Thunderous Intentions
Fansided

Game Preview: OKC Thunder on road at Clippers hunt for first win of 2018-19

By Noah Schulte

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- MARCH 16: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder jumps for a jump ball during the game against the LA Clippers on March 16, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Sr./NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- MARCH 16: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder jumps for a jump ball during the game against the LA Clippers on March 16, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Sr./NBAE via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
1 of 3
Next
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 4: Steven Adams Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 4: Steven Adams Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

In their second game of the season, the OKC Thunder are on the road to face the LA Clippers. OKC are looking to garner their first victory of the 2018-19 NBA season.

After Tuesday night’s somewhat disappointing loss to the Golden State Warriors, the OKC Thunder are gearing up to play the Los Angeles Clippers and potentially snag their first win of the season. They clearly have the talent advantage going into this matchup, even without Russell Westbrook and possibly Steven Adams, but coming out with a win is going to be tricky.

The latter situation likely won’t be fully confirmed until after shoot around today. Although Adams still managed to post a double-double of 17 points, 11 rebounds plus four assists and two steals he was clearly laboring on the court.

The Clippers are one of the consistently hardest playing teams in the league. LA always find ways to stick around and pull out wins in games they had no business being in, in the first place. That’s going to be a difficult thing to reconcile for the OKC Thunder who always seem to find ways to lose  games they should have won because of their effort.

Overall, the Thunder have a pretty good chance of coming away with a win on Friday. After all, their ceiling on a game to game basis is significantly higher than that of the Clippers and LA is also relying on some pretty young guards to win.

The Thunder are likely going to enter the game hungry for their first victory as well, and that could be the deciding factor in this contest.

Home/Thunder News