Game information

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3 big things

• Without Chet. The Thunder will play their first centerless game of the season as they await the eventual return of Isaiah Hartenstein (weeks away) and, hopefully, Chet Holmgren (months away).
• With Kenny. Kenrich Williams has worked his way back from injury and is available to play for the first time all year. Williams has been a legitimate undersized stretch 5 option in recent seasons for Oklahoma City, and Williams will soon be leaned on if he’s effective (and maybe even if he’s not).
• The stakes are suddenly high. So much for waiting for I-Hart and some real competition while piling up easy wins. OKC needs every win it can get, starting tonight, if regrouping for a postseason run wants to remain in the cards for 2025.

Prediction

I hope Alex Caruso plays 30 minutes to rush Ivica Zubac into traffic as often as possible. Because if anyone is going to spam a new internal weakness against OKC, it’s James Harden.

LAC 118 OKC 98

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