OKC Thunder continue road trip versus Cleveland Cavaliers – preview

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: Hamidou Diallo, Deonte Burton
Small Forward: Darius Bazley, Abdel Nader
Power Forward: Mike Muscala
Center:  Nerlens Noel, Justin Patton

Injury Notes:

• Andre Roberson is still rehabbing his knee away from the team

Cleveland Cavaliers Starters:

Point Guard: Darius Garland
Shooting Guard: Collin Sexton
Small Forward: Cedi Osman
Power Forward: Kevin Love
Center:  Tristan Thompson

Cleveland Cavaliers Bench:

Point Guard: Matthew Dellavedova,  Brandon Knight
Shooting Guard: Dante Exum
Small Forward: Kevin Porter Jr. Alfonzo McKinnie
Power Forward: John Henson
Center:  Larry Nance Jr. Ante Zizic

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• Damian Lillard does not fit with the OKC Thunder

Injury Notes:

No current injuries to report

*All injury data sourced from Basketball-reference.com

Game Specifics:

The Venue: Quicken Loans Arena

Tipoff: 7:30 PM ET  | 6:30 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 Cavaliers having the advantage of winning 12 of the matches. Last year the OKC Thunder swept the season series 2-0.

Check back post game for grades and takeaways.