The Oklahoma City Thunder dropped their third loss in the last 6 games on Wednesday night as they fell 116-109 on the road to the Golden State Warriors. Shots weren’t falling for the Thunder, the Warriors hit some crazy ones late, and despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander popping for 52 points—his second 50-point game in the last 4 games—OKC couldn’t get the job done. Now the Thunder looks to get back on track as they host the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
The Kings enter this matchup following a 117-104 loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia on Wednesday. After getting off to a rough 13-19 start, Sacramento went on to win 10 of their next 11 games before losing 3 of their last 4 to get to 24-23 on the season. Sitting at 10th in the Western Conference, they’re barely in the Play-In spot, and they’re still trying to figure things out.
Oklahoma City has been one of the best teams at home all season, tied with Cleveland with only 3 losses each. The Thunder has also lost consecutive games just once this season. Considering these factors alongside what should be considered a strong matchup for OKC, the Thunder should be able to take care of business against the Kings, but a strong start to the game would go a long way in setting the tone for the evening.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Television: FanDuel TV – Oklahoma and KWTV 9 (local CBS affiliate)
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, Sacramento Kings Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Cason Wallace
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Isaiah Hartenstein
Kings
- PG: De’Aaron Fox
- SG: Malik Monk
- SF: DeMar DeRozan
- PF: Keegan Murray
- C: Domantas Sabonis
Injury Report
Thunder
- Alex Caruso (sprained left ankle) 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.
Kings
- Isaiah Crawford (G League — on assignment) is OUT.
- Colby Jones (G League — on assignment) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 36-23 against the Kings (21-7 at home, 15-16 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the regular season series against the Kings 10 times, lost it 3 times, and tied it 2 times.
- The Thunder went 2-2 against the Kings last season (2-0 at home, 0-2 on the road).
- The Thunder is 1-0 against the Kings so far this season (0-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).