The Oklahoma City Thunder got back on track on Friday night as they handily defeated the Sacramento Kings 132-101. Isaiah Hartenstein had a career night with 33 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks; and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added his 5th game of the season where he scored at least 30 points in under 30 minutes. Now, OKC is set to wrap up a 4-game road trip in Memphis with a Sunday meeting against the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies are coming off a 118-104 win at home on Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks, but they have struggled to a 4-6 record after dealing with several injuries, particularly to their backcourt. Add to it that Ja Morant was suspended for behavior that was considered detrimental to the team after he responded to a media member in “a tone the franchise deemed was inappropriate.” Between depth struggles and issues with morale, Memphis could not be more different than OKC at this time.
Still, the Thunder is mortal, as was proven in Portland last Wednesday against the Blazers. OKC is likely at least a little worn out from this long road trip, and they cannot afford to let up against a team like the Grizzlies. After some heated matchups in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs back in April, you can bet the Memphis crowd will have a little extra enthusiasm today.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 5 PM CT
Location: FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)
Television: FanDuel Sports Network – 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, Memphis Grizzlies Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Cason Wallace
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Chet Holmgren
- C: Isaiah Hartenstein
Grizzlies
- PG: Ja Morant
- SG: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
- SF: Jaylen Wells
- PF: Jaren Jackson Jr.
- C: Jock Landale
Injury Report
Thunder
- Luguentz Dort (strained right upper trap) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Thomas Sorber (right ACL surgical recovery) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (surgical recovery) is OUT.
- Aaron Wiggins (strained left adductor) is OUT.
- Jalen Williams (right wrist surgical recovery) is OUT.
- Kenrich Williams (left knee surgical recovery) is OUT.
Grizzlies
- Santi Aldama (left shoulder soreness) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Brandon Clarke (right knee surgery recovery) is OUT.
- Zach Edey (left ankle surgery recovery) is OUT.
- PJ Hall (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- GG Jackso (G League — on assignment) is AVAILABLE.
- Ty Jerome (strained right calf) is OUT.
- Scotty Pippen Jr. (left great toe surgery recovery) is OUT.
- Olivier-Maxence Prosper (G League — two-way) is AVAILABLE.
- Javon Small (G League — two-way) is AVAILABLE.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 36-23 against the Grizzlies (21-9 at home, 13-14 on the road) in the regular season and 13-10 in the playoffs (8-5 at home, 5-5 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the regular season series against the Grizzlies 10 times, lost it 6 times, and tied it once.
- The Thunder went 4-0 against the Grizzlies in the 2024-25 regular season (2-0 at home, 2-0 on the road) before sweeping them in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs (2-0 at home, 2-0 on the road).
- The Thunder has won 13 straight games (regular season and playoffs) against the Grizzlies, including 5 in a row at FedExForum.