandon Ingram
- SF: Herbert Jones
- PF: Zion Williamson
- C: Jonas Valanciunas
Injury Report
Thunder
- Ousmane Dieng is OUT (G League – on assignment).
- Olivier Sarr is OUT (strained right hip flexor).
Pelicans
- Matt Ryan is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Dereon Seabron is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Zion Williamson is QUESTIONABLE (bone contusion in left foot).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 32-21 against the Pelicans (17-10 at home, 15-11 on the road).
- The Thunder has won the season series with the Pelicans 10 times, tied it once, and lost it 4 times.
- The Thunder went 2-1 against the Pelicans last season in the regular season (1-1 at home, 1-0 on the road) and 1-0 in the play-in round of the postseason (1-0 on the road).
- The Thunder is 0-1 against the Pelicans so far this season (0-1 at home, 0-0 on the road).