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OKC Thunder tackle West top seeded Lakers – gameday preview

By Tamberlyn Richardson

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers plays defense on Chris Paul #3 of the OKC Thunder on November 22, (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers plays defense on Chris Paul #3 of the OKC Thunder on November 22, (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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NOVEMBER 19: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles past the defense of Terrance Ferguson #23 of the OKC Thunder d (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

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

Injury notes:

  • *Nerlens Noel missed the last three games with a sprained ankle and has been ruled out for Saturday (again, let’s see if Billy D is playing coy).
  • Andre Roberson continues his rehab away from the team.

Los Angeles Lakers Starters:

Point Guard: Avery Bradley
Shooting Guard: Danny Green
Small Forward: LeBron James
Power Forward: (Anthony Davis), Kyle Kuzma
Center:  JaVale McGee

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Los Angeles Lakers Bench:

Point Guard: Rajon Rondo, Alex Caruso, Quinn Cook
Shooting Guard: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Troy Daniels
Small Forward: Jared Dudley
Power Forward: Kostas Antetokounmpo
Center: Dwight Howard

Injury Notes:

  • Anthony Davis missed the game in Dallas due to a sacral contusion and remains questionable for this match.
  • DeMarcus Cousins is out for the season with a torn ACL

Game Specifics

The Venue: Chesapeake Energy Arena

Tipoff: 8:00 PM ET  | 7:00 PM CT

TV:  FS Oklahoma, Spectrum SportsNet

Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM OKC

History:

The teams have played 40 times with the OKC Thunder having the advantage of winning 23 to the Lakers 17. Last season the Thunder won two of the three meetings and this year the Lakers took the opening two games.

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Enjoy the game and make sure to check back after the game for our post game grades and takeaways from the match.

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