Preview: Thunder look to win in LA for second straight night
Projected Lineups
OKC Thunder Starting Lineup
Point Guard: Russell Westbrook
Shooting Guard: Terrance Ferguson
Small Forward: Paul George
Power Forward: Carmelo Anthony
Center: Steven Adams
OKC Thunder Bench
Point Guard: Raymond Felton
Shooting Guard: Alex Abrines
Small Forward: Josh Huestis, Kyle Singler
Power Forward: Jerami Grant, Patrick Patterson, Nick Collison
Center: Dakari Johnson
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Injury notes:
- Andre Roberson – out (patellar tendinitis)
LA Clippers Starting Lineup
Point Guard: Milos Teledovic
Shooting Guard: C.J. Williams
Small Forward: Wesley Johnson
Power Forward: Blake Griffin
Center: DeAndre Jordan
LA Clippers Bench
Point Guard: NA
Shooting Guard: Lou Williams, Sindarius Thornwell
Small Forward: Sam Dekker, Wesley Johnson
Power Forward: Montrezl Harrell, Brice Johnson
Center: Willie Reed
Injury notes:
- Austin Rivers – questionable (achilles)
- Danilo Gallinari – out (hip), targeting February
- Patrick Beverely – out (knee), returning next season
All injuries as per rotoworld.
Venue
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
TV
TNT
Radio
WWLS 98.1FM OKC
Game time
10:30 p.m. ET or 9:30 p.m. CT
History between the squads
The two teams have taken each other on 208 times, with the Thunder holding a 133-75 advantage all time.
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OKC defeated the Clippers on Nov. 10 120-111 in Oklahoma City. They split the season series last year, each winning a pair of games on their respective home courts.
Up next
Oklahoma City will close out the road trip with a match up against Phoenix on Sunday.