Preview 60 of 82: Thunder @ Nuggets
Time: 9:30 PM CST
TV: TNT & FSOK
The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road in Denver tonight, taking on a Nuggets team currently ranked second in the Western Conference. The Nuggets hold a 2-0 lead in the season series, thus making tonight’s contest extremely important in terms of potential playoff tie-breakers. The Thunder will need a big night from Russell Westbrook (who enters with three straight 40+ scoring efforts) and a bounce-back effort from Paul George (14 pts on 4/19 FG in Saturday’s loss to Sacramento) if they’re to make up some ground in the conference/division. The third-ranked Thunder currently trail Denver by three games in the standings.
Tip-off is at 9:30 PM CST and will be televised on TNT and Fox Sports Oklahoma. The Thunder are 3-point road underdogs according to Odds Shark.
Injury Report
Thunder
- Andre Roberson: Out — Knee
Nuggets
- Trey Lyles: Out — Hamstring
- Michael Porter Jr: Out — Back
Probable Starters
Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Malik Beasley, Will Barton, Paul Millsap, Nikola Jokic
Stats
Advanced
| Team | ORTG | DRTG | NET RTG | PACE | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 110.5 | 105.6 | 4.9 | 104.13 | 51.7 |
| DEN | 113.3 | 107.9 | 5.4 | 98.69 | 53 |
Four Factors
| Team | EFG | FTA% | TO% | OREB% | OP EFG | OP FTA | OP TO | OP OREB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 52.0 | 0.273 | 13.4 | 29.6 | 52.0 | 0.269 | 16.6 | 26.7 |
| DEN | 53.2 | 0.238 | 13.7 | 31.6 | 52.1 | 0.264 | 13.9 | 25.4 |