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It’s an interconference battle on the hardwood as a pair of teams looking to put one in the win column take the floor in Hotlanta. The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night. Oklahoma City was in action Tuesday night at home as they hosted the Celtics in a marquee matchup. The Thunder dropped the Nets 124-108 at home Sunday in their previous game, covering the line as a 7.5-point favorite. Atlanta edged Washington 130-126 on the road in their previous game Sunday afternoon, failing to cover the line as a 6.5-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series, each team has recorded 71 victories with the Thunder winning the first matchup this season, prevailing 126-117 at home on November 6, 2023.
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Oklahoma City was in action against the Celtics in a big-time matchup Tuesday night so they play the second game of a back-to-back situation here. The Thunder entered Tuesday 22-9 and stood tied for second in the Northwest Division, 1.5 games behind the Timberwolves for the top spot. They were tied for second in the Western Conference, 1.5 games behind the Timberwolves for the top spot there and 4.5 games ahead of the seventh-place Mavericks to remain in a guaranteed playoff spot. Oklahoma City is 3-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season, blowing out the opposition by an average of 21.3 points per game (129 ppg for, 107.7 ppg against) in those situations. The Thunder is 9-4 on the road with a +8.7-ppg scoring margin (117.2 ppg for, 108.5 ppg against) this year. Oklahoma City entered Tuesday 8-1 with a +9.6-ppg scoring differential (122.4 ppg for, 112.8 ppg against) against Eastern Conference foes.
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This season, the Thunder are 4th in the league in scoring offense as they average 121.3 points per game on the year. Oklahoma City is 28th in rebounding with 41 boards per contest while they are 14th in assists with 26.2 dimes a night. The Thunder are 11th in the league in scoring defense as they allow an average of 112.7 points a night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the team with 31.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per contest. Jalen Williams is the most reliable secondary scoring option with 18 points per game. The Thunder look to Josh Giddey (11.8 points, six rebounds, 4.4 assists), Chet Holmgren (17.7 points, 7.8 rebounds), Cason Wallace and Isaiah Joe as other secondary scoring options. Aleksej Pokusevski, Luguentz Dort (11.1 points), Ousmane Dieng, Kenrich Williams, Davis Bertans and Aaron Wiggins have to be contributors if they hope to have success. Oklahoma City is 3rd in the league in field goal percenta ge as they shoot 49.9% from the floor as a team on the year. The Thunder are 10th by hitting 13 threes per game and 1st in three-point shooting by hitting 39.1% 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.
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