The Oklahoma City Thunder got back on the winning track on Friday night as they handily defeated the Knicks 126-101 in New York. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 39 points, Isaiah Joe poured in 31 points behind 8 made threes, and OKC’s defense was able to stifle New York into a poor shooting night. Now the Thunder looks to continue building towards a new winning streak on Sunday evening as they take on the Washington Wizards on the road.
These two teams met just a few weeks ago in OKC, and after a slow start, the Thunder was able to pull away in the second half for an easy 123-105 win. OKC has won 5 in a row against the Wizards, and 3 of those wins have been by at least 18 points. The Thunder is a heavy favorite once again in tonight’s matchup, so another large margin of victory is expected for OKC.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 5 PM CT
Location: Capital One Arena (Washington, D.C.)
Television: FanDuel TV
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: Cason Wallace
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Isaiah Hartenstein
Wizards
- PG: Jordan Poole
- SG: Carlton Carrington
- SF: Bilal Coulibaly
- PF: Kyle Kuzma
- C: Alexandre Sarr
Injury Report
Thunder
- Alex Caruso (strained left hip) is OUT.
- Ousmane Dieng (G League — on assignment) is OUT.
- Adam Flagler (G League —two-way) is OUT.
- Chet Holmgren (fractured right iliac wing) is OUT.
- Dillon Jones (G League — on assignment) is OUT.
- Ajay Mitchell (right great toe surgery) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (left knee surgery) is OUT.
Wizards
- Marvin Bagley III (sprained right knee) is OUT.
- Saddiq Bey (left knee ACL surgery) is OUT.
- Malcolm Brogdon (plantar fascia contusion in right foot) is OUT.
- Tristan Vukcevic (sprained right ankle) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 19-12 against the Wizards (12-4 at home, 7-8 on the road).
- The Thunder has won the season series with the Wizards 6 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 (1-0 at home, 0-0 on the road).
- OKC has won 5 straight against Washington.