The Oklahoma City Thunder kicked off their return from the All-Star Break in an explosive way as they handily defeated the LA Clippers 129-107 last night. Tonight, they host the Washington Wizards in the second game of a back-to-back, and while the opponent should be a far easier matchup, the result will likely be the same.
The Wizards have struggled mightily this season, sitting near the bottom of the Eastern Conference at 9-46. The last time these two teams met, OKC was in a bit of a funky stretch of games, but the Thunder still pulled out a 136-128 win. Now that the Thunder are back at home and playing more like themselves, they should be able to close out Friday night with a solid win to push the current win streak to 4.
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, Washington Wizards Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Washington Wizards
- PG: Tyus Jones
- SG: Bilal Coulibaly
- SF: Deni Avdija
- PF: Kyle Kuzma
- C: Marvin Bagley
Injury Report
Thunder
- Ousmane Dieng is OUT (G League — on assignment).
Wizards
- Jules Bernard is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Isaiah Livers is OUT (joint capsule inflammation in right hip).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 17-12 against the Wizards (10-4 at home, 7-8 on the road).
- The Thunder has won the season series with the Wizards 5 times, lost it 3 times, and tied 7 times.
- The Thunder won the season series 2-0 against the Wizards last season (1-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).
- The Thunder is 1-0 against the Wizards so far this season (0-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).