The Thunder has a quick turnaround as they host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. OKC saw Isaiah Hartenstein, Isaiah Joe, and Ajay Mitchell all leave in the second half on Sunday, so the Thunder could be without them. However, Atlanta is dealing with health issues of their own. Kristaps Porzingis and Jalen Johnson are out due to illness, and Trae Young is questionable with a quad contusion.
A lot of factors are contributing to this spread, so it’s a hard pick. Atlanta is riding a 6-game losing streak, will be without Jalen Johnson, and is possibly missing Trae Young as well. Meanwhile, OKC is coming off a home game yesterday afternoon and could be missing a handful of guys as well. The Thunder should win this one by double digits, but the Hawks are a good enough team to keep it reasonable, so I’m taking Atlanta to just barely cover, even if it is late in the game.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder will wrap up their preseason play on Thursday night as they host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks at the Paycom Center. The Thunder is fresh off a 124-94 dismantling of the Denver Nuggets thanks primarily due to defense that turned into offense, and they now hold a 4-1 record in the preseason. The Hawks enter this matchup at 1-2 in the preseason after a 120-111 loss in Miami last night against the Heat.
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