Preview: OKC Thunder look to start new win streak with Suns up first

Predicted Line-ups

OKC Thunder Starters:

Point Guard: Dennis Schroder
Shooting Guard: Terrance Ferguson
Small Forward: Paul George
Power Forward: Jerami Grant
Center:  Steven Adams

OKC Thunder Bench

Point Guard: Raymond Felton
Shooting Guard: Alex Abrines, Hamidou Diallo, Deonte Burton
Small Forward: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Abdel Nader
Power Forward: Patrick Patterson
Center: Nerlens Noel, Tyler Davis

Injury notes/Suspensions:

Andre Roberson : OUT (patellar tendon – rehab from suture removal to same knee)

Phoenix Suns Starters:

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Point Guard: Isaiah Canaan
Shooting Guard: Devin Booker
Small Forward:Trevor Ariza
Power Forward: T.J Warren
Center:  DeAndre Ayton

Phoenix Suns Bench:

Point Guard: Elie Okobo, De’Anthony Melton
Shooting Guard:Josh Jackson Troy Daniels, Jamal Crawford
Small Forward: Mikal Bridges, George King
Power Forward: Dragan Bender, Ryan Anderson
Center: Richaun Holmes

Injury notes/Suspensions:

No injuries

Game Specifics:

Recent History:

All-Time the OKC Thunder lead 24-12 in head to head meetings and are 11-4 in the past 15 games. Last season the Thunder won the season series 2-1 and also took the initial meeting this season.

Game Details:

The Venue: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The Tip: 7:00 PM CT (8:00 EST)
TV:  Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio: Oklahoma City – WWLS 98.1FM OKC / 930AM (ESP)

Join us post game for player grades and the Topic: Thunder podcast  with key takeaways the following morning.  Let’s get another big ‘W’ and start a new streak Thunder Nation!