The Oklahoma City Thunder (6-2) take a two-game win streak to Memphis tonight as they take on the Grizzlies (6-2) in the first game of a back-to-back. The Thunder will return home tomorrow to host the Washington Wizards (4-4).
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Favored Over the Grizzlies in Memphis
OKC remains shorthanded, sure, but even though Memphis got off to a hot start, the Grizzlies have dropped consecutive games to teams with losing records. Memphis has had the easiest schedule thus far, while the Thunder have managed their injury situation pretty well. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is still an MVP-caliber player, and I think he has another big night to lead OKC to a win, covering the spread in the process.
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OKC Thunder | Game #71 Preview: Jazz
The final road trip of the season is complete for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and now they can ride out the season at home. With just 2 games left, Thunder fans can finally rest easy knowing that the Thunder is most certainly in a good position come time for the draft lottery. Still, the games must be played, and while the Thunder isn’t concerned with winning, that’s not the case with the Utah Jazz, OKC’s opponent for tonight.
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Thunder Against The Spread | A Similar Result Could Be Coming At Sacramento
Once again this comes down to simple semantics. Just like the Golden State Warriors set last week, OKC is coming off a blowout loss and has to take the court again, on the road, against the same team. There’s nothing here to lead someone to believe the Thunder can cover. OKC could have Dort back in the lineup tonight but they are without point guard Theo Maledon. Is that enough to make up 17 points from Sunday’s performance? I don’t believe that it is.
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Thunder Against The Spread | Can OKC Keep It Close Against The Warriors This Time Around?
The proof is in the results already. Oklahoma City has failed to keep it close in two games against Golden State this season. Unless the Warriors decide to rest the entire roster there should be no reason to believe the Thunder can keep it close again tonight.
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Thunder Against The Spread | Is A Manageable Spread Against The Kings A Trap?
I’m really torn here because based on trends this is a game where Oklahoma City should cover. I’m scared by the 4.5 line though because that means the Thunder will be in a position to win and you can’t really deny that they don’t really want to do that. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the last thing they want to do is mess around and accidentally win this game.
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The Thunder Lowdown | Game #42: Short-Handed Thunder Gives Houston 20th Consecutive Loss
OKC was hot from downtown at different points during the matchup, but in the end, it was a defensive stop from Luguentz Dort that saved the day as the Thunder handed the Rockets a 114-112 loss, Houston’s 20th in a row.
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The Thunder Lowdown | Game #41: Off Shooting Night Dooms Thunder in Atlanta
Luguentz Dort hit a 3 less than a minute into the game on Thursday night to open up the scoring for the Oklahoma City Thunder, giving OKC a 3-2 lead over the Atlanta Hawks, but it was all Atlanta the rest of the way.
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OKC Thunder | Game #39 Preview: Grizzlies
The Oklahoma City Thunder looked solid against a short-handed Dallas Mavericks team on Thursday, but they were actually the short-handed team yesterday with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sitting out, among others. Today, the Thunder hosts the Memphis Grizzlies, and it will be even worse for OKC as Luguentz Dort, Darius Bazley, Al Horford, and Theo Maledon will all be missing from the starting lineup for various reasons.
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OKC Thunder | Game #21 Preview: Timberwolves
The Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets with an easy 104-87 win just two days after being embarrassed by the same team. Now the Thunder turns their attention to the Minnesota Timberwolves for another 2-game series, but this time it’s a back-to-back.
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