The Oklahoma City Thunder wraps up their brief 3-game East Coast road trip on Tuesday night as they take on the struggling Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers have been missing Joel Embiid for a good chunk of their season, and that is a big reason for their 15-22 record. Without Embiid, the Sixers have struggled to score points, and it has cost them a handful of winnable games.
Tonight the Sixers will not only be without Joel Embiid, but they are also missing backup big man Andre Drummond. Without those two, OKC could have an opportunity to take advantage of the paint in a number of different ways. The Thunder is already a top-10 team in the NBA in points in the paint, so they need to look to score easy ones versus putting up too many outside shots, at least early in the game.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 6 PM CT
Location: Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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, Philadelphia 76ers Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Cason Wallace
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Isaiah Hartenstein
Sixers
- PG: Tyrese Maxey
- SG: Kelly Oubre
- SF: Paul George
- PF: Caleb Martin
- C: Guerschon Yubusele
Injury Report
Thunder
- 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.
Sixers
- Andre Drummond (sprained left toe) is OUT.
- Joel Embiid (sprained left foot) is OUT.
- Kyle Lowry (strained right hip) is OUT.
- Caleb Martin (right groin soreness) is QUESTIONABLE.
- KJ Martin (stress reaction in left foot) is OUT.
- Jared McCain (meniscus surgery on left knee) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 21-9 against the Sixers (10-4 at home, 10-6 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Sixers 9 times, lost it 3 times, and tied 4 times.
- The Thunder went 0-2 against the 76ers last season (0-1 at home, 0-1 on the road).
- The Thunder has lost 4 in a row to the 76ers in Philadelphia.