The Oklahoma City Thunder played 14 games in 24 games before getting the last two days off, and it’s fair to say they have their fair share of bumps and bruises. The Thunder hosts the depleted Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, so OKC is taking the opportunity for some guys to get some rest.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has looked pretty tired over the last couple of games, so he’s just getting the night off, but a lot of other guys are legitimately dealing with some injuries. Jalen Williams is still dealing with a hip injury after a tough fall over a week ago against the Denver Nuggets, Luguentz Dort still has hip soreness after exiting the game early against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night, and Isaiah Hartenstein and Cason Wallace are questionable to play as they deal with some minor ailments.
As beat up as OKC may seem right now, they’re miles ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers. Philly’s injury report is basically just a copy of their roster as they have 4 guys already ruled out for the season and another 6 who are already ruled out for tonight’s game. The Sixers are technically just 6 games out of the final play-in spot in the East, but they seemingly gave up on their season a while ago, so I’m not even sure how much fight they will put up tonight despite playing Chet Holmgren and the bench mob.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
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: Alex Caruso
- SG: Cason Wallace
- SF: Aaron Wiggins
- PF: Kenrich Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Sixers
- PG: Jared Butler
- SG: Quentin Grimes
- SF: Justin Edwards
- PF: Ricky Council IV
- C: Guerschon Yubusele
Injury Report
Thunder
- Ousmane Dieng (strained left calf) is OUT.
- Luguentz Dort (right hip soreness) is OUT.
- Alex Ducas (G League — two-way) is PROBABLE.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (rest) is OUT.
- Isaiah Hartenstein (lower back spasms) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Ajay Mitchell (sprained right great toe) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (left knee surgery) is OUT.
- Cason Wallace (strained right shoulder) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Jalen Williams (strained right hip) is OUT.
Sixers
- Adem Bona (sprained left ankle) is OUT.
- Andre Drummond (sprained left toe) is OUT.
- Joel Embiid (left knee injury management) is OUT.
- Paul George (left groin injury recovery) is OUT.
- Eric Gordon (right wrist surgery) is OUT.
- Kyle Lowry (right hip injury management) is OUT.
- Tyrese Maxey (sprained lower back; finger sprain) is OUT.
- Jared McCain (left knee meniscus surgery) is OUT.
- Kelly Oubre Jr. (sprained right knee) is DOUBTFUL.
- Lonnie Walker IV (concussion) is OUT.
- Guerschon Yabusele (right knee soreness) is QUESTIONABLE.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 22-9 against the Sixers (10-4 at home, 11-6 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).
- So far this season, the Thunder is 1-0 against the Sixers (0-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).
- The Thunder has lost 4 straight to the Sixers in Oklahoma City.