OKC Thunder: 3 keys versus Warriors and red hot Stephen Curry

Game specifics:

Records:

• Thunder: 20-34
• Warriors: 26-28

The Venue:  Chesapeake Energy Arena

Tipoff:  9:00 PM ET  | 8:00 PM CT

TV: Fox Sports  Oklahoma | NBA League Pass

Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM OKC

Injuries:

The following is referenced from the NBA injury report but as of this posting, the Golden State Warriors Jazz had not updated their entry as of posting.

OKC Thunder:

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will miss his 11th consecutive game with plantar fasciitis

Al Horford has been shut down for the season.

Mike Muscala is out with an ankle injury missing his 16th of the last 17 games.

Josh Hall is in the concussion protocol program.

Isaiah Roby is also in the concussion protocol program.

Aleksej Pokusevski will be out with a sprained right arm.

Gabriel Deck – not with the team yet

Warriors:

• Kelly Oubre Jr., missed the last two games with left wrist soreness and is doubtful for Wednesday.
• Eric Paschall has missed the last five games (and 12 of 14) with a left hip flexor. He is out versus the Thunder.
• Klay Thompson –  suffered an Achilles injury and is out for the season.
• James Wiseman suffered a torn meniscus on his right knee. The Warriors are still seeking alternative medical opinions prior to determining a course of action or confirming his return timeline.

History:

The first meeting between the Golden State Warriors and OKC Thunder occurs tonight. They’ll play on two more occasions prior to season end. The next two dates the teams will meet are May 6th and May 8th at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

The last time the teams met was November 25th of 2019 with the Thunder winning 100-97.

All time the OKC Thunder have the advantage of winning 143 of the 253 contests. In the 2019-20 campaign the squads played three times with OKC sweeping the three game regular-season series.