Game Preview: OKC Thunder looks to coup d’etat the Kings

Predicted Line-ups:

OKC Thunder Starters:

Point Guard: Dennis Schroder 
Shooting Guard: Hamidou Diallo (potential for Terrance Ferguson to return)
Small Forward: Paul George
Power Forward: Jerami Grant
Center:  Steven Adams

OKC Thunder Bench:

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

Injury notes:

• Russell Westbrook has missed six consecutive games, with five of them confirmed to be for an ankle sprain. However, he missed his sixth game due to personal reasons (twin girls arrived) and is confirmed to miss his seventh while he spends time with the family.
• *Alex Abrines has missed one full game due to an unnamed illness, and is unconfirmed for tonight’s game, though he did participate in recent non-contact practice per Brett Dawson.
• Andre Roberson‘s absence is still indefinite following complications recovering from his left knee surgery (patellar tendon). Participation in minor drills is still limited.
• Terrance Ferguson has missed one game due to unannounced personal reasons and it is unclear when he will be expected to return.

Sacramento Kings Starters:

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Point Guard: De’Aaron Fox
Shooting Guard: Buddy Hield
Small Forward: Bogdan Bogdanovich
Power Forward: Zach Randolph
Center: Willie Cauley-Stein

Sacramento Kings Bench:

Point Guard: Yogi Ferrell, Frank Mason III
Shooting Guard: Iman Shumpert, *Ben McLemore
Small Forward: Justin Jackson
Power Forward: Marvin Bagley III, Nemanja Bjelica, Skal Labissiere
Center: Harry Giles, *Kosta Koufos

Injury Notes:

• Ben McLemore missed Saturday night’s game due to personal reasons and is a day-to-day status for returning, per ESPN.com.
• Kosta Koufos sat out Saturday for calf pains and could return to tonight’s game based on recovery, per ESPN.com.

Game Specifics:

Recent History:

OKC Thunder and the Sacramento Kings have faced each other 38 times, with OKC commanding 29 wins throughout the head-to-head meetings.

Game details:

Venue: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Tip-off: 9:00 PM CT (10:00 EST)
TV:  Fox Sports Oklahoma, FS Arizona in Phoenix
Radio: Oklahoma City – WWLS 98.1FM OKC / 930AM (ESP)