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OKC Thunder host the sliding Phoenix Suns – preview

By Matthew Hallett

Steven Adams #12 of the OKC Thunder high fives his teammates during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
Steven Adams #12 of the OKC Thunder high fives his teammates during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Projected line-ups

OKC Thunder Starters:

Point Guard: Chris Paul
Shooting Guard: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Small Forward: Terrance Ferguson
Power Forward: Danilo Gallinari
Center:  Steven Adams

OKC Thunder Bench:

Point Guard: Dennis Schroder.
Shooting Guard: Luguentz Dort, Deonte Burton
Small Forward: Abdel Nader, Darius Bazley,
Power Forward: Mike Muscala, Kevin Hervey
Center: Nerlens Noel, Justin Patton

Injury notes:

  • Hamidou Diallo is out until early January with a hyper-extended elbow sprain.
  • Andre Roberson is still rehabbing away from the team for his knee injury

Phoenix Suns Starters

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Point Guard:  Ricky Rubio
Shooting Guard: Devon Booker (Mikal Bridges should get the start if Booker cannot play).
Small Forward: Kelly Oubre Jr.
Power Forward: Dario Saric
Center: Aron Baynes

Phoenix Suns Bench:

Point Guard: Elie Okobo, Jevon Carter, Ty Jerome
Shooting Guard:
Small Forward: Mikal Bridges
Power Forward:
Center: Frank Kaminsky,  Cheick Diallo

Injury notes:

  •  DeAndre Ayton out with sprained ankle
  • Devin Booker is day-to-day with a forearm injury
  • Cameron Johnson is day-to-day with a hip injury.
  • Tyler Johnson is day-to-day with an illness.

* All injury data obtained from basketball reference

Game specifics

The Venue: Chesapeake Energy Arena

Tipoff:  8:00 PM ET  | 7:00 PM CT

TV: FS Oklahoma

Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM OKC

History:

The teams have played 39 times as they are named today with the OKC Thunder winning 27 of their games. In 2018-19 season the teams met four times with the OKC Thunder winning all four times.

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Enjoy the game and make sure to check back after the game for the game recap and takeaways.

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