The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their second loss in three games on Friday when they fell apart agains the Minnesota Timberwolves late, losing 112-107. The shots weren’t falling, and the defense wasn’t up to snuff, but OKC gets a chance to right the ship on Monday night as they host the Memphis Grizzlies.
Both teams are missing a lot of key players, but OKC still has the reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. That alone should give Thunder fans confidence in the game, but with Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Jaylin Williams all out, OKC is without any of their primary bigs. Jaren Jackson could be a problem for OKC, but the Thunder has fared well in recent history when going small. With the Thunder’s backcourt depth, I feel pretty good about OKC’s chances to speed the game up, forcing turnovers, and turning defense into offense.
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