The Oklahoma City Thunder got back in the win column on Sunday afternoon as they defeated the Sacramento Kings 127-113. The Kings took a 4-0 lead to start the game before the Thunder went on a run to take a solid lead before the Kings battled back late in the first quarter. OKC would go on to lead by as many as 24 midway through the third quarter, and despite a heavy barrage of threes from Sacramento in the fourth, the Thunder were able to cruise comfortably to a win.
Now OKC travels to Orlando to take on the Magic for one last game before heading into the NBA All-Star Break. The Magic has had a surprisingly successful season, and similar to the Thunder, Orlando is probably a little ahead of their rebuild as their young squad has meshed quickly and figured out a way to win consistently.
A win for the Thunder would keep them near the top of the Western Conference standings, while a win for Orlando would keep them in a top-6 spot and out of the Play-In section. Either way, fans can expect a gritty matchup between two tough, young teams who want to head into the break with some momentum.
Tip-Off: 6:30 PM CT
Location: Kia Center (Orlando, Florida)
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, Orlando Magic Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Magic
- PG: Markelle Fultz
- SG: Jalen Suggs
- SF: Franz Wagner
- PF: Paolo Banchero
- C: Wendell Carter Jr.
Injury Report
Thunder
- Bismack Biyombo is OUT (not with team).
- Adam Flagler is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Gordon Hayward is OUT (strained left calf).
- Keyontae Johnson is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Olivier Sarr is OUT (G League — two-way).
Magic
- NONE
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 21-10 against the Magic in the regular season (13-3 at home, 8-7 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series with the Magic 6 times, lost it once, and tied it 8 times.
- The Thunder went 1-1 against the Magic last season (1-0 at home, 0-1 on the road).
- The Thunder is 1-0 against the Magic so far this season (1-0 at home, 0-0 on the road).