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A pair of Western Conference teams take the floor as they look to pick up a victory in the Lone Star State. The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road as they travel to take on the Houston Rockets Wednesday night. Oklahoma City downed Dallas 126-120 on the road in their previous contest Saturday night, covering the line as a 5.5-point favorite. Houston was downed 107-97 on the road by the Lakers in their previous game, failing to cover the line as a 4.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Thunder own a 119-115 advantage and took the last two meetings. That includes a 133-96 home win in the most recent matchup on February 15, 2023.
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Oklahoma City won their second straight game as they took down the Mavericks on the road Saturday night. The Mavericks improved to 13-6 on the season and stand tied for second in the Northwest Division, two games behind the Timberwolves for the top spot in the division. Against Dallas, Oklahoma City led by six after the opening quarter, by 16 at the half, by 23 after three quarters and by 24 with 11:09 to play before giving up a massive 30-0 run that left them down 117-111 with 4:18 remaining. The Thunder regrouped, finishing the game on a 15-3 run, to earn the victory. Oklahoma City shot 44% from the field, including 20 of 44 from three-point range, and hit 18 of 22 free throw attempts in the game. Jalen Williams led the Thunder with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists in the win.
This season, the Thunder are 5th in the league in scoring offense as they average 119.7 points per gam e on the year. Oklahoma City is 25th in rebounding with 41.8 boards per contest while they are 18th in assists with 25.6 dimes a night. The Thunder are 9th in the league in scoring defense as they allow an average of 111.4 points a night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the team with 29.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per contest. Luguentz Dort is the most reliable secondary scoring option with 10.3 points per game. The Thunder look to Josh Giddey (12 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists), Chet Holmgren (17.6 points, eight rebounds), Cason Wallace and Isaiah Joe (10.6 points) as other secondary scoring options. Aleksej Pokusevski, Jalen Williams (17.6 points), Ousmane Dieng, Kenrich Williams, Davis Bertans and Aaron Wiggins have to be contributors if they hope to have success. Oklahoma City is 4th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 49.2% from the floor as a team on the year. The Thunder are 11th by hitting 13 .3 threes per game and 1st in three-point shooting by hitting 40.2% of their attempts from beyond the arc.
The Thunder has a clean injury report as of Tuesday afternoon so they should have everyone on hand for this game.