The Oklahoma City Thunder (20-1) finishes out a brief 2-game road trip in San Francisco on Tuesday night as they take on the Golden State Warriors (11-10). Both the Thunder and the Warriors are dealing with injuries to key players, but that’s nothing for the Thunder, as they have yet to play a game with the starting five from last season that led them to an NBA Finals Championship.
Isaiah Hartenstein is out for at least another week or so as he deals with a strained soleus in his right foot, but OKC will also be without Luguentz Dort (strained right adductor) and Alex Caruso (right quad soreness), trimming the normal rotation a bit. As for Golden State, the Warriors are without Stephen Curry (left quadriceps contusion), and Jimmy Butler (left gluteal contusion) is questionable.
When these two teams met a couple of weeks ago, it didn’t matter that Golden State was completely healthy, as the Thunder dominated the Warriors 126-102. Still, this is a new night and a new game, and it is being played on the road in San Francisco. OKC has consistently found ways to win, and regardless of who the Warriors have healthy, they shouldn’t be overlooked. The Thunder is really good about approaching each game with the same level of intensity, so as long as they can continue to do the things that they know how to do, they should be able to head home with yet another win.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 10 PM CT
Location: Chase Center (San Francisco, California)
Television: NBA on NBC/Peacock
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, Golden State Warriors Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Cason Wallace
- SF: Aaron Wiggins
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Warriors
- PG: Brandin Podziemski
- SG: Moses Moody
- SF: Jimmy Butler
- PF: Draymond Green
- C: Quinten Post
Injury Report
Thunder
- Brooks Barnhizer (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Branden Carlson (nasal fracture) is AVAILABLE.
- Alex Caruso (right quad soreness) is OUT.
- Luguentz Dort (strained right adductor) is OUT.
- Isaiah Hartenstein (strained right soleus) is OUT.
- Thomas Sorber (right ACL surgical recovery) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (surgical recovery) is OUT.
Golden State
- Jimmy Butler (left gluteal contusion) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Stephen Curry (left quadriceps contusion) is OUT.
- Draymond Green (sprained right midfoot) is PROBABLE.
- Al Horford (right sciatic nerve irritation) is OUT.
- Trayce Jackson-Davis (patellar tendinitis in right knee) is QUESTIONABLE.
- De’Anthony Melton (left ACL surgery) is OUT.
- Alex Toohey (left knee injury management) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 28-32 against the Warriors in the regular season (17-13 at home, 11-19 on the road) and 3-4 in the playoffs (2-1 at home, 1-3 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series with the Warriors 7 times, lost it 8 times, and tied twice.
- The Thunder went 1-2 against the Warriors last season (0-1 at home, 1-1 on the road).
- The Thunder is 1-0 against the Warriors so far this season (1-0 at home, 0-0 on the road).