The Oklahoma City Thunder continue preseason play on Wednesday evening as they host the Milwaukee Bucks in the second game of a back-to-back. This is the second of five preseason games that the Thunder will play before opening up the season against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, October 22nd.
Oklahoma City’s young roster made the most of an opportunity Tuesday night, but New Orleans held on for a 116-110 preseason victory in Tulsa.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder begins preseason action on Tuesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans in Tulsa at the BOK Center. This is the Thunder’s 16th time playing a preseason game at the BOK Center, a tradition that has taken place nearly every year since the team’s arrival in OKC.
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Perhaps I’m overreacting to the consecutive home losses for the first time in years, but I don’t feel comfortable with the Thunder covering against the Pelicans at all. While I would basically bet the house that OKC wins, this line seems a little outrageous, even against the worst record in the Western Conference. I would love to be wrong about this, but until the Thunder is at least somewhere near full strength, I have a hard time seeing them blow out too many teams.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder moved to 13-1 on the season on Saturday night in Charlotte against the Hornets, thanks to another big third quarter, and now they take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. This is the second meeting between these teams so far this season, the last one a 139-107 victory for the Thunder back in OKC.
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