OKC Thunder finish weekend road trip versus Toronto Raptors: preview

Projected line-ups

OKC Thunder Starters:

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

OKC Thunder Bench:

Point Guard: Dennis Schroder.
Shooting Guard: Deonte Burton, Luguentz Dort
Small Forward: Abdel Nader,
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
• Danilo Gallinari will miss at least the next two games with his ankle injury.

Toronto Raptors Starters

Point Guard:  Kyle Lowry
Shooting Guard: Fred VanVleet
Small Forward: Patrick McCaw
Power Forward: OG Anunoby
Center: Serge Ibaka

Toronto Raptors Bench:

Point Guard: Shamorie Ponds (two way contract)
Shooting Guard: Terence Davis
Small Forward: Malcolm Miller, Oshae Brissett (two way contract)
Power Forward: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Stanley Johnson
Center: Chris Boucher

Injury notes:

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• Damian Lillard does not fit with the OKC Thunder

Marc Gasol out indefinitely with hamstring strain

* All injury data obtained from basketball reference

Game specifics

The Venue: Scotiabank Arena

Tipoff:  6:00 PM ET  | 5:00 PM CT

TV: FS Oklahoma

Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM OKC

History:

The teams have played 21 times as they are named today with the OKC Thunder winning 13  of these games. In 2018-19 season the teams met twice times with the teams each win on the road.

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